Indoor cricket nets in England is a weird and wonderful time of year. Typically between January and March, depending on how keen your cricket club are, it is a ritual you may know well. Before Christmas, here in Yorkshire, there will have been a smattering of indoor cricket leagues but now February has arrived, cricket […]
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Filey aim high for Yorkshire Premier League North debut
Captain David Brannan Jnr believes Filey Cricket Club’s first team can make an immediate impact in the Yorkshire Premier League North, their new home. During the 2023 season, having left the Scarborough Beckett Cricket League this winter, Filey will contest Division Two (Holderness), the YPLN’s fourth tier. The opposition comprises the first teams of Hessle, […]
Best Cricket Bat: Cricketers Guide [2023]
Looking for the best cricket bat you can afford? Want advice on choosing a cricket bat, types of willow, knocking-in or buying a cricket bat for juniors? No problem, you’re in the right place. Enjoy the read and if you want to skip to a certain chapter, just click one of the menu links below. […]
Best Cricket Helmets: Cricketers Guide [2023]
We’ve produced a cricket helmets guide because choosing the best cricket helmet takes time and effort. Here at Cricket Yorkshire, we thought we’d do the research to give you trusted advice as well as links to buy. Disclosure: Cricket Yorkshire is reader-supported. That means when you buy through links on our website, I may earn […]
Why underinsurance is a major risk for your cricket club
In this content collaboration with Aston Lark, we’re diving into the subject of underinsurance – and how to mitigate that risk. What is underinsurance? Ok, so your cricket club has an insurance policy that protects it against various risks. Underinsurance is if the club has valued its assets at less than they’d currently cost to […]
How to recruit more club members (without Lord Kitchener)
YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU! A man with a mighty moustache, wearing a military hat stares out. His gloved right hand points sternly right at you. Look familiar? It’s the ‘Your Country Needs You’ poster depicting Lord Kitchener from 1914, urging volunteers to join the British Expeditionary Force. This graphic crops up on social media from […]
Weetwood to Arthington: Tribute to Tony Hutton
Bill Marshall gives his tribute to Tony Hutton who was well-known and liked in Yorkshire cricketing circles. Tony wrote for Cricket Yorkshire and it was always a pleasure to discuss the grassroots game with him. *** Some would think that “cricket nut” is a derogatory term. Others may treat it as a badge of honour. […]
Total Play: How Heslington funded and built their outdoor net
Every year, across Yorkshire and beyond, cricket clubs are upgrading their outdoor cricket facilities. In this content collaboration with Total Play, we’ll look at Heslington Cricket Club to see the positive impact already being noticed. In 2022, Heslington Cricket Club had a single-lane enclosed facility as well as a match pitch replaced. This was not […]
A visit to Malton for cricket books and cricket bats
I found myself back in the North Yorkshire market town of Malton recently. It was pre-planned obviously, I didn’t just wake up there. Last time I arrived, in the early days of Cricket Yorkshire, I left the railway station and walked around a hardware store which had a fine selection of flat caps and also […]
Sport England Small Grants Scheme returns for cricket clubs
Sport England’s Small Grants Programme is back for cricket clubs to apply to – with awards of up to £15,000. The fund is open until the end of June 2023 and its funding focus is once again on ‘providing sport and physical activities for people who may be less physically active’. Applications are for between […]