Bradford & Bingley are to celebrate the centenaries of the two clubs who eventually merged in 1988 to form the present club.

Both the Bradford and Bingley clubs joined the Bradford League in 1910 and this year the present Wagon Lane club are holding events this
year to mark their 100-year membership.

They are holding a past players' day on Saturday, September 11 in their
clubhouse at Wagon Lane, culminating in a centenary dinner in the clubhouse that evening, but players and their partners are also invited to watch the first team match that day against Cleckheaton.

And Bradford & Bingley will stage a big event the following day when they host the Dyson Insulation Twenty/20 Cup finals day.

Organiser Tom Bairstow said: "Former Yorkshire fast bowler Mike Cowan is the guest speaker. He played for Bingley from 1953-55 and said they were his happiest times."

Others to confirm so far are former Lancashire all-rounder Ken Standring,
former Bingley skipper John (JK) Harrison and ex-Yorkshire all-rounder Neil
Hartley.

It is hoped that Hartley's county contemporary Kevin Sharp, who went on to
coach Yorkshire, will also attend.

Any former players from either Bradford or Bingley or Bradford & Bingley who
are interested in going to the dinner, or merely attending the match in the
afternoon, should contact Tom on 01274-564790.

Meanwhile, Yorkshire are earmarked to face Bradford & Bingley at Wagon Lane in a day-night clash on Thursday, August 12, starting at tea-time, and it is also planned that the MCC will visit Bradford & Bingley for a one-day match.