Nasa Hussain, Head Groundsman at Bradford Park Avenue cricket ground, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the King’s Birthday Honours List. Announced in The Gazette, the UK’s official record since 1665, the citation read: THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to approve […]
Relocated pavilion and home baking at Wath & Melmerby
A visit to Wath & Melmerby Cricket Club, North of the city of Ripon, promised a potential deluge, the prospect of a fine cricket tea and the story of a remarkable ground. Despite various weather apps predicting degrees of dismal rain, the journey over was no hardship scooting around Otley, Knaresborough and onto the A1(M) […]
Chance to Shine Street Yorkshire Finals: Tapeball and transformation
On the walk to Bradford Park Avenue’s all-weather cricket dome for the Chance to Shine Street regional finals, I was grateful for the guarantee of play. As the rain hammered down on my newly-christened Tunnock’s Teacake umbrella, it’s rare to know you’ll definitely get a game with a grim forecast amid a lively wind. Invited […]
Podcast: Starbeck All Stars, Crossflatts women’s cricket, Sheffield tapeball success
Welcome to a new edition of the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast where we begin with a recap of what’s on cricketyorkshire.com from cricket teas competition to Yorkshire Tea Community Cricket Awards. In the episode, there are interviews with Starbeck Cricket Club by Mark / Caught Light Photography about their All Stars junior cricket launch while Mark also chats […]
These are the weather apps you recommend for cricket
Discussing the weather might be a British obsession but it’s vital when it comes to cricket. Whether you’re prepping a cricket square, playing in a team, running a coaching session or going to watch a game, it pays to be prepared. I reached out to Cricket Yorkshire readers to get a snapshot of the weather […]
Bishopthorpe Cricket Club: Crunch point to Clubmark
Bishopthorpe Cricket Club have an impressive story to tell. The village’s cricket team went from nearly folding to enjoying a stunning comeback with more players, sponsors and volunteers. Like many, the cricket club’s ground, outside York, is not owned by themselves but in this case by the Church of England. Bishopthorpe is where the Archbishop […]
Our cricket club’s first season with FrogBox live streaming
In partnership with FrogBox, we’ll hear from a club who now has the FrogBox kit as they embark on live streaming this season – as well as mentions for those who purchased in 2024 and are developing what they do. Live streaming club cricket is popular in Yorkshire and Cricket Yorkshire’s partnership has meant we’ve […]
Cricket Yorkshire Teas of the Year: Celebrating clubs
***This competition is now closed and the 2025 cricket teas winners have been announced here*** For years now, thanks to the support of Yorkshire Tea, we have championed club cricket teas in Yorkshire – and our awards are back for 2025! The winners of the previous competitions have been Pannal (2024), Stainland (2023) and Ripon […]
The Transplant Ashes are coming to Yorkshire
There are massive international cricket fixtures this season here in Yorkshire. The first Test between England and India looms large at Headingley but before that, the Ashes arrive. The Transplant Ashes is a series between England and Wales against Australia where all players have received life saving and life changing transplants. England and Wales Transplant […]
Advice, support and funding for maintaining cricket grounds
In this feature with the Yorkshire Cricket Board (YCB), we’ll discuss the pressures on cricket grounds in Yorkshire, improving standards and some of the new support now available for clubs and teams from the YCB. If you read Cricket Yorkshire regularly, you’ll know that capacity of grounds is a theme I frequently discuss. It’s the […]