With Adil Rashid having recently signed a new cotract with Yorkshire to include first-class cricket, Paul Dyson looks at how he fits into the county’s history of producing outstanding all-rounders.

Adil Rashid’s career-record in first-class cricket shows that his batting average is higher than that for his bowling – the sign of a genuine all-rounder – and with him having given up on red-ball cricket, it seems like a good time to compare him with other Yorkshire all-rounders who come into the same category.

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