Cricket Yorkshire

A discussion with Opening Up Cricket founder Mark Boyns on their remit, current focus and programmes. It includes insight into their mental fitness sessions for club cricketers plus how much is mental health awareness in grassroots cricket changing?

The Hundred: 100 balls of innovation, excitement and a means to attract new audiences to the game or unnecessary abomination?

Former Test cricket umpire Dickie Bird is ambassador for Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF); a charity that helps those who are born with congenital heart disease in Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire. In this sponsored episode, we hear from Andy McNally on how CHSF helps and Dickie adds his thoughts and sparkling chuckle. You can also read the article here: https://cricketyorkshire.com/childrens-heart-surgery-fund/

Phil Sharples and Kirstin Smith talk about the challenges for junior cricket and the impact of the ZWINGO Halifax Junior Cricket League's U19 T20.

Jabir Patel of Mount Cricket Club in the Halifax League is in the form of his life. He talks about a crazy month with scores of 152*, 180, 192* & 163 in his last four games. What's the secret?

Coaches Lee Bailey and Mark Pennington discuss how All Stars Cricket has succeeded at Crossflatts Cricket Club.

Super 1s is a national disability programme and Super 1's Disability Development Officer Rohan Randhawa explains how it's going in Yorkshire.

Playing county cricket when you're in your Sixties is no mean feat. Martin discusses his cricket career and why the fire in the belly remains undiminished.

John Moorhouse, captain of Ouseburn 2nd XI in the Nidderdale League, re-lives his incredible double-hundred on a day when his side went from 6-4 to 272-9.

A walk to Cononley Cricket Club in the Craven Cricket League then onto Steeton in the Aire Wharfe Cricket League. Cricket, trains, tweeting birds and a warm Bank Holiday.

Yorkshire County Cricket Club Chairman Steve Denison offers his thoughts on the eight-team, 100-ball competition. Scheduling, threat to the County Championship and do we need to tear up the rules of cricket?

Farsley Cricket Club President Ray Illingworth chats about the challenges with fielding the same XI, the financial realities when you pay cricketers and the changing priorities for players.

Yorkshire Women's Katie Levick is now the all-time lead wicket-taker in the Women's County Championship. Here, she discusses her mindset, unusual technique and inspiration in club cricket.

The ECB's Education Officer Glynn Pearson chats about the challenges facing umpire recruitment in the recreational game plus schools cricket and the ever-increasing demands on volunteers.

Leeds Bradford MCCU captain Steve Bullen offers a robust defence of the MCCU scheme and discusses his county ambitions and league ban.

Former England goalkeeper Nigel Martyn chats about the appeal of wicketkeeping and finding a new home at Leeds Mods.

B3 Cricket's MD Michael Blatherwick chats about how cricket bat design is evolving, what Yorkshire CCC opener Tom Kohler-Cadmore likes and pitting his wits against Yorkshire Over 50s this summer.

Media & Press Secretary Jamie Harrison chats about changes for 2018, why the league is happy to go it alone and the battle for umpire recruitment.

Yorkshire CCC batsman Alex Lees is raring to go for 2018. He talks about technical tweaks over winter and tunnel-vision focus.

John Moralee from the Barnsley & District Cricket League discusses the history, impact and success of this South Yorkshire cricket institution.