Yorkshire's Championship Winning Captains

In Yorkshire’s long and distinguished history 12 captains have lifted the holy grail, The County Championship title.

The most successful skipper was Lord Hawke, who captained Yorkshire to eight Championship crowns between 1893 and 1908.

Brian Sellars, who was at the helm during the 1930s and 40s it what many regard as Yorkshire’s ‘Golden Age’, led the county to six Championship victories.

Here is a list of legendary dozen. Will current Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale add himself to legendary status? Only time will tell.

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  R Iddison

  Champion County (2) 1867, 1870

  Champion County (Joint Winners) 1869

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  Lord Hawke

  County Champions (8) 1893, 1896, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1905, 1908.

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  Sir A White

  County Champions (1) 1912

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  D C F Burton

  County Champions (1) 1919

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  G Wilson

  County Champions (3) 1922, 1923, 1924

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  A W Lupton

  County Champions (1) 1925

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  F E Greenwood

  County Champions (2) 1931, 1932

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  A B Sellers

  County Champions (6) 1933, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1946

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  J R Burnet

  County Champions (1) 1959

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  J V Wilson

  County Champions (2) 1960, 1962

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  D B Close

  County Champions (4) 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968

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  D Byas

  County Champions (1) 2001

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  AW Gale

  County Champions (2) 2014, 2015

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  Joint Winner

  N W D Yardley

  County Champions (Joint Winners) 1949