Yorkshire

The new summer is just days away, with the Rothesay County Championship getting underway on Friday. Yorkshire's bid for a first Championship title since 2015 starts against Hampshire at the Utilita Bowl, and confidence is high.

Rich Pyrah’s plan to develop Yorkshire’s homegrown youngsters continued at pace in Abu Dhabi today as all six Academy players on tour faced Tier 1 side Surrey in an 40-over friendly.

The progression of the Yorkshire women’s squad may well be influenced in small part by this summer’s Pakistan Super League, with one of their backroom staff set to be involved in the competition over the next couple of months.

Anthony McGrath has confirmed that neither Harry Brook or Joe Root will be available for Yorkshire’s opening Rothesay County Championship clash with Hampshire this weekend. 

James Wharton hit a dominant 98 off 86 balls and headlined a trio of half-centuries during a hard-fought day of friendly cricket with Lancashire at Headingley today.

Good morning from Headingley for the second and final day of our men's friendly clash with Lancashire, resuming at 11am. It’s dry but cloudy at present. 

Yorkshire were beaten in today’s Abu Dhabi Women’s T20 final by last year’s Charlotte Edwards Cup T20 champions The Blaze, completing an encouraging weekend’s work for Rich Pyrah and his side.

Ben Cliff and George Hill claimed three wickets apiece, added to two for new seam-bowling signing Jack White, as Yorkshire bowled arch-rivals Lancashire out for 153 midway through the opening afternoon at Headingley today. 

Good morning from Headingley, where it's lovely and sunny but pretty chilly ahead of the Yorkshire men's two-day friendly against Lancashire, starting at 11am.

Yorkshire have qualified for tomorrow’s final of the Abu Dhabi Women’s T20 competition after a dominant win over a United Arab Emirates XI this afternoon. 

Mick Lewis, Yorkshire’s new bowling coach, has high hopes for the county’s bowlers, saying: “I really do believe that this bowling group could be the best in the country.”