Old Leodiensian C.C (Old Leo’s) are located in the leafy Leeds suburb of Alwoodley. With two established senior sides operating out of the Wetherby league and a burgeoning junior section comprising of an U9’s, U11’s and newly formed U13’s. Always looking to increase their junior section, they welcome anyone to come down to the club […]
Published: Whilst our last school holiday period saw us jet-setting around the globe to South Africa and USA, Easter saw us putting on a bumper 3-week programme at Pro Coach HQ, Headingley. With most of our ever-popular master classes and camps returning, we also put a twist on some of our old classics. Weeks 1 and […]
Geographically, Kirkstall Educational C.C. are the closest club to Pro Coach HQ in Headingley. With a junior section involving teams from U9 – U17 and senior teams operating out of the Airedale & Wharfedale Senior Cricket League, the club are one of the oldest cricket clubs in the country, even older than Yorkshire County Cricket Club! Monday night […]
Published: The Junior Professional Programme (JPP) winter training came to an end last weekend for all of our squads. We’ve had a fantastic few months working with these talented youngsters, lead coaches Mark Lawson (Laws), Matt Green (Greeny) and Luke Duckitt (Duckitt) were full of praise for all of the progress shown. Thanks must be said to […]
In their own words: “Walton Park Cricket Club takes it’s name following the 2015 merger of 2 very historic local cricket clubs Walton CC and Wighill Park CC, the latter having been created by Lord Hawke, one of the most colourful characters in the history of Yorkshire cricket. Both clubs began playing cricket over a hundred […]
With the season now upon us, we asked physiotherapist and ex-professional cricketer Tom Baker for some insight and tips into common early season injuries: “Well it’s that time of year again when bowlers have been running in on sports hall floors, bowling bouncers off the tiles, trying to get the early season advantage over the batters. […]
The 2017 UAJCA Elite Academy has drawn to a close and all our coaches were in agreement that the programme has been a massive success. The 10 week course ran at South Craven School for 30 of the most talented youngsters in the UAJCA (Upper Airedale Junior Cricket Association). Terry Thompson president of the UAJCA […]
This week our partners Gunn & Moore (GM) have launched a minute long film to showcase their 130 years of making cricket bats in the UK. GM are proud to say all of their bats are ‘Made by England’s Best’ and the film reflects GM’s heritage, design innovation and commitment to the game’s grassroots. Edward […]
