Picture the scene. The league cricket match starts in ten minutes. I am tearing down the High Street, cricket bag bouncing on my back, bat jutting out and jousting with unsuspecting pedestrians. I am late. Why am I always late?! If we bowl first, I am opening the bowling from the top end. I always […]
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Glasshouses pull out of the Nidderdale League
In news that saddened me, I learnt that Glasshouses Cricket Club had withdrawn from the Theakston Nidderdale Cricket League – due to a lack of players. Importantly, the cricket club will not fold but for now, it has no players and no fixtures. Mothballed if you will but with future plans that we’ll come to. […]
Enter our Yorkshire Tea Community Cricket Awards
Together with Yorkshire Tea, we’re excited to launch the Yorkshire Tea Community Cricket Awards for 2025. These new monthly awards (five trophies in total from May to September) will be our way to recognise the contributions from those right across Yorkshire recreational cricket. 🏆 How to enter Each month, nominations will be invited for anyone […]
The simple pleasure of village cricket at Gargrave
Mindful that the last time I was at Gargrave Cricket Club, I’m pretty sure my DNA froze, I am dressed as an Arctic explorer. This being one of Yorkshire’s drier, warmer Springs I can recall, the woolly hat was probably overkill but I am grateful for various layers at times. To step out at Gargrave […]
Bear Cricket Teamwear: The perfect fit for your club
This is our look at Bear Cricket teamwear so cricket clubs needing clothing can have everything they require in one place. There’s a form to enquire too (with no-obligation to buy). The number one reason for choosing Bear Cricket that leaps out at me is that they are a well-respected manufacturer (based in West Yorkshire) […]
Rotherham Town future in doubt after controversial vote
Rotherham Town Cricket Club have withdrawn their two senior teams from the Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League after an Extraordinary Members’ Meeting (EGM). The late withdrawal means that there can be no fixture reshuffle and so sides who were due to face Rotherham Town will have blank weekends across the summer in Divisions 1 and […]
Season off to a flier at Pannal amid cake and conversations
Our first outing of the 2025 club cricket season involved a trip to Pannal Cricket Club to watch Pannal play Pannal. The inter-club friendly was a gentle way to catch some overs on a day that promised a bit of warmth, while also keeping a keen ear flapping for any gossip and presenting Penny Barrett […]
PitchIn Platform: Recurring income for busy club volunteers
PitchIn Platform is a customisable website that makes fundraising for cricket clubs very simple and quick to earn from. The superpower is that it’s slick, well-designed (I’ve seen myself) and automates recurring income. Think about all those things that every cricket club sells every year. Memberships, 100 clubs, paying for indoor nets sessions, event tickets […]
Best Cricket Bats: Cricketers Guide [2025]
Need the best cricket bat in 2025 for your budget? Want the latest ranges from New Balance cricket bats, GM bats or Gray-Nicolls? Good news! Our Cricket Bat Guide will give you advice and links while we are teaming up with Bear Cricket for 2025. This stellar Yorkshire company sell Grade 1 English willow bats […]
Moorlands go for third Huddersfield Premiership title in a row
Moorlands Cricket Club first-team captain Eddie Walmsley talks about the possibility of their third league title in a row, pre-season squad news and a sparkling debut for their overseas signing. Not that it’s a given by any means but even the chance of a hat-trick of Premiership wins in the Huddersfield Premier Cricket League is […]