Bradley Cricket Club
Est.1875
1898 - Club joins Craven Cricket Union
1907 - Champions Skipton Cricket Junior League (SCJL). Beat Skipton CI in play off
1908 - Champions SCJL
1913 - Champions of re-named Skipton & District Cricket League
1914 - Maurice Gill takes 93 wickets in the league season at an average of 3
1919 - Club moves to Lane Top field
1922 - Champions of re-named Craven Cricket League. Beat Kildwick Albion in play off
1924 - Joins West Bradford Cricket League
1924 - Champions West Bradford League
1930 - Club returns to Craven Cricket League and win Championship
1930's - Bradley plays host to the opening match of Northern cricket season. Representative sides from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Nottingham played at the ground. Probably the most notable name was West Indian Learie Constantine. Other players included Arthur Wood, Willis Walker, Maurice Leyland, Wilfred Barbour and Arthur Mitchell.
1931 - Champions Craven Cricket League
1932 - Champions Craven Cricket League & Wynn Cup winners. 2nd XI win Division B
1932 - Saw 2nd XI tie with Embsay after both teams scored just 17
1933 - Champions Craven Cricket League
1934 - Wooden pavilion built on Lane Top ground
1935 - Craven League renamed to Craven & District League (CDL)
1936 - Maurice Gill wins the last of his 10 league bowling average awards (1912 - 1936)
1937 - Charlie Pitchard breaks Maurice Gills' 23 year record with 95 wickets in a season. The club record still stands to this day.
1940 - Champions CDL League
1949 - Play at the Lane Top field ceases
1950 - Ground share with Kildwick Albion for first two matches of season
1950 - Move to present Matthew Lane Playing Fields ground
1950 - Lane Top field sold, Refreshment hut (Green or Brown depending your age) dismantled and taken to Playing Fields ground
1951 - Wooden scorehut built
1952 - New render/brick pavilion built
1952 - Evening League formed. Peter Greens of Bradley inaugural winners
1952 - 2nd XI win Division B
1955 - Evening League disbanded
1955 - 2nd XI win Division B
1961 - 2nd XI win Division B & Cowling Cup
1967 - 2nd XI win Division 2
1970 - 2nd XI win Division 2
1970's - Bradley hosted benefit matches for Yorkshire CCC and England's Philip Sharpe and Don Wilson
1971 - Bradley wins its first junior UAJCL title with the U15's success
1975 - Centenary dinner at Silsden Town Hall. The Dinner was hosted by Don Mosey and Jack Mewies