How to win this year's Cricket Yorkshire Tea of the Year

Here are some top tips to give your cricket club the best chance of winning the Cricket Yorkshire Tea of the Year, sponsored by Yorkshire Tea.

Anyone can nominate a cricket club based in Yorkshire. You just need a photo or two of a club tea this season and a minute to say why they should win.

Need some more pointers? Look no further…

1. Enter the competition!

I would love to win the lottery.

I keep seeing those ads for the People’s Postcode Lottery and imagine what it must be like to suddenly scoop a cool million.

To be blunt, the chances are a little low because I don’t play!

You’ve got to be in it to win it.

So, if your cricket club does a fantastic cricket tea then enter today. Not tomorrow. And definitely not after the June 30 2024 deadline.

Anyone can enter and nominate a club. We’ve had umpires, scorers and players from other clubs saying who they think is the best tea in their league.

2. A picture is worth a thousand words

Unfortunately, we can’t visit every cricket club and do a taste test, more’s the pity.

So, a big part of the entry process is judging based on the photography you send in.

Photos on your phone are absolutely fine.

Take a few up close to show the variety and the quality of the food prepared. Maybe a couple from further back to demonstrate the fact that the cricket teas are generous and include those you made them, if they’re happy to be photographed.

If you want (and some clubs have done this), you can record a short video clip on your phone of the teas and send that in too!

3. Celebrate your volunteers

This is your chance to write a few words about whoever makes the teas. It might be a player who has excelled themselves. Or someone who has done them for years. Or an elite team of scone ninjas and savoury sorcerers.

🏆 Enter the 2024 Cricket Yorkshire Tea of the Year

4. Pick a category

We have three categories for 2024. You can enter as many as you like.

👏 Low cost luxuries – The cost of making a cricket tea can be a challenge. What has your club done to keep things affordable but looking after everyone?

🥗 Non-Baked – We get a lot of cakes, pies and baking which is hugely impressive but this is all about alternatives such as curries, casseroles, salads and barbeques.

😲 Showstopper – What is the best item about your club cricket tea? Why is it so popular?!

Best of luck!

The competition closes on 30 June 2024 and then we will have the fiendish job of deciding our winners.

😢 But what if you don’t win?

Well, we will promote as many clubs as we can on the Cricket Yorkshire website and our social media channels.

It’s all about championing those who make, bake and brew. We’ll share photos and snippets from your entries to congratulate your volunteers.

🏆 Enter the 2024 Cricket Yorkshire Tea of the Year

A reminder of the prizes:

WINNER: 3,000 Yorkshire Tea teabags & Champagne Afternoon Tea for 4 at Betty’s.
Plus, a trophy for the clubhouse!

CATEGORY WINNERS: 1,500 Yorkshire Tea teabags

✔️ Loads of Yorkshire Tea
✔️ Dine out at Bettys
✔️ Publicity via Cricket Yorkshire
✔️ Probable global fame
✔️ Maybe a Netflix documentary