How to prepare a cricket ground for the season is a comprehensive guide by Brian Sandalls, Award-winning Groundsperson at Sussex Cricket and founder of TurfCareBlog. It covers the transition from a cold and wet Winter, hopefully into a warmer pre-season period, with guidance on preparing squares and outfield.
Liz Billings celebrates the popularity of walking cricket in Yorkshire and explains how it has taken off in Leeds. I finally got to scratch that itch when I found 'walking cricket'. I've always loved both playing and watching sport. My love of cricket was born playing
Asher Nutting interviews Joe Steel, the England & Wales Cricket Board’s Head of Brand and Fan Engagement for The Hundred. Up for discussion is the growth of All Stars Cricket (for 5-8 year-olds) as well as the impact of The Hundred on younger audiences. As this is
The Bradford Mutual Sunday School Cricket League, BMSSCL for short, is one of the oldest recreational leagues in West Yorkshire. Jonaid Khan, Commercial Secretary for the League, shares changes for 2022 including a bumper cash prize. Its roots date back to 1896 and the seventh season of County Championship cricket
Paul Waring takes a light-hearted look at indoor cricket nets, exploring 20 unwritten rules of pre-season training. How many can you relate to? 1) The perfect length is a ball that strikes the edge of the matting as it hits the floor. On a real pitch, this would
This Cricket Yorkshire article was from a journey into the Yorkshire Dales in search of outdoor cricket in January back in 2018. The drive from the direction of Leeds to the village of Appletreewick in the Yorkshire Dales took us intrepid cricket explorers through sumptuous scenery. After the vast panorama
In association with our award-winning insurance partner Aston Lark, we're delighted to share news of an opportunity for your cricket club to win up to £1,000. For the third year in a row, Aston Lark is offering cricket clubs the chance to win up to £1,
Want to be a cricket coach, umpire or scorer in Yorkshire or top up your qualifications? Here are the current coaching courses offered by the Yorkshire Cricket Board. Yorkshire Cricket Coach Development 2021 - 2022 - For course and booking information, please email Kevin Gresham on k.gresham@yorkshirecb.com. Coaching Courses
Over months, I’ve talked to cricket club officials, players and coaches about racism, many of whom wanted to contribute anonymously, but they all agreed on one thing. There was racism in Yorkshire cricket long before Azeem Rafiq and it’s not going away. What Azeem and his family have
It’s been an extraordinary year for women and girls cricket in Yorkshire. In partnership with the Yorkshire Cricket Board (YCB), I thought it was worth highlighting the successes across the regions and some of the plans already in place for 2022. This year, the Yorkshire Cricket Board has employed
Bill Marshall talks to Gary, Charlie and Adam Wainwright about their experiences playing opposing sides in the Gordon Rigg Bradford Premier League. Local league cricket is dotted with instances of fathers opening the batting with their sons (for example I have done it with my son Daniel for Bingley Congs’
Bradford Cricket League cricketers, past and present, came together at Wagon Lane to support Dementia UK. A floodlit charity cricket match at Bradford & Bingley Cricket Club has been hailed as a success, and certainly won’t be forgotten in a hurry by the club’s scorer Judith Wragg. She
The Cricket Yorkshire 50 is this website’s annual shortlist that gives a nod to those who contribute to recreational cricket here in Yorkshire. It is in its sixth year and is one of the most popular articles as you get to find out about other clubs, leagues, volunteers and
Bill Marshall talks to man-of-the-match, Cosmond Walters, about Jer Lane Cricket Club's trophy extravagazna in the Bradford Premier League. Champagne was dripping from Cosmond Walters’ goatee beard and, understandably, he was still on a high. He had just scored 101 to win the man-of-
Colson Smith, Director of Cricket at Castleford CC, spoke to me for the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast ahead of the Yorkshire Premier League Final at Emerald Headingley on Saturday. We discussed the five-year plan Colson devised with David Wainwright to bounce back from relegation out of Yorkshire Premier League North
The Cricket Yorkshire 50 shortlist is back for 2021 - and you’re invited to share who you think should be included! It’s been going a few years now but the Cricket Yorkshire 50 is this website’s annual shortlist of 50 names across Yorkshire recreational cricket. It’s a
