There is only so much checking out a weather forecast on the Met Office website before you have to make a decision. The rain sweeping in from the West on Saturday looked as if it might not impact Wetherby too much, so we packed up and headed off to Collingham and Linton Cricket Club for […]
Moles to Missing Balls: The winds of change at Ripley Cricket Club
After weeks of wet weather and uncertainty, there was more than a bit of relief about the prospect of play at Ripley Cricket Club. I had seen their pavilion in some images by Mark from Caught Light Photography and the prospect of ice cream, village cricket and views of the castle appealed. From Cricket Yorkshire […]
Thackley Cricket Club and Andy’s Man Club: It’s Ok to Talk
On my daily travels online exploring Yorkshire club cricket, I’ve noticed the growing support for charities doing incredibly important work around mental health and suicide prevention. Charities such as Opening Up Cricket, Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) and Andy’s Man Club offer specialist help but also vital messaging such the #Itsoktotalk campaign. Here on Cricket […]
Quaid e Azam Premier Cricket League: Charity T20 & Syhiba T100
It’s interesting times for the Quaid e Azam Premier Cricket League with a T20 charity match lined up against the Bradford Premier League, as well as their own league and cup competitions motoring on. Supporting Yorkshire Cancer Research The Gordon Rigg Bradford Premier League side has been picked by Pudsey St Lawrence skipper Chris Marsden […]
Downpour dilemma: Club cricket’s soggy pantomime
It was absolutely bouncing it down, siling it down, chucking it down. Saturday afternoon and the prospect of cricket was very low. I’d already decided to postpone a visit to York and check out the West Yorkshire Women and Girls’ League from Skipton Cricket Club on the Sunday. We headed out for a walk to […]
Yorkshire players make the England women’s squad for British Blind Games
There is a strong Yorkshire contingent who have been selected in the England Women’s Blind squad for the upcoming 2023 IBSA World Blind Games in Birmingham. The IBSA World Games is the world’s largest sporting event for those athletes who are blind and partially sighted. This is the first time the Games come to the […]
Yorkshire (and Lincolnshire) beat Australia at Harrogate
In any given week during the season, there are a frankly staggering array of matches in Yorkshire. I can only cover a fraction but thankfully I get emails from readers all of the time to alert me to interview possibilities, unusual occurrences and eye-catching matches. So, thanks to John Buttle for flagging up this one […]
Can the ECB Club Cricket Portal rescue a difficult season?
This is about my watery eyes, faltering IT systems and the frustrations of grassroots volunteers – with a new solution. So, I walked to the pharmacy recently to collect some eyedrops. It was the third time of trying to pick up a prescription. Good exercise. Down a steep hill that gets the lungs burning on […]
Are Yorkshire’s clubs as good in national competitions as we used to be?
We’ll dive into Are Yorkshire teams as good in national competitions as we used to be? It feels like a brave thing to ask in the first place, this being Yorkshire and the success that we have at club level across teams and competitions. There is always context too in that regions and counties go […]
Helping cricket: Cricket teas, loaning mowers and twinning clubs
You know the drill. You have an article in your head and it just won’t go away. It probably won’t melt the internet or net you a million pounds but it just sits there and refuses to budge. Well, this is it. Left-field, a bit of fun and three ideas for cricket thrown in for […]