EAST RIDING CRICKET SOCIETY

Great time on Wednesday 13 January with Graham Relton, Manager of the Yorkshire Film Archive . Graham treated an enthusiastic audience to some wonderfully chosen and presented archive footage, interweaving unique cricket film with scenes of local interest. The sporting selection began with a Girls' versus Parents match at Hunmanby Hall School in 1948. Graham then moved on to Cricket at Hovingham , a film shot in the early 1930s by Sir William Worsley, Yorkshire captain and later MCC & Yorkshire President, action from the England v India Test at Headingley in 1952, Bill Bowes's inside view of England on tour in Australia in 1958-9, a snowy Northern Cricket Society Boxing Day match in 1953, the Scarborough Festival 1960, Asian players in action at the Interlink Cricket Club in Bradford in 1972, and last and by no means least, Mike Ulyatt's local masterpiece - Hull Railway Clerks CC Centenary 1973, featuring the late, lamented Circle Ground on Anlaby Road. Brian Close

East Riding Cricket Society opens 2016 with an evening of vintage treasures presented by Graham Relton of the wonderful Yorkshire Film Archive - a registered Charity that exists to collect, preserve and make available to the public moving images made in and around the county. From climmers at Flamborough caught on film in 1908 to a 1950s Test at Headingley and rare footage of an Ashes Tour to Australia. Hull street scenes, historic Scarborough, Yorkshire legend Brian Close to local cricket and quirky games, be sure to catch this screening. There will even be some cricket in the snow!      All welcome! Join at any meeting. £15 a year / £5 on door. Next meeting : Wednesday 10 February - the legendary DICKIE BIRD. This meeting will be open to members and pre-registered guests only . Guest admission £10 . Contact ercsoc@gmail.com or call Maggie Sumner ( 01482 861848 ) to secure your place.   Venue : Brewery Bar, King William IV , Hallgate, Cottingham HU16 4BD, 7.

A big crowd for Yorkshire CCC on Wednesday 9 December - champions on and off the field! To top off Championship titles in men's, women's and age-group cricket, Commercial Director Andy Dawson and his team recently received the ECB Business of Cricket Award 2015, while Jonny Bairstow and York's Jack Leaning were named Championship Player of the Year and Young Cricketer of the Year by the Cricket Writers' Club - succeeding Adam Lyth and Alex Lees. Fresh from Lords, where he was presenting Yorkshire's bid for a team in the first Women's Cricket Super League, Chief Executive Mark Arthur opened up with a forthright appraisal of the club and its ambitions over the next five years before introducing Andy, Jack and ex-England Under-19 Captain, Cottingham's own Will Rhodes . A chance for a photo with the historic Championship trophy, then a lively Q&A session kept all the speakers on their toes! Both Jack and Will have an exciting few months ahead. Jack is

Join local Yorkshire CCC stars Will Rhodes and Jack Leaning , Commercial Director Andy Dawson and Chief Executive Mark Arthur to celebrate the club's second successive Championship title and look forward to the 2016 season. Yorkshire's success - with Beverley bowler Steve Patterson also prominent - came despite losing seven players to England at various points in the season and with two and a half games still to go. 'The first win [was] really special,' commented Director of Cricket, Martyn Moxon, 'but given the circumstances this is probably a bigger achievement than winning last year. To combine developing England players with domestic success is a fantastic effort from everyone involved.' The historic Championship trophy will be on display throughout the evening. Photo opportunities galore! Next meeting : Wednesday 13 January 2016.   Graham Relton presents vintage film clips from the Yorkshire Film Archive . All welcome! Join at any meeti

Former Sports Editor of Radio Leeds, Dave Callaghan is now the BBC's 'Voice of Yorkshire Cricket', his ball-by-ball commentary on all Yorkshire CCC matches updating supporters from Beverley to Bulgaria, Aldbrough to Australia. No one has a closer view of the club and its players, and the summer of 2015 offers a host of talking points for his traditional season review - including Yorkshire's back-to-back Championship triumphs, England call-ups for Root, Ballance, Bairstow, Rashid, Plunkett and Lyth, Joe Root heading the world batting rankings, an exciting new signing in David Willey, and much, much more.   In this change to the advertised programme, Dave replaces Rich Pyrah. Rich was appointed to Yorkshire CCC's coaching staff on 1 October and his new duties have forced him to cancel. He sends his profound apologies and hopes to join us at a future date. Please note the society's AGM will be held prior to this meeting at 7.15pm. Next me

One time Sports Editor of Radio Leeds, Dave Callaghan is now the BBC's 'Voice of Yorkshire Cricket', keeping supporters from Iceland to Bulgaria, America to Australia, entertained and informed with his ball-by-ball commentary on all the county's matches.    In his 2015 season review, Dave will provide his unique insight into another special summer, highlighting the stories and personalities behind Yorkshire's second successive Championship triumph.    Next meeting : Wednesday 9 December 2015 . Champions' Evening - stars of Yorkshire CCC + Chief Executive Mark Arthur .   All welcome! Join at any meeting. Only £15 a year / £5 on door. Venue : Brewery Bar, King William IV , Hallgate, Cottingham HU16 4BD, 7.30pm for 7.45pm. Raffle : £2/ticket. Win prizes including tickets to watch Yorkshire CCC at Headingley in 2016 . More information : contact ercsoc@gmail.com or call Maggie Sumner ( 01482 861848 ).     GOLDEN JUBILEE PROGRAMME

Test star Ashley Giles launched East Riding Cricket Society's Golden Jubilee programme on Wednesday 14 October with a wonderful evening of cricket chat at the King William IV, Cottingham. Quizzed by journalist Brian Halford, the ex-England spinner led a packed house from his idyllic Surrey childhood to the heart of England's nailbiting 2005 Ashes triumph - from defeat at Lords, via a view from the middle of Kevin Pietersen's crucial 158* in the final Oval Test, to celebrations on the steps of 10 Downing Street. Beyond the first-class game, Ashley was a proud team captain in the highest-ever cricket match, a 10-over affair played at 5,752m on Mount Kilimanjaro in September 2014. Battling altitude sickness and biting cold, with temperatures down to -20C, thirty climbers raised over £200,000 for charities including Cancer Research UK. Ashley and his wife Stine have also recently founded their own charity, the Giles' Trust , helping to fund brain tumou