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 […]
Celebrating league and cup doubles (and going undefeated)
After a season of LBWs, run outs, unplayable deliveries, huge sixes, drama and tension, many of Yorkshire’s cricket leagues have now been decided. Commiserations if your team is destined for a lower division in 2025. With luck and a fair wind, you’ll bounce back next year. But there are those who have not only won […]
Three becomes one: Yorkshire Premier League North merger
Years ago, I made one of my crystal ball-gazing predictions that the landscape in Yorkshire club cricket would see much bigger leagues but less of them. A decade on and that seems to have chimed true with the likes of the Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League and Yorkshire Premier League North now gigantic – and […]
Ravenscar XI vs Scarborough Beckett League Women’s XI
Jon Stokoe shares news of a new women’s changing room at Ravenscar Cricket Club with an unveiling that included a cricket match on the North Yorkshire coast. Ravenscar Cricket Club held a special game on Saturday 7 September. It was to celebrate the opening of a newly built women’s changing room. The game was a […]
Katie Stewart: Women and girls’ cricket is soaring
My latest guest on the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast is Katie Stewart, YCB’s Women and Girls Development Manager for West Yorkshire. Have a listen below as she guides us through some of the stand-out moments from a memorable season of women and girls’ cricket. 🎤 PODCAST INTERVIEW In this Cricket Yorkshire podcast episode, Katie discusses: 🔥 Successes and […]
Win £500: Howden Grassroots Heroes competition
Calling all cricket clubs, their members and supporters… our insurance partner Howden has brought back its Grassroots Heroes competition. Give a big shoutout to that exceptional club volunteer who has gone above and beyond for your club. By nominating them, you’re giving your sports club a chance to win one of THREE incredible prizes. 🏏 […]