A cricket club emblem is an integral part of its history and identity. Literally a badge of honour. But what does it say about that cricket club? I was doing some freelance work which involved interviewing Leeds & Broomfield Cricket Club in Kent recently. Their new logo is about a year old; elegant and professional. […]
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Top tips for cricket clubs to get more sponsors
Cricket clubs might face an uncertain year but there are ways for them to sign more sponsors, improve their finances and make a difference in their communities. In the webinar with SNAP Sponsorship (below), we heard how cricket clubs can build a profile on their platform, find sponsors and use the integrated social media to […]
How Sheffield Collegiate shaped Joe Root and Michael Vaughan
181 Tests, 13,968 runs, 37 100’s and now 51 Test wins as Captain. Joe Root and Michael Vaughan’s combined England Test stats are certainly impressive to behold, especially when considering that both started their cricketing career at the same club – Sheffield Collegiate. Will Slater asks: Is this mere coincidence, or is there something integral […]
How to choose your cricket club insurance
Cricket club insurance is one of those things that need careful thought to get right – but should be reviewed annually. You hope you won’t need it – but when that day comes, the cover has to be watertight so there are no surprises. It’s a balancing act between cost (don’t just go for the […]
2021: The year ahead for Yorkshire cricket
Yorkshire cricket faces a year of recovery in 2021 as we seek to watch, play, coach and facilitate more matches. Yorkshire County Cricket Club County cricket has a revised structure which sees Yorkshire play in Group Three of the County Championship. The first-class competition now has three groups of six teams with Yorkshire’s other opponents […]
Meet the cricket club who’ve started a food bank
This is the story of a group of cricket club volunteers who began delivering food parcels during the first lockdown in April – and are now building a food bank. I caught up with Calder Grove CC’s Holly Buxton to learn how a two-week social enterprise mushroomed into helping hundreds of people for months. Enjoy […]
4 easy ways to improve your cricket club in lockdown
It’s an odd time of year for cricketers and cricket clubs. A bit of a twilight zone stuck between faint memories of the last game in September and the prospect of winter nets. Coronavirus and this current, second lockdown in England have thrown everything up in the air once more as we all hunker down. […]
Olicanian Cricket Club: Bouncing back from adversity
Olicanian Cricket Club have had quite the year. 2020 should have been a season of celebration; the first time in the top flight of the Aire-Wharfe Cricket League in their history. However, the Ilkey-based club were already reeling from their wooden pavilion being burnt to the ground in August 2019. No club should have to […]
Club cricket in 2020: Player loans and no teas
Aden Biddle reflects on what it was like to play in an adapted season due to Covid-19. From teas to going out on loan, what can we all learn? As the rain teems down outside my window here in Sheffield, Storm Alex is in full force. The rainfall has cancelled my remaining fixtures with only […]
3 Team Cricket comes to Yorkshire
Romel Lahiri shares the story of Asgard Vikings and their involvement this September in a new format called ‘3 Team Cricket’ where three teams compete in the same match. Asgard Vikings: History of an ‘accidental club’ On 10 September 2011, seven players (differing vastly in cricketing experience and skills) assembled for the first time to […]