Whitley Lower CC
Following on from the Uncle Dickie saga, in 1921 a new cricket club was born: Whitley Lower CC.
This club had no connection with the mill – it was simply a collection of villagers. Hence the new club’s name – signifying a geographical rather than occupational identity. (The new club might even have had a link with a village church). That said, a number of ‘Hopton Mills’ players would have stayed on and played for ‘Whitley Lower’. Whitley Lower CC survived right up until 1989 and the merger with Dewsbury & Savile CC.
This club had no connection with the mill – it was simply a collection of villagers. Hence the new club’s name – signifying a geographical rather than occupational identity. (The new club might even have had a link with a village church). That said, a number of ‘Hopton Mills’ players would have stayed on and played for ‘Whitley Lower’. Whitley Lower CC survived right up until 1989 and the merger with Dewsbury & Savile CC.
For decades the new club competed in the Dewsbury & District League. It prospered at its beautiful headquarters, Woodbottom, surrounded by luscious greenery and a handsome monkey tree located right next door to the pavilion!
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