There is a magic to the multitude of roving cricket sides who bag informal games across the region where they can find opposition. I particularly savoured social cricket at Bolton Abbey with Hawks and Druids. Here, Bill Marshall explores a match to celebrate West Riding Cricket Club reaching a notable landmark. There are fathers and […]
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Bradford hosts Community Cricket Festival Week at Park Avenue
In all the research for my new book, Last of the Summer Wickets, the most common view I heard was that Scarborough Cricket Festival isn’t really a festival anymore. More of that another time but if anyone’s looking for inspiration on how to bolster the coastal institution still further then Bradford could well provide it. […]
South Kirkby Colliery Cricket Club: pie and pea suppers at The Pit Club
This time, South Kirby is the focus, thanks to an article by Linda Dewhirst whose husband Paul was skipper of South Kirkby Colliery Cricket Club in the 90s who still play in the Pontefract Cricket League. The feature is a look back at the culture of a cricket club, observations of a working mens […]