Around half an hour to the west of Bradford lies the Worth Valley village of Haworth, a vibrant West Yorkshire hotspot. Tourists exercise their legs and make the steep climb up to Haworth, whether for steampunk or 1940s weekends, the famous heritage railway or Bronte connections. However, at the very top, hidden away on Penistone […]
Club cricket
Brook-Walton’s adventure ends after four years
Brook-Walton Cricket Club, who were formed in 2013 as an entirely new cricket club, are reluctantly calling it a day at the end of this season because of a lack of players. It was the vision of ex-Streethouse and Wrenthorpe cricketer Richard Vigars to start something from scratch and their first competitive fixture was away […]
Triangle Cricket Club: Small but perfectly formed
The allure of Triangle Cricket Club can be reached by winding your way down a hill that puts you the summit of a rollercoaster; before plunging over, down, left and right through the village to the aptly named Grassy Bottom. Parking requires creative thinking and as we did a seven-point turn, glimpses of the cricket […]
Who are the leading teams and performers across Yorkshire’s ECB Premier Leagues?
Welcome to Cricket Yorkshire’s roundup of action across all four ECB Premier League across Yorkshire. As we head into July, there’s been enough cricket to see to ascertain who’s setting the pace, who’s struggling in the relegation spots and who is excelling with bat and ball? Bradford Premier League Last Saturday, there was a titanic […]
Records tumble at Pudsey St Lawrence but was it right?
Pudsey St Lawrence’s record-breaking 2nd XI Priestley Shield home tie with Brighouse will go down in history for any number of reasons. The Toft Road crowd saw their team go from 66-2 to 525-3 as Jack Allman hit 258 off 141 balls and Harry Cullingford was unbeaten on 206 before a curious declaration three balls […]
Leeds Bradford MCCU miss finals but should remain first-class
Leeds Bradford MCCU find themselves kicking their heels at the conclusion of their university summer having failed to qualify for any finals this year. Finishing fifth in the 50-over BUCS Premier A, fourth in the two-day MCCU Championship and not reaching the T20 Finals Day represents a disappointing return after several bumper years. It’s the […]
Grey Fox Trophy: 50 Not Out at Church Fenton
Sunday got off to an inauspicious start. I made a grumbling noise of disapproval, like a wave crashing onto a beach, at the cost of a rail ticket to Church Fenton to watch Wetherby Wrinklies take on Bolton Villas in the over 50s competition, the Grey Fox Trophy. Ow much?! “It’s nearly at York,” said […]
Wickets and wow factor at Eggborough Power Station
You can see the humongous chimneys of Eggborough Power Station for miles before you actually turn into the main entrance. In a cluttered vista of power lines and industry, they stand as monumental guardians. This is Yorkshire’s power station square mile (not literally but they’re close enough) with Drax and Ferrybridge also in the vicinity. […]
Yorkshire Women’s county squad on journey of discovery
The Yorkshire Women’s refreshed county squad are up and running in a season that is indicative of swirling change but no less optimism for it. Yorkshire Women compete in the Royal London Women’s County One-Day Championship & NatWest Women’s County T20 and they possess an exciting, young squad captained by Jess Watson and coached by […]
Martin Andersson vying with Gary Ballance as first to 1,000 runs
Two of the most prolific batsmen in the embryonic stage of our cricketing summer are from Yorkshire. Yorkshire County Cricket Club captain Gary Ballance is one (scoring hundreds for fun) but can you name the other? Leeds Bradford MCCU batsman Martin Andersson is not a name who is up in lights just yet but he […]