The dust had barely settled on Somerset’s crushing ten-wicket win over Yorkshire in the County Championship when the pinnacle of club cricket came to Headingley. Bradford League champions Pudsey St Lawrence faced Great Ayton, the highest-placed Yorkshire side from the North Yorkshire South Durham ECB Premier League. This was one of two semi-finals of the […]
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The Cricket Yorkshire 50
Cricket revels in its stats and likes a list almost as much as Mrs Cricket Yorkshire. Fastest T20 innings of the season when batting with shoelaces undone, percentage of reverse sweeps when on nought, slowest delivery of all time…. For a couple of years, I’ve meant to put together a bit of a Who’s Who’s […]
The village cricketer who’s just hit a hundred at Lord’s
A North Yorkshire village cricket team have become the pride of the county after lifting this year’s Davidstow National Village Cup at Lord’s. Sessay Cricket Club has continued the dominance of Yorkshire villages in the competition after a 119-run victory over Sibton Park from Kent. It is the tenth time a Yorkshire-based side have won […]
Meet the cricketers who walked from Headingley to Scarborough
Folk don’t half undertake some daft, ok, admirable challenges for a good cause. By the time you read this, Mark Sugden and Daniel Hill, who play and coach at Rodley Cricket Club, will have completed their charity walk from Headingley to Scarborough in aid of Yorkshire Cancer Research. That’s eighty miles over four days with […]
Driffield’s ‘Have a Go’ blueprint should be repeated across the country
Have a Go. Those simple three words caught my eye on Twitter the other day and it led to a conversation with a woman who clearly loves her cricket. Say hello to Pam Woodcock of Driffield Town Cricket Club who has been running ‘Have a Go’ cricket competitions annually since 1992. The premise behind it […]
Mount Cricket Club win hearts, minds and awards
It’s been an astonishing couple of years for Mount Cricket Club who play at the ‘Field of Dreams’ on Halifax Road in the Staincliffe district of Batley. With an unstoppable impetus fuelled by their volunteers, Mount’s growth has seen their club offering expand to include three senior teams (two in Huddersfield Central Cricket League and […]
Delph and Dobcross claim the Sykes Cup at Honley
Last Sunday was all about Huddersfield cup cricket. Ok, so we got a little lost on the drive over from Leeds but the bonus was a stunning drive through the countryside around Meltham before dropping down into the village of Honley. The Sykes Cup final saw favourites Delph and Dobcross, who had already beaten Broad […]
Do we play too much cricket but see too little?
Cue the howls of protest at that headline. Now before Disgruntled of Huddersfield or Unimpressed of Bradford gets in touch, hold your horses and let me explain. I want to see more get involved than the 850,000 or so in England and Wales who currently play cricket. I’d like anyone of any age to get […]
Quiz: What’s your cricket IQ?
A bit of fun for you all…to distract you from a hard slog at work or maybe you’re stuck on a train somewhere and need some quick entertainment. Take part in this quick-fire quiz across TEST, COUNTY and CLUB categories. Just 12 questions and all will be revealed… At the end, depending on your answers, […]
Quaid-e-Azam League at Bradford Park Avenue
As midday approaches, Bradford feels like it’s only just tentatively waking with a muggy walk up Laisteridge Lane towards Bradford Park Avenue. Today is all about a Quaid-e-Azam Sunday Cricket League match between White Rose and Indus Ghari in the semi-final of the chefgenie Shield. Not one to stand on ceremony, my eye is caught […]