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How does the month of Ramadan affect cricketers?

In 2015, John Fuller talked with club cricketers in Yorkshire about the challenges and rewards of Ramadan. The month of Ramadan represents the holiest month in the year for Muslims around the world and for those that play cricket, it can offer both challenges and a positive impact on their

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Are overseas cricketers still value for county cricket?

There is a very short and sweet answer to that question but in the spirit of cricket debate, let’s kick this topic around. The reason for the article in the first place has been rumblings from the Ridings about Aaron Finch – now sadly off back to Oz after a

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Who's Who? Cricketers doing magic and juggling fire

The Cricket Yorkshire office had a cricket book thump onto the doormat in time for the 2015 county season. It has a mint cover (in colour and condition) with Joe Root teeing off while Moeen Ali, who writes the foreword, clutches his Kookaburra and looks into the readers' eyes.

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The NatWest T20 Blast XI facing Yorkshire Vikings

On Friday evening, twenty-over cricket explodes back onto the calendar as the NatWest T20 Blast kicks off! To celebrate the return of the shorter format, Cricket Yorkshire has put together an XI of international stars that you can expect to see facing the Vikings during the northern group stage

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Vik it to wicket: Did the Vikings ever play cricket?

Many questions surround the origins of our favourite summer sport, but in this part of the world, especially since the county side's one-day rebranding, there is one that deserves particular attention. Did the Vikings play anything close to cricket? Those of us of sufficient vintage will remember

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Playing Pacman along Kirkstall Lane

Part of why you read Cricket Yorkshire might be for the unexpected. Well, in that case, you're going to love this... April Fools Day was celebrated in various creative ways. Yorkshire County Cricket Club launched their retractable roof and here at Cricket Yorkshire, we showcased Dickie Bird'

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Is England selection failing county cricketers?

The rubik’s cube that is international selection has illustrated some worrying flaws during England’s Test squad for the West Indies tour. I know what you’re thinking…that this will be a generic moan about how all six Yorkshiremen aren’t being picked by England. Not even close.

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How to win the County Championship (again)

It’s that time, people. The weights, nets, winter tours, trip to the desert and MCCU workout are all done and dusted. Yorkshire play Worcestershire in their first LV=County Championship fixture of 2015 and for many who have yearned for the return of English domestic cricket, Sunday signals the

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Cricket Yorkshire sponsors Tattersall & Shaw

In a move aimed at supporting the cricketing talent at Yorkshire County Cricket Club, the Cricket Yorkshire website will be sponsoring two promising cricketers in Josh Shaw and Jonathan Tattersall for the 2015 season. It's the latest news in a series of partnerships and sponsorships, including a shirt

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MCCU PREVIEW: Garfield, Pujara and freakish weather

Garfield might like Mondays, I prefer this Tuesday. If, like me you have waited patiently (at first) for winter to jog on so the county season could come round again, well, IT IS FINALLY HERE. Sorry for shouty capitals but it’s only when you miss something; yearn for it,

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Believe it or not, England's significant Tests lie ahead

Congratulations to Australia’s World Cup winners! They were everything that England weren’t. With the bat they were bold and powerful, with the ball they were sharp and skilful. They dominated a tournament where the weak sides were painfully exposed, none more so than England. England’s campaign was

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Cheteshwar Pujara replaces Younis Khan (until Finch)

This 'overseas player signs for Yorkshire' news story is not generally the realm of Cricket Yorkshire but this was too tempting to pass over. Besides, you might need a guide to steer you through the maze that has become the protracted tangle of Yorkshire's overseas player

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Dickie Bird to run for Prime Minister

Harold 'Dickie' Bird, announced this morning, in a world-exclusive for CricketYorkshire.com that he has decided to campaign for the job of Prime Minister. The current President of Yorkshire County Cricket Club showed his people power when he was recently re-elected for a second term of

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Unleash the paint brushes: NatWest CricketForce

Here's a thought for you all. We might never have had NatWest CricketForce and all the great work clubs do for their facilities each Spring, if it wasn’t for Charlie Dimmock. The NatWest CricketForce concept - where clubs galvanise volunteers one pre-season weekend annually to make running

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Will England qualify and do we want them to?

Right. That’s it. I have had enough. Consider this England’s World Cup rocket from a position of extreme grumpiness. I have sat up into the early hours, with only a strong mug of tea and a crème egg for companionship, to watch England get absolutely decimated three times

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2019 Cricket World Cup moves to December

Following on from football’s re-shuffling of a global tournament, we have something of a world exclusive… The 2019 creeckit World Cup in England will now be held in December. It will have its own hashtag and everything: #wintercricketworldcup. Woolly hats off to the organisers for realising that this

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