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Aire-Wharfe abstentions in spotlight as Pool Cricket Club protest
When is a majority not a majority? That was the question that exercised minds after the Aire-Wharfe League’s special general meeting last Wednesday at Otley RUFC. Pool, unhappy at their second team being relegated when they finished ninth in a 12-team division, forced the meeting at the second attempt by garnering the support of the […]
Grace Hall: Chance to Shine to Northern Diamonds Academy
Grace Hall’s path to representing the Northern Diamonds Academy began with a chance encounter at school. It speaks to how cricket can captivate us at an early age if we get the chance. Grace’s story, just like Mollie Ovenden, is of a young woman whose appetite for the game and seeking out opportunities has propelled […]
Mollie Ovenden: From the Nidderdale Cricket League with Raskelf and Alne to Bengaluru
Though we’ve never met, Mollie Ovenden strikes me as a cricketer who doesn’t wait for opportunities to come her way but grabs them. She has represented Yorkshire in county age group cricket, captained a men’s league team (Raskelf) in her teens, and at just eight years old, won the Wensleydale Creamery’s Junior Voice of Cricket competition. […]
Teamwear: Hollinsend Methodist x Serious Cricket
Cricket Yorkshire is partnering with Serious Cricket in 2023 to promote their teamwear and cricket equipment. 🏏OFFER 🏏 Any club signing up as a teamwear partner gets two sets of printed stumps worth £140 as part of the package – Here’s our Offer! Plus, you’re welcome to use a one-off coupon on their website for […]
Settle Cricket Club: New era in the North West Cricket League, open mind
Settle Cricket Club enter their first season in the new North West Cricket League with what chairman Andrew Davidson describes as an “open mind”. Last autumn, the 16-club Ribblesdale Cricket League – of which, in 1892, Settle were founder members – agreed to merge with the Bolton Cricket League, established in 1930. This year, 24 […]
Aston Lark: Club insurance renewals, rising costs and how to save
It’s that time of year: cricket club insurance renewals. Assessing your current policy, any changes to your circumstances and making sure you’re properly covered for the next 12 months. In our content partnership with Aston Lark, we’re reviewing recent news and how it affects clubs. ECB CIS (Central Insurance System) More clubs are signing up […]
Leagues get into bother about where to place new team
ONE of the most stressful things this winter has been for leagues to decide into which divisions their new teams should be placed. The Airedale & Wharfedale League (AKA Aire-Wharfe League) and the Dales Council League have both raises the hackles of member clubs that have been relegated after finishing eighth in 12-team divisions. The […]
Why the Leeds & Wetherby Cricket League is no more
The demise of a cricket league is always a moment to pause. There’s usually a lot of history and memories jumbled in with that reluctant decision to call time. Inevitably, there’s also reflection on whether another league gone is a sign of a wider shrinkage of club cricket and what the landscape will look like […]
The weird and wonderful world of indoor cricket nets
Indoor cricket nets in England is a weird and wonderful time of year. Typically between January and March, depending on how keen your cricket club are, it is a ritual you may know well. Before Christmas, here in Yorkshire, there will have been a smattering of indoor cricket leagues but now February has arrived, cricket […]