Archive for the ‘Forward Defensive’s Yorkshire Matters’ Category

Unicorns ‘A’ 290 for 8 (40 overs) beat Yorkshire 2nd XI 121 (all out) by 169 runs. »

A lovely cricket ground, 22 keen and ambitious young players, an appreciative if small crowd of genuine cricket lovers…… plus »

One year on, I have revisited Fred’s statue at Skipton. Spring in the Yorkshire Dales is not to be missed. »

Part 1: a good start The marathon began earlier than ever, on April 9th, at building-site Edgbaston,  a surprisingly pleasant »

……….and there was a cricket ground there, and a castle, high on the cliffs between two beautiful bays. Well, you »

Monday morning in Chelmsford, a warm and humid day, a good crowd present to watch two strong County sides. It »

1) ….. but my innocence In the Garden of Eden we used to pitch stumps at 2.30 and pull them »

Now, at last, I’ve seen our new pavilion. Obviously it’s ugly, incredibly ugly, but until you see it in the »

July 1st, 2006. The world went on turning, but suddenly it seemed a little bit darker, a little bit colder; »

Hanging on desperately (2006 – 2009) Back in the First Division, where we belong, Craig White continued as captain into »

The Wilderness Years (2003 – 2005) So to 2003, and life began in the 2nd Division, with Anthony McGrath now »

Champions & Relegation (2000 – 2002) By the late 1990s our team looked capable of winning the County Championship: a »