This survey is now closed! Cricket Yorkshire is doing a survey which aims to hear from players, officials, spectators, clubs and leagues on the state of the grassroots game and what the future holds. We want to receive your feedback to understand the challenges, successes and current thinking in this most extraordinary of seasons. Did […]
Sheffield Caribbean: Nurturing talent as a feeder club
Milton Samuels has lived and breathed Caribbean Cricket Club in Sheffield since joining at the age of 14. Some 50 years later, he has a few stories to tell. Back then in the 70s, Crookesmoor (as it was) played friendlies as they didn’t think they were good enough for league cricket. With no home ground […]
Super 1s: Kian’s Yorkshire cricket success story
Kian James is in his kitchen with his grandma Pauline on video chat, grinning away and listing his favourite international cricketers. The poster boy in Yorkshire for disability cricket programme, Super 1s, reels off Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Joffa Archer. We then swap views on the rollercoaster that was the ODI series with Ireland. […]
York Senior League: Why Pocklington turned down cricket
The decision by Pocklington Cricket Club not to play any league cricket in 2020 (due to Covid-19) can’t have been easy. When I heard, I thought they’d be a very rare exception but the reality is that clubs have opted not to participate in leagues across Yorkshire, due to worries over Covid-19. It’s important to […]
Incredible, unseen letters of Brian Close: Just a Few Lines
Just a Few Lines is the remarkable story of the unseen letters and memorabilia of Yorkshire & England batsman Dennis Brian Close CBE. It is a cricket book that will grab the interest of anyone who wants to be introduced to a treasure trove directly from the pen of this famous son of Rawdon. You’ll […]
Bradford Cricket League: Bradford & Bingley vs Pudsey St Lawrence
My Bradford Cricket League cup experience for 2020 began close to home with a trip to Wagon Lane. The Bradford Premier League teams were starting the new league cup and it saw Bradford & Bingley welcome Pudsey St Lawrence. Billy Whitford and Yasir Abbas are two signings for the home side who have a new […]
Bradford Premier League: League Cup, teams and transfers
For fans of the Bradford Cricket League, the Bradford Premier League 2020 season officially begins on Saturday 25 July. After the uncertain and incredibly tough few months for the country and club cricket, it is a relief to focus on players again. Of course, due to Covid-19, we are starting the Yorkshire cricket season not […]
Club cricket photos from the first weekend of league action
Club cricket is back and you could hear the collective sigh of relief all over Yorkshire. Mrs Cricket Yorkshire and I went to Bingley Congs to catch some overs. The excitement at catching the first glimpse of cricketers in whites at a distance through a copse of trees was an emotional tug. The Congs Seconds […]
What’s it like playing club cricket with the adapted rules?
Yorkshire club cricket is officially back. As of Saturday, there have been friendlies played across the region as clubs, officials and cricketers all get back into the swing of things. I asked on Cricket Yorkshire’s Twitter feed for photos and feedback on what it was like to play under the ECB guidelines? ? Enjoy your […]
Recreational cricket in England: 11-a-side but no home teas
Recreational cricket in England can go ahead from Saturday 11 July, with the England & Wales Cricket Board releasing its guidelines on how to achieve that safely. After much speculation on what form the adapted gameplay would take, the progression from Step 3 to Step 4 of the ECB’s roadmap permits 11-a-side cricket with no […]