I’ve been thinking about small cricket grounds in Yorkshire of late. Back in June, the plan had been to go and watch Mirfield Parish Cavaliers in the ECB Premiership of the Huddersfield Premier Cricket League. Their opponents were league leaders Hoylandswaine and both clubs play on postage stamps although Swaine’s HQ is a windswept home […]
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Masham’s title stumble at scenic North Stainley
Driving through the gates of North Stainley Cricket Club on Saturday brought a real smile to my face. I can remember the first time I visited the club [many moons ago] and I loved the feel to the place. Set in the heart of a picture-postcard North Yorkshire village, the club simply oozes charm. I’ll […]
Yorkshire’s clubs face national quarter-finals showdown
Cricket clubs from Yorkshire are gearing up for mouthwatering quarter-finals in national competitions over the next few weeks. New Farnley beat holders Ormskirk by 79 runs to claim a quarter-final spot in the Rothesay National Club Championship. On Sunday 12 July, their imposing total of 313-5 off 40 overs was underpinned by Ryan McKendry’s 77 […]
West Yorkshire women’s softball: Pink balls, power and pooches
The West Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League Softball Finals Day promised fast-paced fixtures for ten clubs across three pitches – spoiler alert – it did not disappoint. Pink balls were launched up, up and away on a breezy Sunday at Bradford & Bingley’s Wagon Lane ground. Non-stop, blink-and-you-miss-it action, an inflatable pub, cute dogs, […]
Horsforth Hall Park: Kites and Collingham Cup win
Horsforth Hall Park Cricket Club has been on the radar for years – and last Sunday’s Waddilove Cup quarter-final against Collingham & Linton is when planets aligned perfectly. The prospect of cup cricket in the park – with a bonus of free parking on Fink Hill as it turned out – gave a spring in […]
Arthington stage scintillating run chase to down Darley
I’ve got a list of grounds that I’ve been to over the last 15 years, a series of Excel worksheets that show clubs that I’ve visited, teams that I’ve covered, and where I have been rather diligent in my recordkeeping…dates. As part of my planning for the second half of the 2026 summer season, I […]
Grassroots cricket is hot – but is it bothered?
The latest UK heatwave is a not-so-subtle reminder that extreme temperatures are here to stay. They are not a freak outlier nor anything we should be surprised about – and yet, I tend to react with incredulity every time the mercury dips above 30°C. At least it’s been cooler in Yorkshire than the South coast […]
Sizzling summer solstice as Yapham host Beverley Town
The Longest Day. Sounds like a good title for a movie…oh wait, it was! A glance at the fixtures list over breakfast suggested a busy Sunday across Yorkshire. A second glance, after a succession of cancellations filtered through social media and club channels, painted a different picture. Two of the games I had planned as […]
Eggborough Power Station CC: The Eagles have landed
Going to Eggborough Power Station Cricket Club to check out their new ground offered a glimpse into the future and a reminder of the past. In 2017, I watched Eggborough’s evening league game against Carlton Towers when they had the power station’s cooling towers as the backdrop. Since then, the power station has been demolished […]
Killinghall take the points at windy Goldsborough
It was Bed Race day in Knaresborough, an annual event that sees up to 90 ‘beds’ being pushed nearly two and a half miles around a course that starts by the river. The route travels up around the steep roads by the castle and beds then descend through the town centre, back to the start…by […]