New book on Coleraine Cricket Club

A fascinating new book traces cricket being played in Coleraine in the early 1850s.
By The Newsroom
Published 16th Apr 2010, 16:22 BST
Updated 19th Apr 2010, 10:41 BST

Billy Platt’s “History of Coleraine Cricket Club 1853-2010” is still being compiled and will be published by Coleraine Printing Company in May next year.

Billy, who played cricket for City of Derry for many years, has spent many months completing the research for his 500 page book, complete with photographs.

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The author investigates the history of cricket in Coleraine and the surrounding areas from the middle of the 19th century.

Billy reveals that cricket was played in Articlave, Castlerock, Ballinteer, Balnamore, Ballymoney, Bushmills, Downhill, Portstewart and Portrush.

The book will be a season by season account of local cricket over the past century and a half, including details of Coleraine’s matches against the schoolboys of Coleraine Academical Institution Cricket Club.

Billy hopes that the book will be of great interest to cricket lovers across the north west.

Part of the proceeds from the sale of the book with go to the SANDS charity.

Related topics:ColeraineCity of DerryBushmills