Thanks to the first rain I can recall since May, I am walking along Keighley Road, soggy and pondering wretched luck – but coaches Lee Bailey and Mark Pennington have kindly agreed to meet anyway to discuss how All Stars cricket has gone down at Crossflatts Cricket Club. In case you haven’t heard about All Stars […]
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Folkton and Flixton face Scottish adventure in National Village Cup
Having been shaken, rattled and rolled as we drove from Leeds to the village of Flixton, (between Scarborough and Bridlington) along the abomination that is the A64, we found we had time to kill. This National Village Cup tie between Folkton and Flixton and Broadbottom had originally been scheduled for 1pm but pushed back until […]
T20 cricket…but not as you know it
There is a wealth of cricket being played each week across Yorkshire outside the typical formats of leagues, cups and tournaments. On a whim, I took myself off to a T20 friendly with visitors Great Horton Park Chapel coming to Beckfoot Lane, home of Bingley Congs. You might wonder what’s the point of a game of […]
Is this the most incredible scorecard of the cricket season?
Hampsthwaite Firsts vs Ouseburn 2nd XI in Division Four of the Nidderdale Cricket League wouldn’t, at first glance, be an obvious fixture to showcase on the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast. However, this match has one of the most eye-catching scorecards you’ll see this season. It features a sizzling double-hundred, a record-breaking tenth-wicket partnership and a victory […]
Women’s soft ball cricket in Yorkshire is taking off
Women’s soft ball cricket is one of the stellar initiatives here in Yorkshire that is set to grow significantly this summer after a successful first year. There are over 50 Festivals earmarked across the county in the coming months and its inclusive environment, allied with a focus on fun, is proving a hit by removing […]
Katie Levick on her leg-spin and county ambitions
Drum roll, please….Yorkshire Women’s CCC’s Katie Levick is now officially the leading wicket taker in the history of the Women’s County Championship. We caught up for an episode of the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast (clip below) and it’s a record that the leg-spinner from Sheffield is rightly proud of claiming as her own. In our interview, […]
Glyn Pearson on cricket umpire challenges for the recreational game
The ECB’s ACO Education Officer Glyn Pearson was my guest for the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast recently and on form as we debated the challenges facing umpire recruitment in the recreational game. Glyn umpires in the Bradford League and is very well known in umpiring circles for his training and expertise – so who better to […]
Adam’s Story: From Pudsey St Lawrence to cricket in Shanghai
Sometimes at Cricket Yorkshire HQ, an article drops into your lap that is hard to ignore. It was a Sunday evening and the last train back to Skipton from Leeds was dragging on. You know how it is when you just want to snap your fingers and be at home An intriguing email pinged across […]
Captain Steve Bullen on MCCUs, his league ban & fresh start
When I caught up with Leeds Bradford MCCU captain Steve Bullen (above right), it was after a few false starts to co-ordinate timetables but well worth the wait. For an episode of the Cricket Yorkshire podcast, Steve covered everything from a rigorous defence of the MCCU programme to discussing publicly for the first time his Aire-Wharfe […]
Nigel Martyn on life behind the stumps for Leeds Mods
In the latest episode of the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast, former Leeds United and England goalkeeper Nigel Martyn is on top form talking about his switch from professional football to league cricket in North Leeds. Cricket came first for Cornishman Martyn who got stuck into league cricket with St Austell and Fowey before a blossoming football […]