John Fuller pays a visit to York CC to assess how the 14-times champions are shaping up for a new season

York Cricket Club’s Clifton Park base is a hive of activity on this sun-splashed Saturday for the visit of Sheriff Hutton Bridge in the ECB Yorkshire League North.
Coach Jim Love pumps steepling catches into the heavens and there’s the satisfying thump as throws are rocketed back into his baseball mitt.
The purpose of my visit is to take the temperature at York, one of Yorkshire’s most dominant forces in league cricket; assessing how a club of their size a...