Whitley Hall Cricket Club are enjoying a period of growth with their new Ladies section as well as All Stars and Dynamos programmes proving popular. (Article published originally in December 2021) With that welcome surge of interest came its own challenges over facilities provision; particularly around building outdoor cricket nets and upgrading their tired artificial […]
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Hybrid cricket pitches: All you need to know
In this content collaboration with SIS Pitches, we’ll walk you through all of the common questions relating to buying and installing a hybrid cricket pitch. If you’re a sports club or a school, or a groundskeeper who is fact-finding, this will be an in-depth guide and you’re welcome to email Paul Taylor at SIS Pitches, […]
Partner Content on Cricket Yorkshire
As a business, Cricket Yorkshire has a combination of sponsored articles, adverts and commercial partnerships. Sponsored articles / Partner Content are terms for paid-for articles that, crucially, are editorially independent. The process works like this. First, a discussion with a client over the product or service and how that might be interpreted as a cricket […]
Total Play builds new outdoor nets for Ampleforth College
Ampleforth College are celebrating the completion of their new outdoor cricket nets, designed and built by Total Play. The school in North Yorkshire has a proud cricketing heritage with 13 squads, including Boys’ and Girls’ 1st XIs who play in the National Cup as well as touring at or hosting a festival annually. Cricket at […]
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Get ready for incredible savings on ultrafast full-fibre broadband from brsk. No need to wait until Black Friday as throughout November, they are offering savings of up to £360. We are powered by brsk here at Cricket Yorkshire and excited to share their latest offers on affordable broadband. With free installation worth £150 on all […]
Settle boost capacity with 100% recycled plastic memorial benches
If you’ve never been, Settle Cricket Club’s Marshfield ground has just about everything going for it. It’s got bags of character with craggy hills behind and the chance of seeing a steam train puff its way across the viaduct on the Settle-Carlisle Railway. What it lacked a few years ago, as Chairman Andrew Davidson told […]
YCB courses help clubs with Spring and Autumn grounds maintenance
Back in August, twenty or so groundskeepers from cricket clubs across the region met at Kirstall Educational Cricket Club. (What is the collective term for those who maintain cricket grounds? A ‘loam’ or a ‘topsoil’ perhaps? Answers in the comments below!) So, as for this latest deep-dive into scarifying and seeding, those from Settle, Shelley […]
Total Play Cricket Shield comes to Bradford Park Avenue
In this content collaboration with Total Play, we report on a brand-new product that has been installed at Bradford Park Avenue. The community cricket ground, off Canterbury Avenue, is a popular venue that is used by thousands of Bradfordians every year. The site previously offered state-of-the-art outdoor nets – but has had an exciting £1.5m […]
Pitchero launch major club website upgrade and lower card fees
If you’re a cricket club either on Pitchero or thinking about a new website, there are lots of exciting and important changes to share. Plus, we have a discount just for clubs reading this article… try out Pitchero for a few months, roadtest the features and see if it works for you. 🏏 OFFER: Use […]
Midweek cricket adventures of Taylors of Harrogate
Did you know that Taylors of Harrogate has its own cricket team? The family business has a hat-trick of famous Yorkshire brands in Yorkshire Tea, Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate. In this content collaboration with Yorkshire Tea, we’ll talk cricket with their captain Matthew Huffer about the origins of the side and how tea and […]