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YCSPL: Oughtibridge win at Conisbrough to lead Division One

YCSPL: Oughtibridge win at Conisbrough to lead Division One

August promises to be an eventful time at Conisbrough Cricket Club. On the month’s opening Saturday, I dropped by the club’s St Peter’s Drive ground to watch an absorbing third-versus-first Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League clash with Division One promotion rivals Oughtibridge War Memorial, who

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Upper Wharfedale claim the points at scenic Bolton Abbey

Upper Wharfedale claim the points at scenic Bolton Abbey

I had two potential destinations to choose from on Saturday, one being an Airedale & Wharfedale Senior Cricket League game, and the other in the Theakston Nidderdale League. As I passed Blubberhouses’ ground on the A59, heading up to the recently re-opened Kex Gill pass, the discussion between Connor

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The joy of cricket books with The Grove Bookshop

The joy of cricket books with The Grove Bookshop

Mike Sansbury is General Manager of The Grove Bookshop in Ilkley and my latest guest on the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast. Half an hour whistles by as he discusses the importance of independent bookshops, some of his favourite cricket books and playing the game over the years. If you like books,

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Swooping owls, Eton mess and cricket at Duncombe Park

Swooping owls, Eton mess and cricket at Duncombe Park

I am not an early bird but Saturday promised adventure and an Owl Experience at the National Centre for Birds of Prey in Duncombe Park. So it was that Mrs Cricket Yorkshire and I were zipping through the quiet streets of Shipley, Otley and then zooming along past Harrogate and

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Listen to the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast this season

Listen to the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast this season

The Cricket Yorkshire Podcast is back this season with a blend of interviews, club visits and views on the recreational game. Available on Spotify, Apple, Podbean and other platforms, it's a chance to have a listen on the way to work, at home or maybe at the cricket.

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National Village Cup: Yorkshire teams are all out (just)

Frickley Colliery's home defeat to Woodhouses by one run officially ended Yorkshire's participation in the National Village Cup for another year. At the Miners Welfare ground, Woodhouses of the Greater Manchester Cricket League came out on top with a nervy finale. Winning the toss and batting

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Last-ball drama amid fields of corn at scenic Wetwang

Last-ball drama amid fields of corn at scenic Wetwang

I’ve certainly struck gold with my T20 cricket spectating this season. Augmenting a list of exciting finishes, a second midweek excursion, in 24 hours, to the scenic Wolds, this time to Wetwang Cricket Club, was rewarded with a last-ball finish. Some controversy. With the scores tied, and the

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