Wickersley Vixens are the inaugural Women & Girls’ Indoor County Champions of Yorkshire after the finals took place last Saturday March 9 at S20 The Boundary in Sheffield. The Vixens, who were South Yorkshire indoor champions, beat York University (winners of North and East Yorkshire) by 44 runs in the final game. Earlier, West Yorkshire’s […]
Women and girls cricket
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 […]
How girls in Sheffield found cricket with Chance to Shine Street
Chance to Shine Street is a fast-paced form of cricket that is being used all over the country to support those from some of the most diverse backgrounds and disadvantaged areas. Six a side. Just twenty balls per innings. Played with a tapeball (a tennis ball encased in electrical tape to make it fly off […]
Meet Frecheville’s Game Changer: Harriet Barber
Harriet Barber, winner of this year’s Yorkshire Cricket Board Game Changer Award, is a prime example of the expansion of a volunteer’s role. She’s been at Frecheville Community Cricket Club for nearly eight years now; beginning as a player with the U15s. With her move to the Sheffield suburbs, Harriet has juggled playing with scoring […]
Wrenthorpe Ladies & Girls: Path to Premier League Champions
Wrenthorpe Women’s 1st XI capped a memorable year by defeating title challengers Sessay in the last match of the 2023 season to be crowned Premier League Champions. Having led from the start, it still required a final push against the reigning Champions Sessay who set out their stall with 169 for 9 off their 40 […]
Doncaster Town Women: Back to front but on the up
Alison March of Doncaster Town Cricket Club shares how Doncaster Town Women & Girls teams began and have developed. *** Cricket for most women and girls starts with the girls being involved in All Stars / Dynamos and progressing through to juniors’ softball then hardball. Doncaster Town Cricket Club women found themselves doing quite the […]
Clare Sanderson: Alwoodley-Leos Ladies, Cricket Without Boundaries
Clare Sanderson shares her path in cricket from launching Alwoodley-Leos Ladies to coaching girls’ teams and development work overseas with Cricket Without Boundaries. #hergametoo and #wegotgame are both hashtags relating to women in sport. Here’s a little something about what they mean for me – and my journey from cricket superfan to coach (and player). […]
Premier League: Doncaster Town Women claim the points at Saxton
Our sat-nav was flipping out: “What on earth are you doing?! Turn around NOW!” It tends to do that when we ignore the suggested route – in this case, missing out motorways for a trip to the village of Saxton. It particularly freaked out when we got to the East Leeds Orbital Route that wasn’t […]
Women’s league cricket: High winds and halloumi at Harrogate
Mark Doherty heads to Harrogate Cricket Club for the visit of Driffield Town in East Yorkshire Women’s Hardball Division One. Sunday didn’t look very promising from a weather point of view. A mixture of sunshine and showers with strong blustery winds, meant that any game taking place in and around the Harrogate district could be […]
Joanne Wootton: The All Stars Effect at Worsbrough Bridge
With clubs in the midst of their All Stars and Dynamos programmes, it felt like a good time to share this interview with Joanne Wootton of Worsbrough Bridge Cricket Club. She’s at the heart of one of the most successful programmes in the area, with lots of girls joining and playing for the club. Dean […]