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Halifax Cricket League articles and interviews of clubs, players, umpires and officials.

Cullingworth: Meet the club offering completely free cricket for 2024

January 18, 2024 by John Fuller Leave a Comment

Cricket clubs do all sorts of ingenious things to attract new members and keep the ones they have. Cullingworth have done something pretty radical: Free cricket. No membership fees. No match fees. Plus, you get a playing and training kit. Oh, and free home cricket teas too! It’s an extraordinary thing to do and I […]

Filed Under: Club cricket, Cricket Interviews, Halifax Cricket League

Stainland Cricket Club: From folding teams to flourishing

October 19, 2023 by John Fuller 1 Comment

Stainland Cricket Club, founder members of the Halifax Cricket Club, have a wonderful tale to tell, and who better to share it than Trish Wood, our Winner of the Cricket Yorkshire Tea of the Year. There’s a long family connection to the cricket for Trish at Stainland: “Mum and Dad first pushed me round the […]

Filed Under: Club cricket, Halifax Cricket League

History makers: Thornton win the treble and go undefeated

September 14, 2023 by John Fuller Leave a Comment

Thornton Cricket have had an extraordinary year in the Halifax Cricket League by anyone’s standards. They have now won the Premier Division for First XIs at a canter, claimed the Parish Cup at Copley against Illingworth St Mary’s and lifted the T20 Cup by defeating Oxenhope by eight wickets. It’s an irresistible march to a […]

Filed Under: Club cricket, Cricket leagues, Halifax Cricket League

Halifax League: Thornton lift the 135th Parish Cup at Copley

August 16, 2023 by John Fuller Leave a Comment

The 135th Parish Cup final between Thornton and Illingworth St. Mary’s, sponsored by Briggs Priestley, promised to be a showpiece for the Halifax Cricket League.  My now neurotic checking of weather apps showed a heavy chance of rain in the afternoon, but with breaks that meant we’d get some cricket in.  At the gate, we […]

Filed Under: Club cricket, Halifax Cricket League

Thackley Cricket Club and Andy’s Man Club: It’s Ok to Talk

August 16, 2023 by John Fuller Leave a Comment

On my daily travels online exploring Yorkshire club cricket, I’ve noticed the growing support for charities doing incredibly important work around mental health and suicide prevention. Charities such as Opening Up Cricket, Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) and Andy’s Man Club offer specialist help but also vital messaging such the #Itsoktotalk campaign. Here on Cricket […]

Filed Under: Aire Wharfe Cricket League, Club cricket, Cricket Grounds, Cricket Interviews, Halifax Cricket League

Are Mankads happening more in club cricket?

May 3, 2023 by John Fuller 14 Comments

cricket-ball

I read an article recently that made me smile at the headline and then shake my head in disbelief at what happened. It was about a Mankad incident in club cricket here in Yorkshire. It wasn’t the first and it won’t be the last – but even so. You’re a knowledgeable lot so you’ll probably […]

Filed Under: Club cricket, Halifax Cricket League

The Cricket Yorkshire Awards: Best Use of Video Award

December 7, 2022 by John Fuller Leave a Comment

Best Use of Video AwardWINNER – Illingworth St Mary’s Cricket Club Illingworth St Mary’s Cricket Club are the best example of using FrogBox livestreaming I’ve come across yet. Of course, there are all kinds of ways you might use video to promote grassroots cricket. Cricket Arena’s bite-sized clips on Tik-Tok won them the ‘Best Use […]

Filed Under: Club cricket, Competitions, Halifax Cricket League

The Cricket Yorkshire Awards: Best Use of Social Media

December 7, 2022 by John Fuller Leave a Comment

Best Use of Social Media WINNER – Cricket Arena HIGHLY COMMENDED – Illingworth St Mary’s HIGHLY COMMENDED – Bradford Mutual Sunday School Cricket League This category was probably the hardest to judge as a number of entries excelled, despite using different social media channels and approaches. It’s not really about the numbers although they can […]

Filed Under: Bradford Mutual Sunday School Cricket League, Club cricket, Competitions, Cricket Live Streaming, Halifax Cricket League

How on earth do leagues find more umpires for next season?

December 5, 2022 by Bill Marshall 15 Comments

cricket umpire officiates in a halifax cricket league game. View is from wicketkeeper perspective behind the stumps

NEWSPAPERS, who tend to have skeleton staffs these days due to drastically reduced income from just about all of their traditional financial streams (about the only growth area these days is from the internet), have taken to re-printing pages from days gone by. Some would say that was a benefit to older readers, despite the […]

Filed Under: Bill Marshall, Bradford Cricket League, Club cricket, Cricket Interviews, Cricket umpiring, Halifax Cricket League, Huddersfield Cricket League, North Yorkshire & South Durham Cricket League

Illingworth St Mary’s throw Halifax Cricket League title open

August 31, 2022 by Andrew Gallon 3 Comments

The tidy, scenic Alloe Field View ground, home since 1888 to Illingworth St Mary’s Cricket Club, was described by a first-time visitor as the “crown jewels” of the village. It is one of many stories told by Andrew Smith, 13th club president, former player and chairman, and author of a superb, 232-page club history, published […]

Filed Under: Club cricket, Halifax Cricket League, Miles Per Gallon

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