Yorkshire club cricket is blessed with every cup competition you could possibly imagine. Inter-league, one-off contests, historic silverware and innovations only a year or two old. Unless your club is fortunate to contest national ECB contests then often you’ll only be playing against those in your league. North versus South Which brings us to the […]
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Keighley Cricket Club teams up with brsk as full fibre broadband grows in West Yorkshire
Full fibre broadband provider brsk continues expanding across West Yorkshire, offering a reliable, rapid and reasonably priced connection to thousands more homes and businesses. (Over 110,000 to be precise!) In this content collaboration with our website partner, we’ll share community news, get the latest plans in West Yorkshire and hear from Keighley Cricket Club who […]
Three families (and eight players) in Low Moor Holy Trinity XI
Martin Jenkins of Low Moor Holy Trinity Cricket Club shares news of an unusual club record and one they’re very proud of. Sunday 28th July saw a rather unique event occur for Halifax League side, Low Moor Holy Trinity in their match away at Bradshaw Cricket Club. Low Moor, who only seven years ago had just […]
Listen to the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast this season
The Cricket Yorkshire Podcast is back this season with a blend of interviews, club visits and views on the recreational game. Available on Spotify, Apple, Podbean and other platforms, it’s a chance to have a listen on the way to work, at home or maybe at the cricket. A few episodes to pick from… Village […]
National Village Cup: Yorkshire teams are all out (just)
Frickley Colliery’s home defeat to Woodhouses by one run officially ended Yorkshire’s participation in the National Village Cup for another year. At the Miners Welfare ground, Woodhouses of the Greater Manchester Cricket League came out on top with a nervy finale. Winning the toss and batting first, the visitors scored 211-7 off 40 overs, thanks […]
Chappell Cup: Starfish among the shadows as Ilkley make semi-finals
Unfortunately, on Sunday, I wasn’t able to schedule in a women’s game due to having to head towards Burley in Wharfedale to pick my daughter up from a weekend’s Guide camp. To be honest, I had pretty much resigned myself to not being able to get to any sort of game as the location and […]
State of Play: Yorkshire Premier League North
Welcome to this snapshot of the title challengers and relegation worriers as the season reaches the last third in the Hunters Yorkshire Premier League North. Enjoy a few observations, league table, stats and averages from lead performers with ball and bat. The plan is to shine a light on each of the four Premier Leagues […]
No small beer: Lights, CAMRA, action at Barkisland
I don’t drink beer so an email dropping in about award-winning real ales initially didn’t set the pulse racing. Sorry, Dave at Barkisland Cricket Club, you’d have reeled me in with a press release about Irn-Bru. And yet… I got to thinking about how cricket clubs become a point of difference, particularly in the many […]
2G Flicx Pitch: Supporting cricket in Sheffield communities
In this article for our website partner Flicx, we’re exploring the impact of the 2G Flicx pitch on communities in Sheffield. Hamzah Hussain is the architect behind Cricket Arena; a community interest company that runs cricket tournaments in the city. At the back-end of last year, they bought a beige-coloured Senior Multi Age Pitch and […]
State of Play: Bradford Premier League Round-up
In this round-up, we’ll give you the lowdown on how Bradford League teams are faring across the top division for 1st XIs, including lead performers with ball and bat. The plan is to shine a light on each of the four Premier Leagues in the coming weeks. (Stats featured below refer to league only – […]