Another 5 hour session Kirk Deighton CC and we've done just about all we can ahead of tomorrow's Theakston Nidderdale Amateur Cricket League game v Harrogate CC 3rds. In the hands of the weather gods now...with rain then a frost due overnight 😕 #cricket #Yorkshire #Nidderdale

A few days of hard work by multiple people Kirk Deighton CC and we've actually managed to cut a track! Outfield is under control & square is looking OK. All good until you see next week's forecast🙄 another blank week in the Theakston Nidderdale Amateur Cricket League very possible. #cricket #Yorkshire

After a year of being officially 'retired' I can confirm that I'd recommend it to anyone. Also, Final Salary pension schemes are a joy to behold. These two opinions are not entirely unconnected.

Another session on the ground Kirk Deighton CC a couple of dry days & the postponement of week 1 Theakston Nidderdale Amateur Cricket League fixtures has given us a break. Lots still to do & nowhere near ready to play yet but definite progress. #cricket #Yorkshire #Nidderdale

Very slowly a cricket ground is emerging from the swamp Kirk Deighton CC Lots of hard work between the rain days but we are making progress. Still almost no chance it will be ready for the 1st game of the Theakston Nidderdale Amateur Cricket League season in less than 2 weeks. #cricket #Yorkshire

Just 4 weeks to the 1st game of the Theakston Nidderdale Amateur Cricket League league season and the mild winter and wet spring mean we've barely started on the ground Kirk Deighton CC Too wet for machinery.Unless the weather picks up soon its very doubtful we'll be ready. #cricket #Yorkshire

Out of hibernation & time to get started at Kirk Deighton CC 4 degrees centigrade & an East wind but we had to start somewhere! Ground too soft for anything heavy duty. Moles an unwelcome development - a Yorkshire version of 'Caddyshack' incoming... #cricket #Yorkshire

First cut of the square this year Kirk Deighton CC Lots of hard work and luck with the weather needed to get it in shape for the season. Still looks very wintry but well done Rich W for getting things started. #cricket #Yorkshire #Nidderdaleleague

This Christmas & NYE I will mainly be drinking red wine and eating cheese. After which I will hibernate until Spring.

A short-notice but nonetheless wonderful evening with some former teammates. A reminder that cricketing friendships are lifelong. Best game ever. Hangover incoming. #Cricket #Yorkshire #Wetherby

Mulled wine is an absolute abomination. Why on earth would you ruin red wine with all that shit? Anyone buying it in a pub should be forced to stand in a 'queue of shame' with the other cocktail tarts then be told to drink it outside.

Just been sent this picture by a friend who despises Halloween as much as I do. Absolutely howling 🤣🤣.

A distinctly Autumnal atmosphere the top of Nidderdale yesterday. Great Whernside & Little Whernside alternately bathed in sunshine or brooding in cloud. Some bits of the trail will be virtually impassable after this rain storm passes through. #Nidderdale #Yorkshire #ScarHouse

2/2...today I bumped into him whilst out hiking.He tried to be friendly and cracked a feeble joke. I took great delight in telling him to fuck off. I told him all his colleagues thought him an insufferable prick. Revenge is a dish best served cold. Made my day.

Many years ago I worked with guy who had no redeeming features. A talentless, rude, loud-mouthed bully who was utterly despised by everyone. Unfortunately he'd somehow managed to grovel himself into position of minor authority which dissuaded anyone from complaining....1/2

Sad to hear that another Wetherby CC great has gone. Didn't find out until yesterday so wasn't able to pay my respects. Ray Oxley was a player, captain, coach & groundsman but most of all he was a great guy. I will remember him with nothing but respect & affection. RIP guvnor.

Watched my nephew play football today. Depressing but predictable that every bad behaviour trait you see in the pro game- diving, feigned injury,back chat, waving imaginary cards, disputing every minor decision etc- repeated by 12 year olds without consequence.

This is magnificent. I once did something similar for Wetherby Athletic reserves at Thirsk. Very windy day & the ball finished up about 1/4 mile away. Referee made me go fetch it then booked me for time wasting when I got back. Game management.....

My 14yo niece has just finished her 1st season of senior cricket, playing in Div7 and Div1 Theakston Nidderdale Amateur Cricket League. The support of Kirk Deighton CC was a given-they're good guys-but opponents have, without exception, been gracious, generous, supportive and kind. #cricket #Yorkshire

Final pre-match prep of the season. Not looking bad for Mid-September. Covers on tonight & should be OK for the end of season Theakston Nidderdale Amateur Cricket League clash Kirk Deighton CC v Upper Wharfedale CC. I'll miss this over the winter. Peace, solitude & a sense of achievement. #cricket #Yorkshire