Articles from the Cricket Yorkshire team. Guest contributors are credited in each article.
After getting on for nearly ten years running cricketyorkshire.com, I'd like to think I can spot a trend or two in Yorkshire cricket. One such evolution that seems to stretch across many clubs and leagues involves the glory of the cup and in some quarters, its diminishing
For those of you who refuse to fathom the concept of not playing cricket for six long, tortuous months, there's always indoor cricket - and for one club in South Yorkshire, they've developed quite a knack for it. Hallam Cricket Club is a success story on many
Cricket Yorkshire continues to welcome a raft of new writers (see Write for Cricket Yorkshire, if you're interested) and Tony Hutton is the latest contributor with his incredible knowledge of Yorkshire club cricket. I've been fortunate to know Tony for quite a few years and we
Sometimes at Cricket Yorkshire HQ, an article drops into your lap that is hard to ignore. It was a Sunday evening and the last train back to Skipton from Leeds was dragging on. You know how it is when you just want to snap your fingers and be at home
Around half an hour to the west of Bradford lies the Worth Valley village of Haworth, a vibrant West Yorkshire hotspot. Asher Nutting reflects on its unique location. Tourists exercise their legs and make the steep climb up to Haworth, whether for steampunk or 1940s weekends, the famous heritage railway
As part of Cricket Yorkshire's #6notout birthday celebrations, we are publishing a selection of articles from past years that audiences won't have read on this current website. To begin with, Graham Shorter on how the sensational career of Yorkshire’s first-ever overseas player and cricketing
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.For those of you who haven’t visited before, Rodley is a village within the suburbs of Leeds and sits alongside the Leeds/Liverpool
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. Three years ago, I was talking to Peter Graham in his
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
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
Many questions surround the origins of our favourite summer sport, but in this part of the world, especially since the county side's one-day rebranding, there is one that deserves particular attention. Did the Vikings play anything close to cricket? Those of us of sufficient vintage will remember
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
