Bradford League historian and local league ground-hopper Reg Nelson takes a look at three Yorkshire cricket clubs in Queensbury, Highbury and Dewsbury & Saville to trace their fortunes and ultimately, their demise. We all know of cricket clubs and leagues that have folded across Yorkshire. I was told how Eggborough Power Station CC has apparently […]
CLUB CRICKET
Post-first world war: Getting club cricket back on its feet
Author Jeremy Lonsdale examines how Yorkshire cricket clubs faced the challenges of starting again in April 1919, after the First World War. *** Exactly 100 years ago this month, the first cricket season after the First World War got under way as all over Yorkshire local clubs again took to the field. After the […]
How do cricket clubs recruit new players?
It is a running joke at my local cricket club that Graeme, our 3rd XI captain, is like the Craven Cricket League’s version of Harry Rednapp when it comes his ability to rack up the new signings. At a time when some clubs are struggling to put out sides or fulfil fixtures due to a […]