With over 700 cricket clubs on their books, Howden is well placed to offer insurance advice to those in recreational cricket. The ECB’s approved broker offers a personalised service, carefully assessing each club’s circumstances. In this article, there’s advice on getting insurance for the first time, renewing
I get a bit twitchy at this time of year. Conflicted even. On the one hand, it’s definitely a time to celebrate more light and longer days with Spring here and the prospect of club cricket around the corner. Yet, there’s no disguising the fact that perhaps now
Table Cricket is an adapted form of the game for children with disabilities, played in schools across the UK on a table tennis table. It’s been on my radar for a while to learn more about this inclusive game of strategy - and where better than the 2023 Yorkshire Champions:
In something of a repeat of last year, the wet weather has played havoc with pitch makers who face the usual race to be ready for April fixtures. In 2023, my article on Yorkshire’s leagues postponing fixtures caught the attention, on account of the fact that we'd
The Voneus Village Cup is back for 2024 with 39 Yorkshire village teams ready for a crack at a fairytale Lord's final. There are a few hurdles in between though. The preliminary and first-round matches are in April, with more than 350 clubs from England, Scotland and
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Shakil Manir smiles back at me over Zoom, while snow carpets the garden and we discuss disability cricket. As the Yorkshire Cricket Board’s Disability Development Manager, Shakil has his finger on the pulse when it comes to current programmes and what’s coming up in 2024. Disability cricket in
The East Yorkers Podcast is a must-listen; a collaborative effort between the Yorkshire Cricket Board, Jam Radio and Table 14 Productions. The cricket podcast hones in on recreational cricket in East Yorkshire and Selby although there are lots of common themes covered that apply to grassroots clubs and teams
Get Set Weekend is due to take place on 23-24 March 2024, and cricket clubs are invited to register for the #GetSetWeekend using a quick form on www.ecb.co.uk/getsetweekend. Clubs will be familiar with this annual initiative from the ECB that's been running for
In this content collaboration with Total Play Ltd, we’ll be looking at funding your cricket club’s outdoor nets facility, match pitches or artificial cricket surfaces. Cricket Yorkshire has partnered with Total Play for years because they offer incredible expertise with sports surface design and construction, including six different
