As Bill Marshall reports, Otley Cricket Club are going back to the future as part of their 200th-anniversary celebrations. The Pool Road club, formed in 1820, is holding a single-wicket competition this summer – an event involving all-rounders that was more prevalent in the 1950s and 1960s. Otley CC chairman Chris Smith said: “We are […]
Last of the Summer Wickets Book: Scarborough Cricket Festival
If you hadn’t heard, my book about the Scarborough Cricket Festival called Last of the Summer Wickets was published in May 2019. It’s available to buy on Amazon, Waterstones and other fine book stores across the land will stock the paperback version of Last of the Summer Wickets. So…what’s in the book? If you have […]
National Village Cup: Houghton Main rebuild
Houghton Main, who play in the South Yorkshire Cricket League, are back at indoor nets and already hoping for another sensational National Village Cup run in 2020. The South Yorkshire outfit came through eight rounds in 2019 beating the likes of reigning champions Folkton and Flixton as well as Worcestershire’s Astwood Bank, en route to […]
