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Cook has been England’s rock and deserves his place in history

10 May 2016 0 comments

…lChance to Shine ambassador Alastair Cook was launching the search for the Yorkshire Tea Young Cricket Commentator of the Year. Find out more and enter at bit.ly/youngcommentator This piece originally…

England need kids not Bell, says Prior

10 May 2016 0 comments

…South Africa last year but has started the summer well for Warwickshire with 174 against Hampshire and a 59 against Yorkshire. But with younger names – most prominently that of…

Peter Hayter column – England must be bold and have a go with spin

9 May 2016 0 comments

…Yorkshire leggie now to operate in tandem with Moeen, especially at his home ground of Headingley, then sticking with them for the whole of the summer, would not only give…

Alex Hales: I can be marathon man as well as a sprinter

9 May 2016 0 comments

…lost time when he walked out to the crease for the first time this season on Sunday morning. The way he started his breezy first innings against Yorkshire in the…

Where are they now? Buckinghamshire – Minor Counties champions 1969

9 May 2016 0 comments

…82. FRONT ROW: Bill Atkins: Batsman. Has run restaurants and hotels and now lives in North Yorkshire where he and Michelin-starred chef wife Frances run The Yorke Arms. Colin Lever:…

Golden boy Root falls for first ball dismissal on Yorkshire return

5 May 2016 0 comments

…the time he has been absent from the Yorkshire county championship team. Yorkshire haven’t exactly struggled without Root, of course, and famously won the 2015 Championship title without a host…

Durham’s plight a cautionary tale…

4 May 2016 0 comments

…as well as ground improvements (like Hampshire, Warwickshire, Glamorgan and Yorkshire), have run into similar difficulties. It is easy to have some sympathy for such clubs, especially when the attractiveness…

Northeast sees light through the Key-hole

4 May 2016 0 comments

…Daniel Bell-Drummond and Matt Coles here I’m sure we’ll do big things. “Yorkshire are probably the best example in terms of having guys come up through the academy and them…

Will curse of the kickabout mean soccer warm-up gets the boot?

4 May 2016 0 comments

…when the players opted for a quick kickabout on Yorkshire’s pristine outfield. Moments later, Fidel Edwards was laying on the ground and coach Dale Benkenstein was contemplating a spell in…

Why Leicester fairytale can’t be repeated by cricket cousins

26 April 2016 0 comments

…plays for Yorkshire. Division Two counties know as much. As promotion to Division One has come to seem an ever-more fantastical dream – and it will be even more so…

Derek Pringle column – Cricket must fight this threat to its future…

26 April 2016 0 comments

…England were halcyon indeed. We had a talented team, a wise cricket master, a brilliant coach in Gordon Barker, a former Essex player with the gift of Yorkshire gab, and…

Finn’s return to fitness makes up for Wood’s latest setback

26 April 2016 0 comments

…at Headingley. He may have competition from Yorkshire’s Liam Plunkett, who made standout contributions with both bat and ball against Hampshire this week. Finn, though, is ahead of Plunkett in…

Where are they now? Hampshire – Second Division runners up 2001

26 April 2016 0 comments

…He returned to his native Yorkshire where he works as a firefighter at Ossett fire station. Chris Tremlett: England fast bowler who retired through injury in 2015 and is now…

Derek Pringle column – Wisden so right on Ben, but where are bowlers?

19 April 2016 0 comments

…been dropped from national duty a couple of times but has returned to Yorkshire on each occasion determined to improve. His hundred at Cape Town was evidence of that but…

Bravo Tango, you’ve earned this accolade from the MCC

19 April 2016 0 comments

…that the MCC have recruited someone with compassion, energy, social conscience and an inspirational determination. ‘Tango’s’ playing career that spanned 17 years and took in spells at Leicestershire, Yorkshire, Gloucestershire…

Ashes Analysis: One year on from England’s 2015 success over Australia

15 April 2016 0 comments

…over. England have had success in going to the Yorkshire well over the past few years and so a recall for Gary Ballance could be on the cards, despite his…

Alex Lees: We know we are disliked and I can understand why

12 April 2016 0 comments

…I didn’t and my main goal and ambition is to score heavily for Yorkshire again.” Lees also pulls no punches when it comes to Yorkshire’s chances of keeping Jason Gillespie,…

Paul Nixon column – Tykes can make it a triple but Bears are prowling

12 April 2016 0 comments

…Championship has got more of an edge to it now. Yorkshire have stirred things up a bit; there is an aura about them. Their coach, Jason Gillespie, is one of…

I’m to blame for everything, good or bad, insists Batty

12 April 2016 0 comments

…to time. Batty, who has played for Yorkshire, Worcestershire and is in the second of his two stints at Surrey, has moulded himself into an excellent leader and captain. Tactically…

Peter Hayter column – The Milky Bar kid has now become the man

12 April 2016 0 comments

…to talk about falling victim to that knavish prank through which, inadvertently, he had earned his first nickname. His Yorkshire team-mate Anthony McGrath was the chief suspect, alleged to have…

Where are they now? Northamptonshire – 2000 Division Two County Champions

22 March 2016 0 comments

…A Scottish seamer started out as a professional footballer with Falkirk. Joined Yorkshire’s coaching staff and is now director of cricket at Grange CC. Darren Cousins: Seamer is now back…

Where are they now? Shropshire – NatWest Trophy giant killers 1984

23 February 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler John Foster admits that the start of summer sunshine takes him back to the day that Shropshire brought Yorkshire crashing down to earth in the NatWest Trophy….

Yorkshire sign Travis Head for second half of 2016

21 February 2016 0 comments

BIG Bash star Travis Head will spend the second half of the 2016 season at Yorkshire after signing a deal with the county champions. Head, 22, scored 299 runs for…

Don’t Bash Blast, franchise system won’t work for us

20 February 2016 0 comments

…There are 48 counties in England, 45 counting North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire and South Yorkshire as one. That means over half do not have first-class cricket….

Where are they now? Surrey – County Champions 2002

16 February 2016 0 comments

…before Yorkshire interrupted their winning run in 2001 but the south Londoners returned to top form in 2002. Brown, in his benefit year, scored 1,211 runs in the Championship to…

Search Results for "yorkshire"

Cook has been England’s rock and deserves his place in history

England need kids not Bell, says Prior

Peter Hayter column – England must be bold and have a go with spin

Alex Hales: I can be marathon man as well as a sprinter

Where are they now? Buckinghamshire – Minor Counties champions 1969

Golden boy Root falls for first ball dismissal on Yorkshire return

Durham’s plight a cautionary tale…

Northeast sees light through the Key-hole

Will curse of the kickabout mean soccer warm-up gets the boot?

Why Leicester fairytale can’t be repeated by cricket cousins

Derek Pringle column – Cricket must fight this threat to its future…

Finn’s return to fitness makes up for Wood’s latest setback

Where are they now? Hampshire – Second Division runners up 2001

Derek Pringle column – Wisden so right on Ben, but where are bowlers?

Bravo Tango, you’ve earned this accolade from the MCC

Ashes Analysis: One year on from England’s 2015 success over Australia

Alex Lees: We know we are disliked and I can understand why

Paul Nixon column – Tykes can make it a triple but Bears are prowling

I’m to blame for everything, good or bad, insists Batty

Peter Hayter column – The Milky Bar kid has now become the man

Where are they now? Northamptonshire – 2000 Division Two County Champions

Where are they now? Shropshire – NatWest Trophy giant killers 1984

Yorkshire sign Travis Head for second half of 2016

Don’t Bash Blast, franchise system won’t work for us

Where are they now? Surrey – County Champions 2002

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