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Feversham League: Runfest, records and royals

Feversham League: Runfest, records and royals

Mike Amos reflects on the magic of the Feversham Cricket League from quirky grounds to a Royal appearance. He also catches the first game of the 2025 season with nearly 400 runs scored in two hours. *** The Feversham Cricket League is even older than I am, and that’s positively

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Knaresborough stun York in YPLN Premier Division win

Knaresborough stun York in YPLN Premier Division win

As you would expect of a cricket club established as long ago as 1815, Knaresborough have a storied history. Topping the remarkable achievements of the 1970s will take some doing. In an unparalleled run of success, featuring numerous league and cup triumphs, Knaresborough dominated the Airedale & Wharfedale Senior League.

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Glasshouses pull out of the Nidderdale League

In news that saddened me, I learnt that Glasshouses Cricket Club had withdrawn from the Theakston Nidderdale Cricket League - due to a lack of players. Importantly, the cricket club will not fold but for now, it has no players and no fixtures. Mothballed if you will but with future plans

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The simple pleasure of village cricket at Gargrave

The simple pleasure of village cricket at Gargrave

Mindful that the last time I was at Gargrave Cricket Club, I’m pretty sure my DNA froze, I am dressed as an Arctic explorer. This being one of Yorkshire’s drier, warmer Springs I can recall, the woolly hat was probably overkill but I am grateful for various layers

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Josh Smith: Meet the professional groundsman at 15

Josh Smith: Meet the professional groundsman at 15

Josh Smith turns 16 in May and he is already Head Groundsman at three Huddersfield Premier Cricket League clubs: Kirkburton, Shepley and Kirkheaton. His story is one of talent, accelerated learning and responsibility in the world of grass; one we’ll dive into with the help of his dad Jonny

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Sessay & Raskelf join forces in groundshare partnership

Sessay & Raskelf join forces in groundshare partnership

Sessay Cricket Club and Raskelf Cricket Club have announced a partnership that will see a sharing of player talent and grounds. There will be no change to Sessay in the YPLN - with the club sharing a new signing in Jacob Wintle, an Australian-born pace bowler who took 35 wickets

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The curious case of the Prime Minister and sixes at Crossflatts

The curious case of the Prime Minister and sixes at Crossflatts

This is about new housing, planning permission, red tape, proximity to a cricket club, Sport England, flawed references to Freddie Flintoff, risk assessments and common sense. Add in an intervention by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer and things get interesting. While my article on Scarborough

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Grounds: Cricket Square Tasks for January

Grounds: Cricket Square Tasks for January

Welcome to this guide of cricket square jobs for the month ahead including cutting, brushing and more. There is video content and top tips, in association with Turfcareblog.com (where the article was originally published). 🌱 Cricket Yorkshire has teamed up with TurfcareBlog to share advice for those who look after

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Yorkshire's clubs get cold snap - then the big thaw

Yorkshire's clubs get cold snap - then the big thaw

Yorkshire's cricket clubs are no strangers to the slings and arrows of outrageous weather. But as I hunker down and roll my eyes at the temperature reaching -11°C in Bingley, thoughts turn to volunteers. In my neck of the woods, Bradford & Bingley Cricket Club (who are

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Club Cricket Book: Dales, Bails and Cricket Club Tales

Come on a journey around Yorkshire’s club cricket grounds with my latest book, Dales, Bails and Cricket Club Tales. Available on Kindle and in paperback via Amazon, these are the dramas, landscapes and matches from the 2022 and 2023 seasons, with my travels around the region to clubs, grounds

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Aire-Wharfe: Fitting finale at Addingham Cricket Club

Aire-Wharfe: Fitting finale at Addingham Cricket Club

A return to Addingham Cricket Club was long overdue; I came close in the National Village Cup until the game with Scottish side, Falkland, was won by the hosts by walkover due to a clash with cup competitions. Beyond Silsden, there’s a pleasing panorama that opens up as Bolton

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