There are places in Yorkshire where the past feels closer than it should and the land seems to remember more than it lets on. Knaresborough is one of those places. Long before scoreboards flickered and players checked their phones between overs, the forest of Knaresborough was, in the 12th century,
So, here we are at the beginning of another summer of cricket. Over the winter months, there have been indoor leagues and then as spring arrived, nets and friendlies. I’ve visited a few clubs, attended a few of those winter tournaments, but now it is time to dust off
Download James-Naylor-Interview.mp3 Mark Doherty went along to Walton Park Cricket Club for a clubhouse reveal, pre-season friendly and a charity fundraiser on a day that was never really about the cricket. There’s something about the first outdoor game of the season that feels like a
Gone are the heady days of the summer that almost guaranteed good weather and the innate certainty of cricket being played without interruption. Be it put down to climate change, an interglacial period, or even the Milankovitch cycle…we’ve been fortunate to have cricket almost every scheduled day, apart
This time of year is rather strange regarding the recreational game. On one hand, there's still quite a lot of cricket to be played as the various cups and league competitions come to a grand finale. However, the actual number of games needing to be played has reduced
For those that haven’t been to Pudsey, wandering in past the Sir Leonard Hutton Memorial Gates you immediately see the modern extension to the pavilion, which contains a café/bar and patio area with tables outside. To your left is the large playing area with a superbly kept grass
The end is in sight…or should that be ‘the end is nigh’ in honour of those A-board wearing individuals at the turn of the 1900’s? As we reached the fourth Sunday in August, the number of fixtures remaining in many of the women and girls’ leagues could
Last Saturday, I returned to covering the Theakston Nidderdale League when I headed down to Pannal to cover their firsts playing second-placed West Tanfield. Both teams impressed on the day for different reasons. I have been meaning to get to cover Goldsborough this season, preferably at their ground, but
It’s like someone has slammed their foot down on the brakes; with various leagues and cups coming to an abrupt conclusion at the very end of July and the first week into August. Looking at Play-Cricket to work out any given day’s schedule has been a daunting
On Sunday, 3 August 2025, Sessay CC Emeralds 1st XI travelled to Denby CC to face Copdock & Old Ipswichian CC Ladies 1st XI in the ECB Women’s Club Cup T20 semi-final. Report and match photos by Mark Doherty. There was so much happening on Sunday; one of
Reading the stories written by John and Andrew in the past week, it appears last weekend was a nightmare of plans made and then broken due to the band of bad weather that swept the UK and Ireland from the south up to the north. As the week went on,
Harrogate CC Women welcomed St. Chad’s Broomfield CC, while Kirk Hammerton faced Spofforth CC in a rain-affected weekend of Yorkshire cricket, covered by Mark Doherty. High risk of pluvial One of the things that you’ll have probably noticed when reading the musings of John, Andrew or myself…
Green Hammerton Cricket Club hosted Thorner Mexborough CC in a Yorkshire Premier League North - Division Three Ebor match, watched by Mark Doherty. Looking Back Providing coverage of the various leagues around Yorkshire is a constant process of juggling requests to visit grounds with even coverage of the various leagues and
Harrogate Cricket Club's St George's Road HQ was the venue for this West Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League Division One match against Menston. Mark Doherty reports on an impressive display with the ball from the hosts' Women's 1st XI before the rain
Clifton Park hosted Clifton Alliance CC Women v Driffield Town Women in a Yorkshire Premier League North clash on Sunday 29 June 2025, with the sound of County Championship action between Yorkshire and Essex just over the fence – the perfect backdrop for another cricketing tale from Mark Doherty. 🍻 Beer, sun
Knaresborough Forest CC was the setting for Mark Doherty as the Willows hosted Thorp Arch and Boston Spa Women in a West Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League's Leeds East Division One game that promised drama before the rain had its say. In the early hours of Tuesday
