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 […]
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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 […]
Halifax Cricket League: Queensbury vs Blackley
The 576 Halifax bus from Bradford wheezed and strained its way up Great Horton Road, up, up and away, further into the clouds until reaching the village of Queensbury. Deposited opposite Oxford Road, the last bit on foot takes the intrepid traveller up a quiet country lane to the highest (league) cricket ground in England, […]
Foss Evening League: Retreat vs Tigers
If there’s one thing guaranteed in Yorkshire, it’s that you’ll find superb amateur cricket stories round every corner. In this case, the Retreat is a specialist mental health provider whose sprawling complex of buildings are on Heslington Road in York. The Retreat Cricket Club plays within the grounds and dates back to 1889 with the […]
Disability cricket showcased at Roses fixture
On a Sunday morning where brooding clouds grizzled along the skyline, punctuated only by light drizzle, cricket felt a slim possibility. But happily, as it turns out, the Roses disability game at Undercliffe Cricket Club high above Bradford was to be a remarkable showcase for the game we all love. First, a mention for the […]
Leeds Bradford MCCU scorch to Lord’s Final win
Leeds Bradford MCCU got their hands on some silverware at the third time of asking in an eventful season with a convincing victory over Cardiff at Lords. The squad lost out in two semi-finals in June in other formats but this 117-run triumph at the home of cricket (after Scarborough, obviously) will go some way […]
Yorkshire Women dominate at Harrogate
Yorkshire Women visited Harrogate Cricket Club on Sunday for the Royal London One Day Cup against Middlesex; a chance to see how Mark Loker’s squad fared in this fifty-over competition. Packed with England internationals from Lauren Winfield to Katherine Brunt, Yorkshire had firepower in abundance, on paper at least, to cover everything the visitors could […]
Aaron Finch returns from injury at Barnsley
On a roasting hot day at Barnsley Cricket Club, Yorkshire 2nd XI took on Northamptonshire seconds in back-to-back T20s. The prospect of seeing Vikings overseas signing and current Australia T20 captain Aaron Finch make his long-awaited return from a hamstring injury ensured an even healthier crowd. Deckchairs were parked in prime locations and the white […]
Leeds Bradford MCCU’s T20 triumph at Weetwood
After being given a ‘bye’ because their morning opponents Newcastle University had been unable to field a team, Leeds Bradford MCCU took on Durham MCCU at Weetwood in the afternoon sunshine for a place at the MCC / Red Bull T20 Finals Day on Monday 15th June. The winners of that mid-June extravaganza in Oxford […]