Colton’s ground features a large, gently sloping oval tucked into a residential corner of east Leeds, screened from most of the city noise despite there being shops and busy roads nearby. The clubhouse is compact, practical and features a well-stocked bar, with seats arranged in front, while the bowls green, junior football pitch and old […]
North Halifax clinch Prem 2 title in last-ball thriller
Four teams, three matches and a cup ultimately decided by just one run on the last ball. The West Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League’s Premier 2 Finals Day from Low Moor Holy Trinity delivered plenty of drama. As Mark Doherty reports, it was the kind of showpiece that makes cricket the game we all […]
Pateley Bridge dig in but Whixley defeat the Badgers
The trip to Pateley Bridge takes you into the heart of Nidderdale, the roads threading between rolling hills before the steep drop from Coldstone Cuts towards the cricket ground that is hidden away in what is the showground. I arrived just before one o’clock in beautiful sunshine, with barely a cloud overhead. and the smallest […]
Kirkby century gets South Kilvington past Sessay Raskelf
Another Saturday dawned and I had my sights set on a ground I have never been to. I had covered the club on their travels, as they visited clubs in and around Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon. South Kilvington is one of the very few clubs in the Theakston Nidderdale League that I haven’t visited over […]
Rawdon lift Archer Cup in a day and night showpiece
Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon, is known for her beauty and usually depicted wearing a crescent moon in her crown while riding a chariot drawn by stallions across the night sky. Selene was the daughter of Hyperion and Theia, her brother was Helios – the sun god, and her sister was Eos – […]
Masham’s title stumble at scenic North Stainley
Driving through the gates of North Stainley Cricket Club on Saturday brought a real smile to my face. I can remember the first time I visited the club [many moons ago] and I loved the feel to the place. Set in the heart of a picture-postcard North Yorkshire village, the club simply oozes charm. I’ll […]
Arthington stage scintillating run chase to down Darley
I’ve got a list of grounds that I’ve been to over the last 15 years, a series of Excel worksheets that show clubs that I’ve visited, teams that I’ve covered, and where I have been rather diligent in my recordkeeping…dates. As part of my planning for the second half of the 2026 summer season, I […]
Sizzling summer solstice as Yapham host Beverley Town
The Longest Day. Sounds like a good title for a movie…oh wait, it was! A glance at the fixtures list over breakfast suggested a busy Sunday across Yorkshire. A second glance, after a succession of cancellations filtered through social media and club channels, painted a different picture. Two of the games I had planned as […]
Killinghall take the points at windy Goldsborough
It was Bed Race day in Knaresborough, an annual event that sees up to 90 ‘beds’ being pushed nearly two and a half miles around a course that starts by the river. The route travels up around the steep roads by the castle and beds then descend through the town centre, back to the start…by […]
Bilton defeat Pool to lead Aire-Wharfe Premier Division
There are few feelings quite as reassuring as arriving at a cricket ground convinced you know exactly what you are going to do. There are fewer quite as humbling as discovering, within about thirty seconds, that you don’t. Armed with my trusty camera, monopod, seat, and a level of confidence that only comes from checking […]