Nothing stops for cricket in Yorkshire. Passion runs deep, beyond those
in whites, to the groundsmen, tea ladies, scorers, and umpires who
embody the game. All Wickets Great and Small is a romp across the
landscape of amateur cricket in Yorkshire during the summer of 2015.
Author John Fuller looks at the key issues affecting the grassroots
game: the struggles to attract players, funding shortages, natural
disasters and the social dynamics that can threaten a captain's 11 on a
Saturday. What shape is the grassroots game in and can it still survive
and thrive? From vicars and imams socking sixes in Dewsbury to heritage
clubs hitting social media out of the park, this is the story of
sleeves-rolled-up cricket at its best in the county that locals call
"God's own."