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BBC News
3 hours ago
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Yorkshire sign India batter Gaikwad for run-in
Yorkshire have signed India batter Ruturaj Gaikwad for the latter part of the County Championship will be available for the final five games of the Division One campaign, beginning with the match against Surrey in Scarborough on 22 28-year-old will also be able to play in the One-Day Cup, which takes place in who captains Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League and Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy, has played six One-Day Internationals and 23 T20s for his country. However, he only managed five games in this year's IPL as he picked up an elbow was named in the India A squad for their two recent matches with England Lions but did not feature in either."I'm extremely pleased to see Ruturaj sign with us for the second half of the season," Yorkshire head coach Anthony McGrath told the club website., external"He is a very accomplished cricketer with a natural all-round game that is well suited to the cricket we want to play."
BBC News
3 days ago
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- BBC News
Seamer Cliff signs new Yorkshire deal
Ben Cliff has signed a two-year extension to his contact with 22-year-old medium pace bowler has been given the new deal after what head coach Anthony McGrath called his "accelerated" development over the past 12 England Under-19 international has made 16 appearances for the White Rose county across all formats of the game since making his debut in 2022, with a highlight being his haul of 4-31 against Nottinghamshire in last summer's T20 told the club website, external: "His development has accelerated over the last 12 months or so and we're excited to see the level that Ben takes his game to over the next two years."Having added that extra yard, he offers the team an added dimension especially with his tendency to swing the ball at pace."
BBC News
27-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
McGrath hopes T20 Blast can boost Yorkshire fortunes
Anthony McGrath admits Yorkshire's red-ball efforts have been well below par so far this season but called on supporters to keep the faith as they switch to white-ball action on sit just one place off the Division One basement, with only one win from seven matches in the County Championship ahead of the mid-season while McGrath concedes fans are right to be critical, he is hoping the start of the T20 Blast, with Northants first up at Headingley on Friday, can bring a change of fortune."We've only got a few days' turnaround [from the defeat against Nottinghamshire] but I think that's a good thing," he told BBC Radio Leeds. "Players want to get out there again and we can't feel sorry for ourselves. "It's a new competition and it is about starting well. We have done a lot of planning but again that counts for nothing, it is the performances. I'm looking forward to seeing how we react on Friday evening."McGrath admits Yorkshire's return to the top flight following promotion from Division Two last season has been underwhelming so far."Right here, right now we have got to look in ourselves, not just the players but all the coaches as well and we've got to find some answers," he added."Our members, supporters or people who follow us are not interested in ifs and buts. People should be critical and we have no problem with that. The table doesn't look great but that is not going to change."But this is no time to feel sorry for ourselves though. It's about understanding what it is to be a Yorkshire player and the levels we need to get to."On the face of it, the T20 Blast might appear unlikely to offer obvious comfort as Yorkshire remain one of only four counties - alongside Derbyshire, Durham and Glamorgan - who are yet to win a competition which is in its 23rd year."This group is dying to do well but you need more than that. At the highest levels of sport, it is not about skill, it is about what's in your head."It is a competition we know we have to get better at, but it is about us going out there and getting momentum and improving."
The Herald Scotland
04-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Jordan Cox retires hurt for Essex to put England Test spot in doubt
He fell to the ground clutching his left side after reaching 99 with a quick single and left the field in pain after reaching his hundred. He did not appear in the field and England will likely be assessing potential replacements, such as Durham's Ben McKinney, as they await news. 💬'I think with bat and ball, we've been short, too inconsistent really." Head coach Anthony McGrath says Yorkshire need to be better for longer after Warwickshire defeat.#YorkshireGrit — Yorkshire CCC (@YorkshireCCC) May 4, 2025 His untimely departure could also prove harmful for Essex, with every run counting at Taunton. Somerset ended day three on 216 for six – needing 105 more for victory. At Headingley, the returns of Joe Root and Harry Brook were not enough to spare an out-of-sorts Yorkshire a five-wicket defeat by Warwickshire. The Bears chased down a target of 185 with composure, Zen Malik chiming in with 49 not out on his first-class debut and Ed Barnard making a quick-fire 37. New Zealand bowler Ben Sears took two wickets but the White Rose never put themselves in position to take all 10. The result lifted Warwickshire to second, while Yorkshire remain on one win from four. Hampshire enjoyed a profitable batting day against Durham at the Utilita Bowl, with Ben Brown unbeaten on 143. Matthew Potts, one of England's Test seamers, grabbed three wickets but with 70s from Nick Gubbins and Felix Organ, it was an arduous stint in the field.
BBC News
31-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Brook and Root not available for Yorkshire opener
Yorkshire head coach Anthony McGrath has confirmed that England batters Harry Brook and Joe Root will not be available for Friday's opening game of the County Championship White Rose face Hampshire in their first match since being promoted back to Division have six Division One games before England's first Test of the summer against Zimbabwe on 22 May, the last of them scheduled to finish only three days earlier."I know that they're having their appraisals over these next few days, the England guys, so we'll probably know ahead of that Hampshire game where they're looking to play," McGrath told the club website., external"I don't think we'll see (them) loads, but hopefully a few."I don't know if they have camps leading up to that Zimbabwe Test. So I'm not sure when we'll see them, but I don't think it will be the first couple of rounds."Brook, 26, scored 388 runs in five County Championship games last season, while 34-year-old Root hit 442 in the same number of appearances.
