Cricket, rugby same day : Tue Nov 29, 2016 8:22 am  

As a Lancashire CCC member and Leigh R.L.F.C. season ticket holder I am intrigued to see the Roses match and Leeds v. Leigh encounter taking place on the same day i.e. Friday June 2nd. Has this happened before or is one of the dates given incorrect? Anybody know?

Re: Cricket, rugby same day : Tue Nov 29, 2016 8:48 am  

CHEADLE LEYTHER wrote:

As a Lancashire CCC member and Leigh R.L.F.C. season ticket holder I am intrigued to see the Roses match and Leeds v. Leigh encounter taking place on the same day i.e. Friday June 2nd. Has this happened before or is one of the dates given incorrect? Anybody know?

Yes, it should have occurred this year when the Rhinos played HKR I think but the cricket was rained off.
The cricket should finish by 6.30 & the Rugby kicks off at 8 as you know.
I recall going to a game a few years ago & enjoying hospitality. Much to my delight Yorks were at home the same day & I was sitting in the stand next to the Yorkshire players.

Re: Cricket, rugby same day : Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:05 am  

happened 5/6 years ago. was it wigan?

Re: Cricket, rugby same day : Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:10 am  

Did this not happen a couple of years ago and everyone got funnelled into the north stand between it and the Carneige - I missed the first 10 minutes of the game IIRC - sunny Sunday afternoon I think?

[Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino]

Re: Cricket, rugby same day : Tue Nov 29, 2016 10:07 am  

Delayed the game too IIRC.

Re: Cricket, rugby same day : Tue Nov 29, 2016 10:13 am  

I think it was vs Salford on Easter Monday 2014. Lovely weather for it and a convincing Leeds win.

Re: Cricket, rugby same day : Tue Nov 29, 2016 11:58 am  

tad rhino wrote:

happened 5/6 years ago. was it wigan?

Yes, but IIRC the cricket finished early, either bad light or rain.

Re: Cricket, rugby same day : Tue Nov 29, 2016 12:57 pm  

probably yorkshire kicked their sorry backsides

Re: Cricket, rugby same day : Tue Nov 29, 2016 1:02 pm  

was it the sat afternoon cup game where lee smith scored the winner?

Re: Cricket, rugby same day : Tue Nov 29, 2016 3:08 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

was it the sat afternoon cup game where lee smith scored the winner?

The Leeds/Wigan cup game from 2010 with Lee Smith's winner was played in very wet weather so cricket will surely have had no play if it was scheduled that day.