The immediate answer (how often do you get that in an opening paragraph?) is that it depends if you’re a fan worried about the potential roadblock for young English county cricketers, a county coach looking to bolster an under-strength squad or a professional cricketer after financial security and a new chapter in life. Kolpak has […]
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Gary Ballance captains Yorkshire’s renaissance
Well, well… Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s captaincy roll of honour now officially spans from Lord Hawke to Gary Ballance. Ballance has become Yorkshire County Cricket Club captain across all three formats after being approached by new First XI Coach Andrew Gale. The 27-year-old England batsman described the Yorkshire captaincy as “impossible to turn down” and […]
2017 cricket fixtures in Yorkshire: Six of the Best
So, the England & Wales Cricket Board have released the fixtures for 2017; a moment we all await with barely contained angst by the time November arrives. We can all start planning our year properly around the cricket now, can’t we? Here are a few matches I’ve picked out to circle in the diary… SEASON-OPENER […]
What’s on the agenda for Andrew Gale as Yorkshire’s first-team coach?
Embed from Getty Images One of the burning questions of the autumn has been resolved as Yorkshire County Cricket Club captain Andrew Gale announced his retirement to become the successor to Jason Gillespie as first-team coach. This bold move by the county sees continuity within the club with Gale taking over, having led Yorkshire to […]
Paul Farbrace on the Yorkshire job and life with England
Embed from Getty Images You could be forgiven for thinking that England assistant coach Paul Farbrace, back home and resting from the Test leg of the Bangladesh tour, would be taking this chance to tune out from cricket. As it is, he’s been setting the alarm clock so as not to miss any of the […]
Who will succeed Jason Gillespie at Yorkshire County Cricket Club?
The departure of the popular Australian coach Jason Gillespie has left a void at Yorkshire County Cricket Club after a very successful era at Headingley in which he masterminded successive County Championships. Natural talk of Dizzy’s successor is rife given it’s a plum job at a prestigious club with all of its recent success and […]
The ultimate winter shortlist for cricket fans
Now the county cricket season is done and dusted, the light begins to draw in and we pine for November when the ECB usually releases the fixture list for 2017. After the Christmas turkey has been demolished, the prospect of cricket outdoors in March/April no longer feels it is shimmering on the horizon out of […]
Why Adil Rashid isn’t playing for Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s 13-man squad to face Middlesex at Lord’s in the most important game of their season has provoked howls of protest and got everyone talking. The stakes could not be higher. Win against Middlesex and a third successive County Championship is in the bag and so the welcome availability of Adil Rashid, […]
What is Yorkshire’s stance on the new city-based T20 competition?
Yesterday was quite the day. As the sun set on Somerset’s ten-wicket victory over Yorkshire ensuring the County Championship race remains tantalisingly open for now, news broke of plans for a city-based T20 tournament. Based on the England & Wales Board’s press release, we now know this definitively: a new eight team T20 competition, in […]
Yorkshire Diamonds prepped for Kia Super League
The Yorkshire Diamonds squad came out in dribs and drabs for the Media Day photoshoot with the Carnegie Pavilion looming in the background. Captain Lauren Winfield, Beth Mooney, Jenny Gunn and Danielle Hazell plonked themselves on the front row with the shouted excitement from a sponsors game taking place out in the middle as the […]