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 […]
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The power of Super 1s disability cricket with Shakil Manir
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 […]
The untapped potential of cricket kit recycling
Cricket kit recycling already happens every year across the country – but there is much more we can collectively do. In this feature, we’ll look at the Yorkshire Cricket Foundation’s Cric-Kit initiative which means anyone can donate kit either by visiting Hubs or online via Kidd3r, a fast-growing online marketplace for pre-loved sports kit. Why […]
Yorkshire Cricket and Lahore Qalanders: Open trial in Bradford
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 […]
Walking cricket proves popular in Leeds as its growth continues
Liz Billings celebrates the popularity of walking cricket in Yorkshire and explains how it has taken off in Leeds. I finally got to scratch that itch when I found ‘walking cricket’. I’ve always loved both playing and watching sport. My love of cricket was born playing in the ginnels – alleyways, to some – with […]
What next for Bradford Park Avenue cricket ground?
When I moved to Yorkshire, there was a vast crater in the middle of Bradford. It was meant to be the site of a new shopping centre but, for a decade, became a symbol of broken promises, false dawns and Bradford feeling left behind again. Perhaps unfairly, it came to mind as I planned this […]
Sixes under the stars: Tape ball cricket in Keighley
It’s rare to head out to watch a cricket tournament at 6pm and this evening was particularly special; a chance to watch the only day/night tape ball competition in Yorkshire for the first time. Tape ball cricket is something I’ve wanted to watch for years and for one reason or another, it hasn’t quite happened. […]
How can Yorkshire cricket make a positive difference with mental health?
Matt Davies talked to Yorkshire Cricket Foundation Vice Chairman Dave Edmundson on the importance of sport to mental health. *** Dave Edmundson, a truly influential figure in the world of sport – but one that you may have never heard of. A man with a CV longer than a James Cameron movie script, Edmundson’s career […]