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Huddersfield Cricket League: Sixes among the alpacas at Denby

June 27, 2024 by Andrew Gallon 2 Comments

It is going to be impossible to write about a visit to Denby Cricket Club, one of many smashing grounds in the Huddersfield League, without mentioning Chris Holliday.  So, I’ll do it straightaway (right off the bat, as it were). In 2020, which will go down in cricket history as ‘The COVID Season’, Holliday, then […]

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

At the Crease: Latest club cricket news from around Yorkshire

May 23, 2024 by John Fuller 1 Comment

Michael Ball confirms for Harmonies & Hampers When it was first announced (and perhaps even now), there was some disbelief that Michael Ball was doing a gig at Almondbury Wesleyan Cricket Club in Huddersfield. The performance on Sunday 16 June has been confirmed by the singer himself on Twitter/X and it’s expected to be a […]

Filed Under: At the Crease, Bradford Cricket League, Club cricket, Craven Cricket League, Huddersfield Cricket League, West Yorkshire Women and Girls Cricket League

New beginnings: Merger sees Warley & Elland CC at Hullen Edge

January 21, 2024 by John Fuller Leave a Comment

A merger that sees the formation of Warley & Elland Cricket Club has kept cricket alive at a historic ground in West Yorkshire. Warley CC, of the ENCO Halifax Cricket League, have joined forces with Elland Cricket Club; the latter resigned from the Huddersfield Cricket League towards the end of last season. The new club […]

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

Around Yorkshire’s Leagues: 2023 Season Halfway Review

July 3, 2023 by Andrew Gallon 1 Comment

Heading into the second half of 2023, the standings in Yorkshire’s recreational cricket leagues are starting to indicate who the season’s winners and losers might be. Let’s start at the top of the pyramid, with the four ECB Premier League, Premier Divisions. In the Bradford Premier Cricket League, Woodlands appear on course to secure a […]

Filed Under: Bradford Cricket League, Club cricket, Cricket Grounds, Cricket leagues, Huddersfield Cricket League, North Yorkshire & South Durham Cricket League, Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League, Yorkshire Premier League North

Sykes Cup: Birkby Rose Hill vs Mirfield Parish Cavaliers

May 24, 2023 by Andrew Gallon Leave a Comment

Watching a cup tie between buoyant teams with 2022 championship trophies on their CVs seemed like an excellent way to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon. An opportunity to reacquaint myself with the Huddersfield Cricket League was a bonus. So, off I went to north Huddersfield and Birkby Rose Hill Cricket Club, whose First XI were […]

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

Huddersfield Cricket League: Umpires Warning

May 11, 2023 by Andrew Gallon Leave a Comment

Deteriorating player behaviour towards umpires this season has prompted Huddersfield Cricket League (HCL) chairman Trevor Atkinson to issue a stern warning to club captains. The warning is in the unusual form of an open letter, the contents of which are likely to raise eyebrows across recreational cricket, in Yorkshire and beyond. Trevor’s statement follows a […]

Filed Under: Cricket umpiring, Huddersfield Cricket League, Miles Per Gallon

Heavy Woollen Cup: History, heritage and plenty at stake

April 18, 2023 by John Fuller 3 Comments

It’s particularly in an Ashes year when the Heavy Woollen Cup comes into sharper focus. The England-Australia rivalry is as old as it gets – and yet, this club cricket trophy in Yorkshire first took place less than a year later in 1883. Once limited to 32 clubs who were based within a strict distance […]

Filed Under: Bradford Cricket League, Club cricket, Heavy Woollen Cup, Huddersfield 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

Should First XIs be allowed to play Second XIs in club cricket?

August 31, 2022 by Bill Marshall 1 Comment

Bill Marshall explores the conundrum of first XIs and second XIs Watching Hoylandswaine’s second team win the Solly Sports Crowther Cup in rapid time on Sunday at Sandal, defeating Farsley seconds by seven wickets, reminded me of a long-forgotten conversation I had with Matthew Anderson. He was then captain of East Bierley’s second team, and […]

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

Half Way in 2022: Yorkshire League Cricket RoundUp

June 28, 2022 by Andrew Gallon 1 Comment

Heading into the second half of 2022, the standings in Yorkshire’s club cricket leagues are starting to indicate who the season’s winners and losers might be. Let’s start at the top of the pyramid, with the four ECB Premier League, Premier Divisions. In the Bradford Premier League, New Farnley, Priestley Cup winners last year and […]

Filed Under: Bradford Cricket League, Club cricket, Cricket leagues, Halifax Cricket League, Huddersfield Cricket League, Leeds and Wetherby Cricket League, Miles Per Gallon, Pontefract & District Cricket League, York & District Senior Cricket League, Yorkshire & Derbyshire Cricket League, Yorkshire South Premier League

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