There’s always been a strong connection between cricket clubs in Yorkshire and those over in Australia. Whether it’s social tours or players getting opportunities overseas in leagues. Stephen Cook explains how a club cricket Ashes came about between Sheffield & New South Wales – and the enduring friendship ever since. The history of friendly rivalry […]
Joanne Wootton: The All Stars Effect at Worsbrough Bridge
With clubs in the midst of their All Stars and Dynamos programmes, it felt like a good time to share this interview with Joanne Wootton of Worsbrough Bridge Cricket Club. She’s at the heart of one of the most successful programmes in the area, with lots of girls joining and playing for the club. Dean […]
Yorkshire CCC Reforms since November 2021
This appendix has been supplied by Yorkshire County Cricket Club, in relation to an article published on this website called Taj Butt & Great Horton Church: Inspiring junior cricketers. Transforming our Performance Pathway: The Performance Pathway has been a key building block in ensuring Yorkshire is encouraging greater access to cricket for young people across the […]
Can cricket clubs find an undiscovered audience?
Charles Cowling, a fellow club cricket ground-hopper, shares his thoughts on how clubs might be able to tap into a new audience. (Image by John Fuller/ Cricket Yorkshire, a spectator at Upper Wharfedale CC) I love cricket. I love watching it played in Yorkshire’s loveliest landscapes. So every Saturday, I jump in the car and […]
Melanie Mahmood: Umpiring and participation in South Yorkshire
Mel Mahmood is a cricket umpire and Participation Manager for the Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League. Here she shares her journey in cricket, the women’s and girls’ game in South Yorkshire as well as a formal link-up with the Premier League. *** I was 45 years old when I first picked up a cricket bat. […]
Women’s and girls’ cricket: The magic happening in Huddersfield
2023 is going to be a huge summer of cricket for women and girls in the Huddersfield area, shares Sara Begg, as she charts its growth and updates us on developments and opportunities. The ‘Huddersfield’ group of the West Yorkshire Women and Girls Cricket League’s softball cricket competition has grown a remarkable fourfold, from 4 […]
Watching from the boundary rope: Looking back on 2022
Charles Cowling looks back at his summer of exploring club cricket in Yorkshire and picks out some favourite memories from the 2022 season. Every time, the same thrill and the same intensity of thrill. My satnav intones ‘You have reached your destination.’ My eyes rake the hedgerow. And then I glimpse them: white figures on […]
Could this be New Farnley’s year in the Bradford League?
New Farnley Cricket Club President Steve Dalby discusses their evolution as they look ahead to major matches that will help define their season. Following all the hard work over several years and the hosting of a very successful ECB Bradford League T20 Final in 2021, along with winning the Tom Mathers Ground of the Year, […]
Women’s soft ball league cricket comes to Huddersfield
As Sara Begg reports, a new West Yorkshire women’s softball league is up and running. New for 2022, the softball league has 20 teams taking part, regionalised into groups: Leeds, Calderdale, Huddersfield, Aire Valley and Bradford. Sunday 15 May 2022 marked a historic occasion as four Huddersfield clubs went head-to-head in the inaugural round of […]
South Yorkshire Alliance Works Midweek League launches
Mark Simmerson rounds up the team news with the debut season for the South Yorkshire Alliance Works Midweek League in 2022. The pandemic has changed the world and cricket has not been immune. The last two seasons have been difficult for local leagues and particularly awkward for midweek cricket leagues. But we have survived and […]