CLUB COLOURS - Oxford Blue and Chocolate Brown

CLUB CONTACT - Secretary - Luke Wilson - wilsonluke99@yahoo.com

CLUB WEBSITE - http://alwoodley.play-cricket.com

Home Ground - Crag Lane, off King Lane. From the Leeds Ring Road, turn up King Lane towards Sainsbury`s Supermarket. Then proceed up the slight hill and find Crag Lane on the left. Look out for the sign to Alwoodley CC. The pavilion pictured below is brand new as the old one was destroyed in a fire deliberately set in September 2001.

 Alwoodley CC are looking to recruit good standard players for the 1st XI for season 2008. Please get in touch via e-mail if interested.

CLUB HISTORY

The Club was formed 1935 when Alwoodley was a rapidly developing community.

A group of cricketing 'nuts' decided that a Cricket Club was one amenity that they could not do without. Having found a field on King Lane, opposite the end of Alwoodley Lane, they cleared it of stone and livestock and a cricket ground was created. A second hand pavilion was purchased, dismantled, transported to its new home, re-erected, painted and 'Alwoodley CC' was born.

The aims of the new club were to play friendly cricket and to enjoy the fellowship of teammates and opponents alike, thereby being part of the true glory of traditional English cricket.

Within 3 years the Club had move to Goodrick Lane, next to Sandmoor Golf Club, and was acknowledged as the most beautiful ground for miles around.

1952 season came to the end and the Club moved again, taking the Pavilion, to its present site - Crag Lane.

1953 was the first year that the prestigious Boxing Day fixture against Northern Cricket Society was played. The BBC was there annually to report on the match and stars such as Brian Close and Don Wilson were regulars over the years. The match raised quite a lot of money for charity.

CLUB HONOURS

Division B Champions - 1972 (Joint)

Reserve League Champions 1985

Reserve Division B Champions (4) 1975, 1978, 1991, 1994

Birtwhistle Cup Winners (2) 1973, 1984

Burmah Oil Club Champions (2) 1975, 1991

INDIVIDUAL HONOURS

1st XI (Division A) Batting - A.Jagger (1972)

2nd XI (Division A) Batting - G.P.Weir (2001)

2nd XI (Division B) Batting - R.Willis (1975), S.P.Jepson (1978), M.Fisher (1988), S.Taylor (1995), G.P.Weir (1998)

1st XI (Division A) Bowling  - D.Horsey (1974)

1st XI (Division B) Bowling  - N.S.Howcroft (1979)

2nd XI (Division A) Bowling - D.Horsey (1992)

2nd XI (Division B) Bowling - D.A.Horsey (1990, 1991, 1995), 
G.P.Weir (1998)

2nd XI (Division C) Bowling - G.P.Weir (2006, 2007)

1st XI Ellicott Fielding Trophy - D.Griffiths (1972)

2nd XI Eric Money Fielding Trophy - M.Windle (1993), J.Newboult (1999)

U20 Batting - G.M.Strange (1986), R.Pickles (1989)

U20 Bowling - M.Abbott (1979)

Man of the Match Award - Birtwhistle Cup Final - M.Harris (1984)