Ilkley Cricket Club is continu-ing its programme of special events to celebrate its 150 year anniversary.

Already the club has held an extremely successful concert featuring the Black Dyke Band at Ilkley's King's Hall and have entertained the Australian Old Collegians on their world tour in June.

The next celebration will be a match featuring an Ilkley Presi-dent's XI versus the Marylebone Cricket Club. It takes place on Tuesday August 15, commenc-ing at 11.30am. Refreshments will be available all day.

The teams selected are: Ilkley: Chris Quaife (Captain, ICC); Andy Bird (Ex Ilkley CC); Duncan Brearley (Ex Ilkley CC); Nick Cockroft; David Fisher; Ian Frost; Chris Henry; James Henry; Rhodi Jones; Phil Mof-fatt; Craig Rackham.

MCC: Chris Farrell (Capt, MCC); Roger Balsgridge (Ash-over CC); A.I.Carrington (York-shire Bank CC); Mathew Cous-ins (Harrogate CC); James Dracup (Menston CC); Nigel Fletcher (Ex Clevedon House); Patrick Fordham (Bradford and Bingley CC); Neil Levenson (Harrogate CC); Andrew Lewis (Worcester); Anthony Pope (Ockbruck CC); Richard Simp-son (Addingham CC).

On Sunday August 27, a play-ers and ex-players reunion will take place at the cricket club (12 noon). An Ilkley 3rd XI will be playing an Addingham 3rd XI at 1.30pm in an Airedale and Whar-fedale League fixture.