Yorkshire County Cricket Club 869945 224985492 2008-07-11T09:16:13Z BlackJack 359672 rv all edits by 84.67.137.240 to last bona-fide version {{current sport-related|image=Cricket current event.png|mini=1|Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2008}} {{Infobox cricket team |county = Yorkshire County Cricket Club |image = [[Image:Yorkshire logo.jpg|100px]] |oneday = Yorkshire Carnegie |secondteam = Yorkshire Colts |coach = {{flagicon|England}} [[Martyn Moxon]] |captain = {{flagicon|England}} [[Darren Gough]] |overseas = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Rana Naved-ul-Hasan]] <br> {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Morne Morkel]] ''(early 2008)'' |founded = 1863 |ground = [[Headingley Stadium#Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] |capacity = 17,000 |fcdebutvs = [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] |fcdebutyr = 1863 |fcdebutvenue = [[The Oval]] | title1 = [[County Championship|Championship]] | title1wins = 31 (''including 1 shared'') | title2 = [[Pro40]] | title2wins = 1 | title3 = [[Friends Provident Trophy|FP Trophy]] | title3wins = 3 | title4 = [[Twenty20 Cup]] | title4wins = 0 |website = [http://www.yorkshireccc.com YorkshireCCC] }}'''Yorkshire County Cricket Club''', who represent the [[historic counties of England|historic county]] of [[Yorkshire]], are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the [[England|English]] domestic [[cricket]] structure. Their limited overs team is called the '''Yorkshire Carnegie'''. The club plays most of their home games at the [[Headingley Carnegie Stadium]], [[Leeds]]. The club have another significant venue at [[North Marine Road]], [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]], which houses the annual [[Scarborough Festival]]. Yorkshire has also played games around the county at various locations: notably at [[Bramall Lane]], [[Sheffield]], which was the club's original home; [[Horton Park Avenue]], [[Bradford]]; St George's Ground, [[Harrogate]]; Anlaby Road, [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]; and Acklam Park, [[Middlesbrough]]. ==Honours== ===First XI honours=== * '''Champion County'''<ref><small>An unofficial seasonal title proclaimed by consensus of media and historians prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship was constituted</small></ref>''' (2) -''' 1867, 1870; '''shared (3) -''' 1868, 1869, 1883 * '''County Championship (30) -''' 1893, 1896, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1905, 1908, 1912, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1946, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 2001; '''shared (1) -''' 1949 * '''FP Trophy'''<ref><small>Formerly known as the Gillette Cup (1963–1980), NatWest Trophy (1981–2000) and C&G Trophy (2001–2006)</small></ref>''' (3) -''' 1965, 1969, 2002 * '''National League'''<ref><small>Formerly known as the Sunday League (1969–1998)</small></ref>''' (1) -''' 1983 * '''Twenty20 Cup (0) -''' * '''Benson & Hedges Cup (1) - ''' 1987 ===Second XI honours=== * '''Second XI Championship (4) -''' 1977, 1984, 1991, 2003; '''shared (1) -''' 1987 * '''Second XI Trophy (0) -''' * '''Minor Counties Championship (5) -''' 1947, 1957, 1958, 1968, 1971 ===Other honours=== * Fenner Trophy (3) - 1972, 1974, 1981 * Asda Challenge (1) - 1987 * Ward Knockout Cup (1) - 1989 * Joshua Tetley Festival Trophy (6) - 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998; '''shared (1) -''' 1992 * Tilcon Trophy (1) - 1988 * Under-25 Competition (3) - 1976, 1978, 1987 * Bain Clarkson Trophy (1) - 1994 ==Earliest cricket== :''For information about Yorkshire cricket before the county club was founded, see: [[Sheffield Cricket Club]]'' The earliest known references to [[cricket]] in [[Yorkshire]] are as late as 1751. These relate to local matches in [[Sheffield]] and to a game on or soon after Monday [[5 August]] at [[Stanwick St John|Stanwick]], near [[Richmond, North Yorkshire|Richmond]], between the [[Duke of Cleveland]]’s XI and [[Earl of Northumberland]]’s XI (the same teams had earlier played in [[Durham]] and this is Durham's earliest cricket reference). On Tuesday [[7 July]] [[1761]], the ''Leeds Intelligencer'' (now the ''[[Yorkshire Post]]'') announced a game to be played at Chapeltown the following Thursday ([[9 July]]) and this is the first game we know of in the Leeds area. Sheffield quickly became the main centre for cricket in Yorkshire. In September 1757 a match took place between [[Wirksworth]] and Sheffield at Brampton Moor, near [[Chesterfield]]. This is the earliest reference to cricket in [[Derbyshire]]. It may also be the earliest indication of the Sheffield club that eventually became Yorkshire CCC. Sheffield are recorded in matches against Leeds in 1765 and, more significantly, against [[Nottingham Cricket Club]] in August 1771. The Sheffield club continued to play first-class games into the 19th century. In 1833, the team is referred to as ''Yorkshire'' for the first time and in 1849 we find the first Yorkshire v Lancashire [[Roses Match]]. ==Origin of club== [[Image:Yorkshire-CCC-1895.jpg|right|frame| Yorkshire County Cricket Club XI in 1895, captained by Lord Hawke]] On [[7 March]] [[1861]], a Match Fund Committee to run Yorkshire county matches was established in Sheffield, which had by then been the home of Yorkshire cricket for nearly 100 years. It was from this fund that Yorkshire CCC was founded two years later. This was an exact parallel with the formation of [[Sussex CCC]] from a similar fund (1836–1839). On [[8 January]] [[1863]], the formation of Yorkshire CCC was agreed at a meeting of the Sheffield Match Fund Committee in the Adelphi Hotel, Sheffield. The club was originally based at [[Bramall Lane]], Sheffield. Its current base at Headingley in Leeds was first established in 1888. Yorkshire CCC played its initial first-class match ''versus'' [[Surrey CCC|Surrey]] at [[The Oval]] on 4, 5 & 6 June. It was a rain-affected draw, evenly balanced. The first captain was Roger Iddison. Mr Michael Ellison was the club's first President and his financial support kept the club afloat in its early years. It was not all plain sailing. In 1865 5 players, George Anderson, George Atkinson, Roger Iddison, Joe Rowbotham and Ned Stephenson refused to play against Surrey after a dispute over the action of a Kent bowler, their colleague in an all-England match against Surrey. Anderson never played for Yorkshire again. ==Club history== ===Golden years=== [[Image:Wilfred Rhodes.jpg|right|thumb|Wilfred Rhodes took 3597 wickets for Yorkshire in his career]] Yorkshire won all seven of their matches in 1867 and their first, unofficial, County Championship. [[Lord Hawke]] was appointed Captain in 1883, bringing much needed authority and discipline to an often fractious side. One of the great early figures in the game, Lord Hawke was captain for 28 years, later becoming Yorkshire President and President of MCC. Yorkshire played their first game at Headingley in 1891 and two years later a major reorganization of the Club saw its centre of operations shift from Sheffield to Leeds. They dominated the early county championship. In 1896 Yorkshire amassed the highest score in county cricket - 887 against Warwickshire at Birmingham and from 1900 to 1902 Yorkshire lost only two Championship matches of 80 played. Yorkshire went through the 1908 season unbeaten and bowled Northamptonshire out for 42, the lowest aggregate score in English cricket (27 and 15). Lord Hawke resigned as Captain in 1910 and it took the Great War to interrupt Yorkshire's long run of success. Yorkshire won the first post-war Championship in 1919, a year which saw the debut of the great [[Herbert Sutcliffe]] and of Yorkshire legend [[Emmott Robinson]], and remained the dominant force in the County Championship until the Second World War, often dismissing lesser sides without recourse to a third day's play. They won every year from 1922 to 1925 and 7 more times in the 1930s. The team won 25 of their games in 1923, for instance, with Rhodes and Roy Kilner doing the double in these matches alone, 4 other batsmen scored 1,000 runs and 3 other bowlers, including the great George Macaulay, took 100 wickets. The kingpin of much of this success, [[Wilfred Rhodes]] retired in 1930, taking 73 wickets and scoring 478 runs in his final season at the age of 53. JM Kilburn wrote in the Yorkshire Post: "He had bowled at [[W.G. Grace]], and he bowled at [[Don Bradman]]. At 20, at 30, at 40 and at 50 he had shown himself master of his world, and his kingdom was never usurped." This colossus was hardly missed however as the brilliant [[Hedley Verity]], another skilful slow left armer, dominated a decade of featherbed batting pitches. The Yorkshire batsmen prospered with [[Percy Holmes]] and Sutcliffe putting on a record opening stand of 555 against Essex at Leyton in 1932. The immaculate [[Herbert Sutcliffe]] formed a famous opening partnership with [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] great [[Jack Hobbs]] for [[English cricket team|England]], while [[Wilfred Rhodes]] and [[George Herbert Hirst]] rank with the finest all rounders the game has ever produced. A 22 year old [[Len Hutton]] scored a then world record 364 against Australia at the Oval and returned after the [[world War II|war]], despite a serious arm injury, to become England's first professional captain and prove himself perhaps the most complete [[opening batsman]] since [[Jack Hobbs]]. Large crowds flocked to the cricket after the Second World War with 47,000 people attending the 3 days of the Roses Match at Bramall Lane in 1946. Yorkshire won the first post-war Championship and mercurial spinner [[Johnny Wardle]] made his debut while Bob Appleyard became the first bowler to take 200 wickets in his first full season in 1951. The 50s were dominated by Surrey's unbroken hegemony and stern action was taken. Billy Sutcliffe, Herbert's son, lost the captaincy to 39 year old Bradford League veteran Ronnie Burnet and Wardle was sacked for his 'general behaviour' and writing an article deemed critical of the club. Yorkshire finished out of the top ten for the first time ever in Burnet's first season, but in his second and final stint the club regained the County Championship. The [[1960s|sixties]] saw a new Yorkshire team emerge and dominate the first class game. Brian Close was made Captain in 1963 and won the Championship in his first season. Immaculate right-hander [[Doug Padgett]], obdurate opener [[Geoff Boycott]], canny off spinner [[Ray Illingworth]], ever present keeper [[Jimmy Binks]], belligerent left hander [[Brian Close]], hard hitting [[John Hampshire|Jack Hampshire]] and 'Fiery' [[Fred Trueman]] combined in one of the great county teams. As this team began to break up however, Close was controversially sacked in 1970 and there began a long-running current of unrest in the Club. There was sadness too in 1973 when [[Bramall Lane]], the first home of Yorkshire CCC, was closed after over 400 first class matches. ===Starting to struggle=== [[Geoff Boycott]] captained Yorkshire for most of the 1970s, but success eluded the team, even when Boycott forswore test cricket for 3 years to concentrate on the county game. He was sacked as captain amid much furore after the 1978 season. There were endless problems in a faction ridden dressing room and problems between the Committee and some leading players. 1982 saw a bizarre move in which team manager [[Ray Illingworth]], who had returned to manage the club from Leicestershire, replaced [[Chris Old]] as Captain, at the age of 50. Yorkshire finished bottom of the 17-strong County Championship for the first time in 1983 but won the John Player (later National League) for the first time. Geoffrey Boycott, one of Yorkshire's most iconic players, was not offered a new contract. There was a public outcry, the General Committee resigned, and Boycott eventually was reinstalled as a player - having already been elected to the Committee. [[Brian Close]] became Chairman of the Cricket Committee. In 1984–1985 Team Manager Ray Illingworth was removed from his post, and Boycott was made Vice-Captain. In 1987 Yorkshire, under new Captain [[Phil Carrick]], led the Championship table in mid-summer, and won the Benson and Hedges Cup. Carrick resigned his post in 1989 in a letter to the Committee which urged the recruitment of an overseas professional. After long having a policy of playing on many 'out' grounds, Yorkshire decided in 1997 to limit play to Scarborough and Headingley. A majority of members supported a plan to build a new ground near Wakefield, but this never came about. ===Signs of revival=== [[Image:HeadingleyWest.JPG|thumb|300px|left|Headingley - West Stand]] More recently paceman [[Matthew Hoggard]] and Manchester born England captain [[Michael Vaughan]] have proved major stars for county and country alike, both of them making major contributions to England's recovery of [[The Ashes]] in the [[2005 Ashes series|2005 season]]. In clinching the match against Glamorgan at Scarborough in 2001 the club won its first County Championship since 1968 under the flinty captaincy of locally born [[David Byas]] (who returned in 2005 as director of cricket). A poor season followed in 2002 however and the County was relegated to Division Two of the championship. This disappointment was tempered by a memorable victory over Gloucestershire in the final of the C&G Trophy at Lord's. A financial crisis forced an extraordinary general meeting, at which General Committee was replaced by a Board of Management. A fine Division Two Championship season in 2005, where they remained unbeaten until the last game, meant promotion and Yorkshire began 2006 once again in Division One. [[Colin Graves]], Chief Executive for three years and chairman of the Club's leading sponsor, Costcutter, was replaced as Chief Executive by [[Stewart Regan]], but retained his place on the Board, becoming Chairman. ===Progress stalls=== In the 2006 [[County Championship]] Yorkshire survived relegation in the last match of the season against [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]]. A score of 677-7dec against Durham combined with [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]]'s innings and 245 run defeat by the champions [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] meant that Yorkshire finished 6th, 2 places and 1 point above the relegation zone. After the final match of the season Craig White resigned as captain stating: "Now is the appropriate moment to go. I led Yorkshire to promotion last season and we stayed up this year, I am proud of my record and will support to the hilt whoever takes over".<ref name=BBC1>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=White steps down as Tykes skipper | date=[[2006-09-23]] | publisher=BBC Sport | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/yorkshire/5374624.stm | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2006-09-23 | language = }}</ref> Yorkshire fans waved goodbye to a legend in the match against Durham, with [[Darren Lehmann]] retiring from the county game.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=The consummate overseas pro | date=[[2006-09-23]] | publisher=BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra | url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2006/09/the_consummate_county_pro_1.shtml | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2006-09-23 | language = }}</ref> Left-hander [[Michael John Lumb|Michael Lumb]] left the club for [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]]<ref>{{cite news | title=Lumb completes Hampshire switch | date=[[2006-10-31]] | publisher=BBC Sport | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/hampshire/6103088.stm | accessdate = 2006-10-31}}</ref> while Richard Dawson,<ref name=BBC1>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=White steps down as Tykes skipper | date=[[2006-09-23]] | publisher=BBC Sport | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/yorkshire/5374624.stm | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2006-09-23 | language = }}</ref> Richard Blakey and Mitchell Claydon<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Tykes release Blakey and Claydon | date=[[2006-09-29]] | publisher=BBC Sport | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/yorkshire/5391956.stm | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2006-09-30 | language = }}</ref> were released. ===Moxon and Gough bring new hope=== At the start of the season the Yorkshire-born [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] captain [[Chris Adams (cricketer)|Chris Adams]] was approached to take the vacant captaincy position at the club<ref>{{cite news | title=Adams completes Yorkshire switch | date=[[2006-11-01]] | publisher=BBC Sport | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/6094064.stm | work = | accessdate = 2006-11-01}}</ref> However, after being introduced to his new colleagues, Adams staged a dramatic U-turn, stating the role was too much for him.<ref>{{cite news | title=Adams U-turn over Yorkshire move | date=[[2006-11-14]] | publisher=BBC Sport | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/6148430.stm | work = | accessdate = 2006-11-14}}</ref> This was a setback for Regan and seemed to put Yorkshire behind schedule with a threadbare squad. However, things began to look up with the announcement of high profile signings [[Younis Khan|Younus Khan]]<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Yorkshire complete Younis signing | date=[[2006-10-27]] | publisher=BBC Sport | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/yorkshire/6088662.stm | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2006-10-29 | language = }}</ref> and [[Jacques Rudolph]]. Rudolph signed for the county under the [[Kolpak ruling|Kolpak Ruling]] on a three year deal on [[23 January]] [[2007]].<ref>{{cite news | title=SA star Rudolph joins Yorkshire | date=[[2007-01-23]] | publisher=BBC Sport | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/yorkshire/6290577.stm | work = | accessdate = 2007-03-03}}</ref> On [[28 February]] [[Darren Gough]] was announced as captain for the 2007 season, rejoining the county after his three year stint at [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Gough back as Yorkshire captain | date=[[2007-02-28]] | publisher=BBC Sport | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/yorkshire/6402055.stm | work = | accessdate = 2007-03-03}}</ref> Following this appointment, a long running dispute with batsman [[Anthony McGrath]] was resolved.<ref>{{cite news | title=McGrath agrees to stay with Tykes | date=[[2007-03-02]] | publisher=BBC Sport | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/yorkshire/6411673.stm | work = | accessdate = 2007-03-03}}</ref> The renaissance was complete with the return of [[Martyn Moxon]] from [[Durham CCC|Durham]] as Director of Professional Cricket. In addition to this [[England national cricket team|England]] Captain [[Michael Vaughan]] committed the remainder of his county level career to Yorkshire while leaving the contract open enough that he can play for England whenever available.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vaughan commits future to Tykes | date=[[2006-10-16]] | publisher=BBC Sport | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/yorkshire/6054796.stm | accessdate = 2006-10-16}}</ref> Since Vaughan's retirement as captain and subsequent omission from England's one-day side, Yorkshire could expect to see a lot more of the England test captain. Yorkshire made a record breaking start to the 2007 season against [[Surrey CCC|Surrey]] at the [[The Oval|Oval]]. Debutant centurion [[Jacques Rudolph]] and promising all-rounder [[Adil Rashid]] put on a record 6th wicket partnership for Yorkshire against Surrey of 190. This was somewhat overshadowed by the magnificent 246 stand between [[Tim Bresnan]] and [[Jason Gillespie]] (who both made hundreds) which is a Yorkshire record for the 9th wicket. Gillespie's 123* was also a highest score for Yorkshire by a number 10 batsman. By the time the mid-season break came around, Yorkshire were sitting at the top of the County Championship. The following, rain-hit months saw Yorkshire falter slightly in the Championship, drawing 6 on the bounce and suffering a crushing defeat at the hands of old enemy [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]], leaving them win-less since [[9 May]]. In mid-August, Yorkshire turned to [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]], brought in as a replacement for [[Younis Khan|Younus Khan]] who left for the [[Twenty20 World Championship]], to try to reignite the drive for the Championship title. His debut came on a freezing morning in [[North Marine Road|Scarborough]] against [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]]. Yorkshire skittled the opponents for just 129 in the first innings. After 15 games Yorkshire were still top of the league, however many of their championship rivals had a game in hand on them. After a rained off draw with Hampshire in their last game Yorkshire eventually finished sixth, the exact same position they had finished in the previous season when they had been battling relegation even with 20 more points than their total in the previous season. ==Ground history== As with all county cricket clubs, Yorkshire CCC represents the historic county and not any modern or current administrative unit. In Yorkshire's case, this means the three [[Riding (division)|ridings]] and the City of [[York]], although the club played some home matches outside the historic borders at [[Abbeydale Park]] in [[Sheffield]] from 1974 to 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/727_f.html |title=First-Class Matches played at Abbeydale Park, Sheffield |accessdate=2006-08-10 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |format= |work= |publisher=Cricket Archive |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref><ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10070272&c_id=10001043 Vision of Britain: Dore], [http://www.abcounties.co.uk/cgi-bin/d.pl?searchstring=dore Dore at the ABC's Gazetter of British Place Names] Dore, the site of Abbeydale Park, was a [[civil parish]] in [[Derbyshire]] until 1934, when it was added to Sheffield, and thus become part of the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]] for ceremonial purposes. Groups such as the [[Yorkshire Ridings Society]] reject these changes.</ref> Yorkshire first played at [[North Marine Road]], [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] in [[1878 English cricket season|1878]]. This is the venue for the annual [[Scarborough Festival]] matches. [[Image:HeadingleyEast.JPG|thumb|300px|Headingley - East Stand]]The club was founded on [[January 8]], [[1863]] in the Adelphi Hotel, [[Sheffield]] based at [[Bramall Lane]]. Headingley in Leeds was first established in 1888. Test cricket was first played at [[Headingley Stadium#Headingley Carnegie Cricket Ground|Headingley]] in 1899 eight years later than it hosted its first ever [[First-class cricket|first-class]] game against [[Kent County Cricket Club]] in 1891. From 1891 the club's headquarters moved to Headingley, although 'out grounds' in [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], [[Sheffield]], [[Bradford]], [[Middlesbrough]] and [[Harrogate]] were used with great success until recent years. A move to a new site near [[Wakefield]] was mooted but, despite an expensive publicity campaign, this foundered on Yorkshire's inability to secure a cost-effective break of their lease on the ground. Yorkshire currently play most of their home matches at Headingley with two profitable festival weeks in the east coast holiday town of [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]]. On [[31 December]] [[2005]] Yorkshire County Cricket Club purchased the cricket ground for £12 million with the help of a £9 million loan from [[Leeds City Council]]. This purchase ensures that [[Test Cricket]] continues at the venue with a 15 year staging agreement. On [[11 January]] [[2006]] the stadium was officially renamed the '''Headingley Carnegie Stadium''' as a result of sponsorship from [[Leeds Metropolitan University]] and the club announced plans on the [[11 January|11th January]] 2006 to rebuild the stand next to the rugby ground with 3,000 extra seats, taking capacity to 20,000.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=New stand and name for Headingley | date=[[2006-01-11]] | publisher= | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/yorkshire/4602134.stm | work =BBC News | pages = | accessdate = 2006-08-10 | language = }}</ref> The club also announced plans to redevelop the Winter shed (North) stand on [[25 August|25th August]] 2006 providing a £12.5Million Pavilion Complex.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Yorkshire launches lottery to break records | date=[[2006-08-25]] | publisher= | url =http://www.yorkshireccc.com/news/pavilionscheme | work =Yorkshire C.C.C. | pages = | accessdate = 2006-09-19 | language = }}</ref> This following table gives details of every venue at which Yorkshire have hosted a [[first-class cricket|first-class]] or [[List A cricket]] match: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Name of ground ! Location ! Year ! FC<br>matches ! LA<br>matches ! T20<br>matches ! Total |- | [[Headingley cricket ground#Headingley Carnegie Cricket Ground|Headingley Carnegie]] | [[Leeds]] | 1891-present | 392 | 222 | 17 | 631 |- | [[Bramall Lane#Cricket at the Lane|Bramall Lane]] | [[Sheffield]] | 1863-1973 | 391 | 5 | &nbsp; | 396 |- | [[Park_Avenue_(stadium)#Cricket|Park Avenue]] | [[Bradford]] | 1881-1996 | 306 | 48 | &ndash; | 354 |- | [[North Marine Road]] | [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] | 1874-present | 233 | 79 | &ndash; | 312 |- | [[The Circle (Cricket Ground)|The Circle]] | [[Kingston-upon-Hull|Hull]] | 1899-1990 | 88 | 19 | &ndash; | 107 |- | [[St George's Road (Cricket Ground)|St George's Road]] | [[Harrogate]] | 1894-2000 | 91 | 5 | &ndash; | 96 |- | [[Fartown Ground|Fartown]] | [[Huddersfield]] | 1873-1982 | 72 | 9 | &ndash; | 81 |- | [[Acklam Park]] | [[Middlesbrough]] | 1956-1996 | 45 | 24 | &ndash; | 69 |- | [[Abbeydale Park]] | [[Sheffield]] | 1974-1996 | 41 | 12 | &ndash; | 53 |- | [[Dewsbury and Savile (Cricket Ground)|Dewsbury and Savile]] | [[Dewsbury]] | 1867-1933 | 43 | &ndash; | &ndash; | 43 |- | [[Great Horton Road (Cricket Ground)|Great Horton Road]] | [[Bradford]] | 1863-1874 | 8 | &ndash; | &ndash; | 8 |- | [[Thrum Hall (Cricket Ground)|Thrum Hall]] | [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]] | 1888-1897 | 4 | &ndash; | &ndash; | 4 |- | [[Shaw Lane (cricket ground)|Shaw Lane]] | [[Barnsley]] | 1975-1978 | &ndash; | 4 | &ndash; | 4 |- | [[Recreation Ground (Cricket)|Recreation Ground]] | [[Holbeck]] | 1968-1986 | 3 | &ndash; | &ndash; | 3 |- | [[Swatter's Car (Cricket Ground)|Swatter's Car]] | [[Middlesbrough]] | 1864-1867 | 2 | &ndash; | &ndash; | 2 |- | [[Woodhouse Hill (Cricket Ground)|Woodhouse Hill]] | [[Hunslet]] | 1869 | 1 | &ndash; | &ndash; | 1 |- | [[College Grove (Cricket Ground)|College Grove]] | [[Wakefield]] | 1878 | 1 | &ndash; | &ndash; | 1 |- | [[Town Cricket Club Ground]] | [[Kingston-upon-Hull|Hull]] | 1879 | 1 | &ndash; | &ndash; | 1 |- | [[Linthorpe Road West (Cricket Ground)|Linthorpe Road West]] | [[Middlesbrough]] | 1882 | 1 | &ndash; | &ndash; | 1 |- | [[Hall Park Ground]] | [[Horsforth]] | 1885 | 1 | &ndash; | &ndash; | 1 |- | [[Wigginton Road Cricket Ground|Wigginton Road]] | [[York]] | 1890 | 1 | &ndash; | &ndash; | 1 |- | [[Savile Park (Cricket Ground)|Saville Park]] | [[Castleford]] | 1967 | &ndash; | 1 | &ndash; | 1 |- | align=right colspan="7"|<small>Source:[http://cricketarchive.com/Yorkshire/Grounds/index.html cricketarchive]<br>Updated: [[23 March]] [[2008]]</small> |} ==Coaching staff== * Director of Pro Cricket: [[Martyn Moxon]] * Director of Cricket Operations: [[Ian Dews]] * Batting Coach: [[Kevin Sharp (cricketer)|Kevin Sharp]] * Bowling Coach: [[Steve Oldham]] * Strength & Conditioning Coach: Dean Riddle * First XI Physiotherapist: Scott McAllister * Second XI Physiotherapist: Mohammed Seraj ==Players== ===For the honour of the County=== [[Image:Dickie Bird.JPG|thumb|[[Harold "Dickie" Bird|Dickie Bird]] at Headingley]]Yorkshiremen are regarded as fanatical in their support of their native county, and in cricketing matters especially. The famous '[[Roses Match]]es against [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] are second only to Anglo-Australian Tests in terms of history, tradition and competitiveness. Yorkshire CCC was famous for insisting that its players must have been born within the [[Historic counties of England|historic county boundaries]] of [[Yorkshire]], a rule not dropped until 1992, and Yorkshire's results suffered through the seventies and eighties as other counties raced to sign major overseas stars. Due to a lack of playing success, this rule was firstly modified to allow those educated within the County to play (a dispensation used by Michael Vaughan) and then abandoned altogether. [[Sachin Tendulkar]] was the first player to take advantage of this new freedom and, incidentally, was the first [[Asia]]n to be selected for Yorkshire, when he played as an overseas player. Other overseas players to have worn the famous white rose cap include [[Australia]]n middle order batsmen [[Michael Bevan]] and [[Darren Lehmann]], Australian paceman [[Jason Gillespie]] and [[West Indian]] [[Richie Richardson]]. ===Ethnic minority players=== Yorkshire has a large ethnic minority population and, for many years, the inability of players from the ethnic minority communities to force their way into the 1st team has been a controversial issue. The County authorities regularly insist that they have an equal opportunities policy and that they take vigorous steps to encourage players from all backgrounds. However, it has manifestly not borne fruit and the low number of players (and spectators) from the ethnic minority communities continues to be a source of embarrassment. It was not until 2003 that Dewsbury's [[Ismail Dawood]] became the first British-born Asian to play for Yorkshire. In 2006, all-rounder [[Adil Rashid]] made his debut against [[Warwickshire]] and produced figures of 6/67 with his [[leg spin]] in the second innings, helping to reduce Warwickshire to an innings defeat. Yorkshire's academy team also contains the first Yorkshire player of an Asian background to captain England at any level, U15s Captain [[Azeem Rafiq]].<ref>Yorkshire Cricket Club [http://www.yorkshireccc.com/players/scholarship/azeemrafiq Azeem Rafiq] retrieved [[June 27]] [[2007]]</ref> ===Club captains=== : ''For the full list of club captains, see: [[:Category:Yorkshire cricket captains]]'' It is a curious fact that three Yorkshire players [[Stanley Jackson]], [[Len Hutton]] and [[Michael Vaughan]] have captained [[English cricket team|England]] to success in [[The Ashes]] yet none of them have been club captain at Yorkshire. [[Ray Illingworth]] was playing for [[Leicestershire CCC]] when he was captain of England. From 1883 to 1959 inclusive, Yorkshire always had an amateur club captain. The extent of leadership given by these gentlemen has long been a subject of discussion. Hawke and Sellers are generally held to have been autocratic and decisive, but in fact both relied heavily on sound professional advice. At the other extreme, [[Wilfred Rhodes]] is supposed to have been the ''de facto'' captain from 1920 to 1930, but it is a fact that Major [[Arthur Lupton]] took the diplomatic lead when a row erupted between Yorkshire and Middlesex during his tenure. Lord Hawke famously said, at the Yorkshire Annual General Meeting in 1925: "Pray God, no professional shall ever captain England. I love and admire them all, but we have always had an amateur skipper<ref>He was not strictly correct in this.</ref> and when the day comes when we shall have no more amateurs captaining England it will be a thousand pities."<ref>''The Cricket Captains of England'', Alan Gibson, 1989, The Pavilion Library, ISBN 1-85145-390-3, p154.</ref> In view of this, it is perhaps surprising that, when Arthur Lupton retired at the end of the 1927 season, Hawke was one of the sponsors of the suggestion that Herbert Sutcliffe should turn amateur and become the Yorkshire captain. In the event, there was sufficient opposition to the idea amongst the Yorkshire committee and players (some of the latter felt that Wilfred Rhodes, as senior professional, had a prior claim), that the proposal was dropped.<ref>Ibid, pp 154-6.</ref> ===2008 squad=== The Yorkshire squad for the [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2008|2008 season]] currently consists of (this section could change as players are released or signed): Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''. {| class="wikitable" width=70% |- ! No ! Name ! Nat ! width=5%|Batting Style ! width=5%|Bowling Style ! width=40%|Notes |- ! colspan="6" | Batsmen |- | 26 || [[Andrew Gale]] || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|LHB]] || [[Leg spin|LS]] || |- | 9 || [[Adam Lyth]] || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|LHB]] || [[Seam bowling|RM]] || |- | 10 || '''[[Anthony McGrath]]''' || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || [[Seam bowling|RM]] || |- | 24 ||'''[[Jacques Rudolph]]''' || {{flagicon|South Africa}} || [[Batsman|LHB]] || [[Leg spin|LS]] || [[Kolpak player#Cricket|Kolpak]] |- | 22 || [[Joe Sayers]] || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|LHB]] || [[Off spin|OS]] || |- | 2 || [[Chris Taylor (cricketer, born 1981)|Chris Taylor]] || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || [[Seam bowling|RMF]] || |- | 13 ||'''[[Craig White]]''' || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || [[Fast bowling|RFM]] || |- | 7 || '''[[Michael Vaughan]]''' || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || [[Off spin|OS]] || Central contract |- ! colspan="6" | All-rounders |- | 27 || [[Richard Pyrah]] || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || [[Seam bowling|RM]] || |- | 3 ||[[Adil Rashid]] || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || [[Leg spin|LS]] || |- ! colspan="6" | Wicket-keepers |- | 20 ||[[Gerard Brophy]] || {{flagicon|South Africa}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || || |- | 23 ||[[Simon Guy]] || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || || |- | 6 ||[[Greg Wood]] || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|LHB]] || || |- ! colspan="6" | Bowlers |- | 16 || '''[[Tim Bresnan]]''' || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || [[Fast bowling|RMF]] || |- | 11 ||[[James Finch (cricketer)|James Finch]] || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || [[Off spin|OS]] || |- | 8 ||'''[[Darren Gough]]''' ([[Captain (cricket)|c]]) || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || [[Fast bowling|RFM]] || |- | 14 ||'''[[Matthew Hoggard]]''' || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || [[Swing bowling|RFM]] || Central contract |- | 12 ||[[Oliver Hannon-Dalby]] || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || [[Fast bowling|RF]] || |- | 5 ||[[Deon Kruis]] || {{flagicon|South Africa}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || [[Fast bowling|RFM]] || [[Kolpak player#Cricket|Kolpak]] |- | 30 ||[[Mark Lawson (cricketer)|Mark Lawson]] || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || [[Leg spin|LS]] || |- | 28 ||[[James Lee (cricketer, born 1988)|James Lee]] || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|LHB]] || [[Fast bowling|RF]] || |- | 65 ||'''[[Morne Morkel]]''' || {{flagicon|South Africa}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || [[Fast bowling|RF]] || Overseas player during Naved's absence |- | 25 ||'''[[Rana Naved-ul-Hasan|Rana Naved]]''' || {{flagicon|Pakistan}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || [[Fast bowling|RMF]] || Overseas player |- | 18 ||[[Ben Sanderson]] || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || [[Seam bowling|RM]] || |- | 17 ||[[Steven Patterson]] || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || [[Fast bowling|RMF]] || |- | 4 ||[[Ajmal Shahzad]] || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|RHB]] || [[Fast bowling|RMF]] || |- | 29 ||[[David Wainwright (Yorkshire cricketer)|David Wainwright]] || {{flagicon|England}} || [[Batsman|LHB]] || [[Left-arm orthodox spin|SLA]] || |} ===Notable players=== {{seealso|List of Yorkshire CCC players}} {| |- style="vertical-align: top;" | '''England''' *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bob Appleyard]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Bairstow]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Billy Bates]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bill Bowes]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Geoff Boycott]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack Brown]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Close]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Denton]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tom Emmett]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Gough]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Schofield Haigh]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke|Lord Hawke]] | | <br> *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[George Herbert Hirst|George Hirst]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Matthew Hoggard]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Percy Holmes]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Len Hutton|Sir Leonard Hutton]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roger Iddison]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ray Illingworth]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stanley Jackson]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roy Kilner]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Maurice Leyland]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ephraim Lockwood]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Old]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ted Peate]] | | <br> *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Peel]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wilfred Rhodes]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Sellers]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Herbert Sutcliffe]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fred Trueman]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Tunnicliffe]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[George Ulyett]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Vaughan]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Hedley Verity]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ted Wainwright]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Johnny Wardle]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Norman Yardley]] | | '''Australia''' *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Bevan]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Blewett]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matthew Elliott (cricketer)|Matt Elliott]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Gillespie]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ian Harvey]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Simon Katich]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Darren Lehmann]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Damien Martyn]] '''South Africa''' *{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Jacques Rudolph]] *{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Morne Morkel]] | | '''New Zealand''' *{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Stephen Fleming]] '''West Indies''' *[[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|30x18px|West Indies]] [[Richie Richardson]] '''India''' *{{flagicon|IND}} [[Yuvraj Singh]] *{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]] '''Pakistan''' *{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Inzamam ul-Haq|Inzamam]] *{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Rana Naved-ul-Hasan|Rana Naved]] *{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Younis Khan|Younus Khan]] |} ==Records== ===Scores=== ====Highest Yorkshire totals==== {| class="wikitable" width=80%| |- ! width=15%|Score ! width=20%|Opposition ! width=20%|Venue ! width=20%|City ! width=5%|Year |- | 887 || [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] || [[Edgbaston]] || [[Birmingham]] || 1896 |- | 704 || [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] || [[The Oval]] || [[London]] || 1899 |- | 681-5d || [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] || [[Bramall Lane]] || [[Sheffield]] || 1897 |- | 677-7d || [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]] || [[Headingley cricket ground|Headingley]] || [[Leeds]] || 2006 |- | 673-8d || [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] || [[Headingley cricket ground|Headingley]] || [[Leeds]] || 2003 |- | 622 || [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] || [[Queen's Park, Chesterfield|Queen's Park]] || [[Chesterfield]] || 1898 |- | 660 || [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] || [[Grace Road]] || [[Leicester]] || 1986 |- | 600-4d || [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] || [[North Marine Road]] || [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] || 1995 |- |} ====Highest totals against each county==== {| class="wikitable" width=80%| |- ! width=20%|Opposition ! width=15%|Score ! width=20%|Venue ! width=20%|City ! width=5%|Year |- | [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] || 662 || [[Queen's Park, Chesterfield|Queen's Park]] || [[Chesterfield]] || 1898 |- | [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]] || 677-7d || [[Headingley cricket ground|Headingley]] || [[Leeds]] || 2006 |- | [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] || 555-1d || [[Leyton Cricket Ground]] || [[Leyton]] || 1932 |- | [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] || 580-9d || [[North Marine Road]] || [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] || 2001 |- | [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]] || 504-7d || Park Avenue || [[Bradford]] || 1905 |- | [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] || 585-3d || Recreation Ground || [[Portsmouth]] || 1920 |- | [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] || 559 || [[St Lawrence Ground]] || [[Canterbury]] || 1887 |- | [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] || 590 || Park Avenue || [[Bradford]] || 1887 |- | [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] || 660 || [[Grace Road]] || [[Leicester]] || 1896 |- | [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] || 575-7d || Park Avenue || [[Bradford]] || 1899 |- | [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] || 673-8d || [[Headingley cricket ground|Headingley]] || [[Leeds]] || 2003 |- | [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] || 562 || Park Avenue || [[Bradford]] || 1899 |- | [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] || 589-5 || Recreation Ground || [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] || 2001 |- | [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] || 704 || [[The Oval]] || [[London]] || 1899 |- | [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] || 681-5d || [[Bramall Lane]] || [[Sheffield]] || 1897 |- | [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] || 887 || [[Edgbaston]] || [[Birmingham]] || 1896 |- | [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] || 600-4d || [[North Marine Road]] || [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] || 1995 |} ====Lowest Yorkshire totals==== {| class="wikitable" width=80%| |- ! width=15%|Score ! width=20%|Opposition ! width=20%|Venue ! width=20%|City ! width=5%|Year |- | 23 || [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] || Acklam Park || [[Middlesbrough]] || 1965 |- | 26 || [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] || [[The Oval]] || [[London]] || 1909 |- | 30 || [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] || [[Bramall Lane]] || [[Sheffield]] || 1865 |- | 31 || [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] || Fartown || [[Huddersfield]] || 1935 |- | 32 || [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] || [[Bramall Lane]] || [[Sheffield]] || 1876 |- | 33 || [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] || [[Headingley cricket ground|Headingley]] || [[Leeds]] || 1924 |- |} ====Lowest totals against Yorkshire==== {| class="wikitable" width=80%| |- ! width=15%|Score ! width=20%|Opposition ! width=20%|Venue ! width=20%|City ! width=5%|Year |- | 13 || [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] || [[Trent Bridge]] || [[Nottingham]] || 1901 |- | 15 || [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] || [[County Ground, Northampton|County Ground]] || [[Northampton]] || 1908 |- | 20 || [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] || The Circle || [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] || 1922 |- | 20 || [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] || [[Bramall Lane]] || [[Sheffield]] || 1939 |- | 23 || Australians || [[Headingley cricket ground|Headingley]] || [[Leeds]] || 1902 |- | 23 || [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] || The Circle || [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] || 1921 |- |} ===Results=== ====Tied matches==== {| class="wikitable" width=80%| |- ! width=15%|Score ! width=20%|Opposition ! width=20%|Venue ! width=20%|City ! width=5%|Year |- | Tie || [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] || Fartown || [[Huddersfield]] || 1954 |- | Tie || [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] || Park Avenue || [[Bradford]] || 1973 |- |} ====Largest margin of innings victory==== {| class="wikitable" width=80%| |- ! width=15%|Score ! width=20%|Opposition ! width=20%|Venue ! width=20%|City ! width=5%|Year |- | Inns & 397 runs || [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] || St George's Road || [[Harrogate]] || 1921 |- | Inns & 387 runs || [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] || [[Queen's Park, Chesterfield|Queen's Park]] || [[Chesterfield]] || 1898 |- | Inns & 343 runs || [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] || [[Headingley cricket ground|Headingley]] || [[Leeds]] || 2003 |- | Inns & 321 runs || [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] || Aylestone Road || [[Leicester]] || 1908 |- | Inns & 314 runs || [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] || [[County Ground, Northampton|County Ground]] || [[Northampton]] || 1908 |- | Inns & 313 runs || [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] || [[Leyton Cricket Ground]] || [[Leyton]] || 1932 |- | Inns & 307 runs || [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] || [[Bramall Lane]] || [[Sheffield]] || 1897 |- | Inns & 260 runs || [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] || [[Headingley cricket ground|Headingley]] || [[Leeds]] || 2007 |} ====Largest margin of runs victory==== {| class="wikitable" width=80%| |- ! width=15%|Score ! width=20%|Opposition ! width=20%|Venue ! width=20%|City ! width=5%|Year |- | 389 runs || [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] || Recreation Ground || [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] || 1906 |- | 370 runs || [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] || [[Headingley cricket ground|Headingley]] || [[Leeds]] || 1904 |- | 351 runs || [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] || [[County Ground, Northampton]] || [[Northampton]] || 1947 |- | 346 runs || [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] || [[The Oval]] || [[London]] || 2007 |- | 328 runs || [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] || Park Avenue || [[Bradford]] || 1930 |- | 328 runs || [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] || St Helen's || [[Swansea]] || 2001 |- | 320 runs || [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]] || [[Riverside Ground]] || [[Chester-le-Street]] || 2004 |- | 308 runs || [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] || [[Edgbaston]] || [[Birmingham]] || 1921 |} ====Narrowest margin of runs victory==== {| class="wikitable" width=80%| |- ! width=15%|Score ! width=20%|Opposition ! width=20%|Venue ! width=20%|City ! width=5%|Year |- | 1 run || [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] || Park Avenue || [[Bradford]] || 1976 |- | 2 runs || [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] || [[Trent Bridge]] || [[Nottingham]] || 1870 |- | 2 runs || [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] || [[Headingley cricket ground|Headingley]] || [[Leeds]] || 1985 |- | 3 runs || [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] || Castle Park || [[Colchester]] || 1991 |- | 4 runs || [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] || [[Cardiff Arms Park]] || [[Cardiff]] || 1957 |} ====Victory after following on==== {| class="wikitable" width=80%| |- ! width=15%|Score ! width=20%|Opposition ! width=20%|Venue ! width=20%|City ! width=5%|Year |- | 4 runs || [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]] || [[Bramall Lane]] || [[Sheffield]] || 1879 |- | 15 runs || [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] || [[The Oval]] || [[London]] || 1890 |- | 40 runs || [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] || [[Bramall Lane]] || [[Sheffield]] || 1892 |- | 50 runs || [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] || [[Bramall Lane]] || [[Sheffield]] || 1951 |- | 66 runs || Rest of England || [[The Oval]] || [[London]] || 1959 |} ====Defeat after opponents followed on==== {| class="wikitable" width=80%| |- ! width=15%|Score ! width=20%|Opposition ! width=20%|Venue ! width=20%|City ! width=5%|Year |- | 6 runs || [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] || [[Trent Bridge]] || [[Nottingham]] || 1863 |- | 26 runs || [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge UCCE]] || [[Fenner's]] || [[Cambridge]] || 1886 |} ===Partnership record for each wicket=== {| class="wikitable" width=80% !Wicket !Score !Batting partners !Opposition !Venue !City !Year |- |1st |555 |[[Percy Holmes]] & [[Herbert Sutcliffe]] |[[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] |[[Leyton Cricket Ground]] |[[Leyton]] ||1932 |- |2nd |346 |[[Wilfred Barber]] & [[Maurice Leyland]] |[[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] |[[Bramall Lane]] |[[Sheffield]] |1932 |- |3rd |323 |[[Herbert Sutcliffe]] & [[Maurice Leyland]] |[[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] |Fartown |[[Huddersfield]] |1928 |- |4th |358 |[[Darren Lehmann]] & [[Michael John Lumb|Michael Lumb]] |[[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]] |[[Headingley cricket ground|Headingley]] |[[Leeds]] |2006 |- |5th |340 |[[Edward Wainwright]] & [[George Hirst]] |[[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] |[[The Oval]] |[[London]] |1899 |- |6th |276 |[[Maurice Leyland]] & [[Emmott Robinson]] |[[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] |St.Helen's |[[Swansea]] |1926 |- |7th |254 |[[Wilfred Rhodes]] & [[David Burton]] |[[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] |Dewsbury & Savile |[[Dewsbury]] |1919 |- |8th |292 |[[Bobby Peel]] & [[Lord Hawke]] |[[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] |[[Edgbaston]] |[[Birmingham]] |1896 |- |9th |246 |[[Tim Bresnan]] & [[Jason Gillespie]] |[[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] |[[The Oval]] |[[London]] |2007 |- |10th |149 |[[Geoff Boycott]] & [[Graham Stevenson]] |[[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] |[[Edgbaston]] |[[Birmingham]] |1982 |} ===Player records=== ====Top 20 first-class appearance makers for Yorkshire==== {| width=90% |- !align=left| !width=20% align=center|Player !width=15% align=center|Career span !width=10% align=center|Matches !width=10%| !align=left| !width=20% align=center|Player !width=15% align=center|Career span !width=10% align=center|Matches |- |align=left|1. |width=20% align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[Wilfred Rhodes|Wilfred&nbsp;Rhodes]] |width=15% align=center|1898-1930 |width=10% align=center|883 |width=10%| |align=left|11. |width=20% align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[Doug Padgett|Doug&nbsp;Padgett]] |width=15% align=center|1951-1971 |width=10% align=center|487 |- |align=left|2. |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[George Herbert Hirst|George&nbsp;Hirst]] |align=center|1891-1929 |align=center|717 |width=10%| |align=left|12. |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[Percy Holmes|Percy&nbsp;Holmes]] |align=center|1913-1933 |align=center|485 |- |align=left|3. |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[David Denton|David&nbsp;Denton]] |align=center|1894-1920 |align=center|676 |width=10%| |align=left|13. |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[Vic Wilson (cricketer)|Vic&nbsp;Wilson]] |align=center|1946-1962 |align=center|477 |- |align=left|4. |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[Herbert Sutcliffe|Herbert&nbsp;Sutcliffe]] |align=center|1919-1945 |align=center|603 |width=10%| |align=left|14. |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[John Tunnicliffe|John&nbsp;Tunnicliffe]] |align=center|1891-1907 |align=center|474 |- |align=left|5. |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[Maurice Leyland|Maurice&nbsp;Leyland]] |align=center|1920-1946 |align=center|548 |width=10%| |align=left|15. |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[Fred Trueman|Fred&nbsp;Trueman]] |align=center|1949-1968 |align=center|459 |- |align=left|6. |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[Brian Close|Brian&nbsp;Close]] |align=center|1949-1970 |align=center|536 |width=10%| |align=left|16. |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[John Hampshire|Jackie&nbsp;Hampshire]] |align=center|1961-1981 |align=center|456 |- |align=left|7. |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[Schofield Haigh|Schofield&nbsp;Haigh]] |align=center|1895-1913 |align=center|513 |width=10%| |align=left|17. |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[Geoff Boycott|Geoff&nbsp;Boycott]] |align=center|1962-1986 |align=center|414 |- |align=left|8. |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[Lord Hawke|Lord&nbsp;Hawke]] |align=center|1881-1911 |align=center|512 |width=10%| |align=left|18. |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[Phil Sharpe (cricketer)|Phil&nbsp;Sharpe]] |align=center|1958-1974 |align=center|411 |- |align=left|9. |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[Ray Illingworth|Ray&nbsp;Illingworth]] |align=center|1951-1983 |align=center|496 |width=10%| |align=left|19. |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[George Ulyett|George&nbsp;Ulyett]] |align=center|1873-1893 |align=center|359 |- |align=left|10. |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[Jimmy Binks|Jimmy&nbsp;Binks]] |align=center|1955-1969 |align=center|491 |width=10%| |align=left|20. |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[Len Hutton|Sir&nbsp;Len&nbsp;Hutton]] |align=center|1934-1955 |align=center|341 |} ====Batting==== {| width=100% !align=left width=15%| !align=left width=15%|Player !align=left width=50%|Information |- |align=left valign=top|Highest score |align=left|1.&nbsp;[[George Hirst]]<br/>2.&nbsp;[[Darren Lehmann]]<br/>3.&nbsp;[[Percy Holmes]] |align=left|341 v [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] at [[Grace Road]], [[Leicester]] in 1905<br/>339 v [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]] at [[Headingley cricket ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] in 2006<br/>315* v [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] at [[Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's]], [[London]] in 1925 |- |align=left valign=top|Most runs in season |align=left|1.&nbsp;[[Herbert Sutcliffe]]<br/>2.&nbsp;[[Len Hutton]]<br/>3.&nbsp;[[Len Hutton]] |align=left|2,883 in 1932<br/>2,640 in 1949<br/>2,448 in 1937 |- |align=left valign=top|Most runs in career |align=left|1.&nbsp;[[Herbert Sutcliffe]]<br/>2.&nbsp;[[David Denton]]<br/>3.&nbsp;[[Geoff Boycott]] |align=left|38,561 between 1919 and 1945<br/>33,282 between 1894 and 1920<br/>32,570 between 1963 and 1986 |} ====Bowling==== {| width=100% !align=left width=15%| !align=left width=15%|Player !align=left width=50%|Information |- |align=left valign=top|Best bowling (innings) |align=left|1.&nbsp;[[Hedley Verity]]<br/>2.&nbsp;[[Alonzo Drake]]<br/>3.&nbsp;[[Hedley Verity]] |align=left|10-10 v [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] at [[Headingley cricket ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] in 1932<br/>10-35 v [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] at Clarence Park, [[Weston-super-Mare]] in 1914<br/>10-36 v [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] at [[Headingley cricket ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] in 1931 |- |align=left valign=top|Best bowling (match) |align=left|1.&nbsp;[[Hedley Verity]]<br/>2.&nbsp;[[Bill Bowes]]<br/>3.&nbsp;[[Tom Emmett]] |align=left|17-91 v [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] at [[Leyton Cricket Ground]], [[Leyton]] in 1933<br/>16-35 v [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] at Town Ground, [[Kettering]] in 1935<br/>16-38 v [[Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club|Cambridgeshire]] at Woodhouse Hill Ground, [[Hunslet]] in 1869 |- |align=left valign=top|Most wickets in season |align=left|1.&nbsp;[[Wilfred Rhodes]]<br/>2.&nbsp;[[Wilfred Rhodes]]<br/>3.&nbsp;[[George Hirst]] |align=left|240 in 1900<br/>233 in 1901<br/>201 in 1906 |- |align=left valign=top|Most wickets in career |align=left|1.&nbsp;[[Wilfred Rhodes]]<br/>2.&nbsp;[[George Hirst]]<br/>3.&nbsp;[[Schofield Haigh]] |align=left|3,608 between 1898 and 1930<br/>2,477 between 1891 and 1929<br/>1,876 between 1895 and 1913 |} ====Wicket-keeping==== {| width=100% !align=left width=15%| !align=left width=15%|Player !align=left width=50%|Information |- |align=left|Most victims in innings |align=left|[[David Bairstow]] |align=left|7 v [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] at [[North Marine Road]], [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] in 1982 |- |align=left|Most victims in season |align=left|[[Jimmy Binks]] |align=left|107 v in 1960 |} ===Facts and feats=== * Yorkshire achieved 4 centuries in one innings when [[Stanley Jackson]] (117), [[Ted Wainwright]] (126), [[Bobby Peel]] (210*) and [[Lord Hawke]] (166) all hit tons v Warwickshire in 1896. They have achieved the feat of 3 individual centuries in an innings on 20 occasions, most recently against Surrey at [[The Oval]] in 2007. * The batsman with the highest average for Yorkshire CCC is not [[Geoff Boycott]], [[Len Hutton]] or [[Herbert Sutcliffe]]. In 88 first-class matches, [[Darren Lehmann]] scored 8,532 runs at an average of 68.77 including 26 first-class centuries. In his final innings for the county in September 2006, he made 339, two shy of [[George Hirst]]'s all time county record. It was the first triple hundred by a Yorkshire batsman since Herbert Sutcliffe at Leyton in 1932. * Yorkshire posted 356 for 8 declared against [[Northamptonshire CCC]] in 1905 and then bowled them out for 27 and 15. [[George Hirst]] took 12 for 19 and [[Schofield Haigh]] 6 for 19. * ''555'', the most famous stand in county history, was posted by [[Percy Holmes]] (224*) and [[Herbert Sutcliffe]] (313) against [[Essex CCC]] on [[June 16]], [[1932]]. After Holmes had been dropped on 3, the pair compiled the 555 in 445 minutes, beating the 554 of fellow Yorkshiremen [[Jack Brown]] and [[John Tunnicliffe]]. There was a ripple of panic when the score was reassessed as 554 for 1 but a no ball was "discovered" and the final total restored to the new record mark. [[Bill Bowes]] and [[Hedley Verity]] then bowled Essex out for 78 and 164. * [[Len Hutton]] scored a record 1,294 runs in June 1949 despite 3 consecutive ducks. * [[Younis Khan|Younus Khan]] (106 & 202*) is the only player to score a hundred and a double hundred in the same match for Yorkshire. * [[WG Grace]] (318*) is the only player to have a triple hundred against Yorkshire. * [[Herbert Sutcliffe]] (112) and [[Geoff Boycott]] (103) are the only men to get 100 hundreds for Yorkshire. * 6 players have score centuries on debut for Yorkshire, [[Cecil Tyson]] (100*), [[Paul Gibb]] (157*), [[Martyn Moxon]] (116), [[Ashley Metcalfe]] (122), [[Michael Bevan]] (113*) and [[Jacques Rudolph]] (122). * 3 players have taken all wickets in an innings against Yorkshire, [[Clarrie Grimmett]] (10-37 for Australians), [[Harry Howell (cricketer)|Harry Howell]] (10-51 for [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] and George Wootton (10-54 for All England Eleven). *The first day of the Yorkshire v Gloucestershire match at Sheffield in July 1953 was interrupted when lumps of ice, some five inches long, cascaded from the sky and forced the players to run for cover. Wisden called it "an astonishing phenomenon" A commercial aircraft jettisoning water overhead was held to blame. The second days play was abandoned for the more prosaic reason of rain. ==See also== * [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2005]] * [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2007]] * [[List of cricket grounds in England and Wales]] * [[List of Test cricket grounds]] ==References== <references /> ==External sources== * [http://www.yorkshireccc.com/ Official site] * [http://www.corridorofuncertainty.co.uk/ The Corridor of Uncertainty] * [http://ycccsg.cricketarchive.com/ Yorkshire CCC Southern Group] ==Further reading== * [[Harry Altham|H S Altham]], ''A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914)'', George Allen & Unwin, 1962 * [[Derek Birley]], ''A Social History of English Cricket'', Aurum, 1999 * [[Rowland Bowen]], ''Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development'', Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970 * J M Kilburn, ''A Century of Yorkshire County Cricket'', Yorkshire Post, 1963 * [[Roy Webber]], ''The Playfair Book of Cricket Records'', Playfair Books, 1951 * [[Playfair Cricket Annual]] &ndash; various editions * [[Wisden Cricketers Almanack]] &ndash; 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