Cricket Photo of the YearWINNER – Mike BritlandHIGHLY COMMENDED – Nick Corley Cricket photography for grassroots cricket is pretty niche but essential. I know of many of the snappers across Yorkshire – because there aren’t that many. Cricket clubs might do their own with a player or club official or they might be lucky enough […]
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David Major: Photographing Yorkshire’s cricket clubs
I’ve followed David Major, a photographer who captures cricket, including here in Yorkshire, on Flickr for years. There are relatively few of us who cover the grassroots game and his photos are an important body of work. I caught up with David to learn more about his journey and to share a few images with […]
Halifax Cricket League: Luddenden Foot vs Old Town
A trip to Luddenden Foot for the Halifax Cricket’s League Parish Cup was an eventful one. The drive takes you up into the clouds of the Upper Calder Valley, along narrow stretches until you plop out on Sowerby Lane. We parked up just as a tractor wanted to squeeze past the row of parked cars […]
Upper Wharfedale: Village cricket from the Yorkshire Dales
The last time we visited Grassington, we’d stumbled upon their 1940s weekend. I thought something was a bit odd when an armoured car parked up; soldiers jumping down to queue for a 99 with a flake. Our return was all about cricket at Upper Wharfedale Cricket Club, whose 1st XI are moving up the divisions, […]
Club cricket photos from the first weekend of league action
Club cricket is back and you could hear the collective sigh of relief all over Yorkshire. Mrs Cricket Yorkshire and I went to Bingley Congs to catch some overs. The excitement at catching the first glimpse of cricketers in whites at a distance through a copse of trees was an emotional tug. The Congs Seconds […]
What do Bradford Cricket League grounds look like from the air?
Bradford Cricket League photographer Ray Spencer is one of the few cricket photographers I know who has a drone as well as a mighty collection of cameras and lenses. In this series of stunning photos, here’s captured a bird’s eye view of Yorkshire cricket clubs and their surroundings. Ironically, now would probably be the perfect […]
National Club Championship: Clifton Alliance vs Richmondshire
After the record snowfall, unprecedented rain and unwanted delay to the club cricket season, normal service has resumed – and not before time. Sunday saw a visit to York to take in the first round of the ECB’s premier club competition – the Royal London National Club Championship. It was an assignment for The Cricket […]
Our favourite 27 cricket photos of 2015
In the course of the last year, this website has amassed a rich and varied photography archive, taken out and about across Yorkshire with DSLR and smartphone. Only a fraction of these images have ever seen the light of day, either being shared as @cricketyorks on Twitter and our Facebook page, used in articles or […]
Cricket photos you won’t want to miss
The Cricket Photo of the Year category of the Cricket Yorkshire Awards asked entrants to pick up to three of their best cricket photos for submission. Have a look through as we celebrate the range of photography of Yorkshire cricket, both professional and amateur. JEREMY LONSDALE (WINNER) 10 May 2015, Yorkshire v Hampshire at Headingley. […]
Cricket at Bolton Abbey: what’s not to like?
Of the 750 or so clubs across Yorkshire, many boast a charm of their own due to geography, history and often as not, the people who live and breath the game. The point of this particular Saturday afternoon was to go along and hear from those at a progressive club in the Theakston Nidderdale League […]