The Titanic

***************************************THE TITANIC*********************************************************

On Tuesday 16th April 1912, it was a normal practice night in the Park, but everyone would be talking about the sinking of the Titanic the day before - staggering disbelief!
The first match of the season was the coming Saturday 20th April against Horsforth Hall Park at home. The team was:
S. Grimshaw
H. Lee
J. Marshall
D. Grimshaw
J. Dibb
E. Marshall
B. Gill
C. Higgins
C. Smith
E. Grimshaw
A. Pilley

Top scorers for Calverley were B. Gill & E. Grimshaw with 20 apiece: Calverley all out for 88, Calverley suffering its own sinking. Horsforth Hall Park scored 90 - 5 with opening bat AS. Dobson scoring 45 not out.

(Gary Lorriman, Club Archivist)

U13 Results 2009

U13 Limited Overs Results 2009

05.06 Olicanian Caesar v Calverley (cancelled rain)

U13 Pairs Results 2009

24.04 Horsforth v Calverley

04.05 Calverley v Tong Park Esholt

08. 05 Calverley v Addingham

15.05 North Leeds v Calverley

22.05 Adel 235 - 5 (E. Child 3 - 6 Hatrick),
Calverley 217 - 9 (N.Panesar 21/1)

29.05 Tong Park Esholt v Calverley

05.06 Calverley v Bradford & Bingley (cancelled rain)

U11 Results 2009

U11 Results 2009

24.04 Calverley 197 - 8; Yeadon 292 - 2

01.05 Calverley 216 - 3; Addingham 281 - 4

04.05 Guiseley Nethermoor v Calverley

08.05 Pool v Calverley

15.05 Calverley v Burley Langford

29.05 Harden v Calverley (To re-arrange)

05.06 Calverley v Guiseley St. Oswalds (Cancelled rain)

CUP
04.06 Horsforth 143 - 3 (F. Mazhar 2 - 14), Calverley 35 all out

U9 Results 2009

U9 Results

26.04 North Leeds Hawks 204 - 13 (H. Pilling 3 - 8, L. Squires 3 - 8, C. Littlejohn 2 - 6, E. Horne 2 - 2) Calverley 349 - 1 (H. Notay 13, M. Weir 30, H.Pilling 17, T. Brock 9, L. Squires 29, E. Horne 14, M. Marshall, 21, C. Littlejohn 16)

03.05 Old Leos v Calverley; Old Leos withdrawn from League

10.05 Calverley v Pool (To re-arrange)

17.05 Horsforth King George 312 - 3 v Calverley 287 - 6

24.05 Calverley 244 - 6 v Adel 'A' 308 -3

31.05 Adel 'B' v Calverley (Drawn Game)

07.06 Calverley 250 - 6 (E Horne 15, Harvin Panesar 20)
Otley Scorpions 299 - 3

2nd X1 Results

2nd X1 Results 2009

18.04 Calverley 265 - 4 (J. Hudson 92 n.o., D. Smith 81, N. Thornton 38, A. Jones 34)
Tong Park Esholt 205 - 7 (J. Hudson 3 - 37)

25.04 Olicanian 113 all out (J. Hudson 4 - 24, A Ralph 2 - 54, C. Coates 4 - 10)
Calverley 116 - 2 (A. Jones 27, M.Ward 43, J. Andrews 24 n.o.)

02.05 Hall Park 124 all out (J. Hudson 3 - 45, A. Ralph 4 - 26,
C. Coates 2 - 14)
Calverley 126 - 6 (J. Andrews 25, D. Smith 51, J. Hudson 15)

09.05 Ilkley 140 - 8 (J. Hudson 3 - 13, A. Ralph 3 - 34, C. Coates 2 - 25)
Calverley 94 all out (D. Hall 15, D. Smith 25)

16.05 Collingham 83 all out ( D. Smith 4 - 16, A. Ralph 3 - 21,
J Hudson 3 - 28)
Calverley 85 - 3 (A. Jones 26, N. Thornton 25)

23.05 Green Lane 138 - 6 (J. Hudson 2 - 43, D. Smith 2 - 25)
Calverley 142 - 3 (A. Jones 41, N. Thornton 65, M. Ward 21 n.o.)

30.05 Pool 190 - 9 ( C. Coates 5 - 43, B. Wilson 4 - 59)
Calverley 181 all out (A. Jones 31, A. Ward 37, C. Bradbury 24, C. Coates 39)

06.06 Follifoot 185 - 5 (A. Ralph 2 - 52)
Calverley 186 - 4 (A. Jones 62 no, N. Thornton 16, M. Ward 23, D. Smith 25, J. Andrews 29)

13.06 Calverley 194 - 8 (A. Jones 54, N. Thornton 17, D. Smith 48, J. Hanson 17, S. Driscoll 27)
Knaresborough 197 - 2

20.06 Calverley 137 all out (M. Ward 61, D. Hall 30)
Upper Wharfedale 138 - 8 (A. Ralph 4 - 31)

27.06 Calverley 186 all out (A. Jones 23. M. Ward 23, J. Andrews 31,
D. Hall 74)
Horsforth 129 all out (A. Ralph 2 - 30, T. Simpson 2 - 27, B. Wilson 2 - 16)

04.07 Tong Park Esholt 146 all out (T. Simpson 4 - 19, B. Wilson 2 - 47,
J. Hanson 3 - 24)
Calverley 106 all out (D. Hall 37, J. Hanson 25)

11.07 Olicanian 241 all out (B. Wilson 4 - 43, P. Howker 2 - 44)
Calverley 117 all out (N. Thornton 28, J. Andrews 31, B. Wilson 15 n.o.)

18.07Calverley 133 all out (J. Hanson 53 n.o.)
Hall Park 135 - 3 (A. Ralph 2 - 56)

25.07Calverley 87 all out (W. Hardaker 39)
Ilkley 88 - 3 (C. Coates 2 - 33)

01.08 Collingham v Calverley, game cancelled bad weather

08.08 Calverley 226 - 5 (A. Jones 88, M. Sugden 46, M. Ward 28, N. Thornton 26,
S. Cunningham 17)
Green Lane 123 all out (A. Ralph 4 - 23, B. Wilson 3 - 35)

15.08 Pool 142 all out (A. Ralph 4 - 31, J. Hudson 3 - 25)
Calverley 146 - 0 (J. Hanson 71 n.o., N. Thornton 69 n.o.)

22.08 Follifoot 125 all out (A. Ralph 2 - 42, B. Wilson 5 - 47, T. Simpson 2 - 16).
Calverley 126 - 5 (A. Jones 17, N. Thornton 33, J. Hanson 26, M. Ward 26 n.o.)

29.08 Calverley 59 all out (B. Wilson 19 n.o.)
Knaresborough 61 - 1

06.09 Upper Wharfedale v Calverley. Cancelled due to rain

12.09 Calverley 107 all out (B. Wilson 16, A. Ralph 19)
Horsforth 112 - 4 (A. Benson 2 - 14)

CUP
17.05 Skipton 166 - 6 (J. Hudson 2 - 25, N. Thornton 2 - 25)
Calverley17 - 0 . Abandoned due to rain, Calverley won bowl out 1 - 0

31.05 Pool 233 - 7 (M. Ward 2 - 33, B. Wilson 2 - 40)
Calverley 173 all out (A. Jones 22, M. Sugden 20, S. Driscoll 30, A Ralph 47, B. Wilson 26no)

Senior Friendly v Old Mods 12th April 2009

12.04 Friendly: Calverley 194 - 11 (I Mirza 21, G. Lee 50, A. Alred 37, B.King 38) Old Mods 195 - 7 (A. Alred 2 - 13)

1920 - present day

Unfortunately there are few records from this date onwards but it is hoped that over the next few years further can be added.

Currently The Club play senior cricket in the Airedale Senior Cricket League which they joined in 1952 having played in The Leeds Cricket League. The Club have now three senior teams playing in The League. There are also junior teams at Under 9, 11, two at 13, 15 and 17 who play in the Airedale Junior Cricket League.

1843 -1920

Records show The Club was founded in 1843 as Calverley Cricket Club before assuming its current title of Calverley St. Wilfrid’s Cricket Club in 1864.

There is no documentary evidence that a cricket club existed in the village prior to 1843. In that year, a club was formed under the name of ‘Calverley Cricket Club’, The field of play was under the Roundhills. We have had difficulty in locating this exact location but understand the field was one which was rented by Thomas Whincup (Carr Farm) and was at the bottom of ‘Roundhills’ where the ground levelled to be capable of a cricket ground near to Carr Road. The Roundhills was a large five acre field (Bands Low Close and Bands Upper Close to the top Great Brow Close) which can be seen today running roughly parallel to Carr Hill Drive.

The players were John Craven (snr.), John Craven (jnr.), John B. Davison, Joseph Davision, Benj. Eastwood, James Grainger, Henry Grainger, Isaac Horn, Tom Hornblower, Reuben Page, Thomas Wheatley, Samuel Waterhouse, Joseph Waller and Joseph Wheater. The subscription was 2s6d a man and a new ball whenever a game was played. The Club died a natural death at the close of 1845.

At the beginning of 1846 another Club was formed under the same name with the following players joining three or four of the new players; James Bannister, Ben. Craven, Hinchliffe Davison, William Grainger, Ben Jeffrey, Sam Kitchen, Joseph Swaine, William Thompson and Israel Whitfield. The Club rented another field from Thomas Whincup which is easy to see on old maps next to Carr Farm House and lived for a further dozen years.

The village was then without a cricket club for two years until the Spring of 1860 when a club was formed under the name of ‘All Nations’, the field of play reverting to the Roundhills site. The originators were Alfred Busfield, Joseph Firth, Samuel Grimshaw, William T. Hartley, William Hollings, Joseph Kellett, William Page, Joseph Page, James Ross and Davison Walton.

Having played for two years and hearing another Club was being organised by the following; James Bannister, Jonathan Benson, Titus Brown, Seth Hollings, Isaac Hollings, Joseph Hartley, Ben Jeffrey, John Kellett, W.S. Pratt, Tom Parkinson, James Thompson (sen.), William Thompson, John Thompson Alfred Watson and Israel Whitfield, The All Nations Club held a meeting and agreed to fall in with the gentlemen named and make one club, Calverley Cricket Club. Mr. John Kellett was appointed the first secretary and The Club moved to a field at the end of Shell Lane, being rented from Titus Brown. The Club then began to prosper and a good many were made members including George Andrews, William H. Benson, David Firth, Benjamin Grey, Samuel Grey, Alfred grey, Edwin Gott, Joseph Jeffrey, Richard Jeffrey, John Lister and James Thompson (jnr).

In 1864 the annual general meeting was held at the home of William Thompson where a motion to change the name to Calverley St. Wilfrid’s Cricket Club was proposed by James Bannister and was agreed. It is not known whether or not there was a connection with the village Church, St. Wilfrid’s, but there are games Parish cricket matches recorded.

In 1868, The Club were making such rapid progress that a new field was rented off Carr Road, which is now its current home, Victoria Park, Calverley.

Dave Alred 1st January 2009

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