Deepa Chukkapalli, a 13-year-old cricketer who plays for Bradford Park Avenue Ladies, has been selected for the Spanish National Women’s cricket squad. Spanish Ladies head to Brescia in May to face Italy in a T10 series and Chukkapalli, picked by Spain for the first time, is expected to make her debut, according to Cricket España. […]
Iggy’s Fund: Remembering a gentle giant and apple crumble
A direct message on Twitter recently gave me pause to smile, think of a friend who is no longer with us, his wonderful family and the legacy he has left behind. It also prompted fond flashbacks of apple crumble but we’ll come to that. Alan Igglesden (above right), known to everyone as Iggy, played for […]
Live stream your club cricket matches with FrogBox
The popularity of FrogBox has seen over 500 cricket clubs across the UK live stream their matches over the last couple of years. In this article, we’ll look at the costs, equipment, benefits and what’s new for 2024. After you’ve done your research, if your club decides to buy a streaming kit, there’s good news… […]
Does your cricket club need more pitches this year?
The Flicx pitch has been a game-changer since it launched in the UK in 2001. While it has attracted global headlines for facilitating games from Kilimanjaro to the subterranean depths of Honister Slate Mine, it’s at clubs and schools where the impact has been most impressive. In this content collaboration with Flicx, we’ll share how […]
Wickersley Vixens crowned Women and Girls’ Indoor Champions of Yorkshire
Wickersley Vixens are the inaugural Women & Girls’ Indoor County Champions of Yorkshire after the finals took place last Saturday March 9 at S20 The Boundary in Sheffield. The Vixens, who were South Yorkshire indoor champions, beat York University (winners of North and East Yorkshire) by 44 runs in the final game. Earlier, West Yorkshire’s […]
Viking Cricket: Quality Yorkshire Cricket Bats
If you think about it, Viking Cricket is about as Yorkshire as it gets. The award-winning English willow cricket bats sell around the world from their Silsden HQ but the DNA has both a Scandinavian and White Rose heritage. That’s literally the case for Managing Director Jeff Wilson whose family roots can be traced back […]
FrogBox Webinar for Cricket Clubs: Thursday 14 March 7pm
Cricket Yorkshire & FrogBox are hosting a webinar on Thursday 14 Match at 7pm for cricket clubs, leagues, schools or universities on how to live stream your matches. You’re welcome to register & come along to find out more, ask questions and discover the benefits, what’s included, costs and ways to monetise live streaming. In […]
Best Junior Cricket Bats Guide [2024]
We’ve written our guide to the best junior cricket bats because choosing the best cricket bat for junior cricketers comes with a few things to consider carefully. Here at Cricket Yorkshire, we’ve done the research to give you sensible advice as well as links to buy – with discounts too! 🏏 Incredible Choice at Serious […]
Fantasy Club Cricket: Compete against your teammates this season
The growth of Fantasy Club Cricket is proof that if you have a canny business idea, the right skillset and dogged determination then nothing can stop you. For Matt Heppell, being asked by his local cricket club, East Grinstead CC, to run a fantasy league competition got the cogs whirring and, as a web developer, […]
Bespoke Scoreboards: The Yorkshire family blending electronics with cricket
The red brick frontage of Albion Mills on Church Street in Morley, with its bright blue doors, felt like Dr Who’s TARDIS with the chance to step into another world. Greeted by Jennifer, part of the Varley family hat-trick along with husband John and son David, M-Jay Electronics Ltd have been at Albion Mills over […]