During last week myself and Brian Workman decided to visit some South Yorkshire cricket grounds.Looking at the BBC weather during the weekend we decided to go on Tuesday as the forecast was dry.
Setting off on Tuesday it was raining so not for the first time forecast had changed.The first ground was Thorncliffe as per photograph above. The ground is in Chapeltown and is surrounded by houses. Like many grounds now there is a artificial pitch.
The next ground we visited was Wentworth which is situated near Wentworth House . As you can see from the photograph in sight of the church.Cricket grounds are not at their best in the rain but I could imagine what it would be like in July . Very nice.
As you will see from the above photograph ,the rain had arrived as we reached at Upper Haugh were Brian son will be playing this season.There is a new housing estate been built round the ground.A new pavilion has been built which will please the players.
The next ground was Worsbrough which is situated at the end of a football pitch were two men were putting up the nets for a match this evening.There was another new pavilion which had been helped by the local Rotary club.Very loud traffic noise.
Moving on to the next ground which as you can see is Sheffield United ground who play in the Yorkshire League and has held Yorkshire Seconds matches.It is in the ground now of the Hallam University and looked in excellent condition as it looked after by professional groundsmen unlike any of the other grounds
Moving up Bawtry Road we went to Rotherham Phoenix ground who play in the Yorkshire South League and as you can see is very near the pylons.
By contrast the next ground Whiston Parish Church ground looks towards the green hills of Sheffield .We were lucky to talk to the groundsman who played cricket with Don Wilson at Holmfirth. Also he played in Bradford, Sussex, Hampshire and Devon cricket leagues. Very interesting person to listen to his cricket tales.Beautiful ground. well looked after.
After much research by Brian Workman we went to see the historic grounds of Darnell . This is want is left of the second ground and is now a graveyard.This was built after there was a fire at the first ground and some spectators died.
Just at the bottom of the street is were the Old ground was situated.The ground was to far out from the centre of Sheffield and another ground was built at Hyde Park which was near the train station.
The last ground we went to was Davy,s which was orginial a company firm cricket ground but the company is no longer in business.It is used now by Sheffield Wednesday cricket club which is a very old club.I have just purchased a postcard showing the playing in 1904. There is some cricket next week at Trent Bridge so the travelling will start.
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