Leaving home to seek out a train into Leeds on this late September morning, there was frost on the cars and foggy breath. A Premier Leagues final at Castleford Cricket Club to crown Yorkshire’s champion Premier League was the showpiece to look forward to. There was already a good crowd in at Savile Park, folding […]
Bails off for the Arthington Cricket Festival
The Arthington Cricket Festival is no more. Time has been called on the season-extending celebration that saw friendly matches in late September and into October at Arthington Cricket Club. The writing has perhaps been on the wall with the need to hold matches elsewhere in recent years due to a waterlogged pitch and then pavilion […]
Village Cricket Co: Get ready for indoor cricket
As Autumn arrives, you may be surprised how much cricket happens in Yorkshire. Coaching, training, nets and leagues are all indoors. Village Cricket Co bats and equipment has been popular this year and many thanks to everyone who buys via Cricket Yorkshire. 🏏 Thanks to Village Cricket Co, you can use CY10 at checkout for […]
Aire-Wharfe: Fitting finale at Addingham Cricket Club
A return to Addingham Cricket Club was long overdue; I came close in the National Village Cup until the game with Scottish side, Falkland, was won by the hosts by walkover due to a clash with cup competitions. Beyond Silsden, there’s a pleasing panorama that opens up as Bolton Road affords a long speedy straight […]
At the Crease: Latest club cricket news from around Yorkshire
White Rose Trophy finalists decided It’ll be a New Farnley Cricket Club vs Richmondshire Cricket Club final at Castleford Cricket Club this Saturday 28 September. New Farnley bowled out hosts Cleethorpes for 207. Tom Keast (79), Gurman Randhawa (3-33), Usman Arshad (3-41) and Fletcher Coutts (3-39). In reply, Steve Bullen (70) led the way as […]
Yorkshire Women & Girls League: Hundred Finals (Take One)
Waving a sleepy goodbye to my wife and cat (the latter acknowledged my departure with a yawn before a customary three-hour kip), it was down the hill to the morning train; Headingley-bound for club cricket. The Sunday forecast was fine and then unsettled and then grim, depending on the weather app and time of day […]
Premier Leagues Preview: White Rose Trophy Semi-Finals
Change is in the air in this year’s White Rose Trophy; the end-of-season knockout competition to crown Yorkshire’s top Premier League club. After Woodlands of the Bradford Premier League have dominated for the past two years; the only club to win back-to-back titles, they are not in the picture in 2024. Instead, New Farnley have […]
Tackling dementia and the power of our cricket memories
It is World Alzheimer’s Day on Saturday 21 September and I was pleased to note that Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) will partner with Alzheimer’s Society to raise awareness of dementia during the One Day International against Australia at Headingley. According to the UK’s leading dementia charity, dementia ‘describes a set of symptoms that over […]
Autumn cricket insurance advice for cricket clubs
In this update from Howden, the ECB’s cricket insurance partner for the recreational game, we share advice for clubs prepping for the off-season. The arrival of Storm Lilian – in August, for goodness sake – was a reminder that change is coming. It ripped off giant tree branches opposite Cricket Yorkshire HQ and lobbed them […]
Ackworth reach Vitality Club T20 Plate Final at Derby
Ackworth Cricket Club are quietly confident that they have what it takes to lift the Vitality Club T20 Plate after reaching the final of the national knockout competition, inked in for Sunday 22 September. I caught up with Jono Gillespie to discuss how the push for national club honours has materialised. Shifting priorities I’m curious […]