Bespoke Scoreboards, the Yorkshire-based family business who manufacture and install cricket scoreboards for clubs and schools, have agreed to partner with Cricket Yorkshire for 2025-26. We will be showcasing why their scoreboards are so popular, particularly here in Yorkshire, and the personal service you get from initial enquiry to site visit to delivery, installation and […]
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HiTZ Cricket comes to Bradford’s Wardley House
HiTZ Cricket, the state-of-the-art indoor cricket training facility, has arrived in Bradford at Wardley House. Decide how fast the bowling is, whether it’s spin, pace, a village pie-chucker or an international superstar. Ultimate control in your hands. Level up your game with AI-powered bowling machines using hard balls, ball-tracking tech, instant video replays and personalised […]
Ben Fudali: Building the next pavilion for Newton-Le-Willows
Ben Fudali was our Yorkshire Tea Community Cricket Award winner for September and we caught up about his key involvement in building the new Newton-Le-Willows cricket pavilion. I’m sure that Ben isn’t the first Aussie to come to the UK, discover the magic of Yorkshire and decide to settle down here. After backpacking round England, […]
total-play: Darwen Dome, inflatable covers and grammar school nets
In this autumn round-up with total-play Ltd, we’ll look at a hat-trick of milestones as projects were completed by the installer of ECB-approved facilities. Grassroots first at Darwen DomeA second all-weather cricket facility, designed and built by total-play Ltd, has been unveiled in Lancashire. It follows the success of the debut project at Bradford Park […]
100% British Recycled Plastic furniture for cricket clubs
In partnership with British Recycled Plastic, based in Mytholmroyd, we’re sharing different ways that cricket clubs can use their products to help with the ground and activities. 🪑 Benches / Picnic Tables Previously, we’ve showcased how clubs like Settle and York use memorial benches and outdoor durable seating / tables from 100% recycled plastic to […]
Lola Summerscales: Softball cricket, teas and MPs
Lola Summerscales is our Yorkshire Tea Community Cricket Award winner for August and we caught up with the teen dynamo to discuss Lola’s many roles, particularly around launching women and girls’ cricket at Yeadon. Women and girls’ softball cricket In 2024, Yeadon entered a Women’s 1st XI softball team into the West Yorkshire Women & […]
Cricket club insurance: How to get the best cover
Cricket club insurance For a number of years now, Cricket Yorkshire has partnered with Howden to provide advice and support on club cricket insurance. Insurance is not a seasonal thing when you are involved with running a cricket club. There are responsibilities, risks and quite a bit of scenario planning to have comprehensive cover. That […]
Village Cricket Co: A quality cricket bat for £117 in 2025
Village Cricket Co are on a mission to make cricket bats more affordable. Their popular Kashmir willow cricket bats and cricket equipment have proved a hit here in the UK in the last few years since they launched. 🙏 Note from John: If you click through links on this page and buy from Village Cricket […]
Jo Ramsdale: Coaching women and girls in clubs and schools
Jo Ramsdale is our Yorkshire Tea Community Cricket Award winner for July and we caught up to talk about her coaching in clubs and schools. She wins a trophy and 1,500 Yorkshire Gold teabags to ensure everyone has a brew in her team or at her cricket sessions. We all find our own path to […]
Ruben’s Cooking: Cricket teas and YouTube at seven
The Ferris family are discussing mac and cheese. Sam is captain of Scholes & Harley 2nd XI while his partner Steph does the teas with Ruben, their seven-year-old son who has his own cooking channel on YouTube. Here at Cricket Yorkshire HQ, we decided, along with Yorkshire Tea, to add an award to our cricket […]