YORKSHIRE cricketer Nic Thornicroft returned to Easingwold School last night to hand out sporting honours.

Easingwold old boy Thornicroft attended the school from 1996 to 2001 and went back with county colleague Tim Bresnan to present the Hambleton and Richmondshire Area sports awards.

The evening recognises young sportsmen and women from the area who have gone on to represent North Yorkshire in a variety of sports.

England Under-19 player Thornicroft and fast bowler Bresnan presented awards to the following students -

Tom Banks (Under-14 cricket), Russell Bower (junior boys high jump), Richard Carrick (U15 football), Jenny Coates (U16 netball), David Coverdale (U15 cricket), Rebecca Greaves (senior girls cross country), Chris Horner (U13 cricket), Frances Laycock (junior girls high jump), Rob McKenzie (U19 football), Adam Powell (U17 basketball), Tom Pringle (U19 cricket), Ian Rotheram (U17 basketball), Duncan Snell (U19 cricket), Daniel Sowball (U19 cricket), Shaun Speck (U14 cricket), Jamie Stilgoe (U17 basketball), Matthew Wilkes (U13 cricket).

The composition of the various York Primary Schools' League this winter is:

Primary League 'A': Clifton Without, Hempland, Huntington, Poppleton Road, Riverside.

Primary League 'B': Copmanthorpe, Dringhouses, Headlands, Hob Moor, Poppleton Ouse Bank.

Primary League 'C': Acomb, English Martyrs, Fishergate, Haxby Road, New Earswick, St Wilfrid's.

Primary League 'D': Barlby Bridge, Derwent, Dunnington, Park Grove, Skelton, Tang Hall.

Primary League 'E': Appleton Roebuck, Elvington, Osbaldwick, Rufforth, St George's, St Mary's.

Primary League 'F': Clifton Green, Ralph Butterfield, Robert Wilkinson, Westfield, Woodthorpe.

Primary League 'G': Bishopthorpe, Knavesmire, Lakeside, St Aelred's, St Oswald's.

Leagues 'H' and 'I' are for the 'B' teams of Leagues 'F' and 'G'.

Primary Schools football directory: Acomb (Martin Popplewell) 798453, Appleton Roebuck (D Angood) 744236, Barlby Bridge (Ian Hutchinson) 01757 703650, Bishopthorpe (Gavin Wilkinson) 706272, Clifton Green (Peter Murray) 627270, Clifton Without (Steve Jones) 624568, Copmanthorpe (Bryn Jones) 705400, Derwent (P Hare) 413231, Dringhouses (tbc) 706493, Dunnington (Phil Martinez) 489615, English Martyrs (Chris Mulkeen) 791370, Fishergate 623511, Haxby Road (Nick Long) 653218, Headlands (Graham Vickers) Home 692444, Hempland (Jonathan Harris) 421065, Hob Moor (Graham Scarisbrick) 798282, Huntington (Jon Fewlass) 638636, Knavesmire (Peter Bibby) 653279, Lakeside (Richard Crabtree) 691473.

New Earswick (Ivor Leonard) 768228, Our Lady (Tracey Ralph) 791646, Osbaldwick (John Ingleton) 411036, Park Grove (Peter Platt) 659727, Poppleton Ouse Bank (M Silence) 794649, Poppleton Road (Dave Kirkbride) 798789, Ralph Butterfield (Andy Daniel) 768325, Riverside (Jason Hunt) 01937 832899, Rbt Wilkinson (Adam Cooper) 490306, Rufforth (Richard Weld) 738347, Skelton (Mark Richards) 470344, St Aelred's (Michael Smith) 422800, St George's (Helen Glendinning) 636427, St Mary's (Chris Girling) 707125, St Oswald's (M Murphy) 633341, St Wilfrid's (Colm Flanagan) 659726, Tang Hall (Martin Lumb) 424765, Westfield (C Ellis) 798451, Woodthorpe (Matt Cusden) 705462, Elvington (Gary Clydesdale) Home 608518, Burton Green (Mark Jubb) 655028.

The following schools have expressed an interest in the Primary Girls Cup competition and the new Primary Girls' leagues.

Entries will be e-mailed to all schools prior to competitions. Adam Cooper at Robert Wilkinson School should be contacted for further details.

Primary Girls Cup: Appleton Roebuck, Bishopthorpe, Burton Green, Copmanthorpe, Dringhouses, Dunnington, Hempland, Osbaldwick, Park Grove, Poppleton Road, Riverside, Robert Wilkinson, St Aelred's, St George's, Tang Hall, Westfield, Woodthorpe.

Primary Girls' Mini Leagues: Bishopthorpe, Burton Green, Poppleton Road, St Aelred's, St George's, St Oswalds, Tang Hall, Westfield, Woodthorpe.

Updated: 10:58 Wednesday, September 17, 2003