Gary Lewsley reflects on the difficult journey his club, Rodley CC, has trodden from sensationally quitting one league and having to bolster facilities to join another.
Strong Yorkshire, Strong Australia?
As Sam Baker explores, Yorkshire and Australia have shared cricketing links going back over a century.
50 not out: Yorkshire Over 50s triumphant
Steve Wales, Yorkshire Over 50s captain, reflects on representing Yorkshire, culminating in an outstanding 2015 season where the county won the ECB 50+ County Championship convincingly with a nine-wicket victory in the Final at Knibworth CC against Staffordshire.
Meet the Cricket scorer: View from the box
Meet Andrew, scorer at Kexborough CC in South Yorkshire, who was kind enough to answer some questions for Cricket Yorkshire about number crunching and give his perspective on life in the scorebox. ** As a young boy I had to have operations on my feet which curtailed my sporting capabilities so I choose to concentrate […]
Can less successful cricket clubs with no juniors thrive?
This is the first time I’ve written for Cricket Yorkshire, and all of sudden, I’m overcome with the urge to be honest… Maybe it’s pressure? Maybe it’s guilt? Here goes, my confession is… I’m not good at cricket and neither is my team. Does that make me a fraud or unwelcome? Does it mean my […]
Believe it or not, England’s significant Tests lie ahead
Congratulations to Australia’s World Cup winners! They were everything that England weren’t. With the bat they were bold and powerful, with the ball they were sharp and skilful. They dominated a tournament where the weak sides were painfully exposed, none more so than England. England’s campaign was poor, expectations were low and the players failed […]