RAINTON Cricket Club won a six-a-side inter-village cricket tournament they staged last Sunday to celebrate securing the long term future of their cricket field.
The club has played at the Carr Lane ground for more than 40 years, thanks to an informal arrangement with a local landowner.
When the ground was offered for sale it was an opportunity not to be missed. The village's Recreation Association put up the money, with help from Harrogate Borough Council's leisure services department.
Almost the entire village turned out on Sunday afternoon to see Rainton snatch victory from Wath in a nail-biting final.
They were helped out by Middlesbrough goalkeeper Mark Crossley, who proved to be as good with a bat as he is in goal.
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