As I write this, the November rain is peppering the windows of the Cricket Yorkshire office. A journey into town for supplies had meant I returned home resembling a deep-sea diver who’d just returned to the surface. It’s a funny time of year. There’s a smattering of indoor cricket leagues starting up and pockets of […]
Scarborough Cricket Festival: “When the fixtures are out, book me in!”
In this extract from my 2019 book Last of the Summer Wickets, I describe the occasion that greets the release of the domestic fixtures for county cricket. Scanning dates for the Scarborough Cricket Festival is high up the list of priorities for many. Here, I have a bit of a flap in booking a place […]
Core Cities Leeds: Beeston Mini World Cup & tape ball cricket
Sohail Raz is Community Development Officer (Leeds) at The Yorkshire Cricket Foundation (YCF) and one of his roles is to head up something called Core Cities Leeds. Core Cities is part of the ECB’s action plan to engage South Asian communities and it has identified 10 areas, including Bradford, Leeds and Kirklees in Yorkshire, where […]
Woodlands aim for continuity and more success in 2020
Bill Marshall talks to Woodlands’ Secretary Brian Pearson about the momentum and trophies built in the Bradford Cricket League over the years. ** Since the Bradford League began in 1903, six clubs have had their periods of dominance. Great Horton were the first team to which the adjective great could be applied, winning the league […]
Wicketz Hull harnesses the power of cricket to make a difference
Rick Robinson, Wicketz Development Officer for Hull, discusses the programme that uses cricket to make a lasting impact to young people’s lives. **** Wicketz, a national Lords Taverners programme, is delivered in Yorkshire by the Yorkshire Cricket Foundation, charity and community arm of Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Wicketz is a community cricket programme aimed at […]
Cricket in October: Arthington Cricket Festival is 30 not out
Luke Seaborne celebrates the Yorkshire institution that sees cricket played outdoors into October in the Wharfedale village of Arthington, noting that this year saw it expand to other grounds. *** Arthington Cricket Club’s 30th annual cricket festival drew to a disappointing close recently, as the cancellation of the final fixture meant that not a ball […]
The Hundred: Will it convert you?
As something a bit different for Cricket Yorkshire readers, now the regular club cricket season has drawn to a close, I thought I’d put together a few thoughts on The Hundred; the new 8-team, city-based professional tournament coming to England & Wales in 2020. Unless you’ve been on another solar system, you will have a […]
How did Yorkshire’s visually impaired cricketers do in 2019?
Captain John Garbett (above) reflects on a promising season for Yorkshire’s visually impaired county squads as well as updating us on coaching and community work. Over to John! *** Winter training went very well both on & off the field, with more members signing up and a new kit with a shirt sponsor for the […]
Cricket Yorkshire 50 is back: Fifty stars from the grassroots game
The Cricket Yorkshire 50 is my annual shortlist of superstars selected from the recreational game in the county. The CY50 is in its fourth year and remains one of the most-read articles of any year for the website. This is for you – the players, coaches, administrators and officials out there who help to make […]
York & District Senior Cricket League: Cows and calm at Pannal
Pannal Cricket Club, of the York Senior Cricket League, has been on my wishlist for some time. I’ve scooted past on the train from Leeds to Knaresborough many times and one August afternoon, following a trip to Knaresborough Forest CC earlier in the day, I thought I’d give it a go. It is always a […]