Remembering Wombwell’s cricketing legend Roy Kilner
“A Yorkshire wicket has fallen, and one of Yorkshire’s best men is out.” Nearly a century has passed since those words were uttered at the funeral of England cricketer Roy Kilner, whose untimely death in 1928 shook the sporting world. Though time has blurred the details of his remarkable career,...
Wath Cricket Club: 125 not out!
It’s been a long and glorious innings for Wath Cricket Club as they celebrate their 125th anniversary this season. The club’s history has not been without a few sticky wickets – or water-logged – with flooding from a nearby stream playing havoc on their Moor Road ground. But the hard...
