Recreational cricket has received a major boost as the 2021 outdoor season got the green light from the UK Government. From 29 March, organised team sports can be played again outdoors, which means club cricket should be able to start in April, assuming the ECB’s guidance is circulated in time. It also opens up the […]
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Sessay: Harvests, Emeralds and the National Village Cup
With the 2020 season firmly behind us and whisperings of pre-season emerging around cricket clubs across the country, Sessay CC are hoping to push on as a club in more ways than one. Chris Starr explores how the village cricket club did during a Covid-affected last season with fundraising, league ambitions and the National Village […]
What does the badge say about your cricket club?
A cricket club emblem is an integral part of its history and identity. Literally a badge of honour. But what does it say about that cricket club? I was doing some freelance work which involved interviewing Leeds & Broomfield Cricket Club in Kent recently. Their new logo is about a year old; elegant and professional. […]
Top tips for cricket clubs to get more sponsors
Cricket clubs might face an uncertain year but there are ways for them to sign more sponsors, improve their finances and make a difference in their communities. In the webinar with SNAP Sponsorship (below), we heard how cricket clubs can build a profile on their platform, find sponsors and use the integrated social media to […]
How Sheffield Collegiate shaped Joe Root and Michael Vaughan
181 Tests, 13,968 runs, 37 100’s and now 51 Test wins as Captain. Joe Root and Michael Vaughan’s combined England Test stats are certainly impressive to behold, especially when considering that both started their cricketing career at the same club – Sheffield Collegiate. Will Slater asks: Is this mere coincidence, or is there something integral […]
2021: The year ahead for Yorkshire cricket
Yorkshire cricket faces a year of recovery in 2021 as we seek to watch, play, coach and facilitate more matches. Yorkshire County Cricket Club County cricket has a revised structure which sees Yorkshire play in Group Three of the County Championship. The first-class competition now has three groups of six teams with Yorkshire’s other opponents […]