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Skipton Community Sports Hub opens at Sandylands

Skipton Community Sports Hub opens at Sandylands

The Skipton Community Sports Hub is a welcome new addition at Sandylands. The £1m new facility will be home to Skipton Cricket Club, Skipton Juniors FC and Skipton Ladies AFC, as well as being available for community use – as a bar and for venue hire. Malcolm Birks, chair of the

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Club Cricket Book: Dales, Bails and Cricket Club Tales

Come on a journey around Yorkshire’s club cricket grounds with my latest book, Dales, Bails and Cricket Club Tales. Available on Kindle and in paperback via Amazon, these are the dramas, landscapes and matches from the 2022 and 2023 seasons, with my travels around the region to clubs, grounds

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King Cross Juniors: A cricket club without a home

King Cross Juniors: A cricket club without a home

The story of King Cross Cricket Club in Halifax is both inspiring and concerning. It is a long-term battle for facilities, amid soaring interest that should be celebrated. Despite numerous hurdles, this is one plucky cricket club where more and more juniors want to play. Over an hour, a

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At the Crease: Latest club cricket news from around Yorkshire

At the Crease: Latest club cricket news from around Yorkshire

Kate Duffield signs for Doncaster Town Kate Duffield, from Auckland University Cricket Club, has signed for Doncaster Town Cricket Club for 2025. The Kiwi teen was part of the Auckland team who won the Kookaburra U17 Girls National tournament at the start of the year and she replaces Laura Scheiwe

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Yorkshire's Class of 2024: The Bowlers

Yorkshire's Class of 2024: The Bowlers

There have been many incredible individual performances across the 2024 cricket season. Using Play-Cricket data, we've put together this shortlist to highlight the leading match figures in Yorkshire. 👏 Top of the pile is Sam Potter's scarcely believable 10 wickets for 1 run. I can'

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Yorkshire's Class of 2024: The Batters

Yorkshire's Class of 2024: The Batters

Despite a very wet start to our Yorkshire outdoor season, batting fireworks have not been in short supply. Using Play-Cricket data, we've put together this shortlist to highlight the highest individual batting scores in Yorkshire. 👏 Top of the pile is Haris Khan's 297 for Salem

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Wicket Cricket Manager Promo Code & Latest [2024]

Wicket Cricket Manager Promo Code & Latest [2024]

The Wicket Cricket Manager game has got cricket fans talking - and you can see why. Cricket management games have a cult following and guiding a team to trophies by making all of the financial and strategic decisions is always popular. With cricket game apps like this one, its appeal is

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What is the future for cricket teas?

What is the future for cricket teas?

It’s time to talk cricket teas. Pop the kettle on, grab a biscuit (we’re partial to Tunnock’s Caramel Wafers here) and settle in. This is a chat about the past, present and future, in association with Yorkshire Tea, who have supported our competition for the past three

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Richmondshire are Yorkshire Premier League Champions

Richmondshire are Yorkshire Premier League Champions

Leaving home to seek out a train into Leeds on this late September morning, there was frost on the cars and foggy breath. A Premier Leagues final at Castleford Cricket Club to crown Yorkshire’s champion Premier League was the showpiece to look forward to. There was already a good

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Bails off for the Arthington Cricket Festival

Bails off for the Arthington Cricket Festival

The Arthington Cricket Festival is no more. Time has been called on the season-extending celebration that saw friendly matches in late September and into October at Arthington Cricket Club. The writing has perhaps been on the wall with the need to hold matches elsewhere in recent years due to

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Close call: Sicklinghall snatch second and go up on net run rate

Close call: Sicklinghall snatch second and go up on net run rate

The last day of the Theakston Nidderdale League threatened to feature the same weather that dominated it in April. The forecast on Wednesday/Thursday suggested an overcast day with spells of light rain, and potentially the worst weather of the weekend at any rate. However, on Saturday morning I pulled

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Aire-Wharfe: Fitting finale at Addingham Cricket Club

Aire-Wharfe: Fitting finale at Addingham Cricket Club

A return to Addingham Cricket Club was long overdue; I came close in the National Village Cup until the game with Scottish side, Falkland, was won by the hosts by walkover due to a clash with cup competitions. Beyond Silsden, there’s a pleasing panorama that opens up as Bolton

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