In a roundabout way, I can thank Bradford’s inner-city development for discovering the delights of Crakehall Cricket Club. An expectation of traffic congestion meant that Woodlands of the Bradford Premier League would have to wait. Instead, something very different indeed. A 100-mile round trip to Crakehall, a village in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, off […]
Village Cricket
Coming home: Village cricket returns to North Cave
“Village cricket is dying” is a common soundbite but there are reasons for cheer, if you seek them out. North Cave is a village in East Yorkshire, separated from the River Humber as it makes its way inland by the M62. Cricket returns to the village in 2024 as it welcomes the newly formed North […]
The road to Lord’s: Yorkshire’s clubs prep for National Village Cup
The Voneus Village Cup is back for 2024 with 39 Yorkshire village teams ready for a crack at a fairytale Lord’s final. There are a few hurdles in between though. The preliminary and first-round matches are in April, with more than 350 clubs from England, Scotland and Wales involved in this year’s competition. Yorkshire’s cricket […]
Reader Survey: How can we improve Cricket Yorkshire In 2024?
It’s that time of year. The heating is on in the Cricket Yorkshire office (with our cat asleep next to me) and planning is well underway for how this website moves forward in 2024. It’s been an incredible year here in many ways and I am always mindful that you, the reader, are at the […]
Enjoy these Village Cricket Co Black Friday Deals
Your new cricket bat is just a few clicks away… The guys at our website partner Village Cricket Co have dropped their biggest-ever deals. Choose your new bat, pads and gloves for getting into shape at winter nets before all those memorable innings to come in 2024. Their ethos is all about combining quality with affordability […]
Dales League: Cracoe win the title as Linton lift Butterworth Cup
Village cricket is alive and well in the Yorkshire Dales with the seven-team Dales League (below), as well as their Butterworth Cup, coming to its conclusion for the 2023 season. There is clearly huge interest in small cricket leagues with the Feversham League who compete in the North York Moors getting plenty of comments and […]
Moles to Missing Balls: The winds of change at Ripley Cricket Club
After weeks of wet weather and uncertainty, there was more than a bit of relief about the prospect of play at Ripley Cricket Club. I had seen their pavilion in some images by Mark from Caught Light Photography and the prospect of ice cream, village cricket and views of the castle appealed. From Cricket Yorkshire […]
Downpour dilemma: Club cricket’s soggy pantomime
It was absolutely bouncing it down, siling it down, chucking it down. Saturday afternoon and the prospect of cricket was very low. I’d already decided to postpone a visit to York and check out the West Yorkshire Women and Girls’ League from Skipton Cricket Club on the Sunday. We headed out for a walk to […]
Best Cricket Bat Under £100 (CY10 discount code) [2023]
In this guide, we’ll consider a hot contender for the best cricket bat under £100 and explore the world of Kashmir cricket bats. Discount: Here are Village Cricket Co’s 5-star rated cricket bats made from Kashmir Willow. Use CY10 at villagecricket.co for 10% off Please note: If you click any links in this article and […]
Stillington put to the sword at Rufforth & Marston
Mark Doherty finds drama in the Yorkshire Premier League North on a visit to Rufforth & Marston Cricket Club at this picturesque village (Rufforth) to the West of York. It promised to be a tricky day for me, as I had a couple of photo commitments early Saturday morning and then had to get across […]