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.  

James Martin

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 cricketers are 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 – Cottingham 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. 

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