Club cricket

It’s been an astonishing couple of years for Mount Cricket Club who play at the ‘Field of Dreams’ on Halifax Road in the Staincliffe district of Batley. With an unstoppable impetus fuelled by their volunteers, Mount’s growth has seen their club offering expand to include three senior teams (two in Huddersfield Central Cricket League and […]

Last Sunday was all about Huddersfield cup cricket. Ok, so we got a little lost on the drive over from Leeds but the bonus was a stunning drive through the countryside around Meltham before dropping down into the village of Honley. The Sykes Cup final saw favourites Delph and Dobcross, who had already beaten Broad […]

Cue the howls of protest at that headline. Now before Disgruntled of Huddersfield or Unimpressed of Bradford gets in touch, hold your horses and let me explain. I want to see more get involved than the 850,000 or so in England and Wales who currently play cricket. I’d like anyone of any age to get […]

Stepping down off the train at Pannal, the local Women’s Institute were doing a spot of pruning at what must be one of the finest floral backdrops of any station. There to meet me was Steve Gill, Spofforth Cricket Club’s Chairman, for the short drive east back to his village where his club was hosting […]

Our Saturday of exploring cricket in Sheffield actually began outside the city with a dip into Sheffield & Phoenix United Cricket Club in Brinsworth, south of Rotherham. It was a local derby at Bawtry Road where Sheffield Collegiate’s first eleven were the visitors and as we climbed out of the car, the LBW shout against […]

When we pulled into the car park at the back of the Toby Carvery on Sheffield’s Ecclesall Road South, it was with something of a heavy heart as it looked like there was movement with Parkhead Cricket Club’s ground covers going on. The reality of Saturday’s weather had been nothing like the morning forecast – […]

Slow, posh and complicated are amongst some of the adjectives that were used when I asked fellow teenagers to describe their thoughts on cricket. As a keen advocate of the game, these words have a tendency to hurt as I love it and see cricket as so much more. So the question is…why is there […]

A bit of fun for you all…to distract you from a hard slog at work or maybe you’re stuck on a train somewhere and need some quick entertainment. Take part in this quick-fire quiz across TEST, COUNTY and CLUB categories. Just 12 questions and all will be revealed… At the end, depending on your answers, […]

Ok, so I have a working theory that says cricket balls used in league cricket can often be expensive, lose their shine in a matter of overs, go out of shape, cause damage to bats and fingers and are, frankly, a bit of a con. So, why has this article come about and why now? […]

When you park up at Hull Zingari, there’s a wall of conifers beyond which you can tantalisingly see flecks of white – on this occasion, the fixture between the home side’s firsts and York & District Senior Cricket League leaders Easingwold. As you walk round the corner, there’s an open expanse with the distinctive and […]