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All change at Bingley Congs: Juniors growth and ground upgrades

May 21, 2025 by John Fuller 1 Comment

It’s Friday night at Bingley Congs Cricket Club. Having walked across the park and clambered over a wobbly gate inelegantly, the view is of junior cricket in all directions. On the second pitch, a game is underway as the young bowler gets some advice from one of the Congs coaches who is umpiring. At the […]

Filed Under: Aire Wharfe Cricket League, Club cricket, Cricket Features, Cricket Grounds, Cricket Yorkshire Most Popular

Yorkshire’s Class of 2024: The Batters

October 7, 2024 by John Fuller Leave a Comment

Despite a very wet start to our Yorkshire outdoor season, batting fireworks have not been in short supply. Using Play-Cricket data, we’ve put together this shortlist to highlight the highest individual batting scores in Yorkshire. 👏 Top of the pile is Haris Khan’s 297 for Salem Athletic in the Quaid-e-Azam Sunday League that I figured […]

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Rules vs common sense: Leafblowers and seeing the light

September 10, 2024 by John Fuller 15 Comments

If there’s one thing that club cricket excels at, it’s rules, regulations and calculations, occasionally to its detriment. This is about light, leaf blowers and common sense. Seeing the light It’s not just the recreational game that can sometimes stray into a soap opera. Anyone who watched the third Test match at The Oval where […]

Filed Under: Aire Wharfe Cricket League, Club cricket, Cricket Features, Cricket Pitches

Abeysekara dazzles Stamford Bridge as Harrogate win

July 25, 2024 by Mark Doherty Leave a Comment

Not so much a battle but a skirmish. I can hear the collective groan, “Not Harrogate again! You only visited there last week!”. I know…I know. Apologies, but hear me out. I headed to St. George’s Road last week when the weather was poor, knowing I had two potential games to cover, in two different […]

Filed Under: Club cricket, Cricket Features, Yorkshire Premier League North

Early birds: Pre-season friendlies and when leagues begin

April 3, 2024 by John Fuller 1 Comment

I get a bit twitchy at this time of year. Conflicted even. On the one hand, it’s definitely a time to celebrate more light and longer days with Spring here and the prospect of club cricket around the corner. Yet, there’s no disguising the fact that perhaps now I don’t play anymore, enthusiasm for watching […]

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2023 Review: From behind the Cricket Yorkshire keyboard

December 19, 2023 by John Fuller 9 Comments

During December, I tend to look back at the year that’s been and hold it in my hand, a bit like a shell from a beach. In the moment, it can all be a bit of a blur but as we approach the shortest day of the year, it feels like the right time to […]

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Oughtibridge War Memorial Cricket Club: We will remember them

November 9, 2023 by John Fuller Leave a Comment

At a time of year when thoughts turn to sacrifice and remembrance with Armistice Day, the story of Oughtbridge War Memorial Cricket Club is an apt one. Chatting to Vice-Chair Matt Summerhill, the village club just North of Sheffield has had a direct link to those who lost their lives in battle for over a […]

Filed Under: Club cricket, Cricket Features, Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League

Mankad, cramps and six hitting a car at Pannal Ash

August 9, 2023 by Mark Doherty Leave a Comment

Photographer Mark Doherty shares his thoughts on a visit to Pannal Ash where their first team were playing Ben Rhydding seconds. A little time travel, back a few years to just before the pandemic… I stood at the side of the ground and looked shocked at how long the grass was and appalled at the […]

Filed Under: Club cricket, Cricket Features, Cricket photos, Nidderdale Cricket League

Feversham League: Yorkshire’s smallest cricket league?

July 16, 2023 by Alastair Wilkinson 10 Comments

Alastair Wilkinson shares his thoughts on the magic of the Feversham Cricket League. The Feversham League is a non-affiliated league based in the North Yorkshire Moors. It currently consists of 6 teams: Rosedale Abbey, High Farndale, Glaisdale, Slingsby, Gillamoor and Lockton (see photo below). The infamous Spout House were a Feversham League stalwart until their […]

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Stillington put to the sword at Rufforth & Marston

June 29, 2023 by Mark Doherty Leave a Comment

Mark Doherty finds drama in the Yorkshire Premier League North on a visit to Rufforth & Marston Cricket Club at this picturesque village (Rufforth) to the West of York. It promised to be a tricky day for me, as I had a couple of photo commitments early Saturday morning and then had to get across […]

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