Yorkshire

When Dom Bess, and his head coach Anthony McGrath, undertook their media duties at the end of Yorkshire’s commanding seven-wicket win over Essex at Chelmsford on Tuesday, they didn’t know who their quarter-final opponents would be.

If things go well this weekend, and again in late September, Gavin Hamilton will have been general manager of cricket at Yorkshire and will have two Metro Bank One-Day Cup titles to show for it. 

“I’m delighted for Rooty,” said Anthony McGrath, his Yorkshire coach. “He’s our best player, and also very passionate about England, so I think there’s no better man to step in.”

A superb 100 off 84 from wicketkeeper-opener Curtis Sugden helped a Yorkshire D40 side beat their Sussex counterparts in a 40-over friendly at Headingley yesterday.

“It’s a nice feeling,” said Anthony McGrath, reflecting on Yorkshire securing a home quarter-final at York on Friday thanks to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Essex at Chelmsford as they chased a target of 152.

Yorkshire claimed a seven-wicket victory over Essex Eagles in a fascinating, bowler-dominated clash at Chelmsford today, securing a home quarter-final in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup later this week.

Yorkshire are all but there in terms of the knockout stages of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup, but a win in their final group game against Essex at Chelmsford today would almost certainly secure a home quarter-final on Friday. Follow this page for updates to see if they can achieve it.

Anthony McGrath has praised the character of his players having responded strongly to last month’s hammer blow of a T20 quarter-final defeat to Somerset with some strong performances in the ongoing Metro Bank One-Day Cup, all but qualifying them for the knockout stages. 

Yorkshire’s D40 Pursuit side are bidding to go from “bridesmaids” to the bride over the next couple of weeks having qualified for knockout cricket with six group wins from six.

When Joe Root stepped down as England Test in April 2022, there was little doubt that he would still lead from the front. 

Sam Whiteman was thrilled with his superb 94 but more so the victory over Derbyshire at Scarborough as Yorkshire moved to within touching distance of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup knockouts.