The Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) is delighted to announce the players selected for the Club’s Academy and the Emerging Players’ Programme (EPP) for 2025.
A total of 45 players will be involved across both groups, 24 on the Academy and 21 on the EPP.
Both programmes have already started, with winter training taking place since the start of this month.
Pictured James Martin, Head of the Yorkshire Performance Pathway.
“We’re delighted to be able to announce the cricketers coming through for our Academy and the Emerging Players’ Programme,” said James Martin, Head of the Yorkshire Performance Pathway.
“I want to thank every player and their families for their support and enthusiasm.
“It is important to remember that we are looking at this from a long-term approach and we are delighted to continue our work with some truly exciting young talents.
“This has been a collaborative process, with multiple departments, not to mention the tireless work from the players’ cricket clubs and support networks, working seamlessly together to ensure they are fully prepared for this intake.
“They should be proud of what they’ve achieved so far, and I can confidently say, with continued hard work and dedication, that there will be even more exciting things to come from our Academy and Emerging Players’ Programme and we can’t wait to see how all the players develop and progress.”
The Academy squad is as follows:
Boys
William Bennison – Sheriff Hutton Bridge CC
Tom Bradley – Sheffield Collegiate CC
Edward Burch – Hallam CC
Matthew Firbank – Clifton Alliance CC
Tom Fraine – York CC
Joseph Hayes – Cawthorne CC
Louie Owens – Sheffield Collegiate CC
Harvey Round – Barnsley Woolley Miners CC
Jay Singh – Hallam CC
Owen Smith – Barnsley Woolley Miners CC
Bradley Sylvester – Cleckheaton CC
Charlie H Taylor – Honley CC
Joe Thompson – Clifton Alliance CC
Girls
Lucy Randle-Bissell – Doncaster Town CC
Maiya Charlesworth – Rockingham Colliery CC
Amelia Oliver – Harrogate CC
Ellie Nightingale – Wrenthorpe CC
Emma Wrightson – Wrenthorpe CC
Amelia Love – Bolton Percy CC
Holly Garton – Harrogate CC
Inés Blackwell – Marton CC
Elicia Pollard – Stones CC
Frances Londsdale –Clifton Cobras
Navya Gutta – Wakefield Thornes CC
The young cricketers selected for the EPP are:
Boys
Muhammad Safiullah Abrar – Wakefield Thornes CC
Subhaan Ali – New Farnley CC
Rizwan Ishfaq – Sheffield Collegiate CC
Ashwin Krishnan – Hull Zinghari CC
George Lancaster – Olicanian CC
Charlie Richardson – Beverley Town CC
Alex Strain – York CC
Charlie Taylor – Aston Hall CC
Lewis Upton – Rockingham Colliery CC
Louie Wilson – Studley Royal CC
Girls
Alice Acklam – Beverley Town CC
Olivia Breese – Sessay CC
Natalie Brown – Doncaster Town CC
Elizabeth Fidler – Rockingham Colliery CC
Georgie Flack – York CC
Chiara Kariyawasan – Cotton CC
Jeanie Lee – Emley Clarance CC
Florrie McKenna – Sheffield Collegiate CC
Anishka Nayak – Alwoodley CC
Anushri Wadehra – Sessay CC
Maiya Shaw – Whitby CC
Everyone at the Club wishes all the Academy and EPP cricketers the best of luck with Yorkshire.
