Women’s soft ball cricket is one of the stellar initiatives here in Yorkshire that is set to grow significantly this summer after a successful first year. There are over 50 Festivals earmarked across the county in the coming months and its inclusive environment, allied with a focus on fun, is proving a hit by removing […]
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Glyn Pearson on cricket umpire challenges for the recreational game
The ECB’s ACO Education Officer Glyn Pearson was my guest for the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast recently and on form as we debated the challenges facing umpire recruitment in the recreational game. Glyn umpires in the Bradford League and is very well known in umpiring circles for his training and expertise – so who better to […]
Bradford Park Avenue cricket ground nets are open for bookings
In my last two visits to the net facilities at Bradford Park Avenue cricket ground, I’ve seen Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, David Willey, Sarfraz Ahmed and Adil Rashid. While I don’t expect to witness that lot lashing cover drives and bowling fizzing legbreaks in the city every week, there has been much fanfare […]
Blathers on cricket bat trends, Tom Kohler-Cadmore’s design and facing Yorkshire Over 50s
On a recent visit to their factory, I caught up with B3 Cricket Managing Director Michael Blatherwick who was having a net. In an episode for the Cricket Yorkshire podcast, we began with a chat about the importance of tip-top indoor facilities. Alongside the shop and the workspace where batmaker Gav was busy hand-shaping cricket bats, there’s a […]
Yorkshire league cricket and bats with B3 Cricket’s Richard Blakeley
On a visit to the B3 Cricket HQ, General Manager Richard Blakeley talked me through his playing career in Yorkshire league cricket and offered coaching and buying tips on cricket bats. Up for discussion was: Richard’s playing career with Birstall and other Yorkshire clubs Coaching and umpiring at Coal Aston Cricket Club Customisation at B3 […]
Hunslet Nelson’s artificial pitch ordeal makes the case for club insurance
Last July, volunteers from Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club discovered a case of vandalism that really needed to be seen to be believed. Carol, the club’s Welfare Officer, arrived for a junior match to learn that a 12ft portion of the artificial pitch at their Gipsy Lane ground in Beeston had been ripped up and stolen. […]
Introducing the 12th Man: a charity Yorkshire Ale
Head Brewer and Brewery Manager Ryan Truswell sounds right at home as we discuss two of his passions in life – Yorkshire ale and cricket – in an interview that nonetheless has a deadly serious twist. The Old Mill Brewery, in the East Yorkshire town of Snaith, have created a charity beer called ‘12th Man’ […]
How to pick the best cricket bat for your game?
For many of you cricketers, February signals a changing in the seasons just as surely as entering a different time zone: back to nets (BTN). Preparation for this ritual will depend on whether you spend winter oiling your cricket bat with affection or open your cricket bag, after months of fermentation, with a hazmat suit […]
Yorkshire Pathways: Elite Junior cricket in Yorkshire
Since last October, Jim Love has been in post as the Yorkshire Cricket Board’s Elite Junior Cricket Coordinator. I talked to him recently about his role as well as the ongoing plans for junior cricket in Yorkshire. Jim comes with a substantial playing and coaching CV that includes two decades of first-class cricket for Yorkshire […]
How to get the best from cricket club insurance
At this time of year, secretaries and committee members are mapping out the year ahead and cricket club insurance inevitably falls under their remit. January is often when insurance will come up on the agenda at cricket club meetings with renewal dates ticking round and, in association with our partner ExtraCover Insurance, it felt the […]