The Solly Sports Heavy Woollen Cup is back for 2025 and there are plenty of talking points. In this article, I’ll share the headlines, the first round draw and thoughts on the competition. Six Yorkshire leagues As you’d expect, 2024 Heavy Woollen Cup champions Wakefield Thornes (above) of the Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League are […]
Roast beef, Waifs and Strays at Glasshouses in new beginning
We don’t tend to run match reports on Cricket Yorkshire but this ticked a few boxes and had some classic lines. The captain of Waifs and Strays CC Tom Saunderson let me know the welcome news that their freshly-formed team is calling Glasshouses, outside Pateley Bridge, their home for friendlies. Tom, Amy Burton and Jack […]
Bowling Old Lane: Disability champions and Curry Club
Bowling Old Lane Cricket Club is full of surprises – and that won’t be the last time I think that on my visit to BD5. Situated off Birch Lane, the Bradford Premier League outfit have a story to tell beyond the long history of this proud community club who joined the league in 1915 and […]
Visually impaired cricket: Bradford VICC vs Yorkshire Vikings
For the Sunday morning journey to Bowling Old Lane Cricket Club to watch Bradford & District Visually Impaired Cricket Club (Bradford VICC) play Yorkshire Vikings, I took a taxi. Fairly rare but I had heavy camera equipment, a dodgy hip and didn’t fancy the half-hour uphill climb on foot. It allowed for an entertaining chat […]
Best Cricket Shoes: Cricketers Guide [2025]
Want the best cricket shoes that you can afford? Searching for cricket spikes or bowling boots online is time-consuming and not without drama – so let Cricket Yorkshire guide you. Need the best cricket shoes for fast bowlers? We can help. Keen to get independent advice on adidas cricket shoes? We’ll cover various cricket brands […]
Podcast: Juniors & Rockets at Otley Cricket Club
Claire Bassindale was Highly Commended in May’s Yorkshire Tea Community Cricket Awards and I caught up with Claire to learn how she got involved and the successes since at Otley CC. Her award nomination for last month read: ‘Without Claire being such a huge part of our cricket club and volunteering every day/night, I can […]
Super 1s in South Yorkshire combine community with clubs
The Super 1s programme offers young people, aged 12-25, with Special Educational Needs (SEN) or a disability the opportunity to take part in cricket. It is funded by Lord’s Taverners and runs across towns and cities meaning that those who attend can benefit from free cricket sessions by specialist coaches. As one of the key […]
Nasa Hussain BEM: Bradford Park Avenue to Buckingham Palace
Nasa Hussain, Head Groundsman at Bradford Park Avenue cricket ground, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the King’s Birthday Honours List. Announced in The Gazette, the UK’s official record since 1665, the citation read: THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to approve […]
Relocated pavilion and home baking at Wath & Melmerby
A visit to Wath & Melmerby Cricket Club, North of the city of Ripon, promised a potential deluge, the prospect of a fine cricket tea and the story of a remarkable ground. Despite various weather apps predicting degrees of dismal rain, the journey over was no hardship scooting around Otley, Knaresborough and onto the A1(M) […]
Chance to Shine Street Yorkshire Finals: Tapeball and transformation
On the walk to Bradford Park Avenue’s all-weather cricket dome for the Chance to Shine Street regional finals, I was grateful for the guarantee of play. As the rain hammered down on my newly-christened Tunnock’s Teacake umbrella, it’s rare to know you’ll definitely get a game with a grim forecast amid a lively wind. Invited […]