If you’ve never been, Settle Cricket Club’s Marshfield ground has just about everything going for it. It’s got bags of character with craggy hills behind and the chance of seeing a steam train puff its way across the viaduct on the Settle-Carlisle Railway. What it lacked a few years ago, as Chairman Andrew Davidson told […]
Resources for Clubs
How cricket clubs can earn free funds every month
Cricket Yorkshire is partnering with easyfundraising to help cricket clubs take advantage of shopping all year round. Is your club set up to earn free donations from retailers across each month for years to come? You could be adding a substantial amount to the fundraising pot while your supporters shop online with easyfundraising. Turning online […]
Dozens of Yorkshire’s cricket clubs turn to FrogBox live streaming
Get £100 Off your FrogBox Streaming kit by Sportradar – use ‘CricketYorksFB23’ (*Offer extended to the first 15 orders and runs until the end of May 2023) It’s official. Live streaming club cricket games with FrogBox by Sportradar has gone mainstream – and with good reason. As we’ve explored here since the partnership began, it […]
Is your cricket club really covered under the ECB Central Insurance Scheme?
Club cricket insurance is one of those things that comes along annually for a committee member to wrap their head around. Thankfully, I have Colin Mico at Aston Lark, to help guide me through the swirling waters and there’s an important update to share. Free Liability Insurance cover from the ECB Central Insurance Scheme used […]
Money-saving tips for cricket clubs and members in 2023
After an action-packed cricket season, there is an opportunity to pause, take a breath, reflect and plan. If you’re involved with helping to run a cricket club then that may well involve goal-setting for 2022. Amid the end-of-season awards and league dinners, thoughts inevitably turn to the financial: how are we going to afford that? […]
Review: Make Money For Your Cricket Club E-Course
Richard Wells is Chair of Hollinsend Methodist Cricket Club and bought Make Money for Your Cricket Club to get advice for next season and beyond on income generation. This unique online course, designed specifically for grassroots clubs, provides fresh ideas and quick wins to make more money for your cricket club, relevant for any size […]
How does your cricket club fund their FrogBox?
FrogBox live-streaming has taken club cricket in the UK by storm this summer. The ability to beam matches around the world in real-time, promote sponsors and offer a point of difference has not gone unnoticed. A professional broadcasting service for grassroots clubs means anyone who can’t get to the game, might live abroad or is […]
How FrogBox paid for itself in less than 2 years at West Bretton
Since our article introduced FrogBox, the live streaming kit for cricket clubs, there’s been lots of interest and teams are snapping them up for this season. In this new content collaboration, I’ve interviewed Scott Ledger of West Bretton Cricket Club, about how they get the best from FrogBox. We’ll dive into: If you want to […]
Webinar: 8 Ways to Increase Income for your Cricket Club
This club cricket webinar has now ended… However, there is also online training available via my shop covering: Membership Events & Fundraising Sponsorship Grants & Funding To keep up to date with future webinars for club cricket, as well as partner offers, competitions and more, sign up for our Cricket Yorkshire newsletter. Thanks – and […]
Why New Rover Cricket Club went the crowdfunding route
Here on Cricket Yorkshire, we’ve been looking at ways that recreational cricket can raise money over the coming months and this time, the focus is crowdfunding. (We’ve already looked at cricket club funding and the SNAP Sponsorship platform so if you’re looking for ideas, have a read of those articles too). This time, it’s an […]