Cricket Yorkshire’s insurance partner, Aston Lark, has revealed the winning cricket clubs in their annual prize draw. 2022 is the third year running that clubs could win one of three cash prizes. The prize draw closed on 30 April 2022 and winners were drawn at random from those who requested a no-obligation insurance quote or […]
Upper Wharfedale: Village cricket from the Yorkshire Dales
The last time we visited Grassington, we’d stumbled upon their 1940s weekend. I thought something was a bit odd when an armoured car parked up; soldiers jumping down to queue for a 99 with a flake. Our return was all about cricket at Upper Wharfedale Cricket Club, whose 1st XI are moving up the divisions, […]
How does your cricket club fund their FrogBox?
FrogBox live-streaming has taken club cricket in the UK by storm this summer. The ability to beam matches around the world in real-time, promote sponsors and offer a point of difference has not gone unnoticed. A professional broadcasting service for grassroots clubs means anyone who can’t get to the game, might live abroad or is […]
Haworth Cricket Club: A scenic postage stamp
A dapper gentleman shepherds us into a car parking berth in the middle of Haworth. It transpires he is an author and has set up a stall to sell copies. It’s £4 to park all day via the machine or £10 for a copy of his book and the parking included. Rows of cars have […]
The return of strawberry cheesecake and what it means for club cricket
I heard it long before the first white dots moving around Harden Cricket Club’s outfield came into view. An LBW appeal echoed through the trees of St Ives Estate in this leafy quadrant of BD16. Half a minute later, a ‘tock’ of a cricket bat striking leather reached my ears, somewhere off to the left. […]
Cricket Club insurance: How these Yorkshire clubs chose theirs
Fishlake Cricket & Bowls Club probably didn’t worry too much about their cricket club insurance until the River Don burst its banks in November 2019. The South Yorkshire village suffered extraordinary flooding and Fishlake Cricket & Bowls Club was badly affected. I caught up with Sam Pepper to discuss how things were then and now […]
Speed guns, overseas players and cricket teas: Your questions answered
In a moment of madness, I offered to answer any questions relating to cricket that readers might like to ask. Thanks to everyone who emailed or sent them in via social media. It was a lot of fun to record and perhaps we can do more across the cricket season and choose a subject each […]
Sewerby Cricket Club: Yorkshire’s coastal castle
Having talked to Java sparrows and met a Humboldt penguin, it was time to go in search of Sewerby Cricket Club. It struck me that Sewerby could well be my favourite ground I’ve never actually watched cricket at, with Bamburgh running it close. They share close proximity to the coast so perhaps it’s that. In […]
Recreational cricket: What is in store in 2022?
As we look ahead to recreational cricket outdoors in England during 2022, what will be the trends and challenges for the grassroots game? Coronavirus is still very much with us though we collectively have the experiences of the past 2 years to call upon in managing any future restrictions or setbacks. I’ve said it before […]
How has flooding affected Yorkshire’s cricket clubs?
In the last decade, cricket clubs in Yorkshire have been battered repeatedly by the wave of storms to hit the UK. Dudley, Eunice and Franklin might sound friendly enough but the hat-trick of meteorological havoc that arrived on these shores in a single week in February 2022 was unprecedented. Volunteers at cricket clubs find themselves […]