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? 

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Opening Up: Promoting mental health in cricket

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

The Hundred: Will it convert you?

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/

Dickie Bird: Home is where the heart is

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.

Can franchise cricket keep teens in the game for longer?

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?

Jabir Patel's four consecutive hundreds for Mount Cricket Club

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

All Stars Cricket offers Crossflatts a promising future

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

Rohan Randhawa on Super 1s cricket

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.

Martin Ivill on life as Yorkshire Over 60s captain

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.

John Moorhouse on his record-breaking 225 not out for Ouseburn

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.

Cononley & Steeton: Two cricket leagues in a day by rail

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?

Yorkshire CCC Chairman Steve Denison on the 100-ball competition

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.

Ray Illingworth on Farsley and life in the Bradford League

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.

Katie Levick on leg-spin, breaking the county record and life as a frog in a blender

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.

Glyn Pearson on umpiring challenges in club cricket

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

Captain Steve Bullen on MCCUs, his league ban & fresh start

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