Coming Soon: Cricket Yorkshire Teas of the Year returns

For years now, with the support of Yorkshire Tea, we have championed club cricket teas in Yorkshire – and our awards are back for a fifth season in 2026!

We will be sharing the entry form on this page on 1 June. You have one month to get your applications in (by 30 June). Below are the categories and the prizes your cricket club can win.

📸 In the meantime, make sure you take photos and/or video clips of fantastic teas at your matches so your club can enter when the competition opens.

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To champion those volunteers who make, bake and brew, our competition to find the best cricket teas in Yorkshire is back for 2026 – with new categories!

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👀 Changes for 2026 – and what you win!

We have new category names although prizes for delivering a blockbuster, bells-and-whistles tea, as well as a budget-blasting bounty are still there.

🚨 Importantly, applications are only open during the month of June.

Winners in each category will get a trophy for their clubhouse, designed by Yorkshire Tea + receive 1,500 Yorkshire Tea tea bags to allow them to serve a proper brew for months to come.

Awards are open: Monday 1 June – Tuesday 30 June 2026 – Only enter in June!

3 x Awards categories

Enter as many as you like – each winning cricket club gets a Yorkshire Tea Trophy and 1,500 Teabags + welcome publicity via Cricket Yorkshire!

🏏 1. Bottomless Teapot Award

This is a nod to the volunteer who has done the teas at your cricket club for a long time (more than a season).

Prize: Trophy + 1,500 Yorkshire Tea teabags + Bettys vouchers for Champagne Afternoon Tea

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🏏 2. Economical Over Award – Recognising the club that delivers an incredible top-tier tea on a tight budget. For clubs who spend £60 or less for a single cricket tea.

Prize: Trophy + 1,500 Yorkshire Tea teabags

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🏏 3. The Showstopper – The best cricket tea that your club has done this season. Must wow us with creativity, choice and generosity.

Supporting clubs and cricket teas

In 2025, categories were scooped by Carlton Cricket Club (Budget Buffet Bonanza), Wath & Melmerby (View with a Brew), Mirfield Parish Church (Wow Factor) & Ruben Ferris (Yorkshire Tea Star Award).

Previously, the winners of the cricket tea competitions have been Pannal (2024), Stainland (2023) and Ripon (2022), while clubs have been Highly Commended and also received recognition.

In the past 4 years, Yorkshire Tea have offered these prizes:

☕️ 26,000+ Yorkshire Tea teabags
🏆 7 x Trophies
🍰 £450+ Bettys vouchers for Afternoon Tea

🧐 Cricket Yorkshire Teas of the Year Competition Rules

1. The prize draw opens on Monday 1 June 2026 and closes at midnight (UK time) on Tuesday 30 June 2026.

2. This competition is open to UK residents aged 18 and over.

2b.) Entrants can nominate a cricket club to win any of the categories – but the tea nominated must be made in 2026.

2c.) Any cricket teas entered must be produced by volunteers for the cricket club and not paid for / made by caterers or other professionals. This is a competition to celebrate volunteers.

3. The prizes are as follows: Each category winner (a cricket club) wins a trophy and 1,500 Yorkshire Tea teabags. The Bottomless Teapot category winner also gets Bettys vouchers for Champagne Afternoon Tea.

4. The competition is open to all cricket clubs in Yorkshire. There can be multiple entries for a cricket club from supporters – only one entry per person. Entrants must fill out the quick entry form on cricketyorkshire.com (and provide photos/video where possible).

5. Judging is final and at the discretion of Cricket Yorkshire and Yorkshire Tea with clubs shortlisted and overall category winners decided.

6. The prize is provided by Yorkshire Tea. We are not responsible for any aspect of the prize, such as timing of delivery or a prize winner being unable to take up any aspect, or the entirety of the prize due to their own circumstances or restrictions. Prizes are non-transferable, non-refundable and no cash alternative will be offered.

7. No purchase is necessary.

8. Cricket Yorkshire’s privacy policy can be found here: https://cricketyorkshire.com/privacy and entering must provide a valid email – as they will be contacted afterwards to share a competition update plus we may have a follow-up question during judging.

9. There is an option in the competition form above to hear from Cricket Yorkshire and/or Yorkshire Tea (this is optional).