The drive to the Vocation Brewery T20 Finals Day took us up over the hills beyond Oxenhope, before those Calderdale hills open out. Historical landmarks like Winny Stone and Able Cross mark moments in the vastness of it all. The twisting, steep descent into Hebden Bridge needs patience, good brakes and better fortune. We had […]
Club Cricket
Wakefield Thornes lift K3 Dental Cup at Castleford
The K3 Dental Cup Final promised a bundle of opportunities from Premier League cricket involving two South Yorkshire rivals to an assured host in last year’s winners, Castleford. Back on trains more often this season, I’ve had my ‘adventures’ but the Leeds to Knottingley service from platform 17b was quiet, on time and I was […]
Record-breaking Greaves leads Wickersley Vixens to victory
Tom Pollard reflects from a trip to Wickersley Old Village as he caught an August Division 1 (hardball) match in the South Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League. *** Continuing my journey across some of the fantastic grassroots cricket grounds that South Yorkshire has to offer, I set my sights on the village of Wickersley […]
Oughtibridge win South Yorkshire Alliance Works Midweek League
The 2025 edition of the South Yorkshire Alliance Works Midweek League has been won by Oughtibridge after a tense final against Sheffield Collegiate. It is the third year in a row that these teams have contested the final with Oughtibridge claiming a second win, this time by 11 runs. The 20-team evening competition, across three […]
Conor Harvey & Townville conquer demons to lift Priestley Cup
Townville’s all-rounder Conor Harvey is talking about freeing himself of an albatross. The weight of expectation that comes with the Bradford Premier League side’s near-misses in a variety of trophies over the last decade was shrugged off with the Priestley Cup final win over Pudsey St Lawrence. “We’ve been so close, I mean, six or […]
Helperby winning run ended by league leaders Goldsborough
Last Saturday, I returned to covering the Theakston Nidderdale League when I headed down to Pannal to cover their firsts playing second-placed West Tanfield. Both teams impressed on the day for different reasons. I have been meaning to get to cover Goldsborough this season, preferably at their ground, but with us entering the final few […]
How New Farnley retained the Bradford Premier League
New Farnley Cricket Club 1st XI are cresting a golden wave this season. Their semi-final defeat against Pudsey St Lawrence in the Priestley Cup is the only time they have lost all season in any format. To pick apart the themes, threads and nuances, I turned to Andrew Lawson, the club’s coach (below, right), for […]
Green Moor lift Billy Oates Memorial Cup at Hill Top Lane
Just when I thought I’d been to the Yorkshire cricket ground with the finest view (insert your own favourite here), I happened upon Green Moor Cricket Club’s Hill Top Lane. When I arrived, shortly before an August heat haze obscured the eastern horizon, I could see the cooling towers of Drax power station – something […]
Priestley Cup: Townville & Pudsey St Lawrence get ready to rumble
The Gordon Rigg Priestley Cup final for 2025 will see Pudsey St Lawrence face Townville at New Farnley Cricket Club on Sunday 17 August (12 noon). The Bradford Premier League showpiece will see two different finalists and a new name on the trophy. Last year, it was Woodlands who defeated Bradford & Bingley by six […]
Ruben’s Cooking: Cricket teas and YouTube at seven
The Ferris family are discussing mac and cheese. Sam is captain of Scholes & Harley 2nd XI while his partner Steph does the teas with Ruben, their seven-year-old son who has his own cooking channel on YouTube. Here at Cricket Yorkshire HQ, we decided, along with Yorkshire Tea, to add an award to our cricket […]