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The Cricketers, Selby
Selby
YO8 4PB
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Will Larter left this review about The Cricketers
This Sam Smiths pub was a surprise to me, as I had planned my day out in Selby using the CAMRA website, which is still showing it as closed. The very friendly licensee told me it reopened in February, and on checking, when I could eventually look at my phone, I could see that it had been marked as such on this website within days. There's hope that with Humphrey Smith starting to take a back seat the ban on phones and such will be gradually relaxed, and this would be a lovely pub to take a few photos in. The walls are covered with cricket memorabilia and pictures, some of them very good quality drawings, seemingly made by copying old photos, of famous Yorkshire cricketers. I spotted Fred Trueman, Geoffrey Boycott, Len Hutton and Raymond Illingworth and quite a few others that were half-remembered names from leafing through old copies of Wisden. There is Old Brewery Bitter on hand pump available here (£3.60/pint), and my half was better than tolerable, though it's nothing like I remember this beer from 50 years ago, when it was distinctively different from other beers; now it's just ordinary.
On 13th June 2026
- rating: 7
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Cricketers Arms
The Cricketers Arms is Samuel Smiths tied house which is on Selby's market place.
Once inside there is a single long narrow room which runs to the rear,the room is carpeted and the seating very comfy bench type in bays on the left side opposite the bar with small stools.
There was one real ale on the bar which was Samuel Smiths Old Brewery Bitter,this drink was very cheap at 90p a half and also a very nice drink.
I found this to be a very nice pub,one i would use if i lived local.
Pub visited 13/2/2016
On 6th March 2016
- rating: 8
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William Eastwood left this review about The Cricketers Arms
Good honest decent boozer. Excellent bitter at at the the best price in town unless you make it yourself.
On 19th May 2012
- rating: 7
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Thuck Phat left this review about The Cricketers Arms
A large clean and comfortable Sam Smith's boozer with a dominant cricketing theme. Real ale choice is limited to Old Brewery Bitter which, as with many Sam Smiths establishments, is offered at a Wetherspoons matching price. The quality however exceeds many Wetherspoons offerings and on that basis alone the Cricketers is worth dropping into for a slurp.
On 1st July 2010
- rating: 7
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Cricketers Arms
A thoroughly decent town centre Sam Smiths house with a large lounge area extending from the front door to a large rear area with the bar to the right.A lot of cricket ephemera adorns the walls with a strong Yorkshire CCC bias and the interior is clean and tidy with seating booths and some higher stools and tables by the front windows,with traditional etched glass.Four handpumps all dispensing OBB at an extemely reasonable £1.59 and Sam Smith supply all keg products including their own draught lager ,so no Stella,Carling,Fosters brands fouling up the bar.Customer base is respectable if a little elderly and I would return if in need of a pint in Selby.
On 28th June 2010
- rating: 6
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