Pudsey St Lawrence is a

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club in

Pudsey Pudsey is a market town in the City of Leeds borough in West Yorkshire, England. It is located midway between Bradford city centre and Leeds city centre. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 25,393. History T ...

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...

. Formed in 1845 the club now plays in the

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. Members of the Bradford league since 1912, the club took until 1956 to win the league title. The club won the Priestley Cup in 2011 and 2014. They also won the Bradford League Premier Division title in 2015 and 2016 and this distinguished club are continually challenging for honours at all senior and junior levels in the game. The club secured their third title in four years on 8 September 2018, holding off a concerted challenge by New Farnley in an enthralling end to the campaign

Famous players

The league has always attracted many players who have gone on to become internationals. In the case of Pudsey St Lawrence the list has included famous names such as the England players Sir Len Hutton,

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and more recently

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. A number of New Zealand internationals such as

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and

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have also spent time with the club.http://www.bradfordcricketleague.org/pudseystlawrencecc.html Bradford League records

Popularity

The club fields four senior teams in addition to the first team and four junior teams. It also provides coaching for both boys and girls from age seven and up. Pudsey St Lawrence - cricket

References

{{Reflist 1845 establishments in England Club cricket teams in England Cricket in West Yorkshire Cricket clubs established in 1845 Pudsey Sport in the City of Leeds