Andrew Gallon learns about club development, junior ambitions and more at Calverley St Wilfrid’s who welcomed Saltaire in the Aire-Wharfe Cricket League’s Waddilove Cup. My latest search for cricket at a setting in line with COVID guidance took me to Leeds City Council-owned Victoria Park, Calverley. It is a smashing facility, popular with village residents, […]
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Two-fleece strategy at Barwick-in Elmet Cricket Club
Andrew Gallon braves the elements to watch Barwick-in-Elmet entertain Sicklinghall in the Leeds and Wetherby Cricket League. Until May 22 (fingers crossed), my choice of cricket venues is restricted to clubs playing on land with public access. It’s adding a new dimension to my weekly trawl of fixture lists. Barwick-in-Elmet’s ground, owned by Barwick-in-Elmet and […]
Thornton Watlass: Village cricket, with quirks included
As Andrew Gallon reports, Staithes set up a Voneus National Village Cup second round home tie, on May 9, against Scarborough Beckett League rivals Heslerton by winning at Thornton Watlass with 17 balls to spare. It’s one of Yorkshire smallest cricket grounds, packed with unique features. Cricket is played at the south – broad – end […]