NEWSPAPERS, who tend to have skeleton staffs these days due to drastically reduced income from just about all of their traditional financial streams (about the only growth area these days is from the internet), have taken to re-printing pages from days gone by. Some would say that was a benefit to older readers, despite the […]
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Yorkshire Disability Cricket: End of Season Review for 2022
When we last updated Cricket Yorkshire readers in May, we were looking forward to playing our County League programme and hopeful of a good season. Here is our end-of-season catch-up… Our Super 9s, softball team, playing in the Northern Region competition had an outstanding season, achieving their first Regional League winners and play-off trophies, being […]
Money-saving tips for cricket clubs and members in 2023
After an action-packed cricket season, there is an opportunity to pause, take a breath, reflect and plan. If you’re involved with helping to run a cricket club then that may well involve goal-setting for 2022. Amid the end-of-season awards and league dinners, thoughts inevitably turn to the financial: how are we going to afford that? […]
St Chad’s Broomfield Cricket Club: New Beginnings
One of Cricket Yorkshire’s most popular articles this year was on switching cricket leagues. Its inspiration was my local club, Bingley Congs, who have swapped the Craven Cricket League for the Aire-Wharfe Cricket League. What I didn’t know was that a club was voted out of the league to make space; namely St Chad’s Broomfield […]
Village Cricket Co: Black Friday deals [2022]
Cricket Yorkshire is partnering with Village Cricket Co to share some fantastic Black Friday deals for their cricket bats and equipment. You may have read my past review: Can you get a quality cricket bat for £97? Village Cricket Co offer quality Kashmir willow bats, pads and other goodies at very affordable prices – and […]
Brsk offers 50% off full-fibre broadband for a year
Cricket Yorkshire has partnered with brsk, a broadband provider with a growing reputation, to promote their services (to areas with a Bradford postcode) with an incredible deal. Read on to learn more about who brsk are and how they can deliver superfast, reliable, affordable broadband. It is a collaboration that began because an engineer was […]
YCB Grassroots Cricket Awards 2022: Winners Revealed
Those from across Yorkshire recreational cricket came together for this year’s Grassroots Cricket Awards in the Howard Suite at Headingley stadium on Wednesday 16 November. The regional awards are organised by the Yorkshire Cricket Board and recognise some of the volunteers who contribute to the grassroots game in Yorkshire. Certain categories are also eligible for national recognition by the […]
Saving lives: How many cricket clubs have a defibrillator?
Every cricket club should have a defibrillator. It’s that simple. Let me explain why that is and how your club can get one at a hefty discount via the Club Cricket Charity. (It’s important to stress this is not aimed at just Yorkshire clubs but everyone out there.) What is Sudden Cardiac Arrest? While the […]
Andy’s story: Playing visually impaired cricket for Yorkshire
Visually impaired cricketer Andy Fisher remembers the moment his eyesight changed. ‘I woke up with my eyesight all massively blurry. I went for tests and they thought it could be a brain tumour or a stroke.’ Andy was 35 at the time he was diagnosed with the extremely rare genetic condition called Leber Hereditary Optic […]
Martin McCague: Opening the bowling for Kent with Iggy
MARTIN McCague spent eight seasons as a Kent team-mate of Alan Igglesden, who died last November aged 57 after a brain tumour. The special bond that the opening bowlers enjoyed in county cricket meant that it was an easy decision for 53-year-old McCague to head north to play in a special match at Bingley Congs […]