A conversation with Matt Hurren is to get immersed into the rich and varied world of North Yorkshire cricket. As Scarbrough & District Community Cricket Officer for the Yorkshire Cricket Board, Matt’s remit is heavily involved with schools while he is also YCB Competitions Lead and a Coach Education Tutor for good measure. As to […]
Sausages and spin at New Farnley
The BBC forecast for New Farnley 1st XI’s Bradford League game at home to Cleckheaton hinted at overcast skies with a deluge promised after 4pm. It was on the money. To arrive at the Barry Jackson ground on Lawns Lane in the leafy village of New Farnley is to be struck by the enormous trees […]
How much cricket is there in Yorkshire state schools?
If I had a pound for every time I hear that a lack of cricket in schools is the game’s perennial problem, I could probably fund Chance to Shine’s ambitions myself. Investigating cricket in state schools across Yorkshire is to uncover some hard truths, uncomfortable realities and yet also marvel at what’s being achieved in […]