Scarborough Cricket Festival is celebrated in John Fuller’s book, Last of the Summer Wickets. Interviews with Boycott, Lehmann, Gillespie and many more. Foreword by Sir Michael Parkinson. *** Much has changed since I wrote it but plenty stays the same too and with all of the interviews I packed in, there’s something for everyone. (As […]
Club Cricket
Jake Weatherald: From Barnsley to the Ashes
Jake Weatherald’s inclusion in Australia’s 15-player squad for the first Ashes Test did not go unnoticed in Barnsley. The 31-year-old could open the batting for his country but you may not know that he had two profitable summers in South Yorkshire for Barnsley Woolley Miners. I caught up with Phil Chapman, the club’s Cricket Development […]
Team selection at cricket clubs: The ultimate Rubik’s Cube
Cricket team selection has been on my radar to write about for ages. So many angles. It can be pretty controversial and I’ve worn the various hats as peripheral cricketer to captain with the nuances and pressures that come with both. If we take it as given that everyone wants to play, how do cricket […]
Clock ticking at Kirkstall Educational with Yorkshire Water
Kirkstall Educational Cricket Club, of the Aire-Wharfe Cricket League, have fingers crossed that a current Yorkshire Water project finishes on time for the 2026 season. The water company is installing a new storage tank at Kirkstall’s ground so there is currently a cavernous hole in the outfield at the far end. According to a Yorkshire […]
Reader Survey: Shaping Cricket Yorkshire in 2026
Hi, it’s John here at CYHQ. I trust autumn is treating you well and cricket remains on your radar. We will have weekly articles right the way through the Winter and into 2026. I thought I’d put together a survey to get your feedback on the website and what we cover in future. It’s not […]
HiTZ Cricket comes to Bradford’s Wardley House
HiTZ Cricket, the state-of-the-art indoor cricket training facility, has arrived in Bradford at Wardley House. Decide how fast the bowling is, whether it’s spin, pace, a village pie-chucker or an international superstar. Ultimate control in your hands. Level up your game with AI-powered bowling machines using hard balls, ball-tracking tech, instant video replays and personalised […]
Premier League news: Transfers, captaincy and county deals
Casting my eye around the clubs on socials has highlighted how some Premier League cricket clubs are already busy in the transfer market. On the one hand, that signals intent, a squad can be built around early signings and members get to watch overseas over winter from the UK. Clubs will be crossing digits that […]
Autumn prep for cricket clubs: Toyota Corolla to Storm Amy
The 2025 outdoor cricket season might be done and dusted, with a few fixtures kicking about, but the planning never stops, does it?! Here’s a few jobs for cricket clubs – because you don’t have enough obviously 🤣 – that might spark some ideas or be helpful, at least that’s the plan… 🙏 Before I […]
White Rose celebrate Quaid-e-Azam Premier League treble
White Rose Cricket Club of the Quaid-e-Azam Premier League have had an impressive season by securing three trophies. Their emphatic ‘treble’ includes the Premier Section of the Quaid-e-Azam Premier League which they won with a game to spare, having finished second to AK Eagles in 2024. It is the first time White Rose CC have […]
ECB Premier Divisions: Who finished top in Yorkshire?
A round-up of Yorkshire’s Premier Leagues as titles were decided on the final weekend. (Except Huddersfield Premier Cricket League). Gordon Rigg Bradford Premier League New Farnley’s drawn home game with Townville ensured the 1st XI finished the season unbeaten in the league. The back-to-back champions also concluded with a record points total for the Premier […]