Dickie Bird Funeral

Yorkshire's iconic cricket umpire Dickie Bird was laid to rest at his funeral in Barnsley last week. Mourners watched the funeral procession as famous faces from the world of cricket came to pay their respects. He died last month at the age of 92. I had the great pleasure of interviewing Dickie when he turned 90. I always found him such a warm, open and engaging person.

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Joe Root

I reported from Joe Root's home city of Sheffield when he became England's leading Test run-scorer earlier this week...

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Yorkshire at Headingley

County Cricket returned to Headingley last week for the first time since the racism scandal that rocked Yorkshire County Cricket club. They took on Kent following big changes in the personnel at the club.  All members of the coaching staff were among sixteen people to have left Yorkshire. It was after a report found former player Azeem Rafiq was a victim of "racial harassment and bullying" at the club.

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Ottis Gibson Yorkshire Cricket

I've been to do an exclusive interview with the new Head Coach of Yorkshire Cricket, Ottis Gibson. With days to go until the start of the new County Championship season, Yorkshire County Cricket Club is attempting to rebuild in the wake of the racism scandal. Gibson only joined at the start of March and has had to put-together a new coaching team after sixteen members of staff were sacked. He told me they're trying to be the team that represents Yorkshire in its entirety.

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Azeem Rafiq Reaction

I put together a report about former Yorkshire cricketers coming forward to tell their stories after Azeem Rafiq gave evidence in the House of Commons about the racism he suffered at Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

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Headingley Cricket

I went to Headingley stadium in Leeds as spectators were back there to watch men's cricket for the first time in nearly two years. Around two and a half thousand fans were watching the first day of the County Championship match against Sussex. I did a live 'top and tail' to the report to bring the viewers up to speed with the latest score and set the context for my report. I was losing my voice that day, which you'll probably be able to hear, but thankfully it held out!

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Cricket - The Hundred

I reported from Bradford on the launch of a new cricket tournament called The Hundred. The new format of the game will be the shortest; each team bowls a hundred balls to the opponents and whichever team has the most runs wins. The Northern Superchargers men’s and women’s teams will play their matches at Headingley in Leeds.

This was my lunch 'as live' report...

And my report for our main Look North programme...

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