Given the ongoing impact of coronavirus, a cricket club might reasonably be asking: how to fundraise? After all, the usual relied-upon revenue, such as membership, teamwear and socials, isn’t flowing in. The good news is that help is at hand simply by doing something that all of us are familiar with: online shopping. Cricket Yorkshire […]
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Buying cricket teamwear without the drama
It’s an exciting time of year with cricket clubs back at indoor nets and plans well advanced for the season ahead. That preparation includes looking the part with new cricket teamwear your cricket club can be proud to wear. In some ways, cricket kit for clubs has advanced over decades (materials and technology) but problems […]
Cricket Yorkshire partners Optimax Eye Surgery Specialists
Cricket Yorkshire is delighted to introduce Optimax Eye Surgery Specialists as a commercial partner on this website for 2020. Optimax is the UK’s longest established eye surgery specialists and has 22 locations across the UK, including one in Leeds. The clinics are all equipped with advanced laser technology, offering exceptional levels of safety and precision. Their […]
Core Cities Leeds: Beeston Mini World Cup & tape ball cricket
Sohail Raz is Community Development Officer (Leeds) at The Yorkshire Cricket Foundation (YCF) and one of his roles is to head up something called Core Cities Leeds. Core Cities is part of the ECB’s action plan to engage South Asian communities and it has identified 10 areas, including Bradford, Leeds and Kirklees in Yorkshire, where […]
Regional Cricket offers intergalactic twist
For junior cricket in Yorkshire, this season has seen the exciting launch of the Regional Cricket programme; designed as a stepping stone to a county age-group team. It has replaced district cricket and involved changing the structure to just four regions: North, East & Central, West and South. Those working behind the scenes to make […]
New Farnley show potential of cricket streaming
To visit New Farnley Cricket Club, a tree-lined slab of peaceful greenery to the West of Leeds, you wouldn’t know you’re at the forefront of technology in club cricket. They are the first Bradford League club to be cricket streaming all of their home fixtures for the 2019 season, making them available live and recorded […]
Want to play club cricket overseas this winter?
In partnership with CricX – The Cricket Exchange Agency, we’re looking at opportunities for club cricketers to play overseas this winter. Here’s the really good news. Whether you’re a Minor Counties batsman, an ECB Premier League wicketkeeper or a bowler in the lower leagues, there are clubs in Australia and New Zealand that want you […]
Home is where the heart is for Dickie Bird
Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) is a charity that helps those who are born with congenital heart disease in Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire. Cricket Yorkshire has teamed up with the CHSF to showcase their efforts across the region and to hear from their ambassador, the one-and-only Dickie Bird OBE. On an overcast morning, I met […]
YCB’s Johnny Younis talks cricket in South Yorkshire
Johnny Younis is about to dash off for an All Stars school assembly but is shoehorning in a quick interview with Cricket Yorkshire. The Yorkshire Cricket Board’s Community Cricket Officer for Sheffield & Rotherham wears many hats but encouraging the ECB’s entry-level programme for 5-8 year-olds is key among them. Outdoor sessions are about to […]
Abbeyfield sees the potential of Clock Cricket
It’s not often you witness an entirely new form of the game where Mary, a 94-year-old blind woman is happily sat indoors trying to launch a cricket ball at the roof. Welcome to Clock Cricket, created by Richard Hill, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) Disability Cricket Support Officer. The goal is to encourage […]