As more cricket clubs in Yorkshire either start their own women and girls' teams or develop their offering further, there are impressive results out there. In this article, we’ll hear from Andy Scholes of Colton Cricket Club who shares their journey in developing girls’ teams and then launching
The women and girls’ cricket scene in Yorkshire is set for an action-packed summer at grassroots. In this collaboration with the Yorkshire Cricket Board, we share the latest news and developments. The Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League has had something of a reboot for 2024 with new committee
Mount Cricket Club are a great example of a women’s team that has hit the ground running since it launched a year ago. I caught up with Head Coach & Development Officer Sanna Ahmed to find out how this fledgling side are getting on. She tells me that the
Deepa Chukkapalli, a 13-year-old cricketer who plays for Bradford Park Avenue Ladies, has been selected for the Spanish National Women's cricket squad. Spanish Ladies head to Brescia in May to face Italy in a T10 series and Chukkapalli, picked by Spain for the first time, is
Wickersley Vixens are the inaugural Women & Girls' Indoor County Champions of Yorkshire after the finals took place last Saturday March 9 at S20 The Boundary in Sheffield. The Vixens, who were South Yorkshire indoor champions, beat York University (winners of North and East Yorkshire) by 44 runs in
Chance to Shine Street is a fast-paced form of cricket that is being used all over the country to support those from some of the most diverse backgrounds and disadvantaged areas. Six a side. Just twenty balls per innings. Played with a tapeball (a tennis ball encased in electrical
Wrenthorpe Women’s 1st XI capped a memorable year by defeating title challengers Sessay in the last match of the 2023 season to be crowned Premier League Champions. Having led from the start, it still required a final push against the reigning Champions Sessay who set out their stall with
Alison March of Doncaster Town Cricket Club shares how Doncaster Town Women & Girls teams began and have developed. *** Cricket for most women and girls starts with the girls being involved in All Stars / Dynamos and progressing through to juniors' softball then hardball. Doncaster Town Cricket Club women found
Clare Sanderson shares her path in cricket from launching Alwoodley-Leos Ladies to coaching girls' teams and development work overseas with Cricket Without Boundaries. #hergametoo and #wegotgame are both hashtags relating to women in sport. Here’s a little something about what they mean for me - and my journey
Our sat-nav was flipping out: “What on earth are you doing?! Turn around NOW!” It tends to do that when we ignore the suggested route - in this case, missing out motorways for a trip to the village of Saxton. It particularly freaked out when we got to the East
Arriving fashionably late at Bradford Park Avenue cricket ground, St Chad's Broomfield Women's XI were batting. The Leeds-based side, on Otley Road, hadn't won a game this season but were off to a flier here at 60-0. The visitors clearly meant business,
Here is an overview of women and girls’ league cricket across Yorkshire, in association with the Yorkshire Cricket Board. New pyramid Yorkshire loves its pyramids and after there was a re-structure in men's league cricket in 2016, the women and girls' game has followed suit. A
Mel Mahmood is a cricket umpire and Participation Manager for the Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League. Here she shares her journey in cricket, the women's and girls' game in South Yorkshire as well as a formal link-up with the Premier League. *** I was 45 years old
2023 is going to be a huge summer of cricket for women and girls in the Huddersfield area, shares Sara Begg, as she charts its growth and updates us on developments and opportunities. The 'Huddersfield' group of the West Yorkshire Women and Girls Cricket League’s softball cricket
The Pudsey St Lawrence Ladies team, captained by Megan Fleming, have won the West Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League. The hardball league was in its first year with the other teams involved: Crossflatts, Menston, Bradford Park Avenue Ladies, Lightcliffe and St Chad’s Broomfield. 15-year-old Sarah Wood
If you want an idea of the popularity of women’s and girls' cricket in South Yorkshire, have a read of this. No sooner has the regular outdoor season come to a close in September than a South Yorkshire Women & Girls Indoor Cricket League has been confirmed. It
