However, Sport England said: “The ball strike assessment doesn’t appear to have been undertaken via a specialist qualified consultant.”

The agency also noted the assessment “contains flaws in that cricket shots can be played 360 degrees off the crease with only shots from the furthest crease being measured on this report”.

Sport England said the speed at which professional players hit a ball should also have been considered, as Crossflatts Cricket Club played in an ECB Premier League which allowed tier five professionals.

The agency said “residents, visitors and property at the application site could be at risk of both injury and damage from cricket balls”.

Bradford Council planners are to decide at a date to be determined if the developer’s risk assessment meets the planning condition and can be dropped allowing the work to continue.

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