Yorkshire

Yorkshire fans got a brief look at one Taylor at York last week and next season will get a much more prolonged look at another. Tom Taylor lined up against the White Rose for Worcestershire on Wednesday, while his younger brother James has just signed on at Headingley from Surrey.

Yorkshire ended their National D40 Quest League campaign on a high yesterday by thumping defending champions Lancashire at Mawdesley.

Today at Lord’s definitely fell into the ‘bittersweet’ category for in-form Yorkshire quick Ben Cliff. A defeat to Middlesex was clearly a frustration. But four wickets on his first ever visit to this venue was clearly something to remember.

Yorkshire’s winning run in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup was ended by fellow knockout contenders Middlesex at Lord’s today, the hosts successfully defending a target of 247 to win by 35 runs and reclaim top spot in Group B.  

Yorkshire have arrived at Lord's to face fellow high-flyers Middlesex knowing that a win would all but secure their place in the knockout stages of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup. It would be five wins on the bounce. Follow this page throughout the day to see if they can achieve it.

No let up is the message from Anthony McGrath as Yorkshire head to Lord’s to face Middlesex in another Metro Bank One-Day Cup blockbuster tomorrow. 

Anthony McGrath hailed his Yorkshire players and said they could look back on their week at York as a job very well done. 

Yorkshire took a significant step towards the knockout stages of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup for the second season running with a convincing seven-wicket victory over Durham at York which was forged by an outstanding display with the ball.

Yorkshire and Durham face off in a blockbuster Metro Bank One-Day Cup clash at York today. Both are flying towards the top of Group B, and the winners will take a giant step towards knockout cricket. Follow this page for live updates.

If Kuldeep Yadav is as good a soothsayer as he is a bowler, there will be a lot of folk around Headingley who will be pretty chuffed soon enough.

Will Luxton scored a brilliant List A career best 126 - his second successive Metro Bank One-Day Cup century - as Yorkshire saw off the defending champions at York, and he said. “There's nothing better than winning games.”