Description
Calling all cricket buffs. Join Trustee of Yorkshire Cricket Foundation and cricket enthusiast, Colin Philpott, for an illuminating talk about the history of the sport in Bradford.
Headingley might be the home of cricket in Yorkshire today, but the sport has been played in Bradford for more than 175 years, and in 1902 the city’s Park Avenue Cricket Ground played host to a match against between England and old rivals Australia.
Many of the greatest names in cricketing history including Don Bradman and Geoff Boycott have played at Park Avenue. The ground fell into disrepair in the 1990s but is now being redeveloped and may one day host first-class cricket again.
Join Colin as he pitches a perfect delivery and shows why cricket remains such a popular sport in the city today.
About the Author
Colin Philpott
Colin Philpott is a Yorkshire-based author of three non-fiction books exploring twentieth-century history and the dystopian novel Deathday. A former Director of Bradford’s National Science and Media Museum, Philpott previously spent 25 years at the BBC in news, current affairs and documentaries, including seven years as Head of BBC Yorkshire. Philpott has chaired events at literature festivals across the North for 15 years.
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