Amid the breathless evolution at Yorkshire County Cricket Club, the news that Yorkshire Cricket and Lahore Qalandars are to hold open trials on 1 October 2023 at Bradford Park Avenue caught my eye. This is part of a longer-term plan between The Yorkshire County Cricket Club and the Lahore
The start of my interview with the Yorkshire Cricket Board’s Soyeb Kayat (below) begins with a question - just not by me. “So…is this going to be like This is Your Life then?” I guess that makes me Michael Aspel if you’re of a certain vintage to recall
Our drive to York to watch Premier League cricket and learn about hybrid pitches was satisfyingly swift for the Saturday of a Bank Holiday. Scoot round Otley, purr up the A658 to Knaresborough and join the steady flow of traffic on the A59 that joins the Western ring road of
Waverley Cricket Club are celebrating after winning the Yorkshire & Derbyshire League Division 1 title for the first time. The title was confirmed after their game against De La Salle 1st XI was abandoned at Beauchief Hall due to the weather. Sheffield Transport were their nearest rivals but lost by
Village cricket is alive and well in the Yorkshire Dales with the seven-team Dales League (below), as well as their Butterworth Cup, coming to its conclusion for the 2023 season. There is clearly huge interest in small cricket leagues with the Feversham League who compete in the North York
The 135th Parish Cup final between Thornton and Illingworth St. Mary's, sponsored by Briggs Priestley, promised to be a showpiece for the Halifax Cricket League. My now neurotic checking of weather apps showed a heavy chance of rain in the afternoon, but with breaks that meant we’d
After weeks of wet weather and uncertainty, there was more than a bit of relief about the prospect of play at Ripley Cricket Club. I had seen their pavilion in some images by Mark from Caught Light Photography and the prospect of ice cream, village cricket and views of the
On my daily travels online exploring Yorkshire club cricket, I've noticed the growing support for charities doing incredibly important work around mental health and suicide prevention. Charities such as Opening Up Cricket, Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) and Andy's Man Club offer specialist help but also
It's interesting times for the Quaid e Azam Premier Cricket League with a T20 charity match lined up against the Bradford Premier League, as well as their own league and cup competitions motoring on. Supporting Yorkshire Cancer Research The Gordon Rigg Bradford Premier League side has been picked
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.
There is a strong Yorkshire contingent who have been selected in the England Women's Blind squad for the upcoming 2023 IBSA World Blind Games in Birmingham. The IBSA World Games is the world’s largest sporting event for those athletes who are blind and partially sighted. This is
In any given week during the season, there are a frankly staggering array of matches in Yorkshire. I can only cover a fraction but thankfully I get emails from readers all of the time to alert me to interview possibilities, unusual occurrences and eye-catching matches. So, thanks to John
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 quizmasters at Cricket Yorkshire HQ rustled up a club cricket quiz to test your knowledge and give you some history and insights from across the region. It was about about the Bradford League, the Village Cup or identifying a ground. Thanks to everyone who took part - our quizzes have
You’ve got to hand it to the waitress who keeps sauntering up to take our order but the menus have stayed closed. Since the moment we sat down in this bustling cafe that’s my local default for interviews, we’ve just dived into talking cricket. The cooked breakfast
Cricket has many unsung heroes, without whom games couldn’t happen. Groundstaff – pitch makers, they like to be called now – are right up there. I made a long overdue first visit to Scarborough Cricket Club’s North Marine Road, to watch the Yorkshire Premier Cricket League North’s T20 Finals
