#Club cricket

This is the story of a group of cricket club volunteers who began delivering food parcels during the first lockdown in April – and are now building a food bank. I caught up with Calder Grove CC’s Holly Buxton to learn how a two-week social enterprise mushroomed into helping hundreds of people for months. Enjoy […]

It’s an odd time of year for cricketers and cricket clubs. A bit of a twilight zone stuck between faint memories of the last game in September and the prospect of winter nets. Coronavirus and this current, second lockdown in England have thrown everything up in the air once more as we all hunker down. […]

Olicanian Cricket Club have had quite the year.  2020 should have been a season of celebration; the first time in the top flight of the Aire-Wharfe Cricket League in their history. However, the Ilkey-based club were already reeling from their wooden pavilion being burnt to the ground in August 2019. No club should have to […]

The Cricket Yorkshire 50 is a shortlist compiled every year celebrating those who contribute to recreational cricket here in Yorkshire. It is in its fifth year and is one of the most popular articles as you get to learn more about some remarkable achievements. Due to coronavirus, it has been an unprecedented year. One that […]

Aden Biddle reflects on what it was like to play in an adapted season due to Covid-19. From teas to going out on loan, what can we all learn? As the rain teems down outside my window here in Sheffield, Storm Alex is in full force. The rainfall has cancelled my remaining fixtures with only […]

Romel Lahiri shares the story of Asgard Vikings and their involvement this September in a new format called ‘3 Team Cricket’ where three teams compete in the same match. Asgard Vikings: History of an ‘accidental club’ On 10 September 2011, seven players (differing vastly in cricketing experience and skills) assembled for the first time to […]

Alex Miller, a committee member at Ben Rhydding Cricket Club, explains his club’s move to the Nidderdale Cricket League. Cricket clubs do change cricket leagues. It’s not revolutionary but there’s been two interesting examples with cricket clubs opting for something different in 2021. Ben Rhydding swapping Aire-Wharfe cricket for the Nidderdale Cricket League caught my […]