By Steve Pearson Jonny Bairstow concluded a remarkable maiden IPL campaign in which the wicket-keeper batsman set the competition alight with outstanding glove work and ferocious power-hitting. Bradford-born Bairstow was the only Yorkshireman in this year’s incarnation, after England captain Joe Root was denied permission to participate by the English Cricket Board (ECB) due to…
EXCLUSIVE By Steve Pearson and Sam Charlton Thieves who stole £4,000 from Horsforth Hall Park Cricket Club remain at large despite a full-scale police investigation. The burglary occurred late on Monday 22nd April, following a successful community fundraiser over Easter weekend. The popular community club, founded in 1890, was left “upset and concerned” following the…
By Lewis Oldham On Friday Yorkshire’s fourth outing in the new County Championship Cricket season gets underway as they face Essex. The 2014 and 2015 Division 1 winners Yorkshire have had a mixed start to the season. Their opener was against Essex, but it ended in a non-contested draw after heavy rain meant there was…