A decade ago, I first met Anthony Burton of Total Play Ltd at a winter event where a few companies were attending Sutton-in-Craven Cricket Club to chat with clubs in the area. For years since, he has been heavily involved when it comes to supporting clubs realise their dream of new or upgraded non-turf cricket […]
Cricket nets
Total Play: How Heslington funded and built their outdoor net
Every year, across Yorkshire and beyond, cricket clubs are upgrading their outdoor cricket facilities. In this content collaboration with Total Play, we’ll look at Heslington Cricket Club to see the positive impact already being noticed. (This article was originally published in January 2021). In 2022, Heslington Cricket Club had a single-lane enclosed facility as well […]
How total-play helped Whitley Hall build their outdoor cricket nets
Whitley Hall Cricket Club are enjoying a period of growth with their new Ladies section as well as All Stars and Dynamos programmes proving popular. (Article published originally in December 2021) With that welcome surge of interest came its own challenges over facilities provision; particularly around building outdoor cricket nets and upgrading their tired artificial […]
Total Play builds new outdoor nets for Ampleforth College
Ampleforth College are celebrating the completion of their new outdoor cricket nets, designed and built by Total Play. The school in North Yorkshire has a proud cricketing heritage with 13 squads, including Boys’ and Girls’ 1st XIs who play in the National Cup as well as touring at or hosting a festival annually. Cricket at […]
Total Play Cricket Shield comes to Bradford Park Avenue
In this content collaboration with Total Play, we report on a brand-new product that has been installed at Bradford Park Avenue. The community cricket ground, off Canterbury Avenue, is a popular venue that is used by thousands of Bradfordians every year. The site previously offered state-of-the-art outdoor nets – but has had an exciting £1.5m […]
Total Play: Outdoor cricket nets and non-turf pitches across Yorkshire
In this content collaboration with Total Play, we’ll look at three upgrades at cricket clubs in Yorkshire. They now have six ECB-approved system designs, offering a choice of artificial cricket pitches and synthetic cricket practice facilities. This stamp of approval from the England & Wales Cricket Board is important to clubs as a sign of […]
The weird and wonderful world of indoor cricket nets
Indoor cricket nets in England is a weird and wonderful time of year. Typically between January and March, depending on how keen your cricket club are, it is a ritual you may know well. Before Christmas, here in Yorkshire, there will have been a smattering of indoor cricket leagues but now February has arrived, cricket […]
Indoor cricket nets: Six ways to train smarter in 2023
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 […]
Ludimos: Professional video analysis for any player
In this content collaboration with Ludimos, we’ll show you how the world of video analysis is much closer than you think. If there’s one trend I’ve noticed over the last decade of running Cricket Yorkshire, it’s that technology is filtering down to the grassroots game. From the upgrades of websites to live-streaming matches, club cricket […]
The truth about indoor cricket nets: how many do you recognise?
Paul Waring takes a light-hearted look at indoor cricket nets, exploring 20 unwritten rules of pre-season training. How many can you relate to? 1) The perfect length is a ball that strikes the edge of the matting as it hits the floor. On a real pitch, this would constitute a rank ‘long hop’, in nets […]