Adam Lyth

Old pals act: Dawid Malan, left, celebrates his century for Yorkshire against Sussex at Headingley in 2021 with team-mate Gary Ballance. Photo by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Malan’s retirement highlights the huge hole left by Ballance departure

OPENING UP: Adam Lyth (right) and Finlay Bean have enjoyed a fruitful time opening up together at the crease this season for Yorkshire in the County Championship - including four century partnerships. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Bean and Lyth pairing gives Yorkshire optimism for the future

Yorkshire thank the fans for their support after victory over Worcestershire. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Yorkshire CCC avoid finishing bottom after victory on final day at Headingley

Positive declaration. Yorkshire captain Shan Masood is hoping for a victory to round off the season. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Yorkshire CCC seek enterprising win after attacking declaration

Fin Bean, left, and Adam Lyth are going from strength to strength as an opening pair. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Yorkshire CCC openers Adam Lyth and Fin Bean going from strength to strength

Shan Masood's Yorkshire conceded a first innings deficit of 78. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Leicestershire CCC v Yorkshire CCC updates

Jordan Thompson swings into his delivery stride. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Yorkshire CCC in strong position at halfway stage to do double over Derbyshire

Shan Masood hits out on his way to his highest score for Yorkshire to date - 96 in Tuesday's One-Day Cup defeat to Middlesex at Radlett. Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images.

I’m playing better now than when I was scoring lots of runs - Shan Masood

Jonny Bairstow may not be playing but he is still immortalised at North Marine Road. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Jonny Bairstow looks down on the play as Adam Lyth marches on

Adam Lyth acknowledges the applause for his fifty at Scarborough. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Adam Lyth shines for Yorkshire before and after the Scarborough rain

Yorkshire head coach Ottis Gibson is expecting to learn much about his side this week as they take on the league leaders. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

High-flying Durham will provide Yorkshire with an acid test - Gibson

Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com. Yorkshire's Adam Lyth.

Rain spoils ‘almost a perfect day’ for Yorkshire CCC at New Road

Jonny Tattersall. Picture by Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com 21/05/2021

Jonny Tattersall can fill the captaincy breach says Yorkshire coach Ottis Gibson

PROVEN QUALITY: Dawid Malan passed 500 Twenty20 runs for Yorkshire this season

Thoughts turn to 2024 improvements as Yorkshire's Blast ends in damp squib

George Hill, left, and Fin Bean made centuries for Yorkshire on the first day at Headingley. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Century-makers Fin Bean and George Hill put Yorkshire CCC in control

Running up the records: Adam Lyth, left, and Dawid Malan shared a record first-wicket partnership for Yorkshire in T20 cricket.

Lyth and Malan get the party started at Headingley as Yorkshire march on

Century-maker: James Wharton celebrates a magical milestone in the Headingley sunshine. Pic: SWpix.com

Wonderful Wharton leads Yorkshire to fifth straight victory

Dawid Malan hits out on his way to 83 in the Roses T20. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Yorkshire CCC keep that winning feeling with fine Roses win

Yorkshire head coach Ottis Gibson. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

T20 can free up our all-rounders, says Yorkshire head coach Ottis Gibson

Adam Lyth blows on to his hands to keep warm. Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images.

Yorkshire give themselves a good chance of ending their long winless run

Man in demand: Adam Lyth signs autographs for young fans in Melbourne during last winter's Big Bash League. Photo by James Worsfold/Getty Images.

Our franchise comp is better than the Aussies' franchise comp - Adam Lyth
ADAM LYTH insists that The Hundred is better than the Australian Big Bash in a powerful endorsement of the English competition.

White Rose legend: Adam Lyth produced one of his best knocks for Yorkshire. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Lyth reflects on superb innings as Yorkshire prepare to welcome Masood

Glamorgan's Australian batsman Marnus Labuschagne. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Yorkshire hold their nerve to escape with a draw on a tense final day

Yorkshire's Adam Lyth. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Lyth hits sparkling hundred for Yorkshire after Bairstow falls for a duck

Michael Neser holds up the match ball after taking a hat-trick and career-best figures of 7-32 against Yorkshire. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Aussie star takes hat-trick to leave Yorkshire on the ropes

A seagull surveys proceedings at Hove cricket ground, where rain has delayed the start of day four. Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images.

Yorkshire forced to settle for draw after final day in Hove washed out - updates

Hard lines, old boy. Ali Orr, of Sussex, is helped to his feet by team-mate Tom Clark after twice dropping Yorkshire's Fin Bean off England pace bowler Ollie Robinson. Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images.

Battling Fin Bean rides his luck as Yorkshire fight to stay in the hunt at Hove

Beanpole speedster Mickey Edwards. Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images.

Yorkshire CCC confident that Mickey Edwards can reach dizzy heights

Finlay Bean cuts the ball away en route to his maiden first-class century against Leicestershire. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Bean keen for knowledge as Yorkshire CCC star looks to kick-on from maiden ton

Shai Hope celebrates after his twin hundreds helped West Indies beat England in the 2017 Headingley Test. Hope will make his Yorkshire debut at the venue on Thursday in the season-opener against Leicestershire. Photo Lindsey Parnaby/AFP via Getty Images).

Hope springs eternal for Yorkshire but Gibson’s feet are firmly on the ground

Rory Burns hits the winning runs off Yorkshire captain Jonny Tattersall as Surrey clinch their 21st Championship title and their second in five seasons, while Yorkshire face a nervous last week in the battle to beat the drop. Picture: Adam Davy/PA Wire

Freefalling Yorkshire sink further into relegation mire as Surrey clinch title

England's Ollie Pope, who made a hundred on the opening day of the match against Yorkshire, who are bidding to stave off another defeat. Photo by Ben Hoskins/Getty Images for Surrey CCC

Surrey CCC v Yorkshire CCC County Championship updates
YORKSHIRE are taking on Surrey on day three of the County Championship match at the Oval.

Yorkshire's Will Fraine is caught by Ollie Pope at second slip off the bowling of Dan Worrall. Photo by Ben Hoskins/Getty Images for Surrey CCC

Kohler-Cadmore sparkles before rush of blood as Yorkshire follow-on

Finlay Bean cuts the ball away during the Roses match. Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images.

Bean savours thrill of opening the batting with the inspirational Lyth

Fantastic Finlay: Yorkshire's Finlay Bean hits out on his first-class debut. Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images.

Bean leads Yorkshire's Roses response

Finlay Bean - handed his first-class debut in the Roses game. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com

Lancashire CCC v Yorkshire CCC Roses updates

Faf du Plessis of Northern Superchargers hits four runs during The Hundred match against London Spirit. (Photo by Ashley Allen/Getty Images)

Northern Superchargers are left in a spin with Headingley defeat

Yorkshire's Adam Lyth. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com

Yorkshire CCC star banned from bowling

Red hot: Northern Superchargers' Adam Lyth hit the fastest 50 in the competition's history at the Oval. Picture: Adam Davy/PA Wire.

Curran puts Lyth in shade as Invincibles triumph at red hot Oval

Adam Lyth, on his way to a half century that helped Northern Superchargers beat hosts Manchester Originals at Old Trafford last night. Picture: Gareth Copley/Getty Images

Superchargers get Hundred campaign off to promising start against Originals

Yorkshire's Matthew Waite is forced on the defensive against Hampshire at Scarborough (Picture: John Clifton/SWPix.com)

Boycott could have done a job against Hampshire as Yorkshire are given hope

Yorkshire's Jonathan Tattersall hits out against Surrey (Picture: Will Palmer/SWpix.com)

Jonny Tattersall hoping to keep Harry Duke out of the Yorkshire team

Denied: Yorkshire's Dom Bess unsuccessfully appeals for the wicket of Surrey's Rory Burns. Picture by Will Palmer/SWpix.com

Surrey batters lead fightback at Scarborough after Yorkshire post 521

Cricket fans enjoying the action as Yorkshire played Surray at Scarborough. Pictures: James Hardisty

‘Scarbados’: Lyth and Tattersall shine for Yorkshire CCC at seaside

Adam Lyth chas signed a new deal with Yorkshire CCC Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Lyth agrees new deal to remain at Yorkshire CCC until end of 2025 season

England's Alex Lees showed his true value in the second Test at Nottingham (Picture: PA)

Alex Lees: Yorkshire title-winner proving his true worth to England

Captain Harry Brook top-scored with 77 for Yorkshire Vikings at Chesterfield but it couldn't prevent defeat to Derbyshire Falcons on Saturday. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Vikings struck by by T20 Blast curse of Chesterfield once again

LEADING MAN: Yorkshire Vikings' Adam Lyth cracks one through the leg side against Durham in Friday night's Vitality Blast encounter at the Seat Unique Riverside Picture: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Vikings end tough week having a blast at Durham’s expense

Yorkshire's George Hill. Picture: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Hampshire v Yorkshire: Hill and Brook put visitors in strong positition

Yorkshire Vikings' Adil Rashid congratulates David Willey on his 75 not out after victory over Durham. (Picture: Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com)

David Willey and Adam Lyth blast record Yorkshire Vikings T20 run chase

Top scorer: Yorkshire's Dawid Malan hit 50 and then was promptly out. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Harry Brook reaches milestone but Foxes shock Vikings

Vikings batsman Harry Brook hits out for a six during the Vitality T20 Blast match between Lancashire Lightning and Yorkshire Vikings at Emirates Old Trafford. Picture: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Yorkshire denied victory in Roses stalemate

Vikings' Harry Brook and Joe Root tap as their partnership takes them to victory. Picture: Tony Johnson

Yorkshire v Worcestershire: Brook and Root lead Vikings to opening T20 win

Yorkshire's Harry Duke bats against Warwickshire (Picture: Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com)

Harry Duke provides perfect riposte as Revis and Thompson impress

Yorkshire's Adam Lyth celebrates his century against Warwickshire. Picture: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Adam Lyth targets ‘really big score’ as Yorkshire CCC impress at Headingley

Yorkshire's Matthew Revis celebrates dismissing Warwickshire's Matthew Lamb with Dom Bess. Picture: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Yorkshire v Warwickshire: Dropped chances again ‘but luckily it didn’t cost us’

ENTERTAINER: Yorkshire's Adam Lyth of Yorkshire cuts through cover point against Essex at Chelmsford last week. Picture: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

Yorkshire’s proud Lyth deserving of milestone - Chris Waters

Yorkshire have won one and drawn one of their opening games (Picture: Getty Images)

Yorkshire CCC v Kent: Ottis Gibson happy to let young stars flourish

George Hill celebrates his maiden first-class century for Yorkshire against Northants (Picture: John Heald)

George Hill could keep Joe Root or Tom Kohler-Cadmore out of Yorkshire CCC team

Harry Brook of Yorkshire. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Northants v Yorkshire: White Rose grab late wickets to earn advantage