Batley cricketers to mark milestones with re-union

By Andrew Hunt
Published 15th Mar 2019, 08:00 BST
The Batley Cricket Club team of 1989, who won the Heavy Woollen Cup, Jack Hampshire Cup, Central Yorkshire League Division One title and Yorkshire Council Play-offs.The Batley Cricket Club team of 1989, who won the Heavy Woollen Cup, Jack Hampshire Cup, Central Yorkshire League Division One title and Yorkshire Council Play-offs.
The Batley Cricket Club team of 1989, who won the Heavy Woollen Cup, Jack Hampshire Cup, Central Yorkshire League Division One title and Yorkshire Council Play-offs.
Batley Cricket Club are holding a re-union open to all former players, committee and supporters as they celebrate two upcoming milestones.

This season will mark 30 years since the all conquering Batley side of 1989, who won the old Central Yorkshire League Division One title, the Jack Hampshire Trophy, Heavy Woollen Cup and Yorkshire Council play-offs.

Former Batley player Sean Twohig came up with the idea after posting a picture of the 1986 Batley side who defeated Kirkheaton in the Heavy Woollen Cup final.

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Twohig explained: “The idea came about from a team photo a posted on Facebook of the 1986 Heavy Woollen Cup winning team which I played in.

“I got chatting to another former Batley player Paul Heaton and as it is 30 years since the all conquering 1989 team, who won all four trophies, we decided to organise a re-union for all former and current players and officials of Batley CC.

“It is also it is 35 years this year of my first season at the club in 1984 when Batley won league title for first time in many years under captain Solly Adam.

“That team included Paul Jarvis, who went on to play for Yorkshire and England, and Chand Pandit, our Indian overseas star.