We’ll dive into Are Yorkshire teams as good in national competitions as we used to be? It feels like a brave thing to ask in the first place, this being Yorkshire and the success that we have at club level across teams and competitions. There is always context too in that regions and counties go […]
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Helping cricket: Cricket teas, loaning mowers and twinning clubs
You know the drill. You have an article in your head and it just won’t go away. It probably won’t melt the internet or net you a million pounds but it just sits there and refuses to budge. Well, this is it. Left-field, a bit of fun and three ideas for cricket thrown in for […]
Talking West Yorkshire Cricket with the YCB’s Steve Archer
You’ve got to hand it to the waitress who keeps sauntering up to take our order but the menus have stayed closed. Since the moment we sat down in this bustling cafe that’s my local default for interviews, we’ve just dived into talking cricket. The cooked breakfast will have to wait. Steve Archer is the […]
NYSD Hundred: Fireworks and spin wins it for Normanby Hall
Dodging this summer’s disappointing, triple-pronged cloud, wind and rain assault, I’ve been squeezing in cricket fixes wherever and whenever I can. Often, it has been a case of finding a game – any day of the week – with sun forecast. Recently, time and again, that has meant heading north from our York HQ. Starting […]
Sea air and sixes as Driffield Town clinch T20 Blast Crown
Cricket has many unsung heroes, without whom games couldn’t happen. Groundstaff – pitch makers, they like to be called now – are right up there. I made a long overdue first visit to Scarborough Cricket Club’s North Marine Road, to watch the Yorkshire Premier Cricket League North’s T20 Finals Day. The previous two days were […]
Feversham League: Yorkshire’s smallest cricket league?
Alastair Wilkinson shares his thoughts on the magic of the Feversham Cricket League. The Feversham League is a non-affiliated league based in the North Yorkshire Moors. It currently consists of 6 teams: Rosedale Abbey, High Farndale, Glaisdale, Slingsby, Gillamoor and Lockton (see photo below). The infamous Spout House were a Feversham League stalwart until their […]
Yorkshire has lots of cricket clubs (just not as many as Australia)
As we reflect on a stunning Test match at Headingley, a question for you all… Did you know that Yorkshire has more cricket clubs than the whole of Australia? Australia? What? Are you kidding? They LOVE their cricket and, by the way, are an entire nation spanning gazillions of miles. Photo: ARTO SURAJ, Uluru, Petermann […]
Best Cricket Bat Under £100 (CY10 discount code) [2023]
In this guide, we’ll consider a hot contender for the best cricket bat under £100 and explore the world of Kashmir cricket bats. Discount: Here are Village Cricket Co’s 5-star rated cricket bats made from Kashmir Willow. Use CY10 at villagecricket.co for 10% off Please note: If you click any links in this article and […]
Woodlands out of National Club KO but doubling down on workload
Bill Marshall interviews Woodlands’ opening bat Sam Frankland about the volume of cricket that success brings and how the season is going. Remember the days when overs cricket had just replaced timed cricket? Or when a top edge into the face meant a visit to the local A&E rather than a replacement helmet? Or when […]
The Yorkshire Cricket Collective Awards – Nominations Now Open
Awards season is back! Volunteers within Yorkshire’s clubs, leagues and communities are invited to enter the Cricket Collective Awards 2023. These are the newly named awards, run by the Yorkshire Cricket Board (and other county boards) but with national ECB categories too. They used to be called the YCB Grassroots Cricket Awards in 2022 and […]