Bear Cricket is a West Yorkshire cricket brand that has taken off like a rocket since its inception in 2016. The distinctive design of their bats and equipment, allied with ambassadors like Yorkshire’s Jonny Tattersall and Warwickshire’s Will Rhodes, marks them out as one to watch. There is a world of choice for cricketers of […]
Low Moor Holy Trinity achieve ground ambitions
Low Moor Holy Trinity Cricket Club is in the midst of a hugely exciting chapter in its history – and one that offers a path for clubs in a similar situation. The Halifax Cricket League club was struggling in one of the hotspots across Yorkshire where cricket clubs are in close proximity – with Bradford […]
Alison Slack wins hearts, minds and funds at Fishlake
Alison Slack from Fishlake Cricket Club is a bit of a legend. There, I said it. Cricket clubs across the country rely on the superheroes that are their volunteers to get things done and this is the tale of someone who goes the extra mile – then kicks on for a marathon. She has been […]
Freedoms and forward-defences: Bats, Balls and Bradford Girls
The BBC Three film Bats, Balls and Bradford Girls is an absolute must-see documentary available on iPlayer. There are moments of wit, courage, selflessness and from the accents to the urban landscape, it is unmistakably Yorkshire. At its heart are the stories from an Asian girls’ cricket team who formed at Carlton Bolling College in […]
11 must-see Yorkshire cricket matches in 2019
Think of this as your Cricket Yorkshire diary for the year ahead with a smattering of recommendations across Yorkshire cricket. From World Cups to little-known Dales encounters, sit back and enjoy this preview. 6 January – Cricket in the Yorkshire Dales Meet at the Buck Inn, Malham at 12 noon for what is usually the […]
York Cricket Club wins first-class fixture for 2019
York Cricket Club are celebrating after securing a first-class fixture in Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s 2019 season. Yorkshire take on Warwickshire at Clifton Park on Monday 17 June and it is reward for their efforts hosting Yorkshire Seconds and Yorkshire Diamonds in recent years. Yorkshire’s first-team also come and practice at York and there’s been […]
Can clubs prosper by offering live cricket streaming?
The live cricket streaming of the County Championship action between Yorkshire & Surrey in June showed a glimpse of an exciting future for cricket clubs everywhere. Over the past few years, Bristol-based sports video highlights provider My Action Replay has been enabling counties, schools and cricket clubs to broadcast live cricket online and share key […]
Rain stopped play: Getting the best from cricket covers
If I had a pound for everyone who assumed that winter means a quiet few months for all of us involved in the grassroots game, I could buy a lifetime supply of cricket teas. The truth is, as I tussle with a cricket book chapter, those in club cricket are planning for the 2019 season […]
What has changed since I wrote All Wickets Great and Small?
In the summer of 2015, my first cricket book All Wickets Great and Small took me all over Yorkshire to explore the people and places of club cricket. There was a brand-new cricket club, fresh life being breathed into a former county ground, men in whites battling in the middle of a racecourse and vicars […]
Dandelion and Burdock and Don: When Yorkshire played at Settle Cricket Club
Author David Mitchell conjures up an adapted chapter from his new cricket book, From Snicket to Wicket. Here, David reminisces of his childhood at Settle Cricket Club and the spectacle of the annual match against Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Cricket has been in my blood since Grandad took me to watch Yorkshire play Australia at […]