Cowling Cricket Club

From the Craven Herald and Pioneer

13th October 2018
History: Cowling Cricket Club players in 1960
By Herald reporter


Cowling Cricket Club players in about 1960

THESE eager-looking chaps looking to bowl a maiden over are the players of Cowling Cricket Club, probably in 1960 or 1961.

The picture was among a selection brought in to the Herald office by Brian and Sylvia Dolphin, of Sutton-in-Craven - Brian is on the photograph, second from the right on the front row.

The other players are back row, from left, R Duxbury, D Taylor, T Whitaker, A Winstanley, B Pearce and S Wilkinson.

As well as Brian, on the front row are from left, D Hindle, ? Watson, B Davy and P Jones. Their professional Yorkshire brethren at this time included county and England legend Ray Illingworth, with Geoffrey Boycott just starting to make his mark. Cowling Cricket Club is, of course, still going strong at its Keighley Road ground in the shadow of Cowling Pinnacle and the Crag. Its senior teams play in the Craven Cricket League, while the juniors play in the Upper Airedale Junior Cricket League. Contributions for this feature are always welcome. They can be emailed to: news@cravenherald.co.uk; sent via the ‘share your story’ button on the Craven Herald website; or sent by post to Craven Herald and Pioneer, 38 High Street, Skipton BD23 1JU.