Copy of Press release....
Release Date: 4 September 2008
FOOTBALL, RUGBY AND CRICKET MATCHES CANCELLED THIS WEEKEND
Due to the recent heavy rainfall and with the weather forecast for the weekend showing no improvement, Kirklees Council and HOCHTIEF School Fields have regretfully taken the decision to cancel all football, rugby and cricket matches due to have been played on council-managed and school pitches in Kirklees this weekend.
Pitches are already saturated with further rainfall forecast for what should have been the opening weekend of the Huddersfield and District Football League.
However, as regards matches scheduled to be played on privately-managed pitches, for Huddersfield and District Football League, the decision to cancel or not lies with the discretion of the individual respective referees.