The Ferris family are discussing mac and cheese. Sam is captain of Scholes & Harley 2nd XI while his partner Steph does the teas with Ruben, their seven-year-old son who has his own cooking channel on YouTube. Here at Cricket Yorkshire HQ, we decided, along with Yorkshire Tea, to add an award to our cricket […]
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Cricket Yorkshire Teas of the Year 2025: Winners
The Cricket Yorkshire Teas of the Year 2025 competition had a fantastic response from those in the recreational game. It is sponsored by Yorkshire Tea who have supported this recognition of volunteers and cricket teas from the very beginning with trophies, prizes and lots of tea. With more entries than last year, plenty of clubs […]
Enter your club for Cricket Yorkshire Teas of the Year
***This competition is now closed and the 2025 cricket teas winners have been announced here*** For years now, thanks to the support of Yorkshire Tea, we have championed club cricket teas in Yorkshire – and our awards are back for 2025! The winners of the previous competitions have been Pannal (2024), Stainland (2023) and Ripon […]
Season off to a flier at Pannal amid cake and conversations
Our first outing of the 2025 club cricket season involved a trip to Pannal Cricket Club to watch Pannal play Pannal. The inter-club friendly was a gentle way to catch some overs on a day that promised a bit of warmth, while also keeping a keen ear flapping for any gossip and presenting Penny Barrett […]
Yorkshire Tea backs cricket teas and new grassroots awards
Yorkshire Tea has extended its partnership with Cricket Yorkshire for 2025. The competition to champion the best cricket teas in Yorkshire is back for a fourth year. It has an ever-so-slight name change to reflect the importance we’ve always placed on everyone’s contributions. There is no overall winner – but plenty of chances to win […]
What is the future for cricket teas?
It’s time to talk cricket teas. Pop the kettle on, grab a biscuit (we’re partial to Tunnock’s Caramel Wafers here) and settle in. This is a chat about the past, present and future, in association with Yorkshire Tea, who have supported our competition for the past three years. As the only game I can think […]
Winners revealed in the Cricket Yorkshire Tea of the Year 2024
The Cricket Yorkshire Tea of the Year for 2024, sponsored by Yorkshire Tea, has been a blast to run again. We have shaken things up with new categories to reflect the cost of cricket teas as well as the diversity in diets, culture and food here in Yorkshire. The standard has been phenomenal again. The […]
How to win this year’s Cricket Yorkshire Tea of the Year
Here are some top tips to give your cricket club the best chance of winning the Cricket Yorkshire Tea of the Year, sponsored by Yorkshire Tea. Anyone can nominate a cricket club based in Yorkshire. You just need a photo or two of a club tea this season and a minute to say why they […]
Sun, smiles and samosa chaat at Bradford Park Avenue
On a roasting August afternoon in the centre of Bradford, I discovered what community means at a cricket club. Mrs Cricket Yorkshire and I had been invited to Interlink Cricket Club who play at Bradford Park Avenue. They had a home game against Cookridge in the Dales Council Cricket League. I first visited Interlink on […]
Sue Mulholland and the therapy of cricket teas
The extraordinary story of Sue Mulholland blends the human spirit with the therapeutic power of baking and cricket teas. I met Sue, who has been making the cricket teas at Darlington Cricket Club for years, back in 2016 at Headingley. She had prepared a lavish spread for the Premier League Championship Semi-Final and it was […]