After an action-packed cricket season, there is an opportunity to pause, take a breath, reflect and plan. If you’re involved with helping to run a cricket club then that may well involve goal-setting for 2022. Amid the end-of-season awards and league dinners, thoughts inevitably turn to the financial: how are we going to afford that? […]
6 ways for cricket clubs to earn with easyfundraising
If your cricket club isn’t yet using easyfundraising, it’s missing out on a huge way to regularly earn money – at no cost to anyone. How does it work? Your cricket club signs up for free and starts its own easyfundraising page. When the club or its supporters buy online, via easyfundraising, those sales are […]
How is racism showing up in grassroots cricket?
Over months, I’ve talked to cricket club officials, players and coaches about racism, many of whom wanted to contribute anonymously, but they all agreed on one thing. There was racism in Yorkshire cricket long before Azeem Rafiq and it’s not going away. What Azeem and his family have suffered is unimaginable and unforgivable. Yet, somehow, […]
Women and girls cricket hits new heights in Yorkshire
It’s been an extraordinary year for women and girls cricket in Yorkshire. In partnership with the Yorkshire Cricket Board (YCB), I thought it was worth highlighting the successes across the regions and some of the plans already in place for 2022. This year, the Yorkshire Cricket Board has employed three dedicated Women & Girls Club […]
Alan Igglesden: Remembering Iggy
Former Kent & England bowler Alan Igglesden, affectionately known as Iggy, died on 1 November 2021, aged 57, after a long battle with brain cancer. I first met Iggy for an article in The Cricketer Magazine; the original interview (read below) came about through a combination of Twitter and the offer of ginger cake. I […]
West Yorkshire women’s indoor softball league launches
Despite the long COVID break, this summer saw a surge of interest in women’s softball in West Yorkshire from all ages and abilities. Festivals, tournaments and matches took place across the region, host clubs included Old Leo’s, Thurstonland and Bradford Park Avenue Ladies. Keen to keep the momentum going, clubs have asked for an indoor […]