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 […]
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Best Cricket Shoes: Cricketers Guide [2024]
Want the best cricket shoes that you can afford? Searching for cricket spikes, trainers or boots online is time-consuming and not without drama – so let Cricket Yorkshire guide you. Need to know the best cricket shoes for fast bowlers? We can help. Need independent advice on buying adidas cricket shoes? We’ll cover various cricket […]
Best Cricket Bat: Cricketers Guide [2024]
Looking for the best cricket bat? Want advice on choosing a cricket bat, types of willow, knocking-in or buying a cricket bat for juniors? Good news, our Cricket Bat Guide will give you advice and links to our equipment partner, Serious Cricket. Enjoy the read and if you want to skip to a certain chapter, […]
Best Cricket Helmets: Cricketers Guide [2024]
We’ve produced a cricket helmets guide because choosing the best cricket helmet takes time and effort. Here at Cricket Yorkshire, we thought we’d do the research to give you trusted advice as well as links to buy. Note From John: Cricket Yorkshire is reader-supported. That means when you buy through links on our website, I […]
Kashmir Willow: Can you get a quality cricket bat for £117?
Freddie Chatt and George Simmons, founders of Village Cricket Co, are on a mission to make cricket bats more affordable. The more you learn about their story, the more remarkable it seems. The pair launched their cricket bat business in 2020 when the global pandemic struck. Brave, nuts even, but by then they’d spent years […]
Shortlist: The latest cricket bats for 2024
If you’re in need of a cricket bat upgrade then you’re in the right place. In this article, we’ll look at some of the willow weapons of choice for all budgets. 🏏 If you buy via the links on this website, we may earn a commission (at no cost to you) that helps support the […]
Best cricket books to get you in the mood for the season
What are the best cricket books on Amazon? Ok, by ‘best’ I actually mean best-selling and this is a snapshot that changes by the hour. As we all look for lockdown entertainment, I thought I’d do some reviews in the coming months and flag up what’s available from cricket books to cricket training on the […]
Watch cricket on Amazon Prime for free
Watch cricket on Amazon Prime for free? Really? Get ready for cricket documentaries, dramas and everything else that Amazon Prime Video offers. If you like your rugby union too, the Autumn Nations Cup is showing live from 13 November. How does it work? This article is flagging up Amazon Prime Video’s free 30-day trial. If […]
How to turbocharge your cricket training at home
If you’re looking for some ideas for cricket training, you’ve come to the right place. It might be you want to treat yourself and upgrade your cricket set-up at home. Alternatively, there could be a birthday coming up and you could do with some outdoors inspiration. Here, I’ve put together a selection of well-reviewed products […]