Houghton Main, who play in the South Yorkshire Cricket League, are back at indoor nets and already hoping for another sensational National Village Cup run in 2020. The South Yorkshire outfit came through eight rounds in 2019 beating the likes of reigning champions Folkton and Flixton as well as Worcestershire’s Astwood Bank, en route to […]
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Buying cricket teamwear without the drama
It’s an exciting time of year with cricket clubs back at indoor nets and plans well advanced for the season ahead. That preparation includes looking the part with new cricket teamwear your cricket club can be proud to wear. In some ways, cricket kit for clubs has advanced over decades (materials and technology) but problems […]
The Forty Club: Cricket life can begin again at 40
Here, Kevin Owens shares his thoughts on a cricket club where the youth policy starts at 40. The Forty Club’s motto is ‘inspiring cricketers to enjoy a lifelong love of cricket’. Quite a statement indeed, but given the club played its first game in 1937 and is reputed to be the largest wandering cricket club […]
