The North Yorkshire & South Durham Premier League appears to have more cup competitions than you can shake a stick at. Spectators are spoilt for choice! Always keen to try something new, in this case the Ken Welsh Cup, I had a drive up the A19 to Teesside, an old stomping ground of mine, for […]
Club cricket
The whirlwind of women and girls’ cricket at Colton
As more cricket clubs in Yorkshire either start their own women and girls’ teams or develop their offering further, there are impressive results out there. In this article, we’ll hear from Andy Scholes of Colton Cricket Club who shares their journey in developing girls’ teams and then launching women’s softball. How did it all begin? […]
How Flicx have supported schools cricket at Trinity Academy Leeds
Rob Withers is a PE teacher at Trinity Academy Leeds and a driving force behind cricket at the school. An all-rounder who moved back to Ben Rhydding Cricket Club from Methley this season, he talks to me about the impact of the 2G Flicx pitch that has enabled more cricket and better practice. Trinity Academy […]
Wildflower meadows and special branches at Hundhill Hall
A season or two ago, whilst exchanging emails with a very helpful Pontefract & District League secretary, I asked if he could recommend any particularly attractive and/or interesting cricket grounds in his competition. Hundhill Hall Cricket Club’s ground, off Sandygate Lane, in the farming village of East Hardwick, three miles south of central Pontefract, made […]
Tough day in the sun for Bilton at Pool Cricket Club
In the past two weeks, my concerns with how much rain is going to fall each day and how I’m going to dry my waterproofs for the next pitch-side visit have abated. Being honest, after around seven months of atrocious weather, I am still leaving it late in the week to make a final decision […]
At the Crease: Latest club cricket news from around Yorkshire
🇯🇪 International cricket at New Farnley It’s not often a cricket club hosts a one-day international – and in the case of New Farnley, of the Bradford Premier League, they have two in the calendar (on successive days) with Jersey playing Zimbabwe A at the Barry Jackson ground. The matches are on 1 & 2 […]
Enter the Howden Grassroots Heroes competition
Get ready to champion your volunteers with the Howden Grassroots Heroes competition, with cash prizes available for clubs. Entrants have a chance of winning £500 to invest in their club, with two runners-up each receiving £250 – simply by nominating a volunteer for the hard work they’ve been putting in. HOW TO ENTER It’s a […]
Never change, Crakehall
In a roundabout way, I can thank Bradford’s inner-city development for discovering the delights of Crakehall Cricket Club. An expectation of traffic congestion meant that Woodlands of the Bradford Premier League would have to wait. Instead, something very different indeed. A 100-mile round trip to Crakehall, a village in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, off […]
Ryedale Beckett League: Lost balls and stained whites at Harome
In common with every other cricket enthusiast, I found April a frustrating month, as rain, rain then a bit more rain dashed my spectating plans. So, the early May arrival of long overdue sunshine and warmth saw me scrambling to find a midweek fixture belatedly to get my 2024 season up and running. Keen as […]
Baptism of fire for Shiregreen on return to top flight
Hard up against the southwest corner of Shiregreen Cricket Club’s compact ground are unmissable signs, mounted high on a wall, advertising an adjacent fireworks shop. Unfortunately, at least for Shiregreen, the only sparklers on display, when I made my first visit to the 2024 Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League top-flight newcomers, were the players of […]