Captain White sticks ground hopping adventures

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 at ewen fieles, home of hyde united for manchester premier cup final, fc united of manchester, 14th in conference north vs trafford, just outside play offs in step 4 northern league division 1 north.  fc won this conpetition on a barmy evening last may at oldham's boundary park, and with them having secured safety last week will be hoping to retain their crown.  trafford will be hoping to spring a cup upset.  but the weather is far from barmy here in east manchester this evening. late drama at ewen fields.  ft 2 each.  trafford better side in first half, much more cohetion, and appeared to watt it more.  2 each at ht, with fc coming behind both times.  traford man sent off in 2nd half which gave fc momentum but they could not make the extra man count.  game went to penalties.  this sparked panic amongst some  fans, some of whom hurried to the car park which closed at ten pm and aiming to avoid their car being empounded before the cut off time.    the rest of us charged down the ot

 and a very warm welcome along to the land of sausage, beer, fabulous trains and affordable football.  game one of ny now annual trip to Germany starts in Bavaria, for 2nd division action between Nurnberg,  11th, vs Paderborn, 9th. Both teams are set for a mid table finish.  Nurnberg  have mostly plied their trade in the 2nd tier in recent years, with generally fleeting, but never long lasting appearances in the top flight, with their most recent successful period being in 2007 when they had a good uefa cup campaign.  Whilst Paderborn were in the top flight roughly 3 years ago, but again have flitted between divisions 2 and 3 in recent times. 6 30 pm kick off at 50000 capacity max morlock stadion, with the  home side   averaging 37000  this year. average crowd for 2nd tier being 28000, with padderborn's average home crowd around 13000.

   its chalenge rugby league cup action for me today.  at crusaders park in the suberb of saint helens known as clockface for 4th round tie between thatto heath crusaders, in the 2nd tier  of ametur  rugby league and level 5 on the rugby league pyramid,  vs dewsbury rams, mid table championship.  the rams disposed of west hull in the last round.  heath are expecting a record crowd for this one and they have beeen given special dispensation from the rfl to stage this match on home turf.  737 saw their 3rd round victory over rochdale mayfield.  the bbc camras are in town for this one and is being screened live on the bbc website. apologies, thatto heath are actually at the 4th level on the rugby league pyramid and they disposed of north wales crusaders in the last round.  a crowd  of over 1000 expected today, swelled by a couple of coaches who have come across from gewsbury.  lets hope their fans have better luck than their players who are currently stranded 2 miles from the ground as th

 at the wkk stadium in central bavaria for last game of my tour of germany and the netherlands.  for bundes leaga division 1, mid table augsburg vs mainz 1905, 15th and with it 4th bottom.  away team desperately need a win.

 at the continental stadium, for german 2nd division, regensberg, 4th vs st pauli, 16th.  home team enjoying best period in their history having earned back to back  promotions,  and now in with a very outside chance of 3rd place and promotion play off with 3rd bottom of bundes division 1. st pauli are right in the mire, and need points for the opposite reasons.  they are the left wing alternative team from hamburg who pride themselves on conmunity engagement and being socially inclusive.  ft regensberg 3 st pauli 1.  an easy victory which sees the continuation of the regensberg fairytail.  they raced into a 3 nil lead before half time.  st pauli got one back in 2nd half but their wows were conpounded even fvrther by having a man sent off on 75 mins.  regensberg are within 2 points of 3rd in a rediculously topsy turvey and close league.

 as i sit on my long train  journey to germany for the next part of my adventure, a couple of observations about dutch football.  the fans are noisy and passionate, but the magic is lost somewhat, as most clubs seem to have relocated to identicate out of town venues within the last 20 years or so.   food at venues is rather obscure.  for example, a cheese and croquette sandwich.  3. its rather fun to listen to dutch fans as some of their chants sound like bizarre mis interpreted english phrases.  my 3 favourites.  1.  if you speak a lot of oldham clap your hands. 2.  hello, hello, we are the bedside boys.  3.  liaise with your hum bugs.  very excited about heading to the land of noisy fans, beer and sausage now. at sportrhond park, in northern bavaria, 4 miles outside nurunburg for german 2nd division greuthr furth, 14th vs bochum, 6th.  as a passionate and excited lover of trains, as i know many of you all are too, the first ever german railway service ran from furth in 1835.  furth n

 at the galgenwaard about 50 km south of amsterdam, for dutch 1st division fc utrecht, 5th vs fc groningen, 7th.  these are 2 relatively recently formed clubs being created in 1970 and 1971 respectively.  utrecht have never been relegated from the dutch top flight thus far, .  as for groningen, , to be frank, i can't think of anything particularly interesting to tell you about.  ft honours even and a one all draw in a typical end of season game in which both teams looked as if they were already on the beach.  home side took lead on 15 and one nil up half time.  penalty for gronigen 60 mins roughly.  home side looked better in last 3rd but gronigen had more possession.  my tramsport back to the central station  was a bus full to bursting point  blareing out very loud techno beats whilst whizzing round corners at break neck speed.  a bit like a modern day planet earth in leeds on wheels, although not nearly as sweaty.  and the bus driver's music was probably better too.

 game number 2 of my ground hopping tour, takes me to a to a sun drenched victory stadium, for a z Alkmaar, 3rd vs vitesse arnhem, 7th in dutch first division.  the cheesemen from alkmaar hoping to cement 3rd place ahead of feyenord in 4th. great drama in the city of cheese sees ft alkmaar 4 vitesse 3.  the cheeseheads rather than the cheesemen as i earlier said, stormed into a 2 nil lead on 12 mins, but fatally sat back allowing arnhem to pull back to 2 apiece before exquissit chip on half time restored their lead.  2nd half carried on at same relentless pace, 4 2 to cheese heads on 55 mins, then 4 3 aprox 20 to go.  subsequent chances at both ends but alkmaar held on.

 a very warn welcome from enschede, in the east of the netherlands, for game one of my ground hopping tour of holland and germany for eire divissie dutch top flight, fc twente, rock bottom vs near neighbours pec zwolle, aprox 50 miles apart.  steeve mclaren famously guided twente to the  most glorious passage in their history to date by by winning the dutch championship in 2010, and going on to have success in europe thereafter.  he also rather infamously tried to effect a ludicrous attempt at a dutch accent whilst here during a legendary press conference in 2008.  worth a check out on youtube if you get the chance.  tonight's opponents all to play for as in 6th and battling for european qualification next term.  more like cricket weather than football, 20 degrees and glorious sunshine.  i will be on the hunt for some cricket action whilst here too. ft from last night's action. and a 2 nil win for twente. they made a barnstorming start and raced into a 2 nil lead within half an

at kay lane.  for huddersfield premier cricket league action.  almoddbury weslians vs shepley. 10th vs 9th. a win for either will guarantee premier division survival for next term, with teams being 6 and 7 points above the trap door positions, currently occupied by gulcar and armitage bridge. 2 go down in a 14 team league.   delfh and dobcross already relegated, and the all conquering hoylandswaine, champions yet again. 2 games to go including today.  loser of today's match may still have work to do to avoid the drop, depending upon other results.  shepley batting first on a warm and cloudy  day.   'result from kay lane, and shepley ensure premier league survival with a 111 run win over almondbury. batting first, they found it tough and slow going and were 82 for 3 off 28 overs before the acceleration commenced.  77 run partnership for 4th wicket took them to 130 for 4, but they then  subsided to 194 for 7, before a 34 run unbroken 8th wicket partnership.  but almondbury's

 at Wheetwoood School. for 2nd 11 championship action. day 2 of yorks vs  leicestershire. leics currently 311 for 6. azhad, a first teamer, scoring 119 yesterday. sullivan the best of the yorkshire bowlers with 4 for 47. Harry Duke, Gary Balance, Ben Coad and Tom Lotten playing for the tykes. sam evans andthe aforementioned azad and will davies being leics first teamers who I recognise, although there could be more. finley bean also playing for the tykes. who scored a record breaking 441 for the tykes 2nds vs notts recently. an early close of play at weetwood sports ground, anda hard day's toil in the field for the tykes bowlers. the foxes, starting out today's play at 276 for 6 added 221 runs for the last 4 wickets. thanks to scriven, batsman number 7,57, and will davies, coming in number 9, with a hard hitting 85. but there was yet more pain to come for yorkshire, as gavin griffiths, 18, and bowley, nunber 11, 35, kept on going.  Record breaker Finley Bean was out for 32, but

 At the Barry Jackson ground. Lawns Lane. for Priestly cup semi final action. knock out cup for the bradford league. where New Farnley Take on woodlands.  These 2 adversaries are undoubtedly the 2 heavy weights of the league, and along with townville, have jointly swept all before them in league and cup competitions in   recent times. their also neck and neck in the premier div title race too. winners to play either methley or clekheaton. new farnley batting first on a sweltering day in west leeds yesterdays result from the Barry Jackson ground, and a 67 run victory for new farnley over woodlands sees them through to the priestly cup final on the 14th  of august. batting first, they amassed a competetive 296 for 8 from 50 overs. opener and leg spinner mark lawson, 88, Adam Waite, 77 and wicket keeper Dan Hodgson, 41 the main stays.  although they slid from 223 for 3 to 254 for 8 on a day for spinners thanks to kiwi Brad Schmeulian and Chris Brice with 3  wickets apiece. before a 42 run

 at cowersley lane, where we're very much approaching the business end of the Sykes cup. the knock out cup competition for the huddersfield league. today's semi final pits Broad Oak against the all conquering Hoylandswaine. This is 9th vs 1st upon current league standings. Swaine have swept all before them in recent times in both league and cup competitions, and will be hot favourites today. but Oak will be hoping that they can make home advantage tell. Broad Oak based in the village of Linthwaite, several miles from Huddersfield. Hoylandswaine batting first and are 45  for 1 off 9 overs, with play currently stopped due to a hopefully brief  for rain. yesterday's result from cowersley lane, and hoylandswaine reach the sykes cup semi final with an easy 76 run victory over broad oak.  batting first, they posted an imposing 216 for 6 from a rain reduced 31 overs, with the target being d l s adjusted  to 236.  Daniel taylor, 3 for 57, the best of the broad oak bowlers. contribu

 at field lane. for heavy woolen cup quarter final action. Wakefield Thornes from the ecb yorkshire premier league south, vs Methley from the Bradford league premier devision.  Thornes  have proven league and cup pedigree in recent times and have won their league 3 times recently, as well as being crowned Inaugural Yorkshire club cricket champions in 2016, when they won their final in Dubai. They will be hot favourite to progress, but Methley is young side will certainly not be a push over. cup made up of teams from the various leagues in and around yorkshire, such as bradford league, yorks prem north and south leagues, huddersfield league and aire wharfe league. yesterday's result from field lane, and wakefield Thornes win through to the last 4 of the heavy woolen cup with a 85 run win over methley.  batting first, they were in trouble at 100 for 7, still with 25 overs left to bat, thanks to a blistering new ball spell of hostile fast bowling by by Tom Chippendale, 4 for 21. but M

 at the wonderfully named  all alone road, for waddilove cup 2nd round action.  bolton villas vs calverley st wilfrids.  this is the knock out cup competition for teams in the airedale and wharfedale cricket league, considered to be the 2nd tier of cricket in west yorkshire. this is 3rd division vs 2nd on league standings. the home side were victorious over thackley in the first round, whilst calverley won through against st chads broomfield.  both teams daring to dream of appearing in the 7th of august final at olicanian cc. cup won by rawden last year. villas batting on a cool and bright day on the outskirts of bradford. Yesterday's result from all alone Road. And a cup upset as Bolton villas win by 43 runs against higher ranking Calverley st wilfrids.  the home side slid to 64 for 4, before partnerships of 56, 61 and 46 for the 5th, 6, and 7th Wickets respectively pulled them round. They finished on 225 all out from 45 overs. ma contributions   of 72, 55, and 30. Three for 78 be

 at the magical South View road. one of the most picturesque grounds in the bradford league. for bradford league t20 cup action. east bierley vs Pudsey St Laurence.  2nd  division vs 1st on league standings. my last visit to this glorious ground coincided with a stupendous knock of 227 not out from  a bierley batsman to win a match.   5 groups of 4. each group winner goes through to finals day at bradford and bingley cc on 24 July. home side 62 for no loss from 6 overs. a blistering start.

at the magical sleepy hollow, for gloucestershire quarter final in the national village club knock out.  where stapleton take on congbasbury.  this is 3rd tier vs 4 tier, with both plying their trade in the west of england premier cricket league. congresbury 87 for 4 after 13 overs. 40 overs aside.  both teams dareing to dream of a september final at lords.  32 regions, with 8 teams in each.   with the 32 regional winners making up the last 32. Yesterdays result from sleepy hollow, and an easy 164 run victory for congress bury. not totally unexpected as this was 3rd tier vs 4th, and the home side only having 4 first teamers available too. put into     congressbury mustered a seemingly below parr total  of 222 all out and only batted 36 of 40 overs. michael fisher, top scoring with  a belligerent 64 including 14 4s. next top scorer michael edmonds with 29. mani Bevan, 3 for 33, james slade, 2 for 34, will meller, 2 for 25  and ash birkenshaw, 3 for 35 all  with impressive bowling figure

 at the wonderful neville park, royal tunbridge wells, for county championship devision 1 cricket.  kent, 6th on 49 poins, vs notts, rock bottom on 34"  both teams have struggled since they both won promotion last term, although notts will argueabley be more disappointed than kent with their start following their usual raft of winter signings.  my first visit to the tunbridge wells cricket festival.  and, the first sunshine i've seen for 3 weeks.  so, you can imagine how excited i am at the combination of cricket and sun in a marvelous venue.  kent batting first following an uncontested toss.  only one team relegated this year with the top devision increasing to ten teams. lunch at a glorious neville park and notts's morning with kent having subsided to 105 for 5.  2 wickets apiece for luke fletcher, james pattinson and jake ball.  zack crawley, the only one of the kent batsmen to provide any resistance, 54 not out.  bellebelle drummand, 8, heimu kheun 9, shaun dixon, 4, a

 at london road for the battle of the sausages.  for  this minor countiei eastern division clash between lincolnshire and cumberland here in sleaford.  lincs have finished 2nd 3 years in a row to berkshire. they have also reached the quarter finals of the 50 over comp next sunday, as well as the minor counties finals day at wormsley in august.  cumberland are skippered by  rickie ponting's best buddy gary pratt.  this is the opening round of 6 3   day fixtures in this comp, with the winners of the eastern and western division planing off in the final in early september.  an important year for this tournament, with the competition being restructured next year.  the eastern and western divisions will remain, but will consist of 2 groups of 5, and 1st and 2nd tier.  therefore, every team will be aiming to finish in the top 5 in order to be in next year's top flight. gary pratt alass not in the cumberland starting line up today, but bilail shafyatt, and asim rafiq ex players of not

 amidst the high octane and tension of the world cup final, i have made my way to the glorious calder valley for the semi final of the parish cup, the knock out competition for the halifax league, where booth take on illingworth st marys for a place in the august the 4th final.  the all conquering booth have won the halifax league 1st devition for the last 3 seasons, and won this competition in 2016 and 2017 too.  this is also the clash of the top 2 in the same devition. with st marys 16 points clear of booth.  winners to play shelf north owram hedge top or thornton. up hear in the calder valey and booth finish on a competitive 241 for 8 off 45 overs. booth slipped to 21 for 3, thanks to to some hostile opening bowling by luke brooksby, who eventually finished with fine figures of 4 for 28.  thereafter, it was left to the brothers laycock, robert, 118, and richard, 51 to rescue booth in spectacular style, putting on a 4th wicket partnership of 133 before richard departed for 51.  rober

 at the glorious settle cc, for this clash in the ribblesdale cricket league, where the home team settle take on bitter rivals earby.  whilst settle is in yorkshire, all teams in this league come from the right side of the hill. settle are raining champions from last year, but are some way behind current leaders salesbury this time around.  the league has 2 divisions, and and splits half way through the season, with the top 5 in div one playing fixtures against the top 5 in div 2 to determine placings for next season. settle apparently have an ex sri lankan test player, although unsure of his name to date.  their also batting first on a slow pitch following yesterday's torential rain and are currently 31 for one after 15 overs. result from marsh lane and a 92 run win for settle.  west indian danniel husband top scoring with 52 and the nameless sri lankan weighing in with 40 on a very slow scoring outfield. settle took wickets regularly and skittled earby out for 105 to take a maxim

at intake road, home of pudsey congs, for jack hampshire cup final. comp for 2nd and 3rd div teams from the bradford premier cricket league. buttershaw st pauls, 8th in div2 vs promotion chasing heckmondwyke and carlinghow, 2nd in div3.  this is a clash of 2 teams with modest histories, with st pauls being loosing finalists in this final in 2016. inconsistency has blighted  their season, hence their lower mid table position. h and c, on the other hand, are riding high at the top of div  3. although they will be underdogs, they have dispatched higher divdivision opposition in all 3 previous rounds of the cup. this is their first ever appearance in a cup final and they may well feel that their name is on the famous old trophy this year. tt st pauls batting first on yet another gloris day in this long cricketing summer. result from the Britannia ground, and buttershaw st pauls it is who take home the jack  hampshire cup, in a  thrilling final, getting home by 3 runs.  batting first, they

atdenton road, home of olicanian cc, based in ilkley.   waddilove cup final. last year's winners  rawdon vs Steeton.  knock out cup comp for teams from the airedale and wharfedale senior cricket league.  this is 1st division vs 2nd. Rawdon big favourites, however steeton have already taken some noteable scalps on their way to the final.   yet another glorious sun drenched day here in west yorkshire.  Steeton won the toss and are batting first. result from denton road, and a cup upset of seismic  proportions, with steeton being waddilove cup winners 2022 with a 16 run win over rawdon. this was 5th in div2 vs top of div1, with rawdon also being cup holders.  steeton amassed 253 for 6 off 45 overs, Steven pearson, 58, james robinson, 52, jack rammage, 69, and jo smith, 32. jake hodhes, 3 for 45 for rawdon.  they fell short on 237  for 9. ben Morley, 55,  and Nathan goldthorpe, coming in number 7, a valiant 62. Mathew nutter, 3 for 49 for steeton, who also took care of perennial aire w

at nevil road, for group 2 county championship action. yes. you heard me correctly.  gloucestershire, 1st vs the old enemy somerset, in 2nd in the much anticipated m5 cider derby.  glos have won 4 wins from 5 and have already beaten their old adversaries this term at taunton this year for the first time since 1993, and the cidermen have been the perennial runners up many times in recent years, or chokers, as some may like to call them. you can imagine how excited i am.  just need to hope for some play now, with a wretched forecast for the first 2 days.  bristol rovers supporting and england's newest test selection james bracey  has been cleared to to play, as has craig overtun.  P this her my first live cricket since lock down. 

at st pauls avenue, for this first round clash in the jack hampshire cup. this is the competition for 3rd and 4th tier teams in the bradford league. where today, buttershaw st pauls take on hunslet nelson. both teams ply their trade at step 3 of the bradford league pyramid, with st pauls having started this campaign in much better fettle than today's opponents. both teams will be out to emulate yeadon, the last winners of this trophy in 2019. st pauls batting first under cloudy skies. hoping for a close contest in between the showers. result from st pauls avenue from yesterday. and hunslet nelson's wretched start to the campaign continues, as they crash to a 63 run defeat to buttershaw. they put the home side in, who mustered 178 for 9 in 40 overs on a slow pitch and wet outfield.  james robson, 50, and matthew kellet, 35 top scoring with the wickets being shared around amongst the nelson bowlers.  but only sam hay, batting no 9 top scored with 25, and william stiff, 20 put up

at baxter field, cinder hill lane, for yorkshire premier league south action. whitley hall, 6th, vs wakefield thornes, 2nd and 6 points behind the early pace setters appleby froddingham.  ground located in ecclesfield, 6 miles north of sheffield. thornes have been one of the most successful teams in recent yorkshire league history, being crowned yorkshire club champions, and appearing in in the one and only final in  dubai  where they took on pudsey st  laurance in 2016. whittley hall batting first in the glorious south yorkshire sunshine.  this is the top tier of cricket in south yorkshire and is one of the ecb accredited e c  b premier leagues. Result from yesterday, and an  easy eight wickets stroll in the South Yorkshire sunshine for Wakefield thorns.   whittly hall won the toss and batted first, but could only muster 191 all out. opener chris sidal, 7th out and top scoring with 61. mathew taylor, 4 for 34 the best of the thornes bowling quartet.  when it Was their turn to that, th

at the barry jackson ground. for group a action in the gordon rigg bradford league t 20 competition. where new farnley take on hartshead moor.  farnley lost their opener in this last week to east bierley. whilst moore have their first outing in this competition. there are 4 groups of 4, with the group winners going through to the semi finals. farnley have a unique set of zinger stumps, rather than zinger bales, which light up whenever a batter is bowled. far better than any poxy ausie invention. result from the barry jackson ground.  and new farnley get off the mark in  the t 20 comp with a convincing 98 run thrashing of hartshead moore.  it looked all so different when farnley were 16 for 2 after 5 overs, but , dan hodgson, 104 from 54 balls, and steve bullen, 75 from 57, saw them to 190 for no further loss. hartshead moor folded meakly under the weight of scoreboard pressure, and ended up 92 for 9, with farnley's young leg spinner jack dyson, hoovering up their tail with 4 quick

at st george's road, for e c b yorkshire premier league north action. harrogate, 11th, vs woodhouse grange, 3rd.  grange have won the national village knock out cup fairly recently, whilst harrogate are traditionally one of the more stronger teams in this league, but are finding the going tough this season. brief report from yesterday, and grange romped to a convincing win over harrogate. they amassed 231 for 8 and bowled out harogate for 120, with an entertaining last wicket partnership of 52 to sofen the blow of defeat somewhat.

at barnsley road, for heavy woolen cup 2nd round action. where sandal take on gomersal.  sandal eased through their first round tie with a convincing victory over cross bank methodists, whilst gomy had a by. this is 3rd division vs 2nd division in bradford cricket league standings. gomersal are 4 points clear at the top of div 2, whilst its 2 wins from 3 for ambitious sandal who are making their debut in the cup this year. they are fairly new to the bradford league, having joined the set up from the pontefract league several years ago.  tremendous effort from the ground staf to get play under way today following yesterday's deluge of rain. result from barnsley road, and the underdogs sandal were on the end of a right royal shellacking at the hands of gomersal, the with gommy crushing them by 286 runs.  this had the very vague whiff of a cup upset at the outsett, but turned out to be anything but.  gomersall amassing 362 all out, with a magnificent 131 from graham hilton, 68 from le

its yet another glorious sun drenched saturday afternoon and today's live action comes from  rishworth park,  for bradford premier cricket league 4th division action between cross flats, 2nd, and liversedge, 10th and 3rd from bottom.  flats are 5 points behind leaders brighouse, and this is their debut season in the league, having joined from the craven league last term, and having swept all   before them in that competition.  liversedge joined from the now defunked central yorkshire league in 2016 which merged with the bradford league to make 4 divisions but have never managed to make it out of the basement division since the merger.       cross flats batting first. result from rishworth park. excellent game which ebbed and flowed through out and an aggrigate of 594 runs in the day's play went the way of cross flats. they slid to 116 for 7, then 175 for 8, before an unbroken ninth wicket partnership between dominic bennett, who came in number 3 and plundered 144 not out with 1

at north street. for west of england premier league 1st division action. 2nd from bottom downend vs clevedon, 2nd from top. the great w g grace was raised just opposite the cricket  club  although he never actually played for down end. dom bes has played for clevedon in the past. 2 go down from the league, downend in the final relegation place. bottom up from the table as follows: taunton dean, 100, downend 102, cheltenham and chippenham 106. then a large gap to 147. clevedon skittled for 147.  phil jackson, 3 for 36 and oli louch, 3 for 12, the pick of the down end bowlers. camron harding, 46 and laurie woodland, 31, top scoring for the seasiders on a cloudy overcast afternoon in north east bristol.  Result from North Street and Clevedon  romp  home by 61 runs.  they blew away down end's top order with consumate ease, matt carpenter, the destroyer in chief, with 6 for 32, to leave them reeling on 15  for 7. matt jackson, 21,  and oli louch, 26 shared an 8th wicket partnership of 5

at north street. for west of england premier league 1st division action. 2nd from bottom downend vs clevedon, 2nd from top. the great w g grace was raised just opposite the cricket  club  although he never actually played for down end. dom bes has played for clevedon in the past. 2 go down from the league, downend in the final relegation place. bottom up from the table as follows: taunton dean, 100, downend 102, cheltenham and chippenham 106. then a large gap to 147. clevedon skittled for 147.  phil jackson, 3 for 36 and oli louch, 3 for 12, the pick of the down end bowlers. camron harding, 46 and laurie woodland, 31, top scoring for the seasiders on a cloudy overcast afternoon in north east bristol.