Joe Hudson reports on a low-scoring tussle from Danby Cricket Club in the North York Moors. As any good village cricketer knows, sometimes Lady Luck can smile down on you, other times she can be looking entirely in the other direction. Danby Cricket Club, sitting above the River Esk on a neat slice of the […]
Feversham League: Runfest, records and royals
Mike Amos reflects on the magic of the Feversham Cricket League from quirky grounds to a Royal appearance. He also catches the first game of the 2025 season with nearly 400 runs scored in two hours. *** The Feversham Cricket League is even older than I am, and that’s positively venerable. Founded in 1927 – […]
University cricket: The secret of the Christie Cup
Adrian Wykes fills us in on a little-known university cross-sports competition and the success of Leeds women’s cricket. ** The Christie Cup between Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds Universities is the second oldest varsity competition in the world (after Oxford and Cambridge). It involves 1,500 students in 32 sports. Leeds were the 2024 winners and successfully retained the overall […]
Untangling the spaghetti: Mapping out cricket fixtures
Tom Jenkins shares the incredible annual feat of how cricket fixtures at grassroots need to knit together, creating 2,000+ over his winter. Where do I start trying to describe the winter of 2024-25 that I’ve had. As I write this I’m sunbathing in Gran Canaria. I’m a glutton for punishment when it comes to fixtures. […]
Softball shenanigans (and trophies) at Scholes
Fran Hamilton of Scholes Cricket Club, shares how women and girls’ cricket began and its subsequent successes. The Scholes women and girls cricket story started in August / September 2022, towards the end of season where the mums were having a drink and decided it would be a good idea to play hardball cricket in […]
St Chad’s Broomfield’s redemption story at this year’s Archer Cup
Charlotte Ashton (who plays for St Chad’s Broomfield Women’s 1st XI) reports on the Archer Cup as this showpiece of the West Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League delivered drama and surprises. The third edition of the Archer Cup Finals Day took place on Sunday 28 July, and there could not have been a more […]
Her Game Too: What can gender equality look like in club cricket?
Charlotte Ashton looks at how we make club cricket more inclusive for all from facilities to the language we use. She also introduces Her Game Too and their role in the grassroots game. When we think of club cricket, an image that might come to mind is one of older men dressed in cricket gear […]
Home from home with Romany Cricket Club
Peter Hockin from Romany Cricket Club shares stories and the popularity of friendlies in Yorkshire. **** The Romany was formed in 1902 and have been playing friendly matches ever since except for the war years. We used to play most Saturdays and Sundays but more and more of the opposition joined leagues which meant that […]
Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League – Transfer news
It has been a busy close-season of recruitment for clubs in the top division of each of Yorkshire’s four ECB Premier League competitions. With the start – weather permitting! – of the 2024 season not too long now, there are plenty of interesting player movements upon which to dwell. (It is worth updating our late […]
North Yorkshire & South Durham Cricket League – Transfer news
A look at the player moves and overseas signings in the ECB Premier Division of the North Yorkshire & South Durham Cricket League. Champions Saltburn will have a new overseas professional for the 2024 season. They have brought in Husnain Bukhari, who last year played for relegated Thornaby. The 32-year-old all-rounder, whose first-class debut was […]