Cricket

David Reed in 2019 with the Cumbria League Championship trophy win by Carlisle.

Tributes paid to stalwart of Carlisle cricket after death aged 84

Paul Nixon was a guest speaker at Cumbria Cricket's recent event

Cumbria cricket to embark on groundbreaking tour of Sri Lanka

Cumbrian leads cricket team to success in USA

Wigton's Midweek XI celebrate winning the CDCL Midweek Cup

Howzat! Cumbrian cricket club deliver unbeaten season with double success

Hannah Rainey has played 28 times for Scotland

Brampton vet receives last minute call up to major international cricket tournament

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Dr Neil Hudson MP with Penrith CC Chair, Andy Hall

Penrith MP calls for more accessibility to grassroots cricket after exciting ashes

A cricket match was held for refugee families at Whitehaven Cricket Club

Cricket match held for refugees to promote fun and unity

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Cumbria CCC team celebrate their semi final victory against Suffolk

Cumbria cricketers set up fourth consecutive National One Day Final after win

Cumbria County Cricket Club squad members pictured wearing their new caps

Cumbria lose to Bedfordshire in ‘David vs Goliath’ three-day cricket match

Cumbria captain Michael Slack bowling

Cumbria progress to National Counties cricket semi-finals after narrow 14 run win

Ed Moulton led the wicket taking

Cumbria CCC beat Lincolnshire and the weather to secure a home quarter-final

Club tight-lipped on decision to place Cumbrian coach on gardening leave

Arthur Lamb (third left) pictured with members of the Blaney family at The Ged Blaney Memorial Day in 2017

Annual cricket fundraising day renamed in honour of one of its organisers

Freddy Fallows smashing the ball to the boundary for a four

Un-bee-lievable! - Swarm of bees stop play in Cumbria cricket match

Ben Stokes reacts after dropping a big catch

What Ben Stokes said after England's defeat against Australia in the Ashes first test

Four teams from across Cumbria faced off in Sunday's opening event

Howzat! Cumbria’s first girls’ cricket league launched in blaze of colour

England captain Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes aiming for Ashes glory with England

Important victories for two clubs at lower end of Cumbrian premier division

Important victories for two clubs at lower end of Cumbrian premier division

Ben Stokes in training action for England

Sports Personality of the Year Betting: Ben Stokes remains the bookies favourite

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Lanercost Cricket Club has confirmed that their first-round cup tie has been canceled.

Cricket cup game called off as England international delivers masterclass

Ben Stokes is the early favourite among the bookies to claim the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year Award.

Ben Stokes early bookies favourite to scoop Sports Personality of the Year award

Cricket bible names Stokes the top player in the world

Lanercost Cricket Club

Cricket star to visit Cumbrian club ahead of village cup

Michael Vaughan has been cleared on racism allegations.

Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has racism claims dismissed

The Lanercost Cricket Club team

Village's cricket club celebrates 75th anniversary this year

Cricket star Stokes furious after having bag stolen at train station

Cumbrian star Stokes named Test cricketer of the year

Stanley McAlindon

Rising Carlisle cricket star in England squad ahead of Australia tour

Dec Tyson, Jenny Fallow and Olivia Brindsen all secured places on the Diploma in Sports Excellence programme

Three Cumbrian cricketers are accepted on to Diploma in Sports Excellence

Ben Stokes to donate match fees to Pakistan flood appeal

England cricket captain to donate match fees to Pakistan flood appeal

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Stokes and Livingstone celebrate their historic victory

Cumbria's conquering heroes to begin test tour of Pakistan

Liam Livingstone celebrates with Ben Stokes

Cumbrian duo bat England to glory in dramatic World Cup Final

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Lanercost 2022 first team. From front row and left to right: Matty Brown, Barney Robson, Jack Mitchelson, Ross Wilson, Douglas Hope, Sam Sykes, Callum Kennedy, Ryan Proud, Jonny Robley (captain), Mike Armstrong, Bill Foster, Paul Cater (scorer).

Cricket club to celebrate 75 years with special guest speaker

Stanley McAlindon

Rising Carlisle cricket star awarded new deal

Teenage Cumbrian cricket star Stanley McAlindon has signed a rookie deal with Durham County Cricket Club

Rising Cumbrian Cricket star Stanley McAlindon signs rookie deal at Durham

Cumbria Cricket League will discuss plans to restructure for 2024 at it's annual general meeting on Saturday, October 29

Cumbria Cricket League to discuss plans to restructure for 2024 season

Former Whitehaven CC pro Safyaan Sharif featured for Scotland in their T20 World Cup victory over the West Indies

Ex-Whitehaven Cricket pro features in Scotland's historic T20 World Cup coup

Paul Nixon (photo: PA)

Cumbrian cricket legend lands top coaching role in Pakistan

Ben Stokes, left, with team-mates Ollie Pope and Ben Foakes, observe a minute's silence for the Queen (photo: PA)

Moving scenes as Cumbrian star leads cricket's tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

Cumbria were unlucky on the day to lose by five wickets

'Third time unlucky' for Cumbria in one-day National Counties final

Stanley McAlindon (photo: Durham CCC)

Teenage Cumbrian cricket star makes England debut

Ged Blaney Memorial Match

Cricket Club hosts Ged Blaney Memorial Match over the bank holiday weekend

Stanley McAlindon (photo: Durham CCC)

Teenage Cumbrian cricket star gets England call-up

Stanley McAlindon

Teenage Carlisle cricket star relishing his chance with Durham after maiden 50

Sam Dutton was the top scorer for Cumbria,

Match draw for Cumbria County Cricket Club

Rongsen Jonathan (Match report and photographs by Richard Edmondson)

Team continue to fight against relegation in league matches

Stanley McAlindon (photo: Durham CCC)

Teenage cricket star follows championship debut with north of England honour

McAlindon's First Class debut comes at Durham's Riverside ground (photo: PA)

Club's pride as teenage Carlisle cricketer makes First Class debut

Slack and Glendinning leave the field after securing victory for Cumbria. Picture: Lesley Cairns

MATCH REPORT Spinner Siddall takes 11 wickets to secure win for Cumbria

Ben Stokes saw Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow complete a record run-chase against India (photos: PA)

Stokes captains England to record victory over India

Ian and Darren Clark

Cleator CC's father and son duo aiming for Lord's in Voneus Village Cup

Glendinning impressed with both bat and ball.

Cumbria CCC keep National Counties One Day Trophy hopes alive after tense draw

Rise: From shy schoolboy cricketer to England Captain, Ben Stokes is now a major sporting figure - but the story could have ended very differently. He took on the captaincy last month.

Exclusive The untold story of how Ben Stokes came to Cumbria - and achieved cricketing greatness

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Stokes, right, will captain a side that include Ollie Pope, left, at number three (photo: PA)

Stokes can get best out of new-look England, says Key