We have a lot to thank Google Maps and Street View for, even if it felt at the time as if permission was retrospective. By the way, we’ve mapped your road and house, hope you don’t mind. As someone who seeks out cricket in nooks and crevices across Yorkshire, finding my way to a ground […]
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Melanie Mahmood: Umpiring and participation in South Yorkshire
Mel Mahmood is a cricket umpire and Participation Manager for the Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League. Here she shares her journey in cricket, the women’s and girls’ game in South Yorkshire as well as a formal link-up with the Premier League. *** I was 45 years old when I first picked up a cricket bat. […]
Harrogate Cricket Club: The next chapter
I wrote an article not so long ago about Glasshouses Cricket Club and their very real struggles to stay afloat for another season. One of the comments came from George Owram, joint chair at Harrogate Cricket Club, who shared his thoughts on loaning out juniors to Glasshouses, Pateley Bridge and others. It got the grey […]
Sutton-in-Craven: Planting trees and harnessing solar power
I saw a Facebook post a while back from Sutton-in-Craven Cricket Club who were making some interesting upgrades to their clubhouse and ground with sustainability and the environment in mind. I caught up recently with Stuart Todd, their Head of Media and Advertising, to talk through the reasons behind those improvements and the difference they’ll […]
Kevin Watson: Wrenthorpe glory and captaining Yorkshire Over 60s
Did you know that Yorkshire’s pedigree extends to the older age brackets in the County Championship too? We caught up with Yorkshire Over 60s captain Kevin Watson to discuss his club cricket background, captaincy approach and ambitions for this season. Kevin began cricket as a junior at East Ardsley Cricket Club, back in the mid-1970s, […]
Grace Hall: Chance to Shine to Northern Diamonds Academy
Grace Hall’s path to representing the Northern Diamonds Academy began with a chance encounter at school. It speaks to how cricket can captivate us at an early age if we get the chance. Grace’s story, just like Mollie Ovenden, is of a young woman whose appetite for the game and seeking out opportunities has propelled […]
Mollie Ovenden: From the Nidderdale Cricket League with Raskelf and Alne to Bengaluru
Though we’ve never met, Mollie Ovenden strikes me as a cricketer who doesn’t wait for opportunities to come her way but grabs them. She has represented Yorkshire in county age group cricket, captained a men’s league team (Raskelf) in her teens, and at just eight years old, won the Wensleydale Creamery’s Junior Voice of Cricket competition. […]
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 […]
Cricket Gifts: The Ultimate Guide [2023]
Buying cricket gifts can be fun to do but also a challenge, whether the person you’re buying for plays cricket, watches the game or supports a team. At Cricket Yorkshire HQ, our cricket gifts guide has now been assembled like a superstar World XI to help you sort your presents with minimal stress. Sit back, […]
Saving lives: How many cricket clubs have a defibrillator?
Every cricket club should have a defibrillator. It’s that simple. Let me explain why that is and how your club can get one at a hefty discount via the Club Cricket Charity. (It’s important to stress this is not aimed at just Yorkshire clubs but everyone out there.) What is Sudden Cardiac Arrest? While the […]