Saltaire Cricket Club

Item

Identifier
PAR104
Type
organisation
Name
Saltaire Cricket Club
Dates when active
1869-
Description
Saltaire Cricket Club was founded in 1869 and still operates today. It's home has always been Roberts (orginally Saltaire) Park where it has a scenic pitch and pavillion with a backdrop of the River Aire, Salts Mill and the United Reformed Church.

Among its more famous players was the England bowler Sydney Barnes who played for the club between 1915 and 1925 and helped Saltaire win the Bradford League three times. Jim Laker, the outstanding England spin bowler of the 1950s, lived in Shipley, attended the Salt High School and played for the Cricket Club in the late 1930s.

The club remains very active today playing in the Aire & Wharefdale Senior Cricket League.
Additional information
https://www.saltairecc.co.uk/history

Linked resources

Items with "Creator: Saltaire Cricket Club"
Title Class
D3-047: Cricket match programme 16 September 2000 Physical Object
Items with "Publisher: Saltaire Cricket Club"
Title Class
D3-076a-b: Leisure - Park & Amenities Physical Object
Items with "Associated person or organisation: Saltaire Cricket Club"
Title Class
2018.23.1: Saltaire Cricket Pavillion commemorative plate Physical Object
2018.23.2: Saltaire Cricket Pavillion commemorative plate Physical Object
2018.8: Bradford Cricket League 'Priestley Cup 1958' Physical Object
2019.44: China cup with blue motif of Saltaire Cricket Pavilion Physical Object
2024.31.5: Roberts Park, home of Saltaire Cricket Club in 1916. Digital image credit: Saltaire Collection2024.31.5: Roberts Park, home of Saltaire Cricket Club in 1916 Physical Object
B1-371a-b: Salts Mill and cricket match Physical Object
C2a-077.2: Photographs and Memories of Saltaire Folk Physical Object
C2b-102/11/14: Photograph of Cricket field. One of a collection of Slides relating to Saltaire: Compiled by Bowtell, Albert . Physical Object
C2b-102/11/15: Photograph of flooded cricket field. One of a collection of Slides relating to Saltaire: Compiled by Bowtell, Albert . Physical Object
C2b-199: Cricket match in Roberts Park Physical Object
C2b-228: Cricket match Physical Object
C2b-261: The Cricket Pavillion in Roberts Park and river Physical Object
C2b-321: Roberts Park Cricket Pavillion Physical Object
C2b-331: Cricket Match in Roberts Park Physical Object
D2-009: Saltaire Cricket Club Physical Object
D2-011: Saltaire Cricket Club souvenir book Physical Object
D2-017: Saltaire Cricket Club Physical Object
D2-040: Saltaire Veterans Cricket Club Physical Object
D2-041: Saltaire Cricket Club Pavillion Physical Object
D2-042: Saltaire Cricket Club 1869-1969 Physical Object
D2-048: Cricket Pavillion Physical Object
D2-049: Leisure - Sports & Social Club s Physical Object
D2-051: Fixture list for Saltaire Cricket Club 1998 Physical Object

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