Yapham
Yapham
CRICKET CLUB
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apham CC is based on
Smylett Lane in East
Yorkshire and their first
team currently competes in
Division 3 South of the Yorkshire and
District Senior Cricket League. They
are led by the team of Chair Nigel West
and President Nigel Rickatson and the
club has made a considerable amount
of progress under their guidance.
Their first team put together a solid
campaign in 2014, compiling a record
of 6 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats from
their 22 matches with the other 4 being
abandoned. This saw them finish in a
safe mid-table position with 354 points
on the board.
This should provide them with the
perfect platform from which to build
as they look ahead towards the 2015
season. As long as they can retain their
current group of players and perhaps
make one or two quality additions to the
squad they should have a good chance
of pushing on.
Yapham is not a club to focus solely
upon their senior section however and
they also have a number of youth sides
in place. These teams look to provide
youngsters from the local area with
an opportunity to play the game in a
safe and enjoyable environment whilst
helping them to reach their full potential.
It is important for any side to
produce their own talent if they are to be
successful and this is an area that they
appear to have covered. It will certainly
be exciting to see how their juniors can
progress over the coming years.
In order to help these players to
successfully make the transition into
senior level cricket they also have a
2nd XI in place. This allows them to
give youngsters experience of first
team cricket even if they are not yet
considered ready for first team action
which can be an important step in the
development process.
Another benefit of having an extra
side is that it allows the first XI to benefit
from far greater strength in depth. If
they are ever left short on numbers
through injury or work commitments
they have the option of calling players
up with a limited amount of disruption.
There is much to admire about the
superb set up that Yapham currently has
in place and this is thanks to the fantastic
work that their Committee have been
doing in recent times. Hopefully they
will be able to continue in the same
manner for many years to come.
W F Burton High Class Butcher
Stockist of givendale prime beef
yorkshire Pork, Lamb & poultry
Tel 01759 302182 | 8 Market Place, Pocklington, York YO42 2QW
Yapham Club Info - www.pitchero.com/clubs/yaphamcricketclub - Twitter : @yaphamcc - Founded 1910
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