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McGrath: Yorkshire growth is there for all to see

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Yorkshire leave Somerset's title hopes hanging by a thread with ruthless display

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Hill and Bess ignite Yorkshire’s hopes of a stunning win against Somerset

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Overton stops Somerset’s title hopes falling off a Cliff

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Yorkshire turn up the pressure on title challengers Somerset

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Bess: I want Somerset to get smacked

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McGrath: Consistency needed to turn promise into prizes

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“We’d bite his hand off”: Yorkshire want Kuldeep Yadav return

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Council officers facing 'heavy workload' due to complaints about councillors

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Stay up, finish strong: the challenge for Yorkshire CCC

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McGrath: Yorkshire face "massive" Surrey clash at The Oval

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Yorkshire’s title chance is there - now they must seize it

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Champion seagull impersonator from Yorkshire says birds get a bad press

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McGrath: Yorkshire can still do “something special” in the Championship

YORKSHIRE head coach Anthony McGrath believes his side can still win the County Championship despite sitting eighth in the table as they return to red-ball action at Hampshire on Thursday.

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McGrath calls for belief after frustrating end to white-ball season

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The Yorkshire Vet: Julian Norton to perform ‘most challenging surgery ever’

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McGrath: Players have driven Yorkshire's response to Blast heartbreak

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Councillors clash over ‘inability to deliver a toy station’ at Yorkshire beach

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'From Lapland elf to a Butlin's Redcoat - I'm living my childhood dream at 24'

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Yorkshire urged to cast aside T20 hurt by attacking One-Day Cup

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Why Yorkshire's latest T20 heartache hurts the most

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Yorkshire CCC suffer quarter-final heartbreak in extraordinary finish

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McGrath on T20 q/f: We’ve got a brilliant chance if we play to our potential

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Thomas embraces knockout T20 as she looks to build on career-best knock

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Yorkshire denied at Somerset despite Kalis heroics

YORKSHIRE suffered a 39-run defeat at the hands of unbeaten Somerset in the Vitality Blast at Taunton.

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'Heart attack hasn't stopped my 20 year walking mission'

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Joe Root: A performance like that just shows the quality of players at Yorkshire

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We’re way off it says Yorkshire coach Anthony McGrath after Edgbaston drubbing

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Yorkshire CCC looking to back up comeback win to prove title credentials

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Dom Bess can solve England’s spin bowling problem

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Jhye can fly after Somerset knock says Yorkshire’s Joe Root

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Yorkshire CCC upsets the odds to pull off comeback win in Somerset

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Yorkshire CCC head coach praises "incredible win"

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James Wharton to the fore as Yorkshire CCC chases comeback triumph

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Yorkshire CCC hits back on truncated Saturday in the south-west

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“We’re not far away” - Yorkshire CCC head coach Anthony McGrath on victory quest

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Mulberry sees sales rebound

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Jonassen can be a true role model at Yorkshire CCC, believes Pyrah

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Yorkshire keen to adapt to life at higher level

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Bess to continue 'incredible journey' at Yorkshire

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Yorkshire hopeful of springing a surprise as they prepare for life at the top

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Mary Rand obituary: The original golden girl of British athletics

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Bess says Yorkshire ready to win silverware with strongest squad he has known

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Filey man’s 500-piece lawnmower collection worth thousands of pounds

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Beauty of the seasons celebrated in exhibition at Harewood House

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Jack White signs new deal at Yorkshire County Cricket Club

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When magnificent Moeen made hay at Scarborough

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Recent divorce ruling could prove momentous

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Next season’s cricket fixtures offer a better spread but concerns remain

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Selling off unneeded assets can boost firms

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Play three-day cricket in one division to boost Championship’s credibility

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Country park on Yorks/Lincs border hosting caravan show

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Lewis Capaldi to headline huge show at Rounday Park

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