In association with our award-winning insurance partner Aston Lark, we’re delighted to share news of an opportunity for your cricket club to win up to £1,000. For the third year in a row, Aston Lark is offering cricket clubs the chance to win up to £1,000 towards upgrading their coaching equipment. This year, they’ll be […]
Want to be a cricket coach, umpire or scorer in Yorkshire?
Want to be a cricket coach, umpire or scorer in Yorkshire or top up your qualifications? Here are the current coaching courses offered by the Yorkshire Cricket Board. Yorkshire Cricket Coach Development 2021 – 2022 – For course and booking information, please email Kevin Gresham on [email protected]. Coaching Courses – Content Information on Courses can be found on […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cricket Yorkshire 50: Champions of recreational cricket
The Cricket Yorkshire 50 is this website’s annual shortlist that gives a nod to those who contribute to recreational cricket here in Yorkshire. It is in its sixth year and is one of the most popular articles as you get to find out about other clubs, leagues, volunteers and achievements. This is the first full […]
Colson Smith: How Castleford rose to be champions
Colson Smith, Director of Cricket at Castleford CC, spoke to me for the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast ahead of the Yorkshire Premier League Final at Emerald Headingley on Saturday. We discussed the five-year plan Colson devised with David Wainwright to bounce back from relegation out of Yorkshire Premier League North – which they won in 2021. […]
Yorkshire Premier Leagues Roundup: Who will be crowned Champion Club?
We now know the four champions of Premier League cricket leagues in Yorkshire after a final weekend of drama. Bradford Premier League Woodlands 356 ptsTownville 345 ptsNew Farnley 307 pts Woodlands claimed the Bradford Premier League with 112 from Brad Schmulian in their away win at New Farnley. The New Zealander had meant to fly […]
Who should be in this year’s Cricket Yorkshire 50?
The Cricket Yorkshire 50 shortlist is back for 2021 – and you’re invited to share who you think should be included!It’s been going a few years now but the Cricket Yorkshire 50 is this website’s annual shortlist of 50 names across Yorkshire recreational cricket. It’s a chance to celebrate the achievements of players, officials, coaches, […]
What next for Bradford Park Avenue cricket ground?
When I moved to Yorkshire, there was a vast crater in the middle of Bradford. It was meant to be the site of a new shopping centre but, for a decade, became a symbol of broken promises, false dawns and Bradford feeling left behind again. Perhaps unfairly, it came to mind as I planned this […]