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 […]
Recreational cricket gets green light from Government to return
Massive, fantastic news as recreational cricket is given the green light by the Government to return next weekend. Baffling day. U-turns. Contradictions. Boris Johnson’s LBC interview labelling cricket teas and changing room problematic. None of that matters now. The result we all wanted is happening. Finally. We are delighted that the UK Government have given […]
Bradford Cricket League: Crossflatts set to join in 2021
Craven Cricket League 2019 Champions Crossflatts are moving to the Bradford Premier League for 2021. It is a decision that piqued my curiosity as I’ve tracked the progress of Crossflatts (including their All Stars success) and even bowled a few overs at their place. The Bradford Cricket League’s expansion (after merging with the Central Yorkshire […]
Scarborough & District Evening Cricket League cancels 2020 season
The Andy Hire Scarborough & District Evening Cricket League has reluctantly cancelled its 2020 season with the message: ‘We’ll be back stronger next season!’ As a result of coronavirus and the ongoing uncertainty as to when or if recreational cricket would resume, the league consulted with its member clubs and called it quits. As Vice-Chairman […]
Cricket balls: How to solve a natural vector of disease?
The cricket ball is a ‘natural vector of disease’ – discuss. The Prime Minister’s recent response to a question about the return of recreational cricket has got everyone bemused, appalled or confused. By labelling a cricket ball in that way, he would seem to have quashed my prediction of a July return for club cricket. […]
Club cricket gears up for July return with adapted gameplay
Club cricket in England could return in July after recent promising developments. An ECB statement, dated 19 June, for counties and premier leagues read: ‘The Secretary of State’s message on Tuesday evening outlined plans for earmarking an early July date as being the earliest possible return for recreational cricket.’ Naturally, it comes with the enormous […]
Scarborough Cricket Club: Insider’s Guide to Cricket on the Coast
Ordinarily, Scarborough Cricket Club should have been currently hosting the final day of the Roses match in the County Championship. Due to COVID-19, these are anything but ordinary times. Officially, the Scarborough Cricket Festival match in August is still on. It has yet to be cancelled but common sense dictates that’s only a matter of […]
Bradford Cricket League: How Morley have adapted during COVID-19
Simon Barraclough, Secretary of Morley Cricket Club in the Bradford Premier League, offered his thoughts on what coronavirus has been like for his club and looks ahead. Give us a snapshot of what it’s been like as a club official? What has Morley CC been doing? I’m writing to you on another sensational day for […]
Cricket grounds: How has it been for club cricket during lockdown?
I recently caught up with Kirkstall Educational Cricket Club’s groundsman of many years, David Hodgson, to get a feel for what life has been like at cricket grounds. Coronavirus has prevented club cricket across the country and seen us indoors for months. As an earlier Cricket Yorkshire feature showed, groundsmen like Hodgy have continued to […]
How to turbocharge your cricket training at home
If you’re looking for some ideas for cricket training, you’ve come to the right place. It might be you want to treat yourself and upgrade your cricket set-up at home. Alternatively, there could be a birthday coming up and you could do with some outdoors inspiration. Here, I’ve put together a selection of well-reviewed products […]