Wibsey Park Chapel Cricket Club

Wibsey Park Chapel are a Cricket club formed as Park Chapel Cricket Club in 1887 and Renamed in 1998, nicknamed "the Chapel", based at Haycliffe Lane in Wibsey, Bradford, England and Horton Park Avenue in Little Horton, Bradford, England . They currently play in the The Dales Council League Division C plus 3 Junior sides at ages 13,15,17 and a midweek 11 in the Bradford and District Cricket Evening Leage. The First And Second Team Are Hoping To Be Playing On A Friendly Basis With Halifax League Sides In The 2008 Season.

History and background

The Wibsey Park Chapel Cricket Club was formed in 1887 as Park Chapel Cricket Club and joined the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League in 1908 where it played until 1998. At that time it was the oldest surviving member of the league only missing one season since joining. Originally club members were drawn from the membership of Park Methodist Church in West Bowling, Bradford, the club retained links with the church through a number of both playing and non playing members up until its closure in 2004.

The club had a proud record in the Sunday School League, having been league championship winners on no less that sixteen occasions and playing in the top division of the league most of the time.

In 1999 the club modified its name to reflect the area in which it now plays and draws most of its membership. At the same time it was accepted in to the Bradford Central Cricket League were its two main teams played as well as retaining a third team in the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League. In 2000 links were finally severed with the Sunday School League when it had two more teams accepted in the Dales Council League. In 2005 the club voted on going back to three teams this was accepted due to the lack of quality senior players in the lower teams.

Today the club can boast some 100 active members, drawn from all walks of life and ethnic backgrounds, in accordance with its membership equal opportunities policy. Three senior teams play each week during the summer as well as a midweek evening team and four junior teams at under 13, 15 and 17 levels. The club takes development of junior cricketers very seriously, filling the gap in the provision of facilities for the local community as well as the void left by the demise of sporting activities at school. Additionally it provides a continuous pool of players to help maintain the traditions and future of the club.

To support so much cricketing activity the club operates from two grounds - its home base at Haycliffe Lane, adjoining the special school, and the former Yorkshire County Cricket ground at Park Avenue Cricket Ground, which it hopes will provide the infrastructure for continually improving and raising the quality and standard of cricket in the future.

Wibsey Park Chapel Resigned From The Bradford Central League In 2007, Actively seeking to go in to The Halifax League but The First And Second Team Are Hoping To Be Playing On A Friendly Basis With Halifax League Sides In The 2008 Season After Failing To Get Elected To The Halifax League.

Club honours

• Bradford Mutual Sunday School League

1st X1 League Championship

Year Div

1911

1928 C

1929 B

1936 A

1941

1951 B

1953 A

1954 A

1957 A

1958 A

1959 A

1963 A

1969 A

1982 B

1990 C

1995 B Andy Gould

• Sir James Roberts Cup

Year Captain

1939

1941

1952

1983 Dave Donlon

• Bradford Mutual Sunday School League

2nd X1

• Shield Winners

Year Captain

1924

1932

1934

• Broadbent Trophy Winners

Year Captain

1953

1955

2nd X1

• League Winners

Year Captain

1955

• Dales Council Cricket League

1st X1

• C Division League Championship Runners up

Year Division Captain

2001 C Mark Gill

• Umpires Association Sportsmanship Trophy (1st XI's only since 1991)

Year Captain

2001 Mark Gill

First ever league match

Park Chapel played their first Bradford Mutual Sunday School League match away at Sunbridge Road Mission on 29 April 1908, They didn't start their league career to well by losing. They bowled them out for 102 and only managed a poor 56 all out. The First Team finished 6th in the league, The Seconds finished 4th.

Event nights at club

Monday - Junior Training and Exec (First Monday of Each Month)
Tuesday - Senior Nets and Selection
Wednesday - Under 17's and Evening League
Thursday - Under 13's
Friday - Ground Work 6.30pm Haycliffe
Saturday - Seniors Play
Sunday - Seniors Cup, Occasional League Game, Under 15's

Current officers of club

President

Les Cousins

Vice Presidents

Terry McGill, Roger Stevenson, Sue Fenton, Geoff Ashbrook, Mark Gill and Roy Smirthwaite

Life Vice Presidents

John Sykes, Steve Tomlinson, Stuart Green, Flo Donlon (Mrs D), Brian Donlon, Alan Baldwin, David Donlon

Chairman

David Donlon

Vice Chairman

Les Cousins

Tresurer

Sue Fenton

Assistant Tresurer

Paul Fenton

Auditor

Les Cousins

Ground Committee

Mark Gill, Lal Riddeal

Secretary

Steve Tomlinson

Minutes Seceretary

Lynn Airton

Fundraising Committee

Matthew Jordan,Mark Overend

Social Committee

Sue Fenton, Lynn Airton, Dean Jennings, Steve Cartwright, Keiron Sugden, Gemma Carney

League Reps

DC - Steve Tomlinson

Umpires

Chris Jennings

Junior Managers

u13 - Dean Jennings, u15 - Lal Riddeal u17 - John Staveley

Child Welfare

Paul Ravenscroft, Bob Wood

Captains

First Team - Richard Winn,

Second Team - Paul Ravenscroft

Third Team - Steve Cartwright, V/C Dean Jennings

Selection

Richard Winn, Paul Ravenscroft, Steve Cartwright

Membership/Regestration

Mark Hassall

Long servants to the club

* C.A Pitchers
* Charles Dean
* David Donlon
* Mrs Donlon
* John Turpin
* Les Cousins
* Geoff Ashbrook
* John Ashbrook
* Donald Sharpe
* Steve Tomlinson
* Richard Atkin
* Mark Gill
* Andy Gould
* Tim Hanley
* Gary Carney
* Ken Moore
* Colin Simmonds
* Rev Foster Wade
* Sue Fenton
* John Sykes
* Stuart Green
* Roger Stevenson

2008 captains
* Richard Winn
* Paul Ravenscroft
* Steve Cartwright

Overseas players

* Michael Webb 2003

Century makers

* L.Myers 118 1X1 1964

* J.Ross 118 1X1 1951

* Ken Moore 117 1X1 -

* Richard Hassall 116* 2X1 - 2006 Vs Hepworth/Idle 8/9/2006

* Les Cousins 112 1X1 1990 v K2

* Steve Tomlinson 109* 3X1 2003

* Andy Gould 109 1X1 1995

* Chas Dean 108 1X1 1958

* 106* 1X1 1990

* Chris Lawrence 103* 4X1 2004 V Baildon Meths C (A) (7/8/04)

* B.Longfellow 102 1X1 1929

2006 review

End of another season has loomed at Wibsey Park Chapel with the First Team having a disappointing season not winning there first 21 matches the winning 4 and 2 5 pointers to move off the basement of Division 1.The Seconds had an exceptional season finishing 2nd getting piped to the title by Thornbury when the teams met in the final game at Park Avenue. The Thirds had a mixed season 5 captains and numerous players playing In The Title Race Till The Final Run In Losing All Six of The Last Games. The under 17's had an average season finishing in 6 in the Bradford League U17. The Under 15's had a good season even only finishing 3 from bottom and a run of 3 matches unbeaten including beating Jer Lane in the final round of matches. The Under 13's also did better than expected and finished in mid table in the Central League Junior League. The Evening League had an extremely disappointing season struggling for a team all season juniors and women playing frequently but that was down to the person in charge who was not the right person for the job. They Finished Joint Bottom with Low Moor

Constitution of the club

Approved 14 October 1921, amended 26 October 1923, amended 4 October 1954, amended 23 March 1993, amended October 1999, amended October 2004, amended 15 March 2005.

1. Name

That this organisation shall be called the WIBSEY PARK CHAPEL CRICKET CLUB, hereinafter called the Club.

2. Objects

The objects shall be the promotion of the game of cricket and community participation in the same, with the attendant social gatherings and occasions advisable to promote a satisfactory financial and sportsmanlike condition.

The Club has a duty of care and welfare of young people. As such it has adopted and implemented the ECB Safe Hands Policy.

3. Membership

a) Membership of the Club shall be open to anyone interested in cricket, irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, ethnic origin, colour, social status or sexual orientation on the nomination of two members of the Club, provided that such nomination be approved by the Executive Committee.

b) The Executive Committee shall review the membership list annually and present it to the Half Yearly Meeting.

4. Subscriptions

a) The entrance fee, match fee and the annual subscription shall be fixed at each Annual General Meeting for the following calendar year, but this shall not prevent the Executive Committee making a further levy to meet financial obligations.

b) Members not having paid the annual subscription by 31st May in any year shall not be selected to play in any subsequent match until such payment is made in full. The Executive Committee may, by special resolution duly recorded, waive any payment or part payment where satisfactory evidence is provided to support such action.

5. Management

The affairs of the Club shall be managed by an Executive Committee consisting of:
The President, the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, the Secretary, the Treasurer, the Membership Secretary, one representative from each of the standing Sub Committees, three representatives of the Club elected at the Annual General Meeting and League Representatives.

6. Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting shall be held in October of each year to:

a) receive the Annual Report.

b) receive the Treasurer’s Statement of Accounts.

c) elect the Officers, namely:

President, Vice President, Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Secretary, Tackle Committee, Ground Committee, Ladies Committee, Social Committee, Selection Committee, any other Sub Committee whose functions shall be consistent with these rules, Captain and Vice Captain for all senior teams and League Representatives.

d) transact any other business not inconsistent with these rules.

The quorum for the Annual General Meeting shall be 8 members.

7. Half Yearly Meeting

The Half Yearly Meeting shall be held in March of each year. The business of the meeting shall be to consider any financial implications for the coming season, review the membership and transact any other business. The quorum for the meeting shall be 8 members.

8. Special General Meeting

A Special General Meeting of the Club shall be called whenever deemed necessary by the Executive Committee and shall be called within 14 days of the receipt in writing, by the Secretary, of a requisition signed by not less than 10 members, stating fully the reasons for such meeting. 7 days clear notice shall be given to every member when calling a Special General Meeting. The quorum for the meeting shall be 8 members.

9. Executive Committee Powers

Within 56 days after its election at the Annual General Meeting of the Club, the Executive Committee shall hold its first meeting with the approval of the Chairman and Secretary and with 7 days notice being given to all members of the Committee. The Executive Committee shall fix the time and place of its own meetings and of all general meetings and shall have power to:

a) approve, disapprove or alter the resolutions of the various Sub Committees, except the Selection Committee.

b) authorise the expenditure upon the ground and property of the Club of any sum exceeding £100. Sub Committees may expend sums not exceeding £100.

c) suspend or expel members in arrears with subscriptions, proved guilty of ungentlemanly conduct or of violating these rules.

d) deal with any matters affecting the Leagues and the Club.

e) do anything not inconsistent with these rules which they may deem expedient in the interests of the Club.

The quorum for the Executive Committee shall be 5 members.

10. Conduct of Members

All members shall be supplied with a copy of these rules and the Club’s Code of Behaviour upon joining the Club and shall duly observe the same; any violation shall be reported to the Executive Committee who shall have the power to suspend or expel members whose explanation, (if any), is not considered satisfactory in the opinion of at least half of the members of the Executive Committee present at the meeting.

11. Alteration of Rules

These rules shall not be altered except at an Annual General Meeting, Half Yearly Meeting or Special General Meeting convened for the purpose, nor unless such alterations are supported by not less than two thirds of the members present voting for it at such meeting.

When any alteration of rule is proposed, such proposal shall be submitted to the Secretary in writing and shall be set forth in the announcement calling the General Meeting.

Every player to play for chapel, including evening league

Abby C,

Abrahams O,

Acklam J,

Adamson R,

Ahmed I,

Allen Richard,

Armatage Joseph,

Artan Mohammed,

Artist, Paul

Arundel A,

Ashbrook Geoff,

Ashbrook John,

Atkin Richard,

Atkinson G,

Auty Tim,

Auty Trevor (Rev),

Avery D,

Bailey J,

Bailey P,

Baldwin Alan,

Banks A,

Barrow C,

Bartholamew N,

Battersby Rob,

Baxter A,

Bismellah Zak,

Booth L,

Bremers J,

Broadbent J,

Brown N,

Burnley K,

Burrows Trevor,

Butler W,

Butterfield Graham,

Butterfield R,

Butterfield R,

Butterfield W,

Carman Andy,

Carman Dennis,

Carney Gary,

Carr R,

Carrol T,

Carroll T,

Cartwright Steve,

Chana Mitesh,

Chippendale M,

Chubb N,

Chubb W,

Clayton W,

Clifford S,

Collins J,

Cooper Lee,

Cottam A,

Cousins Dave,

Cousins Les,

Crossley H,

Darby F,

Darville C.J,

Dean Alan,

Dean C.A,

Dean Chas,

Dean J,

Dewhirst M,

Dewhirst N,

Dinsdale A,

Ditta A,

Donlon Andrew,

Donlon Brian,

Donlon David,

Donlon Graham,

Donlon H,

Donlon Joe,

Donlon K,

Donlon Paul,

Donlon Richard,

Donlon Steve,

Dusire Owen,

Dutton A,

Eszrenyi S,

Farrar A,

Fawthrop J,

Fenton Andy,

Fenton Paul,

Fenton Stuart,

Field Darren,

Firth S,

Forbes Simon,

Forster Geoff,

Forster P,

Forster Tom,

Foster K,

Fuller D,

Garcha Navdeep,

Gelder Chris,

Gelder Jason,

Gill Daniel,

Gill Mark,

Goldthorpe M,

Goldthorpe Steve,

Gough H.B,

Gould Andy,

Gould Joe,

Graves L,

Green A,

Green C.H,

Green H,

Green Stuart,

Greenwood A,

Haley E,

Halliday Andy,

Halliday Thomas,

Hamilton A,

Hammerton Lee,

Haneef Mohammad,

Hanley Chris,

Hanley Eddie,

Hanley Lucia,

Hanley Tim,

Hanley Wayne,

Hannan A,

Harper F (Rev),

Harrison D,

Hartley Ronnie,

Hassan G,

Helliwell W,

Hensby Danny,

Heslop M,

Heslop S,

Hewitt S,

Higgins M,

Hinton J,

Hirst Alan,

Hirst Andy,

Hodgeson A,

Holden Chris,

Holdsworth N,

Holmes A,

Holmes E,

Holmes G,

Holmes T,

Holmes W,

Holt N,

Housley R,

Housley Roy,

Hudson D (Rev),

Hughes W,

Humble D,

Hunt D,

Ideson Jaime,

Iqbal Shamriaz,

Jackson H,

Jacques AW,

Jagger Chris,

Jagger Mark,

Jagger P,

Jaques A,

Jeffery H,

Jenkinson E,

Jennings Chris,

Jennings Daniel,

Jennings Dean,

Johnson R,

Johnston N,

Jones Steve,

Jordan Matthew,

Josefek Robert,

Joy A,

Joy R,

Kenny P,

Kenyon Jason,

Kirby David,

Kirkby J,

Kirkpatrick J,

Kitchen R,

Klear Bipan,

Lad Amrad,

Lad Pritesh,

Lancaster E,

Langley R,

Lawley G,

Lawrence Brian,

Lawrence Chris,

Lawson Pat,

Lawton D,

Lawton Dominic,

Lawton Pat,

Lee G,

Lee Jaime,

Lochman R,

Longfellow B,

Low Alan,

Low Gary,

Luty B,

Mahmood Sultan,

Malik Rizwan,

Maloney D,

Margrison H,

Marshall Bill,

Marshall R,

Mather H,

Maxim C,

McGill Terry,

McGrath D,

McIntyre Q,

Medd Andy,

Megaw A,

Melrose Ian,

Milner G,

Mirza Saad,

Mistry Darmish,

Mistry Kundu,

Mistry Mahesh,

Mitchell A,

Mohammed H,

Mohammed R,

Moody I,

Moody S,

Moore Graham,

Moore Ken,

Mortimer H,

Myers N,

Nesovic A,

Newton Lee,

North A,

North J,

Northin D,

Northin H,

Northin J,

Northin L,

O`Connor B,

O`Gorman C,

O'Connor B,

Oldroyd Andy,

Ormison R,

Overend Mark,

Paley P,

Parker B,

Patel Devrat,

Patel Dru,

Patel Kamelesh,

Patel Kanal,

Patel Mitesh,

Patel Nikel,

Pearson D,

Petherbridge G,

Pickard S,

Pitchers C.W,

Pitchers Walter,

Pollard Andrew,

Powell S,

Preistley A,

Preston A,

Preston Andy,

Preston D,

Price Jimmy,

Price Liam,

Price Michelle,

Price Ray,

Price Ryan,

Price Scott,

Priestley R,

Ramsbottom D,

Ransby H,

Ravenscroft Paul,

Raza Nadeem,

Redmond S,

Rhodes A,

Rhodes K,

Riddeal, Lyle

Riddeal Royce,

Riley James,

Riley Malcolm,

Robinson G,

Rooney M,

Ross J,

Rowe G,

Sanderson D,

Scothern Carl,

Seal R,

Searle R,

Shackleton L,

Shafiq M,

Sharma Nevneet,

Sharp Donald,

Sharp J,

Sharp Joe,

Sharp John,

Sharp M,

Sharp Scott,

Shuttleworth J,

Simmonds Colin,

Simmons R,

Simpson H,

Simpson J,

Simpson K,

Smethirst B,

Smirthwaire Mark,

Smirthwaite Lee,

Smirthwaite Roy,

Smith B,

Smith G,

Smith Rob,

Smith-Warren John,

Speed S,

Speight Ray,

Spurr J,

Staverley Dave,

Staverley John,

Staverley Liam,

Staverley Michael,

Stead Adam,

Stepenson I,

Stephenson C,

Stephenson John,

Stevens Bernard,

Stevenson JM,

Stevenson Martin,

Stevenson Michael,

Stevenson Roger,

Stirk B,

Stobart D,

Sutton J,

Swaine F,

Szczyrbra R,

Tandy Simon,

Taylor Barry,

Taylor D,

Taylor D.A,

Taylor D.M,

Taylor E,

Taylor Phil,

Taylor S,

Terralonge Dennis,

Tetley A,

Thewlis Dave,

Thompson C,

Thompson V,

Thorne A,

Throp A,

Throp H,

Thrope R,

Todd Richard,

Tomlinson Steve,

Tordoff A,

Tordoff Hamsen,

Tordoff Harrison,

Tordoff Herbert,

Townson Mark,

Travers Steve,

Trout M,

Turner M,

Turpin J,

Varley Harold,

Varley Herbert,

Waddington H,

Wade Foster,

Waheed Sanni,

Waheed Tariq,

Walker Andy,

Walker H,

Walsh John,

Walsh Matthew,

Walsh Phil,

Warnett H,

Warnett K,

Warnett N,

Warnett W,

Watkins D,

Watts C,

Webb Michael,

Webster D,

Webster G,

Webster Marie,

Whitcombe J,

Whittingham M,

Wigley C,

Wilby Craig,

Wild A,

Wilding C.C,

Wilkes Chris,

Wilkes Steven,

Wilkinson H,

Willacy Steven,

Willman David,

Willman Katie,

Wilson B,

Wilson K,

Winn Richard,

Winner John,

Wood Bob,

Wood E,

Wood Ernie,

Wood Joanne,

Woodhead P,

Woodward R.T,

Wray Aaron,

Wright Thomas A,

Wrightson P,

Yeadon Phil,

Yeadon S.

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