Clubs & grounds: Ackworth-Doncaster 

Ground information - ample car parking on the ground; refeshments and toilet facilities available 

About us - Ackworth were founder members of the Pontefract & District Cricket League in 1928. After being Pontefract & District champions on five occasions, the last in 2010, the ambitious club decided move into the YCSPL for the 2022 season. There have been many ‘up and downs’ during the club’s 130-plus years’ history, and during World War II, Ackworth CC was kept alive only by its’ ladies’ team that functioned after the men’s teams had been forced to cease playing.  

 

A number of well-known players have been produced by the club. Peter Hepworth started out at Ackworth before moving on to Leicestershire; Graeme Stevenson also came through the club’s juniors before embarking on a successful career with Yorkshire; and Sir Geoffrey Boycott first played in men’s cricket at the rear of the Boot & Shoe pub on Wakefield Road.  

 

Two Saturday teams compete in the YCSPL and there is a third XI that plays on Sundays. Club stalwart Jono Gillespie leads the thriving junior set up, which boasts sides at all levels from under-nines to under-17s, to which the girls’ team will be added this season. The ground has developed over the years, and invariably attracts healthy crowds. Improvements over recent years include a new scoreboard and scorers’ hut, and a three-bay net facility; and in 2023 the club became trailblazers in our League by installing three hybrid pitches. 

 

In their first season in the YCSPL, 2022, Ackworth were the champions of Division 2 and the 2nd XI were promoted from Division 7. 

Divisions - Premier 

Ground - Centenary Way, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 1AA 

Secretary - Mick Forrester: 07479 255699, rtmichael06@aol.com 

Website - www.applebyfrodingham.play-cricket.com 

email - applebyfrodingham@ycspl.co.uk 

Matchday contact - Alex Grimes; 07913 694548 

Junior and women's & girls' sections contact - Matt Morland; matt.morland@zestbusinessgroup.com 

Ground information - Ample seating and car parking: refreshments available in clubhouse; coffee shop and accessible toilets in athletic club adjacent to the ground; dogs must be kept on a lead at all times. 

About us - Appleby Frodingham CC were formed in 1921, since which time the club has played on its’ current ground at Brumby Hall. The facilities are shared with other sports in a large sports club. In 1948, the club joined the Yorkshire Council, and in 1994, taking advantage of the then Yorkshire & Humberside county boundary, they were admitted into the Yorkshire League. Appleby Frodingham became founder members of the new Yorkshire South Premier League in 2016, finishing as runners-up to Wakefield Thornes in that inaugural season.  

 

A season of underachievement in 2018 led to the club being relegated to the SYSCL Championship, but they bounced back in style as SYSCL champions in 2019, reclaiming their place in the YSPL for 2020. In the first season of the YCSPL, Appleby Frodingham claimed a remarkable treble, winning the new Premier Division, the YCSPL T20 Blast and the Viking Cricket cup, and they retained their Premier Division title in 2022. 

Divisions - 5 & 8 

Ground - Glass Park Sports Ground, Doncaster Road, Kirk Sandall DN3 1HQ 

Secretary - Naill McCarthy; 07874 858013; niall.mccarthy@outlook.com 

Website - www.barnbyduncricket.co.uk 

email - barnbydun@ycspl.co.uk 

Matchday contacts - (1st XI) Alex Pepper; 07510 448515 

(2nd XI) James Copley; 07833 439746 

Junior section contact - Ben Salter; 07865 079315; benjaminsalter.96@gmail.com 

Women's & girls' section contact - Jeannette Barnes; 07960 591232; nettleb63@gmail.com 

Ground information -  

About us - Barnby Dun Cricket Club was formed in 1870, eventually established itself at Parkhill in Barnby Dun where it played for over fifty years until 2002. The club now play at the former Pilkington Recreation Cricket Club in Kirk Sandall, and have built a new pavilion to support our aim of providing top quality playing facilities for all our young (and not so young!) players, and including two fully equipped changing rooms with hot showers and toilets, a large social area, officials' changing rooms, scorers' box and public toilet facilities. 

 

The wicket and outfield have been much improved over the last few years, thanks to the excellent work by our groundsman Peter Fell, comparing favourably with any in the area, and the ground has tremendous potential for future development. 

 

We run two senior teams who, from 2023, will compete in the Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League; a mid-week team in the Doncaster Evening League; and a Sunday team in the Barnsley League. Junior cricket is thriving in the club thanks to the enthusiastic support of our parents and team managers. We have teams at U9, U11 & U13, U15 & U17 age group levels. 

 

Famous former players include Johnny Wardle, the ex-England spin bowler, and the club has consistently produced a steady supply of young cricketers to the Yorkshire schoolboy and representative teams in recent years. The wicket and outfield have been much improved over the last few years, thanks to the excellent work by our groundsman Peter Fell, comparing favourably with any in the area, and the ground has tremendous potential for future development.  

 

In 1970, the club celebrated 100 years since its formation in 1870 and held a festival summer of events producing a 'Centenary Brochure'. A copy of this has been retrieved from the club archives and is now available to view online giving a fascinating insight into the club's history and heritage. Barnby Dun Cricket Club celebrated its 150th Anniversary in 2020 . 

Divisions - 3 & 6 

Ground - The Sands, Low Bradfield, Sheffield, S6 6LB 0114 285 1287 

Secretary - Mick Bocking; 07711 292455; mickbocking@talktalk.net 

Website - www.bvfcc.play-cricket.com 

email - bradfield@ycspl.co.uk 

Matchday contacts - (1st XI) Jim Shepherd; 07789 295600 

(2nd XI) Craig Shepherd; 07789 682669 

Junior section contact - Paul Clarke; 07710 809885; paulclarke100@aol.com 

Women's & girls' section contacts - Nicci Gosney; nicolette.gosney@bbraun.com and Nick Cutts; 07814 257121; ncutts@icloud.com 

Ground information - Car parking facilities to the side of the ground; lots of seating around the field; pavilion - open on match days - selling drinks and refreshments; toilets located in pavilion. 

About us - Bradfield Village Fellowship have been playing cricket in the unrivalled beauty of Bradfield village, on the edge of the peak district since 1905 and are proud to have been an integral part of the South Yorkshire cricketing landscape ever since, including an array of league and cup titles - especially during a golden period in the 1970s when the club amassed a staggering 13 trophies!  

 

The club moved from their original location, next to the Plough pub, shortly after forming and the pavilion was erected at the ground in 1950. A historic building in itself, it was transported from Dunford Bridge and converted from its original use as a prisoner of war hut!  

 

We currently feature four senior teams - 1st and 2nd XIs playing in the Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier Leagues Divisions 3 and 5, with a Sunday XI in the Barnsley League and a Midweek side in the South Yorkshire Alliance Works Midweek Cricket League, and several teams and opportunities to play for juniors and women's cricket. Games are always well-attended, with our ground proving a popular stop on many a weekend stroll around the outstanding countryside which surrounds us. 

Divisions - 3 & 6 

Ground - The Common, Cross Hill, Ecclesfield, Sheffield S35 9WL 

Secretary - Milton Samuels; 07758 415303; milton.samuels@btinternet.com 

Website - www.caribbeansheffield.play-cricket.com 

email - caribbean@ycspl.co.uk 

Matchday contacts - (1st XI) Milton Samuels, as above 

(2nd XI) Lennox Campbell; 07518 206919 

Junior and women's & girls' sections - Milton Samuels, as above 

Divisions - Premier 

Ground - Chichester Road, Cleethorpes, DN35 0HZ 

Secretary - Ben Peacock; 07780 474397; benpeacock590@gmail.com 

Website - www.cleethorpescricketclub.com 

email - cleethorpes@ycspl.co.uk 

Matchday contact - Ian Mansfield; 07858 777884 

Junior and women's & girls' sections contact - Alex Hollamby; a_hollamby@hotmail.com 

Ground information - Ample car parking and seating; clubhouse with bar and refreshments; disabled access and toilets; baby-changing facilities; dogs must be kept on a lead at all times. 

About us - The exact date of formation of the club is unknown due to war damage to club archives, but it is believed the club was formed by the 1870s. Two other grounds were used before Chichester Road was opened in June 1931 with a fixture against Scunthorpe CC in the Grimsby and District League. The development of the town in the 1950s prompted expansion, and the club purchased eight acres of land to preserve its future, as housing estates sprang up around the ground. The outfield was expanded and levelled and a new square sown in 1959, and in 1963 the dilapidated old wooden pavilion, with its tiny changing rooms was replaced by a new building.  

 

In 1968, Lincolnshire played on the ground for the first time, and in August 1970, the International Cavaliers played at Chichester Road in front of 3,000 spectators. A extension to the lounge and bar and new dressing rooms in 1971 were rewarded with a Nottinghamshire one-day game in 1972. 1978 saw two squash courts opened, resulting in 200 new members. In 1980, Cleethorpes hosted first class cricket for the first time when Nottinghamshire played Worcestershire. Further county games followed, and Lincolnshire still use the ground regularly.  

 

By the late 1950s, Cleethorpes had become a formidable side due to the development of some excellent local talent, of which Martin Maslin was one finest cricketers never to play at first class level. After winning the Lincolnshire League eleven times, and beating York and Bradford in the 1981 John Haig trophy, the club entered the Yorkshire League in 1983. In 1988 the first overseas professional, Australian David Quoyle, was engaged, and he was followed by a string of impressive imports. In 2003, the Yorkshire League championship was secured with a memorable last day win at Driffield. The club were founder members of the YSPL in 2016, but were relegation at the end of 2019. After the loss of the league programme in 2020, Cleethorpes were promoted as the first YCSPL Championship winners in 2021.  

 

Ground improvements have continued, and over recent years include an all-weather pitch, four net bays, updated sightscreens and covers, and further pavilion improvements. 

Divisions - 1 & 4 

Ground - St Peters Drive, Park Road, Conisbrough, DN12 2ES 

Secretary - Peter Humphries; 07951 944953; humph2002@gmail.com 

Website - www.conisbroughcc.play-cricket.com 

email - conisbrough@ycspl.co.uk 

Matchday contacts - (1st XI) Mathew Lowe; 07495 216362 

(2nd XI) James Doran; 07500 932849 

Junior section contact - Peter Humphries, as above 

Divisions - 9 

Ground - Furlong Road Sports Ground, Goldthorpe, Barnsley S63 9EH 

Secretary - Richard Hardman; dearne@ycspl.co.uk 

Website - www.dearne.play-cricket.com 

email - dearne@ycspl.co.uk 

Matchday contact - Marley Wood; 07411 552262