Raymond Aston has been appointed captain of the Israeli Open cricket team at next month’s Maccabiah Games.

The host nation has selected a 15-man squad for the competition which gets under way on July 18.

Aston, who plays for Young Ashdod, will work closely with vice-captain Eshkol Solomon in a squad featuring four players from Raanana, including former skipper Herschel Gutman.

Here are the top performers from Division Three in season 2012/13

Here is our representative team from Division Two of the JC MSFL.

Here is the JC MSFL Select XI from Division One.

1. DAVID KOSKY (London Maccabi Lions B) - "still one of the best keepers in the league. It's hard to appreciate how good he is sometimes as you just take what he does for granted. He doesn't make mistakes, he catches crosses with ease and his positioning is always perfect. He generally only concedes goals he can't save"

Here is the JC MSFL Premier Division Master-Class for season 2012/13.

1. BEN LAW (Faithfold A) - every successful team needs a top stopper and Law was the model of consistency, pulling off some super saves in a season where he conceded just 14 times in the league

Ellie Edwards hopes to show real star qualities when she takes to the world stage at the 19th Maccabiah Games in Israel next month.

The Trafford Athletics Club runner is on the road to recovery following a series of injuries over the past 18 months and caught the eye at the recent Greater Manchester Schools Championship.

Jordan Nathan completed a memorable first season in men’s football by winning the JC MSFL’s Young Player of the Year award.

The son of joint-manager Joel Nathan, the 18-year-old defender was in top form throughout the campaign in which he helped Brady Maccabi A lift the Peter Morrison Trophy.

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Alyth Belsize under-10's Reds finished runners-up in one of the junior events at the annual Jom Havoetbal tournament in Amsterdam.

Following on from the success and enjoyment of the Jom Havoetbal tournament last year, the club took two teams for the weekend.

The U10 Reds played up an age group this year, and were facing players aged 11 and 12 years of age.

UEFA EURO UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
ISRAEL 1 ENGLAND 0

Israel bowed out of the Euro under-21 finals on a high after claiming a 1-0 victory over England on Tuesday night.

An 80th minute strike from Ofir Kriaf earned Guy Luzon's men their first-ever victory in the finals and meant that England finished bottom of Group A following three consecutive defeats.

Dan Howard paid tribute to his Faithfold teammates after he was crowned JC MSFL Player of the Season.

The 30-year-old centre half was the stand-out performer for a Faithfold team that completed a memorable double.

Howard played a starring role as Faithfold became the first Jewish team to win the London FA Sunday Intermediate Cup which was followed by claiming the Premier Division title.