UAE Trip Spring 2018

Waking up in the winter months, when the snow is falling and the weather is dull can be pretty depressing, with umpires and scorers across the country counting down the minutes until the new cricket season approaches. Well, for 6 ACO members from across the United Kingdom they put their jumpers and hats aside as…

Indoor Cricket

Indoor cricket is a sport which has seen participation levels rise in recent years. Current statistics show that last season 1051 participants played indoor cricket, which is up from 805 in 2015 in Britain. I went along to the Emirates Riverside to see Eppleton under-14 indoor team in action.

ECBACO North Regional Meeting

Today is the ECB Association of cricket officials North regional meeting. This is an  Annual meeting where regional officers from across the county meet to discuss topics going on in their region and the plans for the season ahead. In addition to having representatives from the ECBACO Executive. I thought I would do a quick…

Young Leader of the Year: Connor Whitelock

A promising cricket coach who has his eyes on inspiring the next generation of cricketers has received a national award for his leadership and coaching skills. Connor Whitelock from Durham who previously coached at Sedgefield Cricket Club, picked up Young Leader of the Year for his contribution to grassroots cricket. 19 year old Whitelock said: “To be…

My Top 5 North East Cricket Grounds

Following on from my previous blog post on my top five cricket grounds in the country,  I now take a look at my five favourite grounds in the North East which I have visited last season. Middleton in Teesdale Cricket Club  I have visited Middleton in Teesdale Cricket Club on two occasions, the first was in…

England Under 19s: Liam Trevaskis

18 year old Liam Trevaskis had a summer to remember in 2017, when he represented England Under 19s against India in the Under 19s one day series. Trevaskis also made his first class debut against Worcestershire in Durham’s final game of the 2017 season, the Cumbrian also dismissing Alex Hales on his T20 debut.  Trevaskis caught…

Female Cricket Participation

Female soft ball cricket festivals proved a huge hit last summer, with more females getting into the game of cricket. Figures released on the back of a successful summer for the England women’s cricket team saw that the softball festivals provided a new route for females to get into cricket. A survey carried out by…

England Under 19s Manager: Matthew Hipwell

The 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup get’s underway today in New Zealand and future England cricketers are preparing to take to the field. The England side which is captained by Yorkshire’s Harry Brook kick off their campaign on Monday against Namibia. Matthew Hipwell is the England Under 19s manager and is currently in New Zealand…

Winter Down Under Talk: Tyler Easton

North East cricketer, Tyler Easton is another cricketer from the region who is playing club cricket during the winter months in Australia. Tyler is the final post covering “Winter Down Under talks” following coverage with Luke Henderson and Scott Steel. Why did you want to go Australia? I Wanted to play cricket in another country…

Test Squad announced for New Zealand

The England team haven’t left Australia yet and still have one day internationals and T20 games to play down under, but the Test Squad for their trip to New Zealand has been announced. A fairly unchanged team will travel to New Zealand with Liam Livingstone being added to the squad along with Durham’s Mark Wood….