Yorkshire cricket has a number of stalwarts embedded in the game that share names with famous cricketers, past and present. There’s David Warner; the esteemed cricket journalist and also Ian Chappell, who recently retired as Yorkshire Cricket Board Chief Executive. Cricket Boards hold a strange position to many within recreational cricket. Your average player will […]
Cricket Interviews
Discover the Langbaurgh Cricket league
The Cricket History of Calderdale and Kirklees project began in 2004 when its founder and inspiration Peter Davies obtained a £43,000 grant from The Heritage Lottery Fund and other assistance from Huddersfield University.
The Need for Speed with Jack Brooks
The Yorkshire County Cricket Club media day is taking part in the nets below the East Stand because it’s chucking it down. Initial observations centre around the excitable buzz in the sports hall; the Yorkshire squad and staff are chuntering away happily to each other; after all, these press commitments signal that the season proper […]
Talking cricket with The Duckworth Lewis Method
Back in 2013, John Fuller discussed albums and Shahid Afridi with cricket pop band, The Duckworth Lewis Method. The lady with the slightly robotic voice is impossibly polite as she succinctly delivers the baffling news. “Calls to this number are barred from your phone. I’m sorry, goodbye.” Staring gormlessly at the iPhone, it dawns that […]