Choosing a cricket teamwear supplier for your club is an important decision. It reflects your identify, showcases your sponsors and kits out your players, members and supporters. Over 2024, Cricket Yorkshire are partnering Serious Cricket in which we’ll share why they’re a strong contender to think about as well as giving you a special offer […]
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Club cricket insurance: Latest advice from Howden for 2024
In this content collaboration with Howden, we catch up with Colin Mico to find out the latest on cricket club insurance for 2024. An insurance broker for 40+ years, Colin is a qualified coach at Caterham Cricket Club, as well as advising the Surrey Cricket Foundation and county boards. He knows the grassroots game inside […]
Motley Almanack: The joy of club cricket statistics
It came in the post before Christmas. An A4, ring-bound compilation from the Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League. The Motley Almanac. A statistical review of the season for 2023. So named after Kevin Motley, a scorer for Harrogate, Barnsley Woolley Miners and the Yorkshire Diamonds who passed away in 2023. I didn’t know the entirety […]
Club Cricket News – Don’t Miss the Cricket Yorkshire Newsletter
Get ready for a brilliant, free cricket email delivered to your inbox (usually twice a month) with club cricket articles, grassroots cricket interviews, inside news from inside CYHQ and exclusive offers – just for newsletter subscribers. Six reasons to sign up the moment you’ve finished reading this… 1. It’s free. Surely there’s nowt in life […]
Club Cricket Grants: Getting third-party support and advice
Club cricket grants don’t grow on trees but there is plenty of low-hanging fruit to reach, with a helping hand. In this content collaboration with Angus Martin of The Name of the Game, we’ll explore some of the challenges for cricket clubs and how to get meaningful support, without handing over a big fee. Let’s […]
Downpour dilemma: Club cricket’s soggy pantomime
It was absolutely bouncing it down, siling it down, chucking it down. Saturday afternoon and the prospect of cricket was very low. I’d already decided to postpone a visit to York and check out the West Yorkshire Women and Girls’ League from Skipton Cricket Club on the Sunday. We headed out for a walk to […]
Can the ECB Club Cricket Portal rescue a difficult season?
This is about my watery eyes, faltering IT systems and the frustrations of grassroots volunteers – with a new solution. So, I walked to the pharmacy recently to collect some eyedrops. It was the third time of trying to pick up a prescription. Good exercise. Down a steep hill that gets the lungs burning on […]
The Ultimate Club Cricket Quiz: How will you do?
The quizmasters at Cricket Yorkshire HQ have rustled up a club cricket quiz to test your knowledge and give you some history and insights from across the region. It might be about the Bradford League, the Village Cup or identifying a ground. Have a go below! There are 20 questions… you can share your results […]
Yorkshire Club Cricket Book: All Wickets Great and Small
Signed copies of my debut cricket book, All Wickets Great and Small, are available to buy direct from me. The link above goes through to my Ko-fi shop where you can buy copies. Price is £10 including UK second-class postage. I’m happy to write a dedication to someone inside the book too – handy for […]
Club cricket’s Ashes: Norton Oakes and North Ryde RSL
There’s always been a strong connection between cricket clubs in Yorkshire and those over in Australia. Whether it’s social tours or players getting opportunities overseas in leagues. Stephen Cook explains how a club cricket Ashes came about between Sheffield & New South Wales – and the enduring friendship ever since. The history of friendly rivalry […]