MY TURN TO VISIT A MAGICAL PLACE

By Brian Sanderson,

After reading John Winn blog on the Pilmoor Evening League, myself and Ron Deaton decided to visit four grounds.

The first beening New burgh Priory which had been discribed by Tony Hutton as magical.
On the second attempt we found the gate to the ground by the side of the proiry.It was established in 1145 and is now owned by Sir George and Lady Wombwell.Theview is quite different from by visits to Wombwell in winter.There is a very interesting web-site about the history of the priory.
When we arrived at the match between Newburgh and Thirsk .We entered the ground through a small leafy gateway to see the pitch.The Thirsk team came out of the horse stable which acts as the changing room.The home team were batting when a rain shower came but they played on. We sheltered under a tree loking over the lake with the swans swimming. Ron thought it was one of the hidden gems of Yorkshire.Thisk looked the stronger side.

The next ground we went to was Crayke who were due to playing Clifton Alliance however there was no match.The ground has a brillent view over the Vale of York.

So moving on to Easingwold who were playing Sessay who were the lenders of the league so the York Press informed me.The ground is a large ground behind numerous new houses.The home team were bowled out for under fifty runs.A spectator told be that on Saturday a player hit six six,s in one over contrast to this evening.

Because of the low score we moved on to Helpby.This is my third visit to the nice ground surround by trees and the view of the White Horse.Sheriff Hutton had scored 106 and the home team was struggling.With two overs to go the wicket-keeper took off his pads and bowled an over.They sill won by over 40 runs.

A nice introduction to a new league and hope to see more of the other sides.