Ever thought you might like to try a season out in the middle with the white coat? Mike Linwood shares his journey in umpiring Yorkshire’s Premier Leagues and how he became an ECB Tutor supporting umpire education. How did you get into umpiring and how have you progressed since?Like many, I started umpiring while playing. […]
Bumper Brsk broadband blockbusters for all of November!
Get ready for incredible savings on ultrafast full-fibre broadband from brsk. No need to wait until Black Friday as throughout November, they are offering savings of up to £360. We are powered by brsk here at Cricket Yorkshire and excited to share their latest offers on affordable broadband. With free installation worth £150 on all […]
Oughtibridge War Memorial Cricket Club: We will remember them
At a time of year when thoughts turn to sacrifice and remembrance with Armistice Day, the story of Oughtbridge War Memorial Cricket Club is an apt one. Chatting to Vice-Chair Matt Summerhill, the village club just North of Sheffield has had a direct link to those who lost their lives in battle for over a […]
Settle boost capacity with 100% recycled plastic memorial benches
If you’ve never been, Settle Cricket Club’s Marshfield ground has just about everything going for it. It’s got bags of character with craggy hills behind and the chance of seeing a steam train puff its way across the viaduct on the Settle-Carlisle Railway. What it lacked a few years ago, as Chairman Andrew Davidson told […]
Meet Frecheville’s Game Changer: Harriet Barber
Harriet Barber, winner of this year’s Yorkshire Cricket Board Game Changer Award, is a prime example of the expansion of a volunteer’s role. She’s been at Frecheville Community Cricket Club for nearly eight years now; beginning as a player with the U15s. With her move to the Sheffield suburbs, Harriet has juggled playing with scoring […]
Review: Wicket Cricket Manager – Manage your club to glory
Wicket Cricket Manager is a free cricket app, available on the App Store and Google Play, that bills itself as ‘most realistic cricket management game on mobile.’ A bold claim and when Manny, its creator, got in touch to ask if I’d review it, I was curious. I have played cricket games forever, on desktop […]
How cricket clubs can get involved with Movember
Movember is here again and the moustache-growing extravaganza through November, in aid of men’s health, is well worth checking out. Cricketers and cricket clubs can support the charity that funds groundbreaking work on mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. Discover more below – including new ways you can support without growing […]
Sightscreens, insurance and benches: Our new partners
Over the coming months, we’ll be announcing new commercial partnerships with organisations. You’ll see new adverts on the website, read sponsored articles about cricket-related products and services and perhaps see them mentioned on our social media channels or in our newsletter. These collaborations fund the journalism we do as well as offering generous offers and […]
YCB courses help clubs with Spring and Autumn grounds maintenance
Back in August, twenty or so groundskeepers from cricket clubs across the region met at Kirstall Educational Cricket Club. (What is the collective term for those who maintain cricket grounds? A ‘loam’ or a ‘topsoil’ perhaps? Answers in the comments below!) So, as for this latest deep-dive into scarifying and seeding, those from Settle, Shelley […]
Straight Drive to Survive: Vinesh’s Story
Vinesh Patel is this year’s Cricket Innovator Award winner at the YCB’s Cricket Collective Awards. They celebrate the efforts of volunteers across the grassroots game and are organised by the Yorkshire Cricket Board, in partnership with Yorkshire County Cricket Club and the Yorkshire Cricket Foundation. Vinesh or ‘Vinnie’ as he’s known, has done something pretty […]