Many, many years ago when I got up at 4am to do breakfast radio, I would impart travel news to the good people of West Yorkshire. I therefore felt it was my duty to share news of roadworks in Copley with our U11s in advance of the night’s fixture.

Heed was taken... so much so in fact that with the queues not quite on the scale expected, virtually the whole Lightcliffe team was at our night’s hosts ground before any of our hosts had actually turned up.

Still, it always pays to be prepared and the extra pre-match training gave time for some healthy debate among our 10 and 11 year olds. I doubt it’ll be too often the name of the Prime Minister can be heard drifting across an U11s pitch but with the prospect of the social media ban and no more YouTube clips or Instagram wicket reels, I fear that Sir Keir can add most of our young cricketers to the list of those who are no longer fans (and, let’s be honest, it’s not like it’s a short list).

Thankfully, before discussion could turn to Andy Burnham, the opposition had arrived and it was time for the toss. Captain Isaac won and decided to field first.

It was a steady start but then Jonty stepped up in the third over. As impacts go, a wicket with your first ball is always a statement. Two in the over is one you can’t ignore.

The flow of runs stemmed, it then took another few overs to take another wicket but Dougie delivered in the 9th and that then started a flow of wickets that was to prove decisive.

George took two - one bowled, one caught by Dom (a double act of wicket taking that’s proving highly successful this season).

Dom bowled one and then got a run out off his own bowling in one of those moments that are long replayed and analysed in slow motion on tv. We didn’t have that benefit, but we did have the keen eyes of umpire Horne and, given the hours Dom spends watching such coverage (until it's banned, anyway), it’s no surprise he knew instinctively to try and touch a ball hit straight back at him. He did so, it sent the ball onto the stumps and the batter was out of his crease. Appeal made. Finger raised. Another wicket taken.

Max, whose pace with the ball so often beats batters, did so again and his wicket completed the eight taken. With that 40 removed from the 90 scored, it left Copley on a net 250.

Work to do with the bat but Lightcliffe started in the best possible fashion with George and Jonty playing some deft and delicate shots to add 35 in their four over partnership.

Next up was Dougie and Ethan who was making his competitive debut with the hardball. Some would be nervous facing that 133g red ball being fired at you from just 17 yards away. Some, like Ethan, have no fear and smash it for four. Quite the shot young man.

The power of that ball was though all too apparent to Dougie not long after as a nasty hit saw him on the floor. But he was determined to carry on, and did so brilliantly adding a couple of boundaries of his own.

It’s also huge credit to both Dougie and Ethan that they were the only pair whose overs didn’t include a wicket and it meant the net score was already past 250 at the halfway mark.

Jack, with his own injury woes producing some interesting contortions on the boundary rope, and Max then came to the crease and powered on - a further 29 to the total in a four over spell that ended with a trademark Max scoop.

Dom and Isaac were last in and with the result not really in doubt, the question was whether they could push the net total past 300.

They could. 32 runs came from their bats - some accurately placed shots to the boundary from both, and some excellent running capitalising on overthrows without being overly risky.

I say without being overly risky, but on the last ball Dom succumbed to the sort of peer pressure Sir Keir is trying to address through legislation and attempted a scoop shot. Luckily for him and the journey back to Naylor Towers, it proved successful with a final couple of runs added.

The 16 overs ended with 128 scored and with just four wickets falling, the net score was 308. A 58 run victory.

Across the other side of Halifax, the Development team were having an equally successful night at Shelf Northowram Hedge Top.

It was another toss won and another decision to field which definitely seemed the right call as wickets fell and the hosts just struggled to score. Leo, Jacob, Harry, Hugo and George S each took one and having scored 51, it meant the net target was 226.

Five Lightcliffe wickets were to fall in the chase, but far more runs were scored - with boundaries from Albie, Jack, Hugo, Joey, Harry and George, with Ellie and Serhii also adding useful runs.

97 were scored in all, net 272 and a win by 46.

Two wins to write home about, perhaps with a nice social media post. Or, then again, maybe not. Thanks Keir.