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Yorkshire CCC season review part one: Tough year spells out size of challenge

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Bairstow and Luxton star as Yorkshire CCC defeat their arch rivals

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Wharton continues T20 love affair with Rapids as O’Rourke and Luxton also star

THERE was to be no richly deserved century this time. James Wharton was run-out from the third delivery of the final over as he neared his second three-figure score against Worcestershire in T20 cricket, backing up a little too selflessly as Jordan Thompson played back to the bowler, Matthew Waite, once of this parish, who ran back to the stumps and flicked off a bail.

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Jordan Thompson in T20 action for Yorkshire. Picture by John Clifton/SWpix.complaceholder image

Yorkshire CCC puts no timeframe on Jordan Thompson return

Dom Bess was in the runs and wickets for Yorkshire at New Road. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.complaceholder image

Worcester a source of discomfort for Yorkshire as they slip to another defeat

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Fans right to be unhappy says Yorkshire CCC head coach Anthony McGrath

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Yorkshire CCC looking to convert solid starts into something more meaty

Rich Pyrah, head coach of Yorkshire women who start their season today. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.complaceholder image

Rich Pyrah's knowledge of cricket at the sharp end gives him the edge as a coach

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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.complaceholder image

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

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

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

BATTERED by Banton and biffed up by Bess. It has been a sobering start to the season for Worcestershire.

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History-making Yorkshire CCC hammer Worcestershire inside three days

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

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Thompson to the fore as Yorkshire CCC in complete control

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

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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.complaceholder image

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

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Shocking UK Sinkholes and Landslips Caught on Camera

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Aerial footage shows aftermath as landslip collapses onto railway

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South-coast opener for Yorkshire CCC as fixtures announced

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Hundreds of homes affected as heavy rain and storms batters Yorkshire

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Hundreds of homes affected as heavy rain and storms batters Yorkshire

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Brilliant Ben. Yorkshire pace bowler Ben Coad does what he does best, hammering a length and asking questions of the batsman. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.complaceholder image

Coad confident Yorkshire can pick up from where they left off in promotion quest

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Our faith never faltered says Dan Moriarty following first win for Yorkshire CCC

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Clinical Yorkshire CCC finally break duck on T20 opening night

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Yorkshire’s Adam Lyth approaching another milestone as T20 starts

Joe Root is available for Yorkshire's first seven games in the Vitality Blast. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.complaceholder image

Yorkshire CCC boosted by Joe Root return as focus shifts in quest for success

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Watch: Drone footage shows devastation from gas explosion - a year on

The dark skies that have been hanging over Yorkshire cricket for the past three years are hopefully starting to clear as the club looks forward to a sunnier future. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.complaceholder image

The league table does lie for Yorkshire at the end of a challenging campaign

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