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James Wharton top-scored for Yorkshire on day one at Durham (Picture: Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com)

Yorkshire CCC in 'good position' says top-scorer James Wharton
JAMES WHARTON, who top-scored with 69, pronounced himself pleased with Yorkshire’s total of 295-8 on day one of their Rothesey County Championship Division One ...

Yorkshire's James Wharton hits out at the Riverside. Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images.

Decent day for Yorkshire CCC in gloomy County Durham

Anthony McGrath has seen enough already to believe that his side can challenge in Division One. Picture by Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com

Yorkshire CCC has shown it can challenge the best says head coach McGrath

All smiles: Jordan Thompson leaves the field after Yorkshire's win against Worcestershire. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

McGrath praises Thompson response to being left out of Yorkshire CCC opener

Rich Williman in his cricket gear

Cricket fan to run London Marathon in full kit while carrying bat

Yorkshire's Dom Bess leaves the field after making a century against Worcestershire. (Picture: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com)

'He’s a fantastic cricketer': McGrath hails Bess' impact on Yorkshire CCC

Anthony McGrath, performing slip catching drills before play against Worcestershire, wants his players fighting for spots to keep standards high at Yorkshire. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Anthony McGrath happy to have Yorkshire CCC selection headache after record win

Plain-speaking: Yorkshire CCC chair Colin Graves is concerned at the seemingly unchecked nature of new franchise competitions and wants the ICC to do something about it. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

FCA responds to MP's complaint over proposed Yorkshire demutualisation

Dom Bess celebrates his first century for Yorkshire. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

History-making Yorkshire CCC hammer Worcestershire inside three days

Joe Root, left, and Harry Brook. Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images.

Root and Brook to play one game for Yorkshire CCC before Test match commitments

Jordan Thompson in action against Worcestershire. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Thompson to the fore as Yorkshire CCC in complete control

GOOD KNOCK: Yorkshire's George Hill hits out against Worcestershire. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Bairstow cruelly denied in first innings as Yorkshire captain on home soil

Results have proved hard to come by on the Headingley pitch where bat has tended to dominate ball. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Yorkshire CCC confident of enjoying home life again if the pitches play ball

Matthew Waite, seen here in action at Scarborough in his final season as a Yorkshire player, was Worcestershire's hero at Taunton last week where he helped to secure an unlikely draw. Picture by John Clifton/SWpix.com

'We've got to start as we finished' says McGrath ahead of Pears test

Main man: Yorkshire's Harry Brook. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Harry Brook "living the dream" as he prepares for captaincy challenge

Lauren Winfield-Hill. Picture: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Winfield-Hill’s love for game still burns bright as Yorkshire prepare for action

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TAKING THE POSITIVES: Yorkshire captain Jonny Bairstow celebrates his half-century in the Rothesay County Championship match against Hampshire Picture: John Heald/Yorkshire Cricket/ECB Network

Encouraging signs for Yorkshire despite opening round defeat

Harry Brook. Photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images.

Yorkshire CCC star Harry Brook named England white-ball captain

Adam Lyth made a fine second innings hundred in Southampton. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Lyth’s valiant rearguard in vain as Yorkshire CCC fall to defeat

David Bumble Lloyd during the Vitality County Championship match between Lancashire and Kent at Emirates Old Trafford on May 05, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

David 'Bumble' Lloyd: Why Joe Root is one of the world’s best batsmen
With Yorkshire’s new Championship season under way, David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd, former Lancashire and England batsman, coach and author, now living near York, talks to Guy Williams.
Guy Williams

George Hill was in fine bowling form at the Utilita Bowl. Picture: John Heald.

Hill to the fore with the ball for Yorkshire CCC

Dawid Malan top-scored for Yorkshire before running himself out. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Tough day for Yorkshire CCC on return to Championship top flight

DAWN OF A NEW ERA: Jonny Bairstow (second left), Dawid Malan (left), with with Philip Hodson & Colin Graves. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Yorkshire CCC can prove the bookmakers wrong with a successful season

Lauren Winfield-Hill. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Captaincy honour for Winfield-Hill

CricketTalk - Looking ahead to Yorkshire's 2025 county campaign

Fin Bean in training for the new season. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Bean in good company as he eyes step up in class

Sir Geoffrey Boycott in conversation with Jonny Bairstow before an England game at Headingley. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Boycott backs Bairstow to bring energy and positivity to captaincy role

Sir Geoffrey Boycott greets a supporter during a book signing session at Scarborough in 2022. The Yorkshire and England legend has been appointed as the new Scarborough club president. Picture by Will Palmer/SWpix.com

Boycott honoured as Scarborough CC names him as president

Simon Kellett, Head of Cricket at BGS, is proud of Will and Alex's success

BGS duo shine as Yorkshire CCC triumphs in Abu Dhabi

Yorkshire's new T20 captain Dawid Malan. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Dawid Malan optimistic Yorkshire CCC can become white-ball "powerhouse"

Positive: New Yorkshire CCC bowling coach Mick Lewis. Picture by Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com

New Yorkshire CCC bowling coach: “We’re on the cusp of something special”
YOU can’t beat a dose or two of Australian positivity and Mick Lewis appears to have brought an entire medicine cabinet’s worth in exchanging coaching duties at Essex for those at Yorkshire.
Chris Waters

LEADING MAN: Dawid Malan will captain Yorkshire Vikings in this year's T20 Blast Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Yorkshire award captaincy roles to Bairstow and Malan

FAST TRACK: Bowler Ben Coad pictured celebrating taking his 300th first class wicket last year - is confident Yorkshire can be among the honours this coming season. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Coad confident of silverware in 2025

Jonny Bairstow on England duty at Headingley in 2023 (Picture: Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com)

Yorkshire's Jonny Bairstow keeping his Ashes dream alive

Oliver Hannon-Dalby, now of Warwickshire, celebrates the wicket of Yorkshire's Harry Brook at Headingley in 2022. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

I was in tears - new PCA chair Oliver Hannon-Dalby recalls Yorkshire CCC exit

Yorkshire's Jonny Bairstow leaves the field on 107 not out at the end of play on day 1 against Middlesex helped get them over the promotion line last season (Picture: Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com).

'Seriously talented boys': Bairstow full of praise for Yorkshire team-mates

Shan Masood, right, spent two years at Yorkshire.

Shan Masood leaves Yorkshire CCC to join Leicestershire

Happy memories: Bob Appleyard with the ball that he took his 200th 1st class wicket with in 1951. Four years later he took four wickets for the loss of just seven runs as England whipped out New Zealand for 26 runs, a record low Test score that still stands today.

When Yorkshire legend helped rout New Zealand for lowest score in Test cricket

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Inside the Boundary: Sign up for The Yorkshire Post's new cricket newsletter

Ben Sears in action for New Zealand in a T20 international against Pakistan in Lahore last April. Photo by AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images.

Yorkshire CCC a drawcard as New Zealand ace signs

Eye on the ball: Harry Brook playing for England in the Champions Trophy. He has taken the decision to focus on international not IPL duty.

Yorkshire's Harry Brook risks wrath of the IPL after prioritising England duty

KL Rahul, left, and Ravindra Jadeja celebrate after the latter hit the winning runs for India off Will O'Rourke, the New Zealand fast bowler and new Yorkshire signing pictured in the background. Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images.

Champions Trophy final: ‘Tinpot’ tournament gets the winner it deserves

Anthony McGrath believes it is much harder for players nowadays to hone their one-day skills in the busy schedule. Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images.

Tough for players to gain 50-over experience - McGrath

Yorkshire head coach Anthony McGrath. Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images.

McGrath glad to be getting everybody together as Yorkshire prepare to go on tour

Jordan Buckingham bowling for Adelaide Strikers during this winter's Big Bash. Photo by Sarah Reed/Getty Images.

Yorkshire sign Aussie fast bowler to share Championship load

PROMISING: England fast bowler, Jofra Archer has come through a hectic workload unscathed. Picture: Gareth Copley/Getty Images

England move on after Champions Trophy as Archer offers Test hope

Matthew Hoggard celebrates the wicket of Australia's Justin Langer during the historic 2005 Ashes series. Photo: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

Matthew Hoggard claims life was 'ruined' by Azeem Rafiq racism scandal

Over and out: Jos Buttler. Photo by Sameer Ali/Getty Images.

A fitting end to England’s campaign and Jos Buttler’s captaincy - Chris Waters

Harry Brook has been around for a while but he has played only 12 one-day innings for Yorkshire. Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images.

England’s one-day woes: You do not get better at something by not doing it

A look at the early favourites to replace Jos Buttler as England's white-ball captain.

Favourites to replace Jos Buttler as England's white-ball captain

Afghanistan's players celebrate victory. Photo by AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images.

‘Zad’s’ your lot, folks, as England exit the Champions Trophy

Adam Lyth enjoys a well-deserved cold one after helping Yorkshire to County Championship promotion last summer. Now he has put pen to paper on a new deal at Headingley. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Adam Lyth: Batsman signs new deal at Yorkshire CCC

The Champions Trophy: yet another competition in an overcrowded schedule. Photo by FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP via Getty Images.

‘Tinpot’ Champions Trophy proves that the game is all about the money

England Test captain Ben Stokes. Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images.

England Test captain Ben Stokes to miss Hundred as he manages fitness pre-Ashes

CONTRIBUTING: England's Joe Root celebrates his half century during the ICC Champions Trophy clash with Australia on Saturday. Picture: Sameer Ali/Getty Images

Root confident England are on right track with Buttler

Confident: Yorkshire CCC chair Colin Graves. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Colin Graves: Jigsaw pieces in place for successful season says Yorkshire chair

Josh Inglis celebrates his match-winning hundred. Photo by AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images.

Leeds-born Josh Inglis leaves England at risk of Champions Trophy exit

Sanjay Patel speaking at the Sport Industry Breakfast Club at the BT Centre in September 2019 during his days as managing director of The Hundred. Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Sport Industry Group.

Yorkshire CCC must never get into this financial state again - Sanjay Patel

Worried: Former Yorkshire CCC fast bowler and managing director of cricket Darren Gough. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Darren Gough "worried" as England prepare to start quest to win Champions Trophy

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