Club cricket

With the 2025 season at or approaching its halfway mark, the leaders of Yorkshire’s five ECB Premier Divisions are Castleford, New Farnley, Rastrick, Richmondshire, and Wakefield Thornes. Ten rounds into the Huddersfield Premier League’s first season with ECB Premier League status, Rastrick have a two-point lead over Hoylandswaine. Rastrick, who boast an impressive player budget […]

I stepped off the train at Burley-in-Wharfedale’s station to persistent Sunday rain. Fortunately, the drizzle cleared on the walk to Hodson Park for this Heavy Woollen Cup first round match. The less said the better about the grim forecast predicted but not for the first time, I travelled in hope, keen to see how New […]

On the hottest day of the year – albeit a temperature almost certain to be bettered several times in the coming weeks – I was desperate for a breeze. Heading for height seemed a sensible option for Thursday evening cricket, so I went to Cumberworth United’s Cumberworth Lane ground, which stands at 719 feet. There […]

The Solly Sports Heavy Woollen Cup is back for 2025 and there are plenty of talking points. In this article, I’ll share the headlines, the first round draw and thoughts on the competition. Six Yorkshire leagues As you’d expect, 2024 Heavy Woollen Cup champions Wakefield Thornes (above) of the Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League are […]

For the Sunday morning journey to Bowling Old Lane Cricket Club to watch Bradford & District Visually Impaired Cricket Club (Bradford VICC) play Yorkshire Vikings, I took a taxi. Fairly rare but I had heavy camera equipment, a dodgy hip and didn’t fancy the half-hour uphill climb on foot. It allowed for an entertaining chat […]

Welcome to a new edition of the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast where we begin with a recap of what’s on cricketyorkshire.com from cricket teas competition to Yorkshire Tea Community Cricket Awards. In the episode, there are interviews with Starbeck Cricket Club by Mark / Caught Light Photography about their All Stars junior cricket launch while Mark also chats […]

Discussing the weather might be a British obsession but it’s vital when it comes to cricket. Whether you’re prepping a cricket square, playing in a team, running a coaching session or going to watch a game, it pays to be prepared. I reached out to Cricket Yorkshire readers to get a snapshot of the weather […]