Club Cricket

Bullcroft Main Cricket Club are on a countdown clock. It’s not exaggerating to say that they could well be in their final weeks with an urgent call for players seen as a final throw of the dice. The one-team club in the Pontefract & District Cricket League have been given a two-week extension (Saturday 22 […]

If you’re reading this in March (or later), you might have missed this transfers snapshot from early-2025. Since my last feature picking out eight player moves, there’s been more deals done. If opportunity presents itself, I will dabble with the moves from other Yorkshire leagues but for now, I’ve picked out a few player transfers […]

Yorkshire County Cricket Club have announced a talent scouting initiative in the region’s five ECB Premier Leagues. In an interview on the YCCC website, Yorkshire’s general manager of cricket Gavin Hamilton shared plans to identify players, aged from 17-22, in the top tier of club cricket.   Photo: Caught Light Photography Hamilton said: “League cricket in […]

Tim Burnley, Umpire Development Officer for the Aire-Wharfe Cricket League, is telling me about life in the white coat. The experienced umpire has been officiating a few times when there’s been a run out at the non-striker’s end by the bowler which has the potential to get spicy. Usually, a batter leaving their ground early […]

The Voneus Village Cup draw has seen 40+ Yorkshire and Humberside villages given their opening fixture for this year’s competition. The 2025 edition has 364 teams competing across 32 regions, with the National Village Cup final at Lord’s inked in for Sunday 21 September. 41 Yorkshire villages will try to navigate a blend of quality […]

If you’re talking about cricket coach education in Yorkshire then a chat with Kevin Gresham is the best place to start. He’s the Yorkshire Cricket Board’s Coach Development Manager and has been integral to the training of thousands of coaches across the region over many years. During our interview on Zoom, we discuss Kevin’s own […]

Whatever standard you play at, you can get the best out of indoor cricket nets. The weird environment of stark lighting, sports hall terrain and matting for a pitch is a significant ritual, normally over several months, designed to ease out the kinks, oil the technique and grow confidence. If you’re of a mind to […]

West Yorkshire cricket now has a second Premier League after it was confirmed the Huddersfield Cricket League has gained ECB accredited status for the 2025 season. They will be known as the Walker Timber Huddersfield Premier Cricket League. ECB Premier Leagues are the top tier of club cricket in England and Wales and in Yorkshire, […]

December is our month to reflect on the year and also hand out the internationally acclaimed virtual awards, the CricketYorkies. Here’s to celebrating 2024! Luckiest weather-dodging Er, this is awkward. The first award goes to…. me! While the club cricket season’s opening weeks were decimated due to relentlessly wet weather and pitches the consistency of […]

In Yorkshire club cricket, the transfer market has been in full swing as teams across leagues strengthen their squads. There’s been quite a few player moves this side of Christmas and I’ve picked out eight that caught my eye. Sam Wisniewski (Pudsey Congs to Wakefield Thornes) Left-arm wrist-spinner Sam Wisniewski is swapping leagues as the […]