It’s early into the interview but Yorkshire County Cricket Club allrounder Richard Pyrah has already admitted a strong reluctance.
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Joe Root to David Willey: Your cricket week in numbers
While some cricket statistics remain etched into time like barnacles on a boat, others are at risk as were the sand castles braced for the lapping waves on Scarborough’s North Bay Beach during this year’s cricket festival. If the briefest summer shower of cricket stats is your thing then here we go… 1 – The […]
Festival postcard at Scarborough Cricket Club
Watching Yorkshire play county Championship cricket at Scarborough during the annual Festival remains a pilgrimmage for thousands of fans every summer. Cricket Yorkshire was on the North Yorkshire coast for the second day where Yorkshire were 10-0 in their second innings with Lees and Hodd at the crease. Get a feel for the day with […]
Gale’s decision prompts Yorkshire split captaincy
So, Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s Andrew Gale has relinquished his limited-overs captaincy with immediate effect. The news comes in the wake of a poor NatWest T20 Blast campaign where the county under-performed and failed to make the knock-out stages. Gale also drew criticism from certain quarters for his wavering strike-rate as a T20 opening batsmen […]
Does franchise cricket affect the Scarborough Festival?
The debate around city-based T20 franchises in England and Wales has erupted again with the news that Sky has offered £40m a year to broadcast a new Twenty20 tournament for 2017. If this is to be believed, eight city-based teams would play in a three-week block in summer with games screened in the evenings. It […]
Yorkshire Vikings target one-day cricket success
Yorkshire County Cricket Club can now turn their attention fully to the Royal London One-Day Cup safe in the knowledge that little distracts them from a proper crack at one-day cricket. After being dumped out of the NatWest T20 Blast (less said the better) and then winning at Scarborough to go a whopping 34 points […]
Are overseas cricketers still value for county cricket?
There is a very short and sweet answer to that question but in the spirit of cricket debate, let’s kick this topic around. The reason for the article in the first place has been rumblings from the Ridings about Aaron Finch – now sadly off back to Oz after a broken foot ended his unsuccessful […]
The NatWest T20 Blast XI facing Yorkshire Vikings
On Friday evening, twenty-over cricket explodes back onto the calendar as the NatWest T20 Blast kicks off! To celebrate the return of the shorter format, Cricket Yorkshire has put together an XI of international stars that you can expect to see facing the Vikings during the northern group stage of the competition. View image | […]
Vik it to wicket: Did the Vikings ever play cricket?
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 […]
Is England selection failing county cricketers?
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 […]