Great Horton Park Chapel CC
The club's cricketing activities resemble those of Wibsey Park Chapel CC, with all 3 teams playing in the Spencer Wilson Halifax League. Two teams in the Saturday section and one in the Sunday section.
All 3 teams now play their home games at Ewart Street, formerly the home of Great Horton CC, with Park Avenue no longer on the list of retained grounds.
The club also continues to run a team in the Bradford Evening League who were finals day winners in 2014.
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Our clubhouse is available to hire for events and other activities.
Please ring or call into our Clubhouse for more details and to book your party.
Joining Message
Great Horton Park Chapel currently run Three teams in the Halifax League. Following the 2018 season where both Saturday teams narrowly missed out on promotion both finishing 3rd, both teams are looking for promotion to the premier League while the Sunday Side who won promotion to the middle section in 2018 will also be looking for back to back promotions to the premier division in 2019. The club also runs a team in the Bradford Evening League on a Wednesday night.
If you are interested in joining us do so by coming down to training at the Ewart Street Ground weekly on Tuesdays from 6.00pm onwards during the season. or contact our club via our facebook page or twitter page.
Wibsey Park Chapel
The club was formed in 1887 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, and although that is not the case today the club still retains links with the church through a number of both playing and non playing members. 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 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. Four 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 – it’s home base at Haycliffe Lane, adjoining the special school, and the former Yorkshire County Cricket ground at Park Avenue, which it hopes will provide the infrastructure for continually improving and raising the quality and standard of cricket in the future. 30/01/2004 UPDATED 23/6/06
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