The focus switches to cricket coaching in the recreational game on the latest Cricket Yorkshire Podcast episode. My guest is Yusuf Karolia who is a Level 3 coach and also an ECB Developer who trains and mentors cricket coaches. If that doesn’t keep him busy enough, Yusuf is also a Board member of the National […]
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Introducing Women’s Big Cricket Month in Yorkshire
For the latest Cricket Yorkshire Podcast episode, I caught up with Katie Stewart, Women and Girls’ Club & League Development Manager for West Yorkshire at the Yorkshire Cricket Board. Up for discussion is Women’s Big Cricket Month throughout June with lots happening across Yorkshire. We chat about her role working with cricket clubs and also […]
The rise of Payntr cricket shoes and its Bodyline heritage
Payntr cricket shoes first burst on the scene with all the subtlety of a Fred Trueman bouncer. Launched by ex-county cricketer Dave Paynter, here was a winning combination with the comfort of a running shoe, built by cricketers for cricketers. It immediately caught the attention of some of the best players around the world; a […]
Halifax Cricket League: Knocking Mental Health for Six
Cricketer Chris Metcalf shares his candid story about struggling with mental health and the unexpected power of a cricket bat sticker. Warning: This article contains references to self-harm and depression. Life changed dramatically for Chris Metcalf when he woke up suddenly in the middle of the night and, in his own words: ‘I thought I […]
The Cricket Yorkshire Podcast is back!
The Cricket Yorkshire Podcast is back – after it took a pause during the 2020 season! There will be interviews during the season, exclusives from Cricket Yorkshire and as much coverage as possible of recreational cricket. You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and many others! To kick things off, here’s a recap […]
Cricket Yorkshire Podcast with Opening Up Cricket
Over the course of about a decade with Cricket Yorkshire, I’ve been fortunate to form partnerships with charities, companies and governing bodies. Working with Opening Up Cricket has been going a couple of years now and it takes the form of writing about them and by shouting from the rooftops of the internet. This is […]
The Hundred: Will it convert you?
As something a bit different for Cricket Yorkshire readers, now the regular club cricket season has drawn to a close, I thought I’d put together a few thoughts on The Hundred; the new 8-team, city-based professional tournament coming to England & Wales in 2020. Unless you’ve been on another solar system, you will have a […]
Can franchise cricket keep teens in the game for longer?
For this episode of the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast, I went to Sowerby Bridge Cricket Club who were hosting the ZWINGO® Halifax Junior Cricket League U19 T20 Final. Even if the Twenty20 concept is tried and tested professionally, this interpretation was new for Yorkshire club cricket. Four squads – Northern Knights, Western Wolves, Eastern Eagles and Southern Spartans […]
Has anyone scored more runs in Yorkshire than Jabir Patel?
You only have to cast your eye down the weekly honours boards for batting and bowling for the ECB’s Play Cricket website platform to note how many cricketers across Yorkshire excel across the county. However, Jabir Patel of Mount Cricket Club has taken it to another level. He has sustained an incredible run of form in […]
All Stars Cricket offers Crossflatts a promising future
Thanks to the first rain I can recall since May, I am walking along Keighley Road, soggy and pondering wretched luck – but coaches Lee Bailey and Mark Pennington have kindly agreed to meet anyway to discuss how All Stars cricket has gone down at Crossflatts Cricket Club. In case you haven’t heard about All Stars […]