After the first round of league matches, the Yorkshire’s Women & Girls Cricket League table has a fresh look to it. While it would be foolish to read too much into results after a single round of games, this was a blow for the newer teams. Defeats for Sessay, Wrenthorpe and Doncaster Town in the […]
National Club KO: Round 1 results, scores and top performers
The ECB National Club Championship saw cricket clubs in Yorkshire battle it out in Round 1 over the weekend. (There have been preliminary rounds beforehand).The chance to show what you can do against other Yorkshire sides and then nationally holds plenty of intrigue. These are really a set of cup finals, difficult to predict and […]
Extraordinary feats in Yorkshire as batters make hay
For anyone who casts their eye over Yorkshire league cricket scorecards, it has been noticeable how high team totals have been of late. The first month of the season can be a) underwater b) seaming all over the place and c) a leaner time for batters. Not this year. The dry Spring has enabled more […]
West Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League: Div 1 Guide
The West Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League is growing at a faster rate than the relentless Amazonian jungle currently masquerading as my back garden. For context, the CYHQ ‘pitch’ is awash with greenery, I just didn’t plant most of it; a heady blend of unseasonal warmth, punctuated by showers doing the rest. Forgive the […]
Bradford Park Avenue Ladies aim for league hat-trick
Bradford Park Avenue Ladies (BPAL) 1st XI captain Kirsty Gavillet is on her lunch break and sharing the club’s successes and future plans with me. Their ascent to unbeaten Division 1 champions in the West Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League can make you forget that the club only formed in 2019. Since finishing fourth […]
Refurbished Burley nets help shape the next Harry Brook
In this feature for total-play, we’ll look at the refurbishment work done at Burley-in-Wharfedale Cricket Club as their outdoor nets have had a major upgrade. After a scenic train journey and a short walk, I arrive at Burley; its tree-themed club emblem and sponsor Arundel Travel on the signage at the entrance. A number of […]
Pre-game rituals in cricket – what are yours?
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 […]
Brsk broadband deals and growth in West Yorkshire
In this content collaboration with our partner Brsk, we’ll look at the latest from West Yorkshire as more homes and businesses can get their reliable, affordable full fibre broadband. There’s also community news, plus the latest Brsk price offers, including a Contract Buy Out, to make it easier to switch. 🚨 As an affiliate partner, […]
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. […]
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 […]