Newton-le-Willows Cricket Club are based a few miles from Bedale in North Yorkshire and they ran All Stars Cricket for the first time this year. All Stars Cricket is designed for 5-8-year-old boys and girls to enjoy a fun, safe and inclusive first experience of
We'd done a Saturday walk to Saltaire - no cricket at my old place of Shipley Providence - they're down to one team and the square was cordoned off. A shame to see that empty on a summer's day - an opportunity for the host club to
I first met Andrew Watson, the former Managing Director of the Yorkshire Cricket Board, at Headingley to talk about Cricket Yorkshire. He fizzed with ideas, had a myriad of names at his fingertips then sealed a lifetime friendship by buying me fish and chips at Stumps Restaurant. We catch up
Visiting Beckwithshaw Cricket Club has been on my radar for years. Those of us who hop around cricket club grounds tend to rub shoulders and recommendations get passed on. On a scorching Saturday, it was time to put that right with their Second Eleven at home to Bolton Villas in
A trip to Luddenden Foot for the Halifax Cricket's League Parish Cup was an eventful one. The drive takes you up into the clouds of the Upper Calder Valley, along narrow stretches until you plop out on Sowerby Lane. We parked up just as a tractor wanted to
Super 1s cricket is a disability cricket programme, funded by the Lord’s Taverners, with hubs in towns and cities offering free coaching and activities. Over an absorbing hour on Zoom with the organisers of the Dewsbury Super 1s Hub, I get an insight into the work that’s done,
A 20-year-old club cricketer, Finlay Bean, who plays for York Cricket Club has won a rookie contract with Yorkshire County Cricket Club, after his 441 against Nottinghamshire Seconds at Lady Bay. He has committed his future to the White Rose in a deal that keeps him at Headingley
Having dangerously waved goodbye to Mrs Cricket Yorkshire outside Magnet Kitchens, I walked down to Crossflatts Cricket Club where their Ladies 1st XI were at home to Bradford Park Avenue Ladies. A drab, cool forecast proved to be some way off the mark as the sun came out and a
This article on the cricket teas of Yorkshire; a specialist subject of mine was originally published in November 2019 Those of you who are regular readers of Cricket Yorkshire will know that I flag up the quality of the cricket teas around the county during my adventures. Purely for academic
Cricket Yorkshire's insurance partner, Aston Lark, has revealed the winning cricket clubs in their annual prize draw. 2022 is the third year running that clubs could win one of three cash prizes. The prize draw closed on 30 April 2022 and winners were drawn at random from those
The last time we visited Grassington, we’d stumbled upon their 1940s weekend. I thought something was a bit odd when an armoured car parked up; soldiers jumping down to queue for a 99 with a flake. Our return was all about cricket at Upper Wharfedale Cricket Club, whose 1st
FrogBox live-streaming has taken club cricket in the UK by storm this summer. The ability to beam matches around the world in real-time, promote sponsors and offer a point of difference has not gone unnoticed. A professional broadcasting service for grassroots clubs means anyone who can’t get
A dapper gentleman shepherds us into a car parking berth in the middle of Haworth. It transpires he is an author and has set up a stall to sell copies. It’s £4 to park all day via the machine or £10 for a copy of his book and the
I heard it long before the first white dots moving around Harden Cricket Club’s outfield came into view. An LBW appeal echoed through the trees of St Ives Estate in this leafy quadrant of BD16. Half a minute later, a ‘tock’ of a cricket bat striking leather reached my
Fishlake Cricket & Bowls Club probably didn’t worry too much about their cricket club insurance until the River Don burst its banks in November 2019. The South Yorkshire village suffered extraordinary flooding and Fishlake Cricket & Bowls Club was badly affected. I caught up with Sam Pepper to discuss
In a moment of madness, I offered to answer any questions relating to cricket that readers might like to ask. Thanks to everyone who emailed or sent them in via social media. It was a lot of fun to record and perhaps we can do more across the cricket season
