Townville’s all-rounder Conor Harvey is talking about freeing himself of an albatross. The weight of expectation that comes with the Bradford Premier League side’s near-misses in a variety of trophies over the last decade was shrugged off with the Priestley Cup final win over Pudsey St Lawrence. “We’ve been so close, I mean, six or […]
Club Cricket
Helperby winning run ended by league leaders Goldsborough
Last Saturday, I returned to covering the Theakston Nidderdale League when I headed down to Pannal to cover their firsts playing second-placed West Tanfield. Both teams impressed on the day for different reasons. I have been meaning to get to cover Goldsborough this season, preferably at their ground, but with us entering the final few […]
How New Farnley retained the Bradford Premier League
New Farnley Cricket Club 1st XI are cresting a golden wave this season. Their semi-final defeat against Pudsey St Lawrence in the Priestley Cup is the only time they have lost all season in any format. To pick apart the themes, threads and nuances, I turned to Andrew Lawson, the club’s coach (below, right), for […]
Green Moor lift Billy Oates Memorial Cup at Hill Top Lane
Just when I thought I’d been to the Yorkshire cricket ground with the finest view (insert your own favourite here), I happened upon Green Moor Cricket Club’s Hill Top Lane. When I arrived, shortly before an August heat haze obscured the eastern horizon, I could see the cooling towers of Drax power station – something […]
Priestley Cup: Townville & Pudsey St Lawrence get ready to rumble
The Gordon Rigg Priestley Cup final for 2025 will see Pudsey St Lawrence face Townville at New Farnley Cricket Club on Sunday 17 August (12 noon). The Bradford Premier League showpiece will see two different finalists and a new name on the trophy. Last year, it was Woodlands who defeated Bradford & Bingley by six […]
Ruben’s Cooking: Cricket teas and YouTube at seven
The Ferris family are discussing mac and cheese. Sam is captain of Scholes & Harley 2nd XI while his partner Steph does the teas with Ruben, their seven-year-old son who has his own cooking channel on YouTube. Here at Cricket Yorkshire HQ, we decided, along with Yorkshire Tea, to add an award to our cricket […]
Meet the Yorkshire Over 60s batter who averages 543
Patrick Neal is having a frankly ridiculous season with the bat and so I picked up the phone to find out more. The opening bat has played for Mirfield CC for decades and has represented Yorkshire Over 60s for a couple of seasons now. 📸 Pat (below left) is pictured with Brett Thompson of Thompson […]
This, is my England: Evening league cricket at Burton Agnes
It is probably fair to say Burton Agnes, an East Riding village set amid the rolling Wolds, is better known for its Elizabethan manor house than for its cricket club. As it happens, manor house and cricket ground, sites separated by the narrow Rudston Road, are barely a couple of hundred yards apart – and […]
Cricket Yorkshire Teas of the Year 2025: Winners
The Cricket Yorkshire Teas of the Year 2025 competition had a fantastic response from those in the recreational game. It is sponsored by Yorkshire Tea who have supported this recognition of volunteers and cricket teas from the very beginning with trophies, prizes and lots of tea. With more entries than last year, plenty of clubs […]
Young Lions Cricket Championship launches with six under-18 teams
Six teams will take part in an exciting new summer league, for under-18s, to launch on Thursday, July 31. The Young Lions Cricket Championship is the brainchild of Wrenthorpe and MCC player Imran Dawood, an ECB Level Two coach. In addition to his own club, Wrenthorpe, Imran, the fledgling league’s president and chairman, has persuaded […]