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Bradford Park Avenue hosts Chance to Shine Street Yorkshire Finals

June 5, 2024 by John Fuller Leave a Comment

An invite to watch the Chance to Shine Street Finals for Yorkshire at Bradford Park Avenue proved to be an extraordinary day. Chance to Shine’s Street programme gives young people (between the ages of eight and 24) the opportunity to enjoy free tapeball cricket sessions in their local communities. Here in Yorkshire, there are 11 […]

Filed Under: Chance to Shine Street, Sponsored articles, Yorkshire Cricket Board, 🫖 Yorkshire Tea Articles

The power of Super 1s disability cricket with Shakil Manir

March 5, 2024 by John Fuller 2 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Club cricket, Disability cricket, Sponsored articles, Yorkshire Cricket Board

Cricket Yorkshire: Guest on The East Yorkers Podcast

March 1, 2024 by John Fuller Leave a Comment

The East Yorkers Podcast is a must-listen; a collaborative effort between the Yorkshire Cricket Board, Jam Radio and Table 14 Productions. The cricket podcast hones in on recreational cricket in East Yorkshire and Selby although there are lots of common themes covered that apply to grassroots clubs and teams anywhere. Having featured the likes of […]

Filed Under: Club cricket, Cricket Yorkshire, Yorkshire Cricket Board

How girls in Sheffield found cricket with Chance to Shine Street

February 5, 2024 by John Fuller Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Chance to Shine Street, Sponsored articles, Women and girls cricket, Yorkshire Cricket Board

National programmes: Yorkshire’s efforts to grow the game in schools

January 31, 2024 by John Fuller Leave a Comment

schoolchildren play cricket in the playground

Gareth Davis, Head of Region for South Yorkshire at the Yorkshire Cricket Board (YCB) talked me through some of the development work being done in schools. The ECB’s national programmes of All Stars and Dynamos; those eight weeks of cricket sessions at clubs for young children, have been the remarkable catalyst for a new generation […]

Filed Under: Schools cricket, Sponsored articles, Yorkshire Cricket Board

Looking ahead to 2024: A Year of equity and environment

January 4, 2024 by John Fuller 4 Comments

I thought I’d talk you through some trends that are likely to unfold in grassroots cricket over 2024. A bit of crystal ball gazing combined with analysis of news from the ECB and my own observations. It is very in-depth so I’ve got these headings, if you want to jump to the relevant section. 🏏 […]

Filed Under: Club cricket, Cricket Yorkshire, Schools cricket, Yorkshire Cricket Board

Celebrating volunteers: Standing ovation for Harry Jackson at YCB Cricket Collective Awards

November 27, 2023 by Bill Marshall 2 Comments

Two lifetime achievement awards were presented at the YCB Cricket Collective Awards at Headingley on Friday night, as Bill Marshall reports. They went to Milton Samuels, of Sheffield Caribbean Cricket Club, and Ron Welford, of Westow Cricket Club, near York. However, and this is not to belittle the magnificent achievements of the two gentlemen mentioned, […]

Filed Under: Bill Marshall, Club cricket, Yorkshire Cricket Board

YCB courses help clubs with Spring and Autumn grounds maintenance

October 30, 2023 by John Fuller Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Club cricket, Cricket Grounds, Sponsored articles, Yorkshire Cricket Board

Starbeck Cricket Club: Only just getting started

September 21, 2023 by John Fuller Leave a Comment

A new cricket club forming in Yorkshire is unusual, if not completely unheard of. There are already some 800 or so across the region – so why go to the effort of setting up your own? Starbeck Cricket Club, who finished their first season in Division Eight of the Nidderdale Cricket League as champions, have […]

Filed Under: Club cricket, Cricket leagues, Nidderdale Cricket League, Yorkshire Cricket Board

Yorkshire Cricket and Lahore Qalanders: Open trial in Bradford

September 14, 2023 by John Fuller 4 Comments

Amid the breathless evolution at Yorkshire County Cricket Club, the news that Yorkshire Cricket and Lahore Qalandars are to hold open trials on 1 October 2023 at Bradford Park Avenue caught my eye. This is part of a longer-term plan between The Yorkshire County Cricket Club and the Lahore Qalandars from the Pakistan Super League […]

Filed Under: Bradford Cricket League, Yorkshire CCC, Yorkshire Cricket Board, Yorkshire Cricket Foundation

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