My latest guest on the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast is Katie Stewart, YCB’s Women and Girls Development Manager for West Yorkshire. Have a listen below as she guides us through some of the stand-out moments from a memorable season of women and girls’ cricket. 🎤 PODCAST INTERVIEW In this Cricket Yorkshire podcast episode, Katie discusses: 🔥 Successes and […]
West Yorkshire Women and Girls Cricket League
West Yorkshire Women & Girls League XI win Yorkshire Cup
A new fixture for 2024 was an inter-league match between a West Yorkshire Women & Girls League XI and South Yorkshire Women & Girls League XI at Treeton Cricket Club on Sunday 25 August. It’s a further sign of the development of the women and girls’ game in Yorkshire as leagues in both West & […]
Bradford Park Avenue Ladies win at Crossflatts to go top
There were a few games being held on Sunday and to be totally honest, the choice was made for me – considering the top two in the league were playing each other. What league? What top two? I hear you ask. Well, as you may or may not know [depending on whether you have read […]
St Chad’s Broomfield’s redemption story at this year’s Archer Cup
Charlotte Ashton (who plays for St Chad’s Broomfield Women’s 1st XI) reports on the Archer Cup as this showpiece of the West Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League delivered drama and surprises. The third edition of the Archer Cup Finals Day took place on Sunday 28 July, and there could not have been a more […]
AirTag or tails? Menston defeat Harrogate in Archer Cup
Another one of those days where I arrive way too early for a game, which isn’t a problem if I haven’t been to the ground before, or certainly haven’t been there in many years. However, this was Harrogate Cricket Club and a ground that I know intimately. Parking up on the grass bank that overlooks […]
Rain or Shine: Pudsey St. Lawrence Women and St. Chad’s double header
I’d put a call out on social media a couple of weeks ago to find out what women’s games were on that week, as the weather had been poor and quite a few weekend fixtures were in real doubt. About a week later, Paul Priestley popped a reply up about a double fixture between Pudsey […]
At the Crease: Latest club cricket news from around Yorkshire
Michael Ball confirms for Harmonies & Hampers When it was first announced (and perhaps even now), there was some disbelief that Michael Ball was doing a gig at Almondbury Wesleyan Cricket Club in Huddersfield. The performance on Sunday 16 June has been confirmed by the singer himself on Twitter/X and it’s expected to be a […]
The whirlwind of women and girls’ cricket at Colton
As more cricket clubs in Yorkshire either start their own women and girls’ teams or develop their offering further, there are impressive results out there. In this article, we’ll hear from Andy Scholes of Colton Cricket Club who shares their journey in developing girls’ teams and then launching women’s softball. How did it all begin? […]
Up and running: Mount Cricket Club Women celebrate their first year
Mount Cricket Club are a great example of a women’s team that has hit the ground running since it launched a year ago. I caught up with Head Coach & Development Officer Sanna Ahmed to find out how this fledgling side are getting on. She tells me that the idea came after a conversation with […]
Early birds: Pre-season friendlies and when leagues begin
I get a bit twitchy at this time of year. Conflicted even. On the one hand, it’s definitely a time to celebrate more light and longer days with Spring here and the prospect of club cricket around the corner. Yet, there’s no disguising the fact that perhaps now I don’t play anymore, enthusiasm for watching […]