Opening role for Bresnan
CROWDS cheered as a Yorkshire cricketing hero officially opened Harrogate Cricket Club’s new £825,000 pavilion following a major fire which destroyed the previous 112-year-old building.
Yorkshire and England star Tim Bresnan yesterday launched the new state-of-the-art facility, which will become hub for the region’s women’s team.
The dual aspect pavilion replaces the previous building on St George’s Road, which was torched by arsonists three years ago. It features separate changing facilities and refreshment areas and will offer spectators views over both pitches from the first floor. The club was awarded a £500,000 grant towards the development from the England and Wales Cricket Board in partnership with Sport England. Harrogate Cricket Club members raised the remaining funds. Picture: Gerard Binks.