Kirkstall Educational Cricket Club, of the Aire-Wharfe Cricket League, have fingers crossed that a current Yorkshire Water project finishes on time for the 2026 season. The water company is installing a new storage tank at Kirkstall’s ground so there is currently a cavernous hole in the outfield at the far end. According to a Yorkshire […]
Reader Survey: Shaping Cricket Yorkshire in 2026
Hi, it’s John here at CYHQ. I trust autumn is treating you well and cricket remains on your radar. We will have weekly articles right the way through the Winter and into 2026. I thought I’d put together a survey to get your feedback on the website and what we cover in future. It’s not […]
Cricket Yorkshire partners with Bespoke Scoreboards for 2025-26
Bespoke Scoreboards, the Yorkshire-based family business who manufacture and install cricket scoreboards for clubs and schools, have agreed to partner with Cricket Yorkshire for 2025-26. We will be showcasing why their scoreboards are so popular, particularly here in Yorkshire, and the personal service you get from initial enquiry to site visit to delivery, installation and […]
HiTZ Cricket comes to Bradford’s Wardley House
HiTZ Cricket, the state-of-the-art indoor cricket training facility, has arrived in Bradford at Wardley House. Decide how fast the bowling is, whether it’s spin, pace, a village pie-chucker or an international superstar. Ultimate control in your hands. Level up your game with AI-powered bowling machines using hard balls, ball-tracking tech, instant video replays and personalised […]
Ben Fudali: Building the next pavilion for Newton-Le-Willows
Ben Fudali was our Yorkshire Tea Community Cricket Award winner for September and we caught up about his key involvement in building the new Newton-Le-Willows cricket pavilion. I’m sure that Ben isn’t the first Aussie to come to the UK, discover the magic of Yorkshire and decide to settle down here. After backpacking round England, […]
total-play: Darwen Dome, inflatable covers and grammar school nets
In this autumn round-up with total-play Ltd, we’ll look at a hat-trick of milestones as projects were completed by the installer of ECB-approved facilities. Grassroots first at Darwen DomeA second all-weather cricket facility, designed and built by total-play Ltd, has been unveiled in Lancashire. It follows the success of the debut project at Bradford Park […]
Premier League news: Transfers, captaincy and county deals
Casting my eye around the clubs on socials has highlighted how some Premier League cricket clubs are already busy in the transfer market. On the one hand, that signals intent, a squad can be built around early signings and members get to watch overseas over winter from the UK. Clubs will be crossing digits that […]
Autumn prep for cricket clubs: Toyota Corolla to Storm Amy
The 2025 outdoor cricket season might be done and dusted, with a few fixtures kicking about, but the planning never stops, does it?! Here’s a few jobs for cricket clubs – because you don’t have enough obviously 🤣 – that might spark some ideas or be helpful, at least that’s the plan… 🙏 Before I […]
Yorkshire moves to three Women’s Premier Leagues from 2026
In a major change to women’s and girls’ cricket in Yorkshire, there will be three affiliated Regional Women’s Premier Leagues from 2026. This is a significant strategic development in how the game is organised and has quite a bit of detail announced by the Yorkshire Cricket Foundation (YCF). At present, there is the eight-team Yorkshire […]
White Rose celebrate Quaid-e-Azam Premier League treble
White Rose Cricket Club of the Quaid-e-Azam Premier League have had an impressive season by securing three trophies. Their emphatic ‘treble’ includes the Premier Section of the Quaid-e-Azam Premier League which they won with a game to spare, having finished second to AK Eagles in 2024. It is the first time White Rose CC have […]