Friday’s Storm Lilian caused havoc around the county [and further afield watching the news]. The winds had seemingly come and gone in a blink of an eye, but in that time had left trees down, branches strewn across roads, roofs and other susceptible structures minus a tile here and a trampoline there. Through my own […]
Club Cricket
Bradford Eagles soar into third place against Azeems at Sutton
The prospect of watching a Sunday cricket league match at a beautiful ground with the tea provided by a popular Kashmiri restaurant set things up nicely. Azeems are both an Indian eaterie in Keighley, as well as one of the top teams in the Premiership of the Quaid-e-Azam Sunday Cricket League. We arrived before the […]
Laura Scheiwe hits 1,000-run landmark for Doncaster Town
Laura Scheiwe, who swapped an Australian winter for a spell at Doncaster Town, has crossed the 1,000-run threshold for the season. Across all competitions, her tally of 1,044 runs and counting at an average of 52 with three hundreds and six fifties marks her out as a top player in Yorkshire. The 18 year-old from […]
Gordon Riggs Priestley Cup Final: Will history repeat itself?
Statistically, lightning can strike twice. Woodlands will be hoping that’s not the case when they face Bradford & Bingley in a repeat of the Bradford Premier League’s showpiece cup competition, the Gordon Rigg Priestley Cup. In 2023, Bradford & Bingley’s overseas player Corey Miller won man-of-the-match for his knock of 55 in a run chase […]
K3 Dental Cup: North vs South in Yorkshire’s Premier Leagues
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 […]
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 […]