Erin Thomas and Alex Wade are set for England Under 19s duty in Malaysia and South Africa respectively.
The Yorkshire duo, both aged 18, signed their maiden professional contracts earlier this winter ahead of representing the county’s women’s and men’s sides in 2025 and beyond.
Batter Thomas is part of the England women’s squad for the Under 19s T20 World Cup, which runs from January 18 to February 2. This will be the second edition of an event which first ran in early 2023. England were beaten finalists by India in South Africa.
South Africa is where fast bowler Wade is for a men’s tour consisting of four 50-over matches, including three ODIs against their South African counterparts, and two four-day Test Matches.
England are being captained by Somerset all-rounder Archie Vaughan, the son of former Yorkshire and England batter Michael.
Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com. Alex Wade is on England Under 19s duty in South Africa.
Half a dozen Yorkshire men’s players have either started or will be starting franchise commitments in three different competitions this week.
Franchise leagues are taking place in Bangladesh, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.
Dawid Malan is in the Fortune Barisal squad for the Bangladesh Premier League, though he has not played in the early stages of the competition.
Jonny Bairstow (Joburg Super Kings) and Joe Root (Paarl Royals) are both set to debut in South Africa’s SAT20, which started yesterday. Both men could play for their respective sides tomorrow.
Adam Lyth (Gulf Giants), Adil Rashid (Sharjah Warriors) and Jordan Thompson (MI Emirates) are all in the UAE for the ILT20 event, starting tomorrow.
Thompson was part of the MI squad which won the competition last year.
Jafer Chohan, meanwhile, remains with Sydney Sixers in Australia’s Big Bash League, though Yorkshire’s leg-spinner is yet to debut for the title chasers. He is expected to given two of their spinners, Akeal Hosein and Todd Murphy, are set to depart for other commitments.
Hosein is due to play in the ILT20, while Murphy has been selected for Australia’s Test tour of Sri Lanka, starting later this month.
Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com. Adam Lyth is in the UAE with Gulf Giants.
Yorkshire superstars Harry Brook and Joe Root have been nominated for two ICC Player of the Year awards for 2024, with voting closing this evening.
The England duo are on a four-man shortlist alongside Sri Lanka batter Kamindu Mendis and India seamer Jasprit Bumrah for the ICC’s Test Cricketer of the Year.
They are also listed alongside Bumrah and Australia’s former Yorkshire overseas batter Travis Head for the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy – Men’s Cricketer of the Year award.
Brook scored 1,100 runs from 12 Tests at an average of 55 with a high score of 317 in 2024.
Root scored 1,556 runs from 17 Tests at an average of 55.57 with a high score of 262.
Voting closes for both awards at 6.30pm tonight. You can vote here:
https://www.icc-cricket.com/awards/icc-awards-of-the-year-2024
Picture by Stu Forster/Getty Images. Joe Root and Harry Brook are competing for two ICC awards.
Fast bowler Cameron Cooper has been speaking of his pride following his recent appointment as Yorkshire’s new D40 Quest captain.
Cooper, 23, is an England Physical Disability squad player and a graduate of the Yorkshire Cricket College.
He was appointed in November as Matt Bateman’s replacement, with the latter struggling to overcome a finger injury, meaning his availability for 2025 is in doubt.
Cooper, who plays regular league cricket for Pickering, has progressed from Yorkshire’s vice captain.
He said: “It was a brilliant moment for me.
“This is something I’ve worked for for a few years now.
“I’ve been vice captain under three different lads and leaders in James O’Conner, Gordon Laidlaw and Matt (Bateman). I’ve learnt a lot from all of them.
“To do it at such a young age as well, it’s something I hope I can do for as long as I play. I’m very proud.”
We will be publishing an in-depth interview with Cameron on yorkshireccc.com later this month.
Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com. Nw Yorkshire D40 Quest captain Cameron Cooper bowls at Headingley in last September’s showcase match between a Yorkshire President’s XI and an England Pan Disability XI.
Australian grade cricket resumes this weekend following the Christmas break, meaning a number of Yorkshire players will return to action.
Ben Cliff, Harry Duke, Noah Kelly and Will Luxton will continue their winter’s work in Melbourne for Greenvale, Essendon and Beaumaris.
Dom Bess is in Sydney playing for Mosman, while Sterre Kalis is also in the Harbour City playing for Gordon’s women.
Their women’s competition resumes next weekend.
But Rebecca Duckworth has recently travelled to Queensland to play for the Gold Coast Dolphins and should debut this Sunday.
Picture by Gordon CC. Sterre Kalis bats for Gordon Cricket Club in Sydney prior to Christmas.
North Leeds Cricket Club and the Northern Cricket Society once again played their Boxing Day fixture at the former’s Homestead venue, for the 50th time, last month.
On December 26, 2024, it was also the 75th Anniversary of the Northern Cricket Society first sending out a team on Boxing Day, the society first meeting Collingham in 1949 – the second year of the society’s existence.
Covid apart, they have maintained the tradition each year since.
For much of this fixture’s history, it has raised money for a number of charities, most recently St Gemma’s Hospice. Approximately £5,000 has been raised over the last two decades.
In the 2024 fixture, a 25-over affair, NCS won by 28 runs. Batting first, they posted 204-5 before restricting North Leeds to 176-4 in reply.
