Bradford Park Avenue Ladies (BPAL) is coming to an end as a cricket club in a familiar tale of volunteer shortages. I reached out to BPAL’s Chair Kirsty Gavillet (below) about the reasons why. It speaks to changing circumstances, some realities in women’s cricket and the balancing act that exists. Even in a city where […]
Opinion
Share your Yorkshire cricket season with me
You, the reader, are always at the heart of what I do with Cricket Yorkshire since it began in 2011. This year, I want to hear about the season you’ve had – the moments, the stories, the ups and downs. Not just what you think of the website, but what’s actually been happening in your […]
Sessay lift the County Cup at Saxton with all-round performance
By the end of Sunday at Saxton Cricket Club, the sun was bright enough to make the morning’s grey skies seem like a distant memory. Sessay had won the County Cup with an emphatic performance, and there was plenty to celebrate as players gathered for the presentations. The Yorkshire Premier League North Women & Girls […]
Alan Igglesden Softball Festival returns to Bingley
The Alan Igglesden Softball Festival brought nearly a hundred junior cricketers together at Beckfoot Lane in Bingley back in August. Hosted by Bingley Congs Cricket Club, it saw 12 teams across six pitches take part in mixed under-9 and under-12 girls tournaments. Among those juniors whacking the ball around was Beth, Iggy’s daughter. Photo below […]
Bradford Premier League: Townville face their moment of truth
The end game is in sight for Townville Cricket Club’s 1st XI after a stunning season. Their first-team squad are in contention – just – for their debut Bradford Premier Cricket League title, while also in the national final of the Vitality Club T20 Cup. To cast an eye over this rollercoaster, I caught up […]
Brews on the Boundary: Travels to Yorkshire’s cricket clubs (book)
Brews on the Boundary: Travels to Yorkshire’s cricket clubs is my new club cricket book that was published on 8 June 2026. This is an entertaining travelogue around Yorkshire’s cricket clubs from the 2024 & 2025 seasons with my adventures, conversations and observations. Stories include the pavilion moved across a motorway, a clubhouse bought on […]
Neale spell sets up four-run win for Colton over Menston
Colton’s ground features a large, gently sloping oval tucked into a residential corner of east Leeds, screened from most of the city noise despite there being shops and busy roads nearby. The clubhouse is compact, practical and features a well-stocked bar, with seats arranged in front, while the bowls green, junior football pitch and old […]
Kohler-Cadmore: Hoylandswaine 1st XI eye landmark season
Ben Kohler-Cadmore, captain of Hoylandswaine Cricket Club’s first eleven, is gearing up for a seismic last push of the season. They have already lifted the Huddersfield Premier Cricket League’s ECB Premiership title and the Sykes Cup for good measure. In this interview, Ben and I pick over the season so far, chat about captaincy, ambition, […]
Upper Wharfedale postcard: The hash, Stripey Badger and sixes
Saturday took us to the Yorkshire Dales village of Grassington for a bite to eat and the Theakston Nidderdale Cricket League. Upper Wharfedale, league leaders in Division 1, were at home against Ben Rhydding. First, a very important pit stop at Cobblestones Café, where their breakfast hash of potato, sausages and fried bacon was beautifully […]
North Halifax clinch Prem 2 title in last-ball thriller
Four teams, three matches and a cup ultimately decided by just one run on the last ball. The West Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League’s Premier 2 Finals Day from Low Moor Holy Trinity delivered plenty of drama. As Mark Doherty reports, it was the kind of showpiece that makes cricket the game we all […]