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Yorkshire’s new signing Sam Whiteman eyes success on home soil

Batter Sam Whiteman, Yorkshire’s new signing from Australia, made his debut against Glamorgan this week on his return home after 30 years.

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By Guy Williams

Batter Sam Whiteman, Yorkshire’s new signing from Australia, made his debut against Glamorgan this week on his return home after 30 years.
Yorkshire cricket, traditionally hard and ruthless, has always admired Australia’s similar approach to the sport, and in Whiteman, 34, the captain of Western Australia, Yorkshire CCC have the best of both worlds.
Whiteman, a left-handed opening bat, who skippered WA as they won the Sheffield Shield in 2023 and 2024, was born in Doncaster but learned his cricket in Bunbury and Perth after his parents emigrated to Western Australia 30 yea...

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