Yorkshire Cricket Board

Hessle Cricket Club have been making huge strides forward in the past few years! With a forward-thinking approach and hard work behind the scenes, their junior and senior sections have seen huge growth. Now for 2021, Women & Girls Cricket is the main topic on the agenda and the club have launched a weekly women's session as well as a girls only Dynamos programme.

Last Friday, Hessle CC invited the women from around the area down to their ground and, in the shadow of the Humber Bridge and a steady breeze off the River Humber, the club started their women's cricket journey. The club attracted 17 women to their first ever session. This is as a result of the brilliant reputation the club now has in the area as well as the club's emphasis on social media. If you don't already follow the club, it is definitely worth a look. The club leads the way on social media with flashy graphics and great content. There is no doubt this helped to reach so many women around the area. This has also led to what is now the team's meeting place sponsoring the ladies kit - with Dockside Dining (a local open air street food venue) now the team's shirt sponsor. The team had their first game this last Sunday in the East Yorkshire Women's Festival.

Hessle are now looking forward to a busy summer of female cricket at the club. Hats off to Joe Hudson and the team of coaches at the club and good luck to them for the launch of their Dynamos girls only programme and for the rest of the season!

Story by Rob Johnson
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