90's to present

In 1990 the First XI were Runners Up to Eldwick and Gilstead in the Waddilove Cup.
The Second XI again won the League Title.

1991 saw both the First and Second Teams win the league Championship.

In 1992 the Club applied for funding to the Foundation For sports and Arts in order to build new facilities.

This year also saw both the First and Second Teams achieve the Double in the League. This again had the Second XI winning Four consecutive League Championships.

In 1993 the Club received a letter from the Foundation stating that we had been successful in our application and had been awarded the sum of Â£37,500 to build a Stone Built Pavilion. The facility would have Dressing Rooms, Kitchen and Tea Area, Showers and Toilets and a Groundsman's Store The President removed the first piece of turf for the foundations on the 12th November 1993.

The Second XI were Runners Up in the Thrippleton Cup Final to Northowram Fields

The Official Opening of the new Pavilion which was built by one of our playing members Andrew Smallwood, was carried out on the 10th July 1994 by our oldest Club Member Mr. George Brown. Mr. Brown who was 90 years of age and still a keen supporter of the club, cut the tape. Speeches were made by the League President Mr. Alan Kilshaw and our benefactor Mr. Andrew Heap, before the match between a Central League XI and a Harden CC XI was played.

The Second XI were successful in Winning the Thrippleton Cup Final against Girlington in this year also.

1995 saw the First Team lose out to Steeton in the Keighley Cup Final by just 13 runs.

In 1996 the First Eleven completed the Treble by winning the League Title, The Waddilove Trophy, against Haworth Road at Park Avenue and The Keighley Cup, once more against Steeton this time winning by 4 wickets at Lawkholme Lane.

A new Scorebox was built to match the New Pavilion, also by two of our playing members Ian Smith and Mark Jones.

A Mini Tractor was purchased in this year and one Gang Mower for Â£305, which along with the existing two Gang Mowers was used to cut the outfield.

A grant of Â£300 was received from the Lords Taverners towards a new Practice Wicket. As the total cost of the Wicket was Â£2019, the balance was paid for out of club funds.

Due to the hard work of the Club and our Ground Staff in particular, we were rewarded in 1997 and 1998 with the Bradford Central Cricket Leagues Cup Final.

1997 also saw the First XI win the League Championship.

In 1998 the First XI came runner up to Bolton Villas in the waddilove Cup Final played at Harden and narrowly Lost in the Semi-Final of the Yorkshire Champions Trophy to Undercliffe CC.

The Second XI also played Bolton Villas in the Thrippleton Cup Final and ran out as Winners at All Alone Road.

The very successful Sportsman's Dinner which has contributed greatly to our success are still being held on an annual basis to raise cash for further ground improvements. The Club was also awarded the Wilkinson Sword on Two occasions for the best kept ground.

In the year 2000 the Airedale and Wharfedale Senior Cricket League expanded to three divisions and it was decided by the Club Members that we should apply to join the league for the 2001 season.
We were successful in our application.

2001 saw the Club sign it's first overseas player, Adrian Voss. The Club had a relatively successful season in it's first year in the Aire-Wharfe League, with Brian Freimanis winning the Second XI League Batting Award

In 2002 the First XI gained promotion to the 'B' Division but unfortunately were relegated the following year.

In 2005 the First XI unfortunately missed out on promotion by just one point, but the League Wicket Keeping prize was won by Neil Kettle. The Second XI won the Birtwhistle Cup Final, against Horsforth Hall Park, with Mark Falkingham taking the Man Of The Match Award. They also won promotion to the 'A' Division by winning the League Title.

2005 also saw the Club applying successfully to the League to enter the Third Teams Competition for the 2006 season. This is another step forward for the Club, which we hope will see HCC continue to achieve further successes in the future....watch this space.

2006 was a great year for the Club. It saw the First XI promoted as Champions to Division 'B' after narrowly missing out last year. The Second XI also retained their 'A' Division status and the Third XI has been a resounding success finishing in the top half of the table. This was also the first year that we'd had a successful overseas player, namely Tim Clarke from St. Joseph's Cricket Club in Geelong.
This year also saw our Under 9's win the League Title and the Under 11's come Runner Up in their League.

2007 was another successful and progressive year for the Club, with our First XI finishing in 4th position in the 'B' Division, the Second XI in mid table and the Third XI also doing well. Our overseas player this year was Matthew King from Ringwood Cricket Club in Melbourne, who went on to win the 'B' Division Batting Prize. Pride of place goes to our under 11's who came top of the West Division and played the winners of the East Division, Pool CC in the Final. Harden came out Victors and went through the campaign unbeaten. The under 12's reached the Gordon Bower Cup Final, but were unfortunately beaten by a strong Pudsey Congs side. The junior members of the club have once again done us proud.
This year we asked for donations from the villagers of Harden to be able to connect to the main sewers. The generosity of the village was overwhelming and once again they didn't disappoint. A massive thank you to everyone who donated and we can now look forward to 2008 with optimism once again.

2008 was a success for the Junior Section of the club, with our under 13's Aire Wharfe side winning their division and playing Guiseley in the Final in a winner take all contest. Unfortunately they lost, but once more showed great promise for the future. Our under 13's Bradford Central League side won the Final of the Brian Sewell Cup at Thornbury CC beating Great Horton Church and our under 11's won the Tong Park 6 a side trophy beating Guiseley in the Final. The future once more looks in good hands.

The Senior sides had a difficult season but managed to retain their status in the Divisions... The First Team in the 2nd Division and the Second Team in the 1st Division.The Third Team managed to make the conference Play Offs, but lost to a strong North Leeds side by 3 runs. Our overseas player this season was Lindsay Scown from the North Melbourne Cricket Club who once more brought some quality batting to the First Team. We now look to the 2009 season with hopes of further successes on and off the field.

2009 brought a mixed season within the club, with once again our Under 13's retaining the Brian Sewell Cup against Great Horton Church. The First Team retained their 2nd Division status after very competitive encounters, but unfortunately the Second team were relegated to the Second Division. The Third Team made it to the Chappell Cup Final, only to fall at the last hurdle by 22 runs and just missed out on the play offs by the number of wins. Once again the junior members of the team did particularly well and the Club is looking good for the future. Our overseas player this season was Leigh Booth from the Hallam Kalora Park Cricket Club in Melbourne, who once again brought valuable experience with the bat and ball to the Club. This year we eventually managed to connect to the main sewer, thanks mainly to donations from various sources and the generosity of the villagers of Harden. Also thanks to the hard work of the Committee and their tireless efforts, this wouldn't have been possible. We can now look forward to the 2010 season, with hope and optimism for further successes for Harden Cricket Club.

2010...Was another successful year for the Club both on the playing side and off field activity!....more to follow

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