Contact: crossgatesufcc@gmail.com 

 

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/crossgatesufcc 

 

 

Crossgates Cricket Club has proudly served the community for over 125 years, promoting a 

love of cricket rooted in its motto, “Animus Probitas” — courage and honesty. These values 

underpin everything we do at Crossgates United Friends Cricket Club (CUFCC). 

 

Today, CUFCC is a diverse, inclusive, and forward-looking club. Our membership reflects the 

rich cultural fabric of our community, with players of English, Irish, Pakistani, Indian, Sri Lankan 

and other mixed heritages. We are proud to represent multiple faiths — Christianity, Sikhism, 

Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism — united by one shared passion: CRICKET! Our club stands as 

a space where community cohesion is built through sport. 

 

 

Our Women & Girls section is just three years old, born from a simple but powerful idea. A 

group of women, initially spectators supporting husbands and sons, decided they wanted to step 

onto the field themselves. What started with a plastic bat has grown into a competitive, thriving 

section of the club. 

 

Today, our female players range from 8 to 45 years old, including mother–daughter pairs. 

Among them are women transitioning from “couch to cricket” with no prior sporting background, working professionals and homemakers. Some players travel over 20 miles each week out of commitment to the team. Many women manage chronic conditions such as diabetes and autoimmune disorders, all of which are forgotten when they step on the playing field. 

Cricket has become more than a sport for us — it is community, wellbeing, and 

empowerment. 

 

We now compete in the West Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League, playing in the Leeds 

East 1st Division (2024 Outdoor League) and Leeds East 2nd Division (2025 Indoor League), 

proudly finishing in the Top 3 indoors. In just three years, we have progressed from borrowed 

plastic equipment to winning trophies for our club. 

 

 

We are deeply aligned with the national vision for growing women’s cricket, as championed by 

the England and Wales Cricket Board, and we are proud to be playing our part at grassroots 

level. 

 

We are a passionate, community-driven club committed to increasing access and participation 

for women and girls. We prioritise safety, confidence, and long-term player development. 

 

Contact us to find out more about our club and come have a play.