With over 700 cricket clubs on their books, Howden is well placed to offer insurance advice to those in recreational cricket. The ECB’s approved broker offers a personalised service, carefully assessing each club’s circumstances. In this article, there’s advice on getting insurance for the first time, renewing and what to look out for to ensure […]
Sponsored articles
Serious Cricket Teamwear: Trusted and made in the UK
In this content collaboration with Serious Cricket, we’ll look at the challenges and opportunities with cricket teamwear.A quick Google reveals lots of cricket teamwear suppliers for clubs. On the surface, that’s good news. Except choice can be baffling and takes up a mountain of time. Ultimately, your club committee will make its decision based on […]
Live stream your club cricket matches with FrogBox
The popularity of FrogBox has seen over 500 cricket clubs across the UK live stream their matches over the last couple of years. In this article, we’ll look at the costs, equipment, benefits and what’s new for 2024. After you’ve done your research, if your club decides to buy a streaming kit, there’s good news… […]
Does your cricket club need more pitches this year?
The Flicx pitch has been a game-changer since it launched in the UK in 2001. While it has attracted global headlines for facilitating games from Kilimanjaro to the subterranean depths of Honister Slate Mine, it’s at clubs and schools where the impact has been most impressive. In this content collaboration with Flicx, we’ll share how […]
Viking Cricket: Quality Yorkshire Cricket Bats
If you think about it, Viking Cricket is about as Yorkshire as it gets. The award-winning English willow cricket bats sell around the world from their Silsden HQ but the DNA has both a Scandinavian and White Rose heritage. That’s literally the case for Managing Director Jeff Wilson whose family roots can be traced back […]
Fantasy Club Cricket: Compete against your teammates this season
The growth of Fantasy Club Cricket is proof that if you have a canny business idea, the right skillset and dogged determination then nothing can stop you. For Matt Heppell, being asked by his local cricket club, East Grinstead CC, to run a fantasy league competition got the cogs whirring and, as a web developer, […]
The power of Super 1s disability cricket with Shakil Manir
Shakil Manir smiles back at me over Zoom, while snow carpets the garden and we discuss disability cricket. As the Yorkshire Cricket Board’s Disability Development Manager, Shakil has his finger on the pulse when it comes to current programmes and what’s coming up in 2024. Disability cricket in Yorkshire includes table cricket as well as […]
How to Fund Your New Cricket Pitch: Advice & Support
In this content collaboration with Total Play Ltd, we’ll be looking at funding your cricket club’s outdoor nets facility, match pitches or artificial cricket surfaces. Cricket Yorkshire has partnered with Total Play for years because they offer incredible expertise with sports surface design and construction, including six different ECB-approved systems. Whether it’s a new natural […]
Six recycled plastic furniture products for your cricket club
In this collaboration with British Recycled Plastic based in Mytholmroyd, we’re highlighting six popular products that would improve facilities at cricket clubs, make life easier for volunteers and keep plastic waste out of landfill. Denholme and Bradshaw The Denholme Picnic Table is the best-selling, flagship recycled plastic table that seats four adults or six children. […]
How cricket clubs can avoid the risk of underinsurance
Here at Cricket Yorkshire, we’ll be sharing advice from Howden who work with the ECB to help insure cricket clubs in England and Wales. In this article, it’s a look at underinsurance to ensure clubs are covered correctly – so there are no surprises if they need to claim. After decades of writing about club […]