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John Fuller

Birstall Belles look forward to outdoor league debut

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When Rachel Lewis realised Birstall Cricket Club didn’t have a women’s team, she decided to do something about it. There was a rounders team but her drive to see women and girls’ cricket at the Leeds Road oval didn’t take long to hit overdrive. A theme that has repeatedly chimed in Cricket Yorkshire’s articles on […]

Cricket Yorkshire teams up with Pro:Direct Cricket

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Cricket Yorkshire has teamed up with Pro:Direct Cricket to offer readers an incredible range of deals on cricket equipment and clothing this year. Pro:Direct Cricket is the world’s largest online cricket store with a massive choice of products, regular discounts and 100,000+ 5-star reviews on Trustpilot. Here on cricketyorkshire.com, we’ll be sharing their latest product […]

The curious case of the Prime Minister and sixes at Crossflatts

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This is about new housing, planning permission, red tape, proximity to a cricket club, Sport England, flawed references to Freddie Flintoff, risk assessments and common sense. Add in an intervention by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer and things get interesting. While my article on Scarborough Cricket Club’s first-team was blowing […]

Scarborough Cricket Club withdraws 1st XI from YPLN

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Scarborough Cricket Club have withdrawn their 1st XI from the Attis ECB Yorkshire Premier League North Cricket League with immediate effect. It’s an extraordinary development given the history and resources of the club, not to mention Scarborough’s position as a Yorkshire County Cricket Club outground. Scarborough’s 2nd and 3rd XI’s are unchanged in the Championship […]

Bullcroft Main Cricket Club face prospect of final weeks

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Bullcroft Main Cricket Club are on a countdown clock. It’s not exaggerating to say that they could well be in their final weeks with an urgent call for players seen as a final throw of the dice. The one-team club in the Pontefract & District Cricket League have been given a two-week extension (Saturday 22 […]

Yorkshire Tea backs cricket teas and new grassroots awards

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Yorkshire Tea has extended its partnership with Cricket Yorkshire for 2025. The competition to champion the best cricket teas in Yorkshire is back for a fourth year. It has an ever-so-slight name change to reflect the importance we’ve always placed on everyone’s contributions. There is no overall winner – but plenty of chances to win […]

Bespoke Scoreboards launch their new website

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Bespoke Scoreboards have launched their new website – built by John Fuller of Cricket Yorkshire. Bespoke Scoreboards are a family business, based in Morley, who sell a comprehensive range of cricket scoreboards to cricket clubs and schools. As M Jay Electronics Ltd, the team at Albion Mills in LS27 have decades of electronics experience and […]

Eye-catching transfers across Yorkshire’s Premier Leagues

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If you’re reading this in March (or later), you might have missed this transfers snapshot from early-2025. Since my last feature picking out eight player moves, there’s been more deals done. If opportunity presents itself, I will dabble with the moves from other Yorkshire leagues but for now, I’ve picked out a few player transfers […]

Yorkshire CCC: Talent search in Premier Leagues

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Yorkshire County Cricket Club have announced a talent scouting initiative in the region’s five ECB Premier Leagues. In an interview on the YCCC website, Yorkshire’s general manager of cricket Gavin Hamilton shared plans to identify players, aged from 17-22, in the top tier of club cricket.   Photo: Caught Light Photography Hamilton said: “League cricket in […]