History and Organisation

The association was born in 1981 - the brainchild of a Doncaster couple, Margaret and Keith Wilford. They, along with friends and other Yorkshire cricket supporters, worked tirelessly organising coffee mornings, jumble sales and many other events to provide funds to create the Association we know today.

It has been a very successful venture and in 2011 we celebrate our 30th anniversary!

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS

Keith Wilford, Christine Kilburn, Vic Duncombe, Shaun Callighan and Geoff Holmes

OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE

Chairman: Charlotte Evers, 38 Aston Grove, Bramley, Leeds LS13 2DL. Tel. 0113-2575229
Secretary: Paul Chapman, 16 Balmoral Way, Yeadon, Leeds LS19 7WF. Tel. 0113-2502416
Treasurer: Ken Blackburn, 15 Bowood Crescent, Leeds LS7 2PY. Tel: 0113-2371885
Membership Secretary: Joan Pickering, 17 Stonebeck Avenue, Harrogate HG1 2BN
Speaker Secretary: Ken Shaw, 25 Wood Edge Avenue, Dalton, Huddersfield HD5 9UX
Sales: Veronica Denby, 29 Elmwood Crescent, Armthorpe, Doncaster DN3 3AY. Tel: 01302-831381
Member Without Portfolio: Clifford Gregg
Co-opted members: Carol Blackburn, Sylvia Ross and Ken Shaw

YCCSA - THE OBJECTIVES

1. To further the aims and expand the membership of Yorkshire County Cricket Club
2. To promote the interests of the members of Yorkshire County Cricket Club
3. To provide a medium for the exchange of views and opinions and social intercourse among the members of Yorkshire County Cricket Club and other enthusiasts

KABIN SALES

A range of gifts and souvenirs are sold in our Kabin (Gallery Picture) which has its permanent site at the western end of the Rugby Grandstand at Headingley.

There is also a stall behind the East Stand that opens before the start of each match day and during the lunch interval of County Championship fixtures. (Gallery picture).

Once again a feature of Yorkshire's first-team matches at Scarborough was a sales stall on the banking of the popular side. (Gallery picture).
 

SUPPORTERS' LUNCHES

Lunches are held, usually in the old pavilion at Headingley, at the beginning of the season (April), end of the season (September) and in early December for our Christmas function. These lunches are open to YCCSA members and non-members alike, and are offered at a very reasonable price!

WINTER SPEAKER PROGRAMME

Monthly meetings are held from October to March with a wide variety of guest speakers - usually on the third Sunday of the month - in the East Stand Long Room of Headingley Cricket Ground. Our meetings begin at 7.30pm, ending at approximately 9.30pm inclusive of tea interval.

ALL PROFITS FROM OUR ACTIVITIES GO BACK TO YORKSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB

A selection of items donated to YCCC by the association over many years:

  1.  Waterproof clothing for the groundstaff
  2.  TV, video camera and bowling machines for the Cricket Centre
  3.  Three benches near the memorial garden
  4.  Two widescreen TV sets - including SKY Subscription - and stands for the Long Room
  5.  A roving microphone
  6.  Cricket balls for all Yorkshire Academy home matches - every year
  7.  Replacement nets in the Bradford and Bingley Cricket Centre
  8.  Donation towards sending a young player to the NBC in Capetown
  9.  Substantial amount towards clothing for Academy players
10. Donation towards enhanced audio equipment in the Long Room
11. £5,000 for the Yorkshire Pride Appeal
12. Two flat-screen TVs for the Long Room

YCCSA MEMBERSHIP

 (January 1 to December 31)

£6 Adult, £3 Under-16s. Membership stands at 254, and is great value for money!

Let us reach the 300 mark in our 30th anniversary year!  Please submit your name, together with your subscription, to the Membership Secretary, either at her address given above or on match days at the Kabin in Headingley Carnegie ground.

WHY NOT JOIN US AND BE PART OF OUR HAPPY FAMILY OF CRICKET SUPPORTERS?