Sport England’s potential removal as a statutory consultee for planning applications would seriously impact communities and grassroots sport in future. A petition by Lisa Wainwright MBE, opposing any such move by the UK Government, has attracted 33,000+ signatures and ends on 21 February. It states: ‘We think removing Sport England as a statutory consultee would […]
Cricket Grounds
Howden’s Ashes story: Pavilion in flames to future plans
As we await the next chapter of England’s Test cricket rollercoaster in Australia, it got me thinking about the Ashes in Yorkshire. Not at Headingley though, in Howden. The Ashes Playing Fields is a 15.5 acre park that’s located in the Georgian market town of Howden in East Yorkshire. I’ve walked its boundary a few […]
Ben Fudali: Building the next pavilion for Newton-Le-Willows
Ben Fudali was our Yorkshire Tea Community Cricket Award winner for September and we caught up about his key involvement in building the new Newton-Le-Willows cricket pavilion. I’m sure that Ben isn’t the first Aussie to come to the UK, discover the magic of Yorkshire and decide to settle down here. After backpacking round England, […]
100% British Recycled Plastic furniture for cricket clubs
In partnership with British Recycled Plastic, based in Mytholmroyd, we’re sharing different ways that cricket clubs can use their products to help with the ground and activities. 🪑 Benches / Picnic Tables Previously, we’ve showcased how clubs like Settle and York use memorial benches and outdoor durable seating / tables from 100% recycled plastic to […]
ENCO Halifax League T20 Finals: The good, bad and ugly
The drive to the Vocation Brewery T20 Finals Day took us up over the hills beyond Oxenhope, before those Calderdale hills open out. Historical landmarks like Winny Stone and Able Cross mark moments in the vastness of it all. The twisting, steep descent into Hebden Bridge needs patience, good brakes and better fortune. We had […]
Nidderdale League: North Stainley and Studley Royal swap fortunes
Joe Hudson reports from North Stainley with its quirky Nidderdale backdrop for the game with Division 3 opponents Studley Royal. *** North Stainley’s ground is remarkable. It doesn’t quite look real somehow, almost like a Hollywood movie set where the producers don’t quite understand the notion of village cricket, or one of those Chinese theme […]
NYSD: The tortoise and the hare at Skelton Castle
Bank Holiday Monday’s match at Skelton Castle Cricket Club brought to my mind the fable of the Tortoise and the Hare: slow and steady wins the race. That was the chief takeaway from the splendidly named Old Dog Kennels ground, where nine-player Preston-on-Tees managed to defeat, by seven wickets, Skelton Castle, their North Yorkshire & […]
Leaders Embsay blown off course against Bolton Abbey
Embsay Cricket Club passed the ultimate test with flying colours. Sometimes I tell a club I’m coming and sometimes, I’m a tad disorganised, decide on the day or change my mind and we just hit the road. From the moment we parked up outside the gates, the Embsay flag not so much fluttering as writhing […]
Booth Cricket Club: Character, cows, cramp and chirping
Booth Cricket Club was a relatively late decision for the first match of August – but it turned to be one of my best ones. The drive from Cricket Yorkshire HQ is mostly one we know well having explored the ENCO Halifax Cricket League for years now. The A629 Grand Prix chicane out of Denholme, […]
Sunday league cricket and Sweet Caroline at Keighley
I am sat on a train in Leeds station going nowhere. On the plus side, it can’t be as serious as the day before when the whole place was closed due to a signalling problem. The plan had been to Doncaster Town Women’s 1st XI versus Sessay Emeralds in the Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket […]