On three days of the recent four-day heatwave, I was lucky enough to watch cricket. Had there been any shade available to the spectating hoi polloi, at the County Ground, Derby, I might well have secured a full house. I don’t usually see so much cricket in such a short time but I’m starting to […]
Club cricket
Want to buy your own cricket ground? Well, one’s for sale in Haworth
Do you like the idea of owning your own cricket ground? Well, now you can, if you’re quick. The former home of Haworth West End Cricket Club, high above the village of Haworth in West Yorkshire is for sale – by informal tender. The deadline for sealed bids to Dacre, Son & Hartley Keighley is […]
Waddilove Cup Final: Steeton beat holders Rawdon at Olicanian
Early August means one thing to the club cricket enthusiast: a mega choice of cup finals. Unfortunately (and I’m sure there must be a good reason), many are staged on the same Sunday. Which poses a dilemma for the neutral. Where to go? I opted, as I have several times in recent seasons, for the […]
Bilton-in-Ainsty celebrate new beginnings in 90th year
Photographer Mark Doherty shares his thoughts on an absorbing day’s play at Bilton-in-Ainsty for their pavilion opening and Hunters Yorkshire League North Division Two Ebor league game against Londesborough Park. Saturday morning would normally be a case of a final check on my schedule for the day before heading out to various agency photoshoots or […]
Round-up: Women and girls league cricket across Yorkshire
Welcome to Cricket Yorkshire’s league round-up of women’s hard ball cricket from across the region. It’s a snapshot of the 2022 season so far with plenty of clubs, competitions and performances mentioned. This year has seen really exciting growth in the number of women’s teams playing the game across Yorkshire. For this round-up, we’ll focus […]
All Stars Cricket: Newton-le-Willows re-launch junior cricket
Newton-le-Willows Cricket Club are based a few miles from Bedale in North Yorkshire and they ran All Stars Cricket for the first time this year. All Stars Cricket is designed for 5-8-year-old boys and girls to enjoy a fun, safe and inclusive first experience of cricket. For a village club who’ve had no juniors in […]
Could this be New Farnley’s year in the Bradford League?
New Farnley Cricket Club President Steve Dalby discusses their evolution as they look ahead to major matches that will help define their season. Following all the hard work over several years and the hosting of a very successful ECB Bradford League T20 Final in 2021, along with winning the Tom Mathers Ground of the Year, […]
Under-nine cricket: What’s it like to coach at a club?
Like many clubs, at Bingley Congs CC, there’s been an absence to our junior section over the last few years. Without the most important part of a cricket club, in the long run, a club can simply dwindle away. Thankfully, with the rise of All Stars over the last few years, Friday night sees plenty […]
Nidderdale Cricket League West Tanfield and Killinghall tussle for title
For several years, I put together, on behalf of a Skipton-based publisher, the editorial side of an annual (bi-annual, initially) visitor guide to Yorkshire. It meant spending a lot of time in the Dales (well, somebody had to do it). Quickest access to Wensleydale, for me, was via the eastern outskirts of Ripon and the […]
Watching on FrogBox: Illingworth 2s vs Oxenhope 2s
We’d done a Saturday walk to Saltaire – no cricket at my old place of Shipley Providence – they’re down to one team and the square was cordoned off. A shame to see that empty on a summer’s day – an opportunity for the host club to earn by renting the ground and a chance […]