Leeds
Modernians
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Mark Ripley, Leeds Modernians Cricket Chairman
“This is my second spell as Chairman having joined the club
as a junior cricketer in 1977. I have had the privilege of being a
playing member of the 1st XI when they had won several league
and cup titles and also captained the 1st XI.
The hardest task for any chairman
of a club like ours is finding
enough like minded
people who are
prepared
to
give up their
free time to
help the club
achieve
its
ambitions.
However, when
you see players
and officials of the club
experiencing success both on and
off the field there is no greater satisfaction for
any chairman.
The cricket section is facing similar challenges that most local
cricket clubs face these days, which is a lack of players prepared
to commit to playing every week and financial restraints which
inhibit investment in the playing facilities.
However we have made real progress in the last 5 years
having been accepted into a higher standard of cricket in the Aire
Wharf Cricket League in 2015 and finishing mid table in our first
season.
We also have a healthy junior section with 5 competitive
teams from U9s through to U17s with over 70 playing members.
We are very positive about the future and it is our ambition to be
playing 1st division cricket within the next
5 years (currently Division 3).
We will achieve
this by continuing
to attract new
players
and
investing
time in our
junior section.
Our
playing
field is regarded
as above average
and the cricket square is
regularly complimented. We do
need to invest in practice facilities and we are
working towards achieving Clubmark status which will help us
attain grant money for investment.
I believe the progression of the junior section over the last 5
years has made us much more of a community club with many
“I believe the progression of the junior section
over the last 5 years has made us much more of a
community club with many more people within a
3 mile radius now part of our section.”
more people within a 3 mile radius now part of our section.”
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“The club has always welcomed players
from all backgrounds but one of the
fundamental aims of the club at its
inception was to smooth the transition of
players from the student and junior game
into senior Rugby League. “