Patrick Neal is having a frankly ridiculous season with the bat and so I picked up the phone to find out more. The opening bat has played for Mirfield CC for decades and has represented Yorkshire Over 60s for a couple of seasons now. 📸 Pat (below left) is pictured with
Booth Cricket Club was a relatively late decision for the first match of August - but it turned to be one of my best ones. The drive from Cricket Yorkshire HQ is mostly one we know well having explored the ENCO Halifax Cricket League for years now. The A629 Grand Prix
Tom Pollard reflects on a satisfying first visit to Whiston Parish Church Cricket Club to watch women's cricket with his family. Despite living just a stone's throw away from Whiston Cricket Ground, I had never visited since moving to Rotherham. I now have a four-year-
Girls cricket is riding a wave of popularity and momentum here in Yorkshire so I took myself off to watch a Roses Festival at Colton Institute Cricket Club to learn more. This feature, in partnership with the Yorkshire Cricket Foundation (YCF), looks at the ongoing programme of Roses Festivals across
I am sat on a train in Leeds station going nowhere. On the plus side, it can't be as serious as the day before when the whole place was closed due to a signalling problem. The plan had been to Doncaster Town Women’s 1st XI versus Sessay
Reading the stories written by John and Andrew in the past week, it appears last weekend was a nightmare of plans made and then broken due to the band of bad weather that swept the UK and Ireland from the south up to the north. As the week went on,
This is the story of recycling materials, regeneration and four new outdoor cricket nets facilities funded by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB), unveiled at clubs across the Bradford district. I went on tour with Anthony Burton from total-play Ltd; an installer of ECB-approved facilities who Cricket
One weekend, two short games. Cricket’s unpredictable nature ranks highly amongst the sport’s many appeals, but it is very frustrating for the spectator when what looks, on paper, like being a tight contest turns out, on grass, to be nothing of the sort. So it was, on the
Johnny Barnett is the winner of June’s Yorkshire Tea Community Cricket Award and we had a natter by phone to talk about his journey in the game. Volunteering at Stainland Cricket Club began in 2021 with Johnny coaching the juniors while he has since turned his efforts to supporting
It is probably fair to say Burton Agnes, an East Riding village set amid the rolling Wolds, is better known for its Elizabethan manor house than for its cricket club. As it happens, manor house and cricket ground, sites separated by the narrow Rudston Road, are barely a couple of
The Cricket Yorkshire Teas of the Year 2025 competition had a fantastic response from those in the recreational game. It is sponsored by Yorkshire Tea who have supported this recognition of volunteers and cricket teas from the very beginning with trophies, prizes and lots of tea. With more entries than
Harrogate CC Women welcomed St. Chad’s Broomfield CC, while Kirk Hammerton faced Spofforth CC in a rain-affected weekend of Yorkshire cricket, covered by Mark Doherty. High risk of pluvial One of the things that you’ll have probably noticed when reading the musings of John, Andrew or myself…
Six teams will take part in an exciting new summer league, for under-18s, to launch on Thursday, July 31. The Young Lions Cricket Championship is the brainchild of Wrenthorpe and MCC player Imran Dawood, an ECB Level Two coach. In addition to his own club, Wrenthorpe, Imran, the fledgling
Some cricket grounds you drive past, and think: “One day, I must watch a game there.” Thirty-odd years ago, I was domiciled in Great Ayton (on reflection, I’m not sure I’ve lived anywhere nicer), and hiked regularly on and around the North Yorkshire Moors. Many journeys to
For this content collaboration with total-play Ltd, we’ll look at how cricket clubs and schools can refurbish a non-turf match pitch or outdoor net facility. Not everyone has the need or budget to build a brand-new non-turf practice facility - though we’ve highlighted examples of
This is a dive into the world of Bear Cricket teamwear so cricket clubs needing clothing can have everything they require in one place. There's a form to enquire too (with no-obligation to buy). The number one reason for choosing Bear Cricket that leaps out at me
