Yorkshire CCC

Many questions surround the origins of our favourite summer sport, but in this part of the world, especially since the county side’s one-day rebranding, there is one that deserves particular attention. Did the Vikings play anything close to cricket? Those of us of sufficient vintage will remember Derbyshire’s Great Dane, Ole Mortensen, the quick-bowling marauder […]

The rubik’s cube that is international selection has illustrated some worrying flaws during England’s Test squad for the West Indies tour. I know what you’re thinking…that this will be a generic moan about how all six Yorkshiremen aren’t being picked by England. Not even close. It’s goes beyond whether Lyth or Rashid are selected (although […]

Back on Friday – the day the world learnt of the death of Richie Benaud who passed at the age of 84 whilst being treated for skin cancer – members of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club squad themselves got checked for the disease. As part of the county club’s partnership with Yorkshire Cancer Research, cricketers […]

It’s that time, people. The weights, nets, winter tours, trip to the desert and MCCU workout are all done and dusted. Yorkshire play Worcestershire in their first LV=County Championship fixture of 2015 and for many who have yearned for the return of English domestic cricket, Sunday signals the start of summer. So, how do Yorkshire […]

Garfield might like Mondays, I prefer this Tuesday. If, like me you have waited patiently (at first) for winter to jog on so the county season could come round again, well, IT IS FINALLY HERE. Sorry for shouty capitals but it’s only when you miss something; yearn for it, perhaps even quietly grieve; that its […]

This ‘overseas player signs for Yorkshire’ news story is not generally the realm of Cricket Yorkshire but this was too tempting to pass over. Besides, you might need a guide to steer you through the maze that has become the protracted tangle of Yorkshire’s overseas player roster for 2015. View image | gettyimages.com So, first […]

The fact that Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s opening fixture of the 2015 county season takes place on another continent is, well, a bit of an oddity.