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 […]
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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 […]
The magic of the club cricket tour
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 […]
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 […]