Wakefield Thornes Cricket

🚨 Date for the Diaries! Its just over a fortnight now until Wakefield Thornes Cricket Club have the privilege of hosting this year's K3 Dental Cup Final, Cawthorne Cricket Club v York Cricket Club.

Many Congratulations to both teams on reaching the final and to Umpires Alan Mynett and Duncan Jones who have been appointed to officiate the final too.

The biggest game of the season is almost upon us, the K3 Dental Cup Final, and we are ready for an incredible day of action on and off the pitch!

📅 Date Sunday 30th August 2026.

⏰ Time: Ground open from 10am / Match starts at 12:30pm.

📍 Where: Field Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7RT.

What’s in store for you:

🏏 High-Stakes Cricket: Watch the finalists battle it out for the cup!

🍻 Fully Stocked Bar: Cold beers & lagers, wines, spirits and soft drinks flowing all day. The Bar & Kitchen will be open from 11:30am, Coffee and Tea will also be on sale too.

🍔 Our Head Chef Fergus Donnachie & our Australian Star Harley Cushan will be lighting the BBQ at 1pm! Sizzling sausages / burgers and hot food served fresh off the grill throughout the day!
Programmes will be available on the day.

🎟️ Big Raffle: Grab your tickets to win some fantastic local prizes! Andrew Tipple & Greg Wadsworth will be selling them at the door of the pavilion £1p for a strip of 5 tickets!

PRIZES INCLUDE:

A BUSH 50 Inch 4K UHD SMART TELEVISION with A BUSH Bluetooth / Sound Bar System. A Gunn & Moore Cricket Bat, £100p Wakefield Thornes CC Bar Tab, £100p Gift Voucher Wetherby Whaler, 3 Wakefield Thornes CC Bucket Hats, A Wakefield Thornes CC Jacket, A Solly Sports Jacket, A Junior Kookaburra Cricket Bag, 2 Challenge MND Running Shirts, Wines Spirits, Beers, Lagers, Chocolates, Sweets and much more.

The Draw will take place during the TEA BREAK on the day of the final. YOU GOT TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT!

Bring your teammates, family, friends and supporters for a massive community day. Let’s make it a final to remember! 🏆

Huge thank you in advance to the FABULOUS photographer John Hobson who will be taking photos throughout the day!

See you there.

Teams are in for the weekend. Bar open at field lane all day!

Just a reminder of girls cricket coaching (6-11 years ) at the club tomorrow and Friday morning- 10am - 12 noon.

This weekends teams are in. Get to field lane to support the 2s.

Girls Cricket Cocaching

Age 6 years upwards

Thursday 13th August 10am - 12 noon
Friday 14th August 10am - 12 noon
Thursday 20th August 1.30 -3.30
Friday 21st August 10am -12 noon

With Frances Lonsdale former Thornes and current Derbyshire cricketer.

Cost: £2 per session

We’re aiming to enter a girls softball team in festivals at Higham on the evening of Friday 14th and Castleford on Sunday 23rd

Teams for the weekend. Reminder of our Abu Dhabi reunion at the clubhouse today. Come down and support the lads!

Not a bad effort from James Rhodes this week. Not enough rev sweeps for our liking. Try striking over 100 next time chief

This coming Saturday down at Field Lane!

With his third wicket this weekend, Matty Taylor became Wakefield Thornes’ 1st XI leading wicket-taker (play cricket era). A huge congratulations Matthew. Thoroughly deserved mate!

It’s a WTCC double weekend!