Flockton Cricket Club

Cricket has been played in Flockton since 1868, but no-one is absolutely certain of the formation date, and that is why the club has never felt able to celebrate its centenary. 

In its early years, the club played its home games at a venue called The Rough - just 200-300 yards to the north of the current ground. The Rough doesn't sound like the ideal kind of venue, and the search was soon on for something better. In 1926 the club's Trustees settled on Hill Top. 

But the players and their friends in the village had to do all the hard work; they literally made the ground themselves. In this, however, they were helped by the fact that 1926 was the year of the General Strike, and so most local people had plenty of time on their hands. 

The club took over the ownership of the ground, aided significantly by a grant from the Miners Welfare organisation. This is when the modern history of the club commenced. At the start it was played in the Wakefield League, Denby Grange League and t (this must have been copied & pasted as this is how the text ends on the website)

Note to Flockton Football Club, cut the grass