Last Saturday, I returned to covering the Theakston Nidderdale League when I headed down to Pannal to cover their firsts playing second-placed West Tanfield. Both teams impressed on the day for different reasons. I have been meaning to get to cover Goldsborough this season, preferably at their ground, but with us entering the final few […]
Nidderdale Cricket League
Leaders Embsay blown off course against Bolton Abbey
Embsay Cricket Club passed the ultimate test with flying colours. Sometimes I tell a club I’m coming and sometimes, I’m a tad disorganised, decide on the day or change my mind and we just hit the road. From the moment we parked up outside the gates, the Embsay flag not so much fluttering as writhing […]
Flames, trains and cow-whispering at Newton-le-Willows
Reading the stories written by John and Andrew in the past week, it appears last weekend was a nightmare of plans made and then broken due to the band of bad weather that swept the UK and Ireland from the south up to the north. As the week went on, the weather improved and although […]
Little Ribston Cricket Club in the land of glaciers and Knights
Mark Doherty heads to Little Ribston Cricket Club where their 1st XI hosted Knaresborough Forest CC 3rd XI in this Theakston Nidderdale League Division Seven fixture. It’s a Bit Chilly – Not! If I had found myself standing where I was at 1pm on Saturday 31st May…maybe 20,000 years ago…Little Ribston’s ground would potentially have been […]
Caught Light: Reflections from a busy club cricket season
A rough count of grassroots cricket games I’ve been to this season, seems to come out at around 65. That is a personal best for a single season in the last decade, and I must admit for the vast majority of visits, it has been a real pleasure. As October arrives, I wanted to sit […]
Close call: Sicklinghall snatch second and go up on net run rate
The last day of the Theakston Nidderdale League threatened to feature the same weather that dominated it in April. The forecast on Wednesday/Thursday suggested an overcast day with spells of light rain, and potentially the worst weather of the weekend at any rate. However, on Saturday morning I pulled the bedroom curtains apart like a […]
At the Crease: Latest club cricket news from around Yorkshire
White Rose Trophy finalists decided It’ll be a New Farnley Cricket Club vs Richmondshire Cricket Club final at Castleford Cricket Club this Saturday 28 September. New Farnley bowled out hosts Cleethorpes for 207. Tom Keast (79), Gurman Randhawa (3-33), Usman Arshad (3-41) and Fletcher Coutts (3-39). In reply, Steve Bullen (70) led the way as […]
Darley beat the rain and claim the points over Birstwith
The weekend’s weather forecast was poor, with Saturday’s oulook slightly better than Sunday. In the end, Sunday was a complete washout with persistent rain falling most of the daylight hours. Looking out of the window on Saturday morning, it was murky and damp. Autumn had arrived in force, with a healthy mist blanketing a lot […]
Blubberhouses rain boundaries on scenic Birstwith
It’s becoming tough to select games to cover at the weekends – this isn’t down to a lack of fixtures available to choose from, but more to do with trying to select games with teams that I haven’t covered in at least the past couple of seasons. Looking through the fixture list on Play Cricket, […]
Crakehall glide to victory at Burton Leonard Cricket Club
Friday’s Storm Lilian caused havoc around the county [and further afield watching the news]. The winds had seemingly come and gone in a blink of an eye, but in that time had left trees down, branches strewn across roads, roofs and other susceptible structures minus a tile here and a trampoline there. Through my own […]