Andrew Gallon watches Crossflatts get the better of Rodley at home as the Bradford Premier League newcomers impress. I – along with many others, no doubt – have been interested to see how Crossflatts Cricket Club perform during 2021, their debut season in the Bradford Premier Cricket League. The ambitious Airedale club, whose Ryshworth Park […]
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Last-ball T20 drama at Wakefield St Michaels
Andrew Gallon hears about junior development and facilities upgrades at Wakefield St Michaels, as Hunset Nelson visit for a T20. Last ball deciders don’t come along all that often. Well, for me they don’t. I know a bloke who, the other week, over on the Wirral, was lucky enough to witness three in four days. […]
Lee Goddard: Runs galore in the Bradford Premier League
Bill Marshall talks to the leading run-scorer in the Bradford Premier League, Lee Goddard, about form, mindset and the push for silverware. Lee Goddard’s statistics this season are Bradmanesque. In seven innings up to Friday, June 11, the New Farnley opener’s scores have been 123, 89 not out, 141, 32 retired, 19 not out, 0, […]
Jack Hampshire Cup: East Leeds vs Windhill & Daisy Hill
Andrew Gallon heads to East Leeds Cricket Club who welcomed Windhill & Daisy Hill in this Jack Hampshire Cup first round tie. I’m not far off watching a game at every ground in the Bradford Premier Cricket League. It’s a brilliant competition, as most reading this will know, although a 2016 expansion to four divisions, […]
East Bierley Cricket Club eye Heavy Woollen Cup success
Bill Marshall talks to Dan Abbott who plays for East Bierley in the Bradford Premier League about tattoos and cup fortunes. East Bierley Cricket Club pace bowler Dan Abbott would like to be a trend-setter, even though no-one else has taken the hint yet. The 31-year-old has had two club tattoos on his body and […]
Exploring club cricket grounds: Hopping mad
Andrew Gallon reflects on his journeys across Yorkshire club cricket as an avid ‘groundhopper.’ From the best views, finest cricket teas and strangest geography, dozens of clubs feature in his round-up: The arcane practice of groundhopping – watching matches at as many different grounds as possible – is fairly well known in football. There are […]