BRADFORD City Legends, such as Stuart McCall, John Hendrie, Greg Abbot, Gary Jones, James Hanson and Ian Ormondroyd, will be swapping boots and footballs for cricket pads when they take on a Bradford & Bingley Cricket Club XI in a floodlit charity T20 match.
The game, which is supporting former Huddersfield Town and Bradford City striker Allan Gilliver’s dementia charities - Anchor and Guiseley Memories Cafe - will take place at Bradford & Bingley’s Wagon Lane ground on Friday, September 13 (6pm).
Also turning out for City will be Gavin Oliver, Lee Duxbury, Dave Evans, Paul Tomlinson, Andy Kiwomya, Billy Clarke, Nathan Clarke, Lee Clapham and Graeme Tomlinson.
In addition, featuring for the Bantams will be their former chief operating officer James Mason and his son Joe, who will keep wicket.
The contest has been organised by Allan Gilliver’s son Mark, a notable cricketer and coach himself, and entry is £2 for adults but is free for children, and there will also be a barbecue and music.
Gilliver senior, 80, who was born in Swallownest, South Yorkshire, scored 30 goals in 72 appearances in two spells for the Bantams and 22 goals in 45 appearances for the Terriers.
In addition, the 6ft 1in forward played for Blackburn Rovers, Rotherham United, Brighton, Lincoln City, Stockport County, Boston United and, in the United States, for Baltimore Comets, scoring 98 goals in all in 315 appearances.
After retiring as a player, Gilliver became groundsman, safety officer, bar supervisor and commercial manager for the Bantams, and was a notable cricketer in the Bradford League, featuring for Brighouse, Manningham Mills and, in the Central Yorkshire League, Liversedge.
It was thought that he was talented enough to play county cricket had football not got in the way.
Allan is currently in a care home, suffering from dementia, which was diagnosed in 2013 and is thought to have been caused by heading footballs.
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