All cricket clubs have the same stuff, right? Nets, sightscreens, roller, mower…well, here are 6 ideas to upgrade what you do and what you offer members and visitors this year. Disclosure: Cricket Yorkshire is reader-supported. That means when you buy through links on our website, I may earn an affiliate commission. You’ll be supporting Cricket […]
Grace Hall: Chance to Shine to Northern Diamonds Academy
Grace Hall’s path to representing the Northern Diamonds Academy began with a chance encounter at school. It speaks to how cricket can captivate us at an early age if we get the chance. Grace’s story, just like Mollie Ovenden, is of a young woman whose appetite for the game and seeking out opportunities has propelled […]
Mollie Ovenden: From the Nidderdale Cricket League with Raskelf and Alne to Bengaluru
Though we’ve never met, Mollie Ovenden strikes me as a cricketer who doesn’t wait for opportunities to come her way but grabs them. She has represented Yorkshire in county age group cricket, captained a men’s league team (Raskelf) in her teens, and at just eight years old, won the Wensleydale Creamery’s Junior Voice of Cricket competition. […]
Aston Lark: Club insurance renewals, rising costs and how to save
It’s that time of year: cricket club insurance renewals. Assessing your current policy, any changes to your circumstances and making sure you’re properly covered for the next 12 months. In our content partnership with Aston Lark, we’re reviewing recent news and how it affects clubs. ECB CIS (Central Insurance System) More clubs are signing up […]
OFFER ENDED: £200 off your club’s live streaming kit with FrogBox
🔚 OFFER ENDED (RAN IN 2023) Order your FrogBox Streaming kit by Sportradar before 1 March ’23 and have access to 2022 pricing, saving you £200! For cricket clubs thinking about live streaming then now’s the time to jump in, get a discount and set up before the new season. In this content partnership with […]
Even having one of the best grounds in Yorkshire might not save Glasshouses
Recently, I spotted news on The Stray Ferret about the fact that Glasshouses Cricket Club in the Nidderdale Cricket League was in danger of folding. I was horrified. ‘No, this will not do!’ I said out loud to no-one in particular. Our cat looked up a little concerned. You see, Glasshouses Cricket Club is one […]
Why the Leeds & Wetherby Cricket League is no more
The demise of a cricket league is always a moment to pause. There’s usually a lot of history and memories jumbled in with that reluctant decision to call time. Inevitably, there’s also reflection on whether another league gone is a sign of a wider shrinkage of club cricket and what the landscape will look like […]
The weird and wonderful world of indoor cricket nets
Indoor cricket nets in England is a weird and wonderful time of year. Typically between January and March, depending on how keen your cricket club are, it is a ritual you may know well. Before Christmas, here in Yorkshire, there will have been a smattering of indoor cricket leagues but now February has arrived, cricket […]
Why underinsurance is a major risk for your cricket club
In this content collaboration with Aston Lark, we’re diving into the subject of underinsurance – and how to mitigate that risk. What is underinsurance? Ok, so your cricket club has an insurance policy that protects it against various risks. Underinsurance is if the club has valued its assets at less than they’d currently cost to […]
A visit to Malton for cricket books and cricket bats
I found myself back in the North Yorkshire market town of Malton recently. It was pre-planned obviously, I didn’t just wake up there. Last time I arrived, in the early days of Cricket Yorkshire, I left the railway station and walked around a hardware store which had a fine selection of flat caps and also […]