What happens on tour stays on tour? Well, not anymore. It’s time I lifted the lid on a club cricket tour I organised for my pub side a decade (ok, two decades) back. We returned to the West Country village where I first played cricket and did a weekend dart around Somerset and Devon. It […]
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Bear Cricket delivers Yorkshire cricket pedigree
Bear Cricket is a West Yorkshire cricket brand that has taken off like a rocket since its inception in 2016. The distinctive design of their bats and equipment, allied with ambassadors like Yorkshire’s Jonny Tattersall and Warwickshire’s Will Rhodes, marks them out as one to watch. There is a world of choice for cricketers of […]
UK visa law change is a positive step for club cricket
The domestic cricket season will be with us soon enough and with it comes a controversy that refuses to go away – but also some positive news for cricket clubs looking to improve their squad strength. I have argued before how restrictions on overseas players are damaging club cricket as the case of Frinton-on-Sea Cricket […]
Yorkshire women and girls club cricket set for reboot
Club cricket for women and girls in Yorkshire is set for a fresh approach this season. It had reached a critical point in 2018 with teams dropping out and conceding games. That reduction in participation and the subsequent player feedback led to a re-think in what formats were best in future. Bev Nicholson has been […]
Low Moor Holy Trinity achieve ground ambitions
Low Moor Holy Trinity Cricket Club is in the midst of a hugely exciting chapter in its history – and one that offers a path for clubs in a similar situation. The Halifax Cricket League club was struggling in one of the hotspots across Yorkshire where cricket clubs are in close proximity – with Bradford […]
How Zwingo Sports can liven up your cricket training
Zwingo Sports is set to make headlines in 2019 after the Zwingo cricket training tool that we featured before on Cricket Yorkshire, proved so popular. As we’ll explore here, the company is scaling up its plans to revolutionise how we play cricket and help us to train smarter. For its Founder Brett Hillary, the […]
Can clubs prosper by offering live cricket streaming?
The live cricket streaming of the County Championship action between Yorkshire & Surrey in June showed a glimpse of an exciting future for cricket clubs everywhere. Over the past few years, Bristol-based sports video highlights provider My Action Replay has been enabling counties, schools and cricket clubs to broadcast live cricket online and share key […]
Rain stopped play: Getting the best from cricket covers
If I had a pound for everyone who assumed that winter means a quiet few months for all of us involved in the grassroots game, I could buy a lifetime supply of cricket teas. The truth is, as I tussle with a cricket book chapter, those in club cricket are planning for the 2019 season […]
Cricket Asylum: Technology, coaching transformation and the ultimate cricket tours
Over the last six years, tucked away in a corner of the county, the team at The Cricket Asylum have been quietly getting on with their job of giving cricketers opportunities to develop that – until they opened the doors to their 4th floor mill premises – could be hard to find. The technology-led coaching […]
What role does balance play for a batsman in cricket?
Brett Hillary is standing on one leg and demonstrating the importance of a batsman’s balance, as I sit attentively outside a cafe and bemused shoppers walk by. Brett’s creation, the ZWINGO® Balance, is an oblong orange box designed to unlock a batsman’s potential by helping them to improve their body movement and be in the […]