Rupert Jones reflects on his time batting in the Central Yorkshire Cricket League; of cricket clubs now sadly no more and the might of Altofts Cricket Club. *** These are the 1981 league tables for the Central Yorkshire Cricket League, often referred to as the Heavy Woollen Cricket League. It was in some ways a […]
Club cricket
How to start a cricket club: Advice, support and top tips
So, how to start a cricket club? When was the last time someone thought about a cricket club starting, rather than folding or merging? About as rare as the dentures of poultry, am I right? It does happen. Albeit rarely in competitive league cricket. Brook-Walton CC were one Yorkshire example that started from scratch in […]
Best Cricket Shoes: The 2020 Cricketers Guide to Buying Footwear
Want the best cricket shoes that your money can buy? Searching for cricket shoes online is time-consuming and not without drama so let Cricket Yorkshire guide you. Get ready for perils and pitfalls of everything from toe guards to the fevered debate that is cushioning. Want the best cricket shoes for fast bowlers? No problem. […]
Junior Cricket: How can a cricket league plan for the future?
Phil Sharples, Chairman of the Bramleys Halifax Junior Cricket League, discusses the ever-shifting sands that have come with trying to run a cricket league during coronavirus. Up for discussion was the current situation, planning ahead in a greatly shortened summer and the impact for junior cricket that the pandemic could have. 1. What’s it been […]
Cricket grounds: What’s it been like in club cricket during lockdown?
I recently caught up with Kirkstall Educational Cricket Club’s groundsman of many years, David Hodgson, to get a feel for what life has been like at cricket grounds. Coronavirus has prevented club cricket across the country and seen us indoors for months. As an earlier Cricket Yorkshire feature showed, groundsmen like Hodgy have continued to […]
What does the new ECB update mean for professional and recreational cricket?
The ECB has announced a further delay to the start of the domestic cricket season, with no domestic cricket to be played before 1 August. It equates to the loss of 10 rounds of the County Championship and group stages of the T20 Blast. (Editor’s Note – 29th May – Domestic cricket is NOT the […]
