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 Sellers, 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.
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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