Alan Vollans typifies the kind of cricket volunteer we can all relate to. He has been helping at Anston Cricket Club for 40 years as player, coach and instrumental in growing the game. I imagine if you’re reading this, you’ll know someone at your local club who is similarly committed to grassroots cricket. If only […]
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New Farnley show potential of cricket streaming
To visit New Farnley Cricket Club, a tree-lined slab of peaceful greenery to the West of Leeds, you wouldn’t know you’re at the forefront of technology in club cricket. They are the first Bradford League club to be cricket streaming all of their home fixtures for the 2019 season, making them available live and recorded […]
Travelling Exiles of Hull offer cricket with a charitable twist
Have you heard the one about the bunch of overweight, badly-shaped 40+ year olds trying to play cricket 10 years after retirement? No? Allow me to introduce you to The Travelling Exiles. We’re a squad of 30 or so former cricketers in the Hull area who have launched a T20 side for 2019 to raise […]
Sausages and spin at New Farnley
The BBC forecast for New Farnley 1st XI’s Bradford League game at home to Cleckheaton hinted at overcast skies with a deluge promised after 4pm. It was on the money. To arrive at the Barry Jackson ground on Lawns Lane in the leafy village of New Farnley is to be struck by the enormous trees […]
Royal London Club Championship upsets in Yorkshire
The Royal London Club Championship, or ECB National Knockouts as they’re more commonly known, have thrown up some upsets in the early rounds. The 40-over competition concludes with the sizeable carrot of a final at Lord’s on Monday 16 September; albeit not the best time to play a game if your amateur squad is gainfully […]
Want to play club cricket overseas this winter?
In partnership with CricX – The Cricket Exchange Agency, we’re looking at opportunities for club cricketers to play overseas this winter. Here’s the really good news. Whether you’re a Minor Counties batsman, an ECB Premier League wicketkeeper or a bowler in the lower leagues, there are clubs in Australia and New Zealand that want you […]
Hail and pace at Rawdon Cricket Club
A trip to Rawdon Cricket Club last Saturday to watch their firsts at home to Pool in the Aire-Wharfe Cricket League proved to be an exercise in patience. No sooner had we left the sanctuary of the car than a sooty, pregnant cloud unleashed a brief but biblical ice storm, raining down hail from up […]
Where cricket can make a difference: Hope for Haris
Haris Hussain is in the fight of his life. Back in March, the 18 year-old from Sheffield found his world flipped upside down. One minute, he was to set to go on pre-season tour with ProCoach to Spain and the next, diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia with dysplastic changes. According to the international not-for-profit DKMS, […]
Transfers: Yorkshire’s ECB Premier Leagues for 2019
Cricket Yorkshire’s transfer centre is back for 2019; an exclusive look at all four ECB Premier Leagues in Yorkshire. This is researched and compiled annually by Cricket Yorkshire and isn’t available anywhere else. If you like this club cricket read, please share it on Twitter/Facebook using the buttons top or bottom of this page. Who […]
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 […]