Saltaire Cricket Club
Item
- Identifier
- PAR104
- Type
- Name
- Saltaire Cricket Club
- Dates when active
- 1869-
- Description
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Saltaire Cricket Club was founded in 1869 and still operates today. It's home has always been Roberts (orginally Saltaire) Park where it has a scenic pitch and pavillion with a backdrop of the River Aire, Salts Mill and the United Reformed Church.
Among its more famous players was the England bowler Sydney Barnes who played for the club between 1915 and 1925 and helped Saltaire win the Bradford League three times. Jim Laker, the outstanding England spin bowler of the 1950s, lived in Shipley, attended the Salt High School and played for the Cricket Club in the late 1930s.
The club remains very active today playing in the Aire & Wharefdale Senior Cricket League. - Additional information
- Has Format
- image
- Item sets
- Media
Linked resources
| Title | Class |
|---|---|
| D2-017.1: Commemorative Programme for the Grand Re-Opening of the Saltaire Cricket Club | Physical Object |
| D2-017.2: Letters confirming the re-development of Saltaire Cricket Club | Physical Object |
| D2-017.3: Project Brief for the Re-development of Saltaire Cricket Club | Physical Object |
| D2-017.4: Newsletter of the Saltaire Cricket Club | Physical Object |
| D2-017.5: Advertisements for the Saltaire Cricket Club season | Physical Object |
D3-047: Cricket match programme 16 September 2000 |
Physical Object |
| Title | Class |
|---|---|
| D3-076a-b: Leisure - Park & Amenities | Physical Object |
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