Garforth Parish Church Cricket Club

12/10/2026

WEEK 2 AND WE’RE STILL SMASHING IT!

Another brilliant week with everyone playing their part and giving it their all! Every contribution counts, and we’re loving the effort and team spirit! 💙

01/10/2026

GPCCC Awards 2026 🏆💙🏏

To round off the season, a great evening was had to recognise the talent and contributions from our members throughout the 2026 season. Our winners:

1st Team
• James Stockton – Batting
• Abdul Sarwary – Bowling
• Calum Higginbottom – Fielding
• James Stockton – Players’ Player

2nd Team
• Andrew Stoddart – Batting
• Andrew Stoddart – Bowling
• Aiden Jackson – Fielding
• Dave Steel – Players’ Player

Women & Girls
• Mary Stockton – Batting
• Emma Theaker – Bowling
• Charlotte Thurlby – Fielding
• Lindsay Georgopoulos – Players’ Player

Juniors
• Wilbur Baldwin – Batting
• Ted Astbury-Rutherford – Bowling
• Leo Hick – Fielding

Club Awards
• Louis Walker – Young Player of the Year
• Lottie Laycock – Jim Wilson Award
• Lewis Doel – Michael Baldwin Memorial Shield
• Andy Conboy – Clubman of the Year

Everyone at Walking Cricket received a ‘Walking Cricket Hero’ trophy, celebrating their 5th year!

To round off the evening, a raffle was held at the club, with the main prize being a signed Alistair Cook and Andrew Strauss Ashes-winning photo, generously donated by Emsleys Solicitors

The raffle was a great success, raising over £300 for the club. We would like to thank Emsleys for the donation!

And finally, thank you to everyone who attended the evening and supported GPCCC!

Up The Parish! 💙🏏

27/09/2026

THE GIRLS ARE BACK!

Our girls played their first game back of the season indoors — and they absolutely SMASHED IT!

It was fantastic to see a couple of our newbies getting involved and showing everyone what they can do!
So much energy, smiles, teamwork and some brilliant cricket from the girls!
We’re already looking forward to seeing what the rest of the season brings!

Well done girls — you were AMAZING! 👏

21/09/2026

Well done Suggy and Abdul 👏💙🏏

FINAL DIVISION THREE LEADING RUN SCORERS

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20/09/2026

Get your spookiest costumes ready because we’re having our FIRST EVER Halloween Party! 🕷️🧙‍♀️🧛‍♂️

Come along for an evening packed full of Halloween fun! 🎃
👻 Ghost Hunt�🧪 Gooey & Gloopy Games�🕷️ Spooky Surprises�👻 And lots, lots more!
It’s going to be spook-tacular! 👻🎃

🎟️ Tickets are available now!�If you’d like to come along or have any questions, please get in touch with us for more information.

16/09/2026

Promotion for the 1s!! 🎉💙🏏

The season came to a close on Saturday, and it was all to play for at the top of the table for the 1st Team at home. As has been pretty much the case all season, Skipper Brayson lost the toss and we were bowling.

A fantastic bowling display by Abdul, claiming 7 wickets as we bowled the visitors out for 108. Stockton and Bramley took charge of the chase, and we finished with a convincing 9-wicket win.

10 points confirmed put us level with promotion-chasing Kippax, and all eyes were on Play-Cricket for the next hour. Results from Kippax were finalised, and GPCCC 1st Team confirmed 2nd place in the league, meaning promotion to Ebor Division 2!

A great first season in the YPLN and very much looking forward to next year.

Congratulations to Eastrington Sports & Cricket Club on taking home the league title, and thank you to everyone who has come down to support the 1st and 2nd Teams this season. It’s truly appreciated!

Onto next year!

Up The Parish! 💙🏏

16/09/2026

We can’t wait to celebrate another fantastic year at the club with everyone! 💙

A little reminder for the evening — if you’re ordering food to the club, please take any rubbish home with you afterwards, as unfortunately we don’t have anywhere to dispose of it at the club.
🗑️ Black bags will be provided to make things nice and easy!

Thank you for your help, and most importantly, come down, have fun and enjoy the evening! 💙

13/09/2026

What an incredible honour it was to play against Yorkshire’s Visually Impaired Cricket Team! 🏏💙

They are truly some of the most amazing, talented and inspirational people, with such a passion and love for the game.
Yorkshire’s VI Team came away with a fantastic 90-run victory!

It was an amazing opportunity for us to gain a better understanding of what it’s like to be visually impaired, while also experiencing just how challenging — and brilliant — visually impaired cricket can be. It really puts the game into perspective and showed us that with passion, determination and teamwork, anything is possible. 💙

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the day so special:
👏 Jeff & Jamie for umpiring�👏 Emma for organising and scoring�👏 John for organising�👏 Garforth Parish for helping with setup�👏 Helen for providing the teas�👏 Dennis for looking after the ground�👏 And, of course, all the players and spectators who got involved and supported the day!

Thank you to Yorkshire’s Visually Impaired Team for an incredible day, for sharing your passion for the game and for giving us an experience we won’t forget.
What a privilege to share the cricket field with you! 🏏💙

12/09/2026

The end of the season is here! 21 games complete, with 1 to go. It’s just the 1st Team this week as we host Hemingbrough Cricket Club at Green Lane.

After last week’s win, there is still a possibility of promotion, so a great day of cricket is in store!

Game gets underway from 1PM, bar open. Come down and watch the end of the 2026 cricket season at GPCCC.

Thanks to today’s matchball sponsor, Paul Balneaves!

Up The Parish! 💙🏏

12/09/2026

Last weekend’s results saw the 1st Team travel to league leaders Kippax and reduce the deficit at the top of the table to 10 points going into the final day, while at home, the 2nd Team finished the season with a solid win against Hemingbrough, with the Parish juniors putting on a great display with bat and ball.

1st Team POTM – Abdul Sarwary for his 3 wickets with the ball and 85 runs with the bat. Abdul is sponsored by Caroline Burgess.

2nd Team POTM – Louis Walker for his impressive knock with the bat, seeing the innings out with an unbeaten 75. Louis is available for sponsorship.

A great 20-point weekend!

Up The Parish! 💙🏏