Ripon Cricket Club is an English cricket club side based in the medieval city of Ripon, North Yorkshire. It was formed in 1810. The club now plays in the York & District Senior Cricket League.
Ripon Cricket Club is one of the oldest clubs in Yorkshire and boasts of its rich heritage. It has played host to a number of renowned touring sides and the club's Studley Road ground is used frequently by the Yorkshire Second XI [1] for their home fixtures.
Ripon boasts of many players who have gone on to play cricket at the highest standard including the current club president Peter Squires; who played first class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club as well as representing England twenty nine times in Rugby Union, scoring six tries. [2]
The club fields three senior teams, a 1st XI, who play in the York & District Senior League, [3] a 2nd XI & 3rd XI who play in the Nidderdale League. [4] It also has an evening league side who play in the Harrogate and District Evening League. [5]
The club also fields a strong junior setup featuring four junior teams. It also provides coaching for both boys and girls from age seven.
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