Pennine Cricket Society

A new cricket society has been founded in Huddersfield. The Pennine Cricket Society will cater for cricket enthusiasts of all types - and will meet at Swallow Lane, home of Golcar Cricket Club. It will hold monthly meetings outside the cricket season - from October to March.

"This is a very exciting development," said main organiser Dr Peter Davies. "The aim is to put on some attractive speakers and get people talking about cricket."
The society's first meeting is scheduled for Thursday 27 October - and it will then meet monthly until the start of the 2012 cricket season.
Speakers are to include acclaimed after-dinner speaker Alan Stuttard, Central Lancashire League aficianado Dave Cooper, Hanif Mayet and Farid Karolia from Batley club Mount CC, Todmorden authors Brian, Malcolm and Freda Heywood, Illingworth CC historian Andrew Smith, and cricket website designer Lee Booth.
Meetings will take place at Golcar between 7pm and 8pm and there will also be refreshemnts and supper at each meeting.
   "It's all very exciting," said Dr Davies.
   "We have some knowledgeable and thought-provoking speakers planned and, with the food and company on offer, we can promise some enjoyable nights."
Contact Dr Davies on 01484 606364 or via peterdavies80@hotmail.co.uk.

2011-2 Schedule:
Thurs 27 Oct: Allan Stuttard, "A Yorkshireman in the Lancashire League - and the Weekes Final"
Thurs 17 Nov: Dave Cooper, "Lancashire Hotpot: Cricket in Royton, Oldham and the CLL"
Thurs 8 Dec: Andrew Smith, "125 Not Out: The Story of Illingworth Cricket Club"
Thurs 26 Jan: Lee Booth, "Bats, Balls and Blogs: Cricket and the Internet"
Thurs 23 Feb: Farid Karolia and Hanif Mayet, "Sermons on the Mount: Asian Cricket in Batley and Dewsbury"
Thurs 29 Mar: Brian, Malcolm and Freda Heywood, "In a League of Their Own: Cricket and Leisure in 20th Century Todmorden"