Rupert Jones reflects on his time batting in the Central Yorkshire Cricket League; of cricket clubs now sadly no more and the might of Altofts Cricket Club. *** These are the 1981 league tables for the Central Yorkshire Cricket League, often referred to as the Heavy Woollen Cricket League. It was in some ways a […]
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Junior Cricket: How can a cricket league plan for the future?
Phil Sharples, Chairman of the Bramleys Halifax Junior Cricket League, discusses the ever-shifting sands that have come with trying to run a cricket league during coronavirus. Up for discussion was the current situation, planning ahead in a greatly shortened summer and the impact for junior cricket that the pandemic could have. 1. What’s it been […]
Cricket grounds: How has it been for club cricket during lockdown?
I recently caught up with Kirkstall Educational Cricket Club’s groundsman of many years, David Hodgson, to get a feel for what life has been like at cricket grounds. Coronavirus has prevented club cricket across the country and seen us indoors for months. As an earlier Cricket Yorkshire feature showed, groundsmen like Hodgy have continued to […]
What does the new ECB update mean for professional and recreational cricket?
The ECB has announced a further delay to the start of the domestic cricket season, with no domestic cricket to be played before 1 August. It equates to the loss of 10 rounds of the County Championship and group stages of the T20 Blast. (Editor’s Note – 29th May – Domestic cricket is NOT the […]
How to fundraise for your cricket club just by shopping online
Given the ongoing impact of coronavirus, a cricket club might reasonably be asking: how to fundraise? After all, the usual relied-upon revenue, such as membership, teamwear and socials, isn’t flowing in. The good news is that help is at hand simply by doing something that all of us are familiar with: online shopping. Cricket Yorkshire […]
How might missing a full season affect clubs and cricketers?
Bradford Cricket League writer Reg Nelson explores the impact of missing a full cricket season on player performances and clubs’ prospects across the leagues. *** As it’s getting increasingly likely that the local leagues in Yorkshire won’t start because of the dreaded coronavirus, there will be much conjecture about the financial state of clubs and […]
ECB guides cricket clubs on how to re-open their outdoor facilities
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has issued new guidelines to cricket clubs on the future use of outdoor facilities in England. In doing so, it has shed some light but, for me at least, provoked a hundred other questions. The governing body was drawing sharp, online criticism in certain quarters for their lack […]
Why cricket clubs mustn’t stand still right now
How can cricket clubs ride out the impact of coronavirus? It’s a question that seemingly has no answer. We don’t know when we’ll all be able to meet up, let alone start recreational sport back up again. So, as a cricket club that has seen its membership fees, bar takings and sponsorship income evaporate quicker […]
How are cricket clubs responding to coronavirus?
On the face of it, things look pretty bleak for club cricket. At the time of writing, we are still in lockdown and the recreational game is suspended indefinitely. No income, no games and the possibility of a full year without any cricket. Nonetheless, I wanted to find out how cricket clubs are coping, what […]
What do Bradford Cricket League grounds look like from the air?
Bradford Cricket League photographer Ray Spencer is one of the few cricket photographers I know who has a drone as well as a mighty collection of cameras and lenses. In this series of stunning photos, here’s captured a bird’s eye view of Yorkshire cricket clubs and their surroundings. Ironically, now would probably be the perfect […]