Andrew Gallon savours the history and heritage at Lascelles Hall and the Huddersfield Cricket League North Light Physio T20 Shield quarter-final with Championship rivals Elland. Lascelles Hall Cricket Club have been around since 1825, making them the oldest in Kirklees. They joined the Huddersfield Cricket League in 1892 and
After a season without league fixtures, Yorkshire Terriers and Yorkshire Tykes are back playing in the National Disabled Cricket League. The ECB National Disabled Cricket League covers the D40 Hardball competition (where Yorkshire Tykes play) and the Super9's Softball competition (where Yorkshire Terriers play). Cricketers with either a
Volunteering in cricket is something I frequently think about, because it's so integral to the fortunes of the recreational game. It's a well-worn truth that club cricket wouldn't exist without those stalwarts. I was walking with my wife the other day and a
Andrew Gallon watches Crossflatts get the better of Rodley at home as the Bradford Premier League newcomers impress. I - along with many others, no doubt - have been interested to see how Crossflatts Cricket Club perform during 2021, their debut season in the Bradford Premier Cricket League. The ambitious Airedale club,
Andrew Gallon savours the views at Warley for this Halifax Cricket League Premier Division match against Blackley. Having lived in Calderdale between 1973 and 1983, a period spanning the formative ages of eight and 18, I’m a bit biased about the district’s scandalously underrated scenery. It’s no
Bill Marshall talks to the leading run-scorer in the Bradford Premier League, Lee Goddard, about form, mindset and the push for silverware. Lee Goddard’s statistics this season are Bradmanesque. In seven innings up to Friday, June 11, the New Farnley opener’s scores have been 123, 89 not
Michael Pulford reports on the Yorkshire Deaf cricket team and the revival of the Roses match over the bank Holiday weekend. After a twenty-five year gap, a Deaf ‘Roses’ cricket match was played out on Bank Holiday Monday, May 31st, with Deaf spectators attending from both counties. Yorkshire hosted
Andrew Gallon travels to Whitwell-on-the-Hill Cricket Club who hosted Kirkbymoorside in the Ryedale Beckett Cricket League. The Ryedale Beckett Cricket League provides a welcome opportunity to watch cricket on a Thursday evening. With forecaster Sarah Keith-Lucas promising light cloud and sunshine (what, no rain?), I couldn’
Andrew Gallon discovers the future of Staithes Cricket Club in safer hands and an upset on the North Yorkshire coast. Judging by an astonishingly busy A64 and A169, not to mention central Pickering, half of Yorkshire was driving to the coast on the first Sunday after the COVID guidance easing.
Bill Marshall talks to Dan Abbott who plays for East Bierley in the Bradford Premier League about tattoos and cup fortunes. East Bierley Cricket Club pace bowler Dan Abbott would like to be a trend-setter, even though no-one else has taken the hint yet. The 31-year-old
Andrew Gallon savours midweek cricket from the Pilmoor Evening Cricket League at Crayke with hail, Super Over drama and a 9pm finish. Let’s face it, the cricket season is too short. If, as a spectator, you’re not keen on shivering through the April and September bits, there are
Cricketer Chris Metcalf shares his candid story about struggling with mental health and the unexpected power of a cricket bat sticker. Warning: This article contains references to self-harm and depression. Life changed dramatically for Chris Metcalf when he woke up suddenly in the middle of the night and, in
The Cricket Yorkshire Podcast is back - after it took a pause during the 2020 season! There will be interviews during the season, exclusives from Cricket Yorkshire and as much coverage as possible of recreational cricket. You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and many others! To kick things
Bill Marshall chats to Byron Boshoff of Wakefield Thornes about playing Premier League cricket in South Yorkshire. Any overseas batsman with serious pretensions sets themselves a four-figure target for the season when playing in English league cricket. 28-year-old South African Byron Boshoff is no exception. The former
Andrew Gallon braves the elements to watch Barwick-in-Elmet entertain Sicklinghall in the Leeds and Wetherby Cricket League. Until May 22 (fingers crossed), my choice of cricket venues is restricted to clubs playing on land with public access. It’s adding a new dimension to my weekly trawl of
The National Village Cup is back for 2021 and nearly 350 clubs have entered the 50th edition of this famous tournament. This year, the headline sponsor is Voneus who do rural broadband (an excellent fit with a village cricket competition if ever there was one). As you’d expect, there
