Yorkshire

“It wasn’t the perfect performance, but, you know, a good outcome.” That was all-round contributor Maddie Ward’s assessment of Yorkshire’s six-wicket victory over the Leicestershire Foxes at Clifton Park in York today. 

Vice captain Maddie Ward contributed with ball and then bat to help Yorkshire win a fifth successive match across all competitions, this one by six wickets against Leicestershire Foxes in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup 2 at York’s Clifton Park. 

Yorkshire's women are in 50-over action against Leicestershire at Clifton Park, York today. They are aiming for a third win in this competition and a fifth in all competitions. Follow our blog for live updates.

Jonny Bairstow has hailed the development and form of in-form all-rounder George Hill. The former England Under 19 has taken 22 wickets with his seamers this summer, and he is the second leading wicket-taker across either division of the 2025 Rothesay County Championship. 

In-form off-spinner Claudie Cooper says having the trust of captain Lauren Winfield-Hill has been a big reason for her excellent start to life as a Yorkshire cricketer.

Anthony McGrath was full of praise for his Yorkshire’s players, but ultimately cut a frustrated figure after watching former county Essex survive 106 overs on the final day for a draw at Chelmsford. 

Essex’s fifth-wicket duo Matt Critchley and Michael Pepper frustrated Yorkshire during the first two sessions of today’s final day by sharing a determined 154 partnership at the Ambassador Cruise Line Ground as they helped to turn a likely defeat into a draw.

Yorkshire are closing in on a Rothesay County Championship victory over Essex at the Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford. Follow this page for live updates throughout day four.

On the whole, as a team, I’m pretty pleased with how we’ve started this summer as a second-team. We know how hard wins in red-ball cricket are to find. So to get three against Warwickshire away, Lancashire at Headingley and Durham at Scarborough, and also to dominate Lancashire again at Northern, it’s been very rewarding for us as a group. 

Adam Lyth reflected on Yorkshire’s position of strength at Essex heading into tomorrow’s final day and said: “The last two days have been as good as it can possibly get.”

Adam Lyth completed a superb 185 on day three against Essex as Yorkshire put themselves into a winning position at the Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford.