The Yorkshire Cricket Board (YCB) and the wider cricketing family are celebrating International Women’s Day throughout the whole of March by hosting a month of activities to showcase the women’s game. March will be used to share stories across the women’s game and encourage more women and girls to play, watch or attend cricket in […]
Kit your cricket club out (and get free honours caps)
Cricket Yorkshire is delighted to partner Gentlemen and Players this year to offer cricket clubs a chance to step out in style – plus, there’s an exclusive offer for this website! For many years, Gentlemen and Players has been the home of quality, traditional cap making. They specialise in: sports caps, honour or presentation caps, […]
What does the badge say about your cricket club?
A cricket club emblem is an integral part of its history and identity. Literally a badge of honour. But what does it say about that cricket club? I was doing some freelance work which involved interviewing Leeds & Broomfield Cricket Club in Kent recently. Their new logo is about a year old; elegant and professional. […]
Why New Rover Cricket Club went the crowdfunding route
Here on Cricket Yorkshire, we’ve been looking at ways that recreational cricket can raise money over the coming months and this time, the focus is crowdfunding. (We’ve already looked at cricket club funding and the SNAP Sponsorship platform so if you’re looking for ideas, have a read of those articles too). This time, it’s an […]
Cricket Yorkshire is 10 Not Out
During December, I’ll be celebrating the milestone of being 10 not out here on Cricket Yorkshire. It’s a chance to re-publish past articles you won’t have seen and reflect on some of the changes Yorkshire cricket has experienced over a decade. You can join in on social media with your own comments, favourite articles and […]
Flickit Cricket: Cricket board game with a new spin
If you like cricket board games then the story of how Flickit Cricket came to life during lockdown is a tale not to miss. As a self-employed cricket coach, Scott Moody was suddenly out of work in March when the country was kept indoors because of coronavirus. Confined to a flat in South-West London and […]
Black Friday Cricket Deals with Kitlocker
Black Friday weekend is here, time to pick up a cricket bargain, if you want to treat yourself. Here on Cricket Yorkshire, we’ve got an affiliate partnership with Sheffield-based Kitlocker which means every time you shop via this website, you’re supporting grassroots cricket writing, at no cost to you. The excellent news is that they’ve […]
Meet the cricket club who’ve started a food bank
This is the story of a group of cricket club volunteers who began delivering food parcels during the first lockdown in April – and are now building a food bank. I caught up with Calder Grove CC’s Holly Buxton to learn how a two-week social enterprise mushroomed into helping hundreds of people for months. Enjoy […]
4 easy ways to improve your cricket club in lockdown
It’s an odd time of year for cricketers and cricket clubs. A bit of a twilight zone stuck between faint memories of the last game in September and the prospect of winter nets. Coronavirus and this current, second lockdown in England have thrown everything up in the air once more as we all hunker down. […]
What makes Yorkshire Cricket College so special?
Yorkshire Cricket College is an incredible opportunity for 16-18 year-olds to study and train at Emerald Headingley stadium. In this content collaboration with Yorkshire Cricket Foundation, we’ll share some of the student stories and why the college is unique. Imagine having college lessons in the Carnegie Pavilion and looking out at the spot where Ben […]