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Friday October 16, 2015
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Batley cricketers go to Rome for historic inter-faith fixture By Steve Martyn A CRICKET team from Batley were bowled over by the Vatican – and next they head off to Panama. Mount CC narrowly lost to St Peter’s Cricket Club in Rome last Saturday in a game which attracted worldwide media interest. A party of 33 from the Halifax Road-based side spent four days on an inter-faith mission. They competed for the Sir John Major Friendship Cup which was billed as the first-ever official cricket match between Christian and Muslim faiths. Mount lost the Twenty20 encounter at Rome’s Capannelle Cricket Ground in the last
over. They are now preparing for a pre-season tour of Panama in Central America next year. During the Rome trip the Mount travelling party toured St Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican museums. Mount chairman Hanif Mayet said: “The four days in Rome will be etched into our memory and hearts as an unforgettable experience.” The group included 11 players plus supporters and key members of the club’s committee. Due to a lack of space in the tiny enclave St Peter’s cannot play inside the walls of the Vatican so instead they do so at a pitch owned by Roma Capannelle Cricket Club.
TEMPLE OF THE MOUNT: Local cricketers visiting the Vatican
Their team is mostly made up of trainee priests, many from the Indian sub-continent. Pratheesh Thomas, of St Peter’s, said: “We have realised one of our dreams to play against a team composed of Muslim friends.” Mount played a warm-
up friendly against Roma Capannelle which they won by six wickets. The visit was to build bridges between faiths through cricket. A return match could be at Headingley. MP Jo Cox (Lab, Batley and Spen) said: “I’m incredibly proud of the club. This is a well-
deserved accolade. Batley has a proud and ever more impressive sporting tradition in so many different disciplines. As well as excelling in competitions we also see so many fine examples of sport being used to bring people, communities and faiths closer together.”
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Hospice event at town hall BATLEY: A craft fair in aid of Kirkwood Hospice is due to be held at the town hall next month. Organised by the hospice’s Batley and Birstall Support Group, it takes place from 10am to 4pm on Saturday November 7. The support group raises thousands of pounds for the hospice with events throughout the year.
Drunk caused brain injury with shoe A BARMAID at a Dewsbury pub suffered a brain injury when she was struck by a stilletto shoe thrown by a rowdy customer. Annaliese Falconer was treated in hospital for concussion after the incident at the Babes in The Wood on Leeds Road, Woodkirk. Leeds Crown Court was told she was found to have a “mild traumatic brain injury” from which she still suffers headaches. Christopher Dunn, prosecuting, said the stilletto show was thrown by Adele Day on April 26 last year.
At around midnight Day was asked to leave by Miss Falconer after becoming rowdy, but refused to do so and became aggressive. Day, 26, of Tingley, threw a glass towards her which missed but smashed on a beer pump. Miss Falconer then saw a black object flying at her and felt a sharp pain which caused her to faint. Mr Dunn said she had been struck by one of Day’s shoes. A short time later Day was seen outside with a shoe which had a broken heel. She denied assault when
interviewed by police and claimed to have been wearing flip flops. Marcus Waite, for Day, said his client has now given up drinking. She is also was the sole carer for her young son and is pregnant. Day, near the end of a suspended jail sentence when the incident happened, admitted causing grievous bodily harm. Recorder of Leeds Kate Tulk gave Day a 16-month prison term suspended for two years, 50 days of activity and 150 hours of unpaid work.