Tuesday 28 April 2020

St.Chads 1899


By Brian Sanderson

Recently I purchased on Ebay the above summery of matches
 played by St.Chads cricket club in 1899.They started on the
St. Chads cricket club in 1899. They started on the 22
 April against Davis Burrow @ Co who were brush makers.
 The weather was not ideal cricket day stated the local press
as the air was very cold and searching. St Chads won the
 match by 8 wickets as Davis Burrow side only scored 17.
The ground is between St.Chads Church and Otley Road in Headingley.
It is quite a small ground but the club is a progressive club and is
 a very busy running a number of sides.

In 1899 they played on a weekly basis until 17 September when
 they played St.Columba Church which is on Headingley Lane

Other teams they played were The Brewery, Meanwood, Roundhay
Horsforth St.Mary,Taylor Drug Company, John Barron@Sons
 Artington and Illingworth Ingham.
All together they played 23 matches winning 8,losing 5 drawing 5
and not playing 5.

They were not in a league but there numerous operating at this
time which are no longer existing including Leeds West  Yorkshire,
Leeds Church League , Leeds Primitive  Methodist League
Leeds Temperance and the Church Leeds Brigade.
 Where have all the grounds gone and their records ?
At least these records will go back to the club after lockdown



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