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BBC News
03-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Yorkshire sign Australia all-rounder Jonassen
Yorkshire women have confirmed the signing of Australia all-rounder Jess Jonassen on a two-year deal for their inaugural Tier One season in 32-year-old left-arm spinner has won five T20 World Cups and one One-Day World Cup and has also made six Test helped Welsh Fire reach the final of The Hundred in 2024 in her only previous spell playing in Britain."Signing a player of Jess's quality is a real testament to the enduring appeal of Yorkshire," head coach Richard Pyrah told the club website., external"Jess is a cricketer with proven international pedigree who we know will bring experience and a lot of skill."She is an immensely talented all-rounder and is exactly the kind of character we want in the team as we embark on Tier One next season."
BBC News
02-07-2025
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- BBC News
Yorkshire leapfrog Essex with 10-wicket win
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Clifton Park, York (day four)Essex 368 & 131: Cox 55; White 4-37, Coad 3-33Yorkshire 459 & 41-0: Lyth 15*, Bean 18*Yorkshire (4 pts) beat Essex (3 pts) by 10 wicketsMatch scorecard Yorkshire completed a notable come-from behind victory over fellow Division One strugglers Essex to leapfrog them in the table at the end of the ninth are now second-bottom of the table, three points behind their hosts, who chased a nominal target of 41 to triumph by 10 wickets and secure their second win of the third defeat came as they were bowled out for 131 in their second innings, which had started with them 91 behind. They will be mightily frustrated at letting things slip on day three when Yorkshire were 273-8 in reply to a first-innings Matthew Revis and Ben Coad were the ones to turn the tide for Yorkshire, new-ball seamer Jack White supplemented their good work with an excellent 4-37 from 20.1 overs in the second innings and seven wickets in the Revis hit a first-innings 150 and struck once with the ball on Wednesday, removing England fringe batter Jordan Cox for 55. Seamer Coad hit a career-best 89 and completed an excellent 3-33 from 17 struck three times during a 55-minute morning session which was bookended by rain. Coad and new-ball partner White did the damage as Essex slipped to 48-6 in 28 overs. The visitors had started on Simon Harmer sliced a low catch to Abdullah Shafique diving forwards at gully, handing Coad a third wicket of the innings, before White trapped Matt Critchley lbw pushing forwards and sent Charlie Allison's off-stump was due to restart following an early lunch, though more rain briefly delayed things as the players scuttled back in when ready to play did get under way, with a minimum of 68 overs remaining and Essex 48-6, Cox and Michael Pepper frustrated the hosts by sharing 59 to take their county into the was somewhat of a surprise to see Cox drive expansively against Revis' seam, getting an under-edge behind shortly after reaching his fifty off 89 balls. That left Essex at 107-7, leading by it was bordering on shock when Pepper edged behind a similarly aggressive cut against White almost seven overs later, leaving Essex at 114-8 with a lead of Bess's off-spin bowled Noah Thain shortly afterwards before White wrapped things up by getting Khaleel Ahmed caught at second slip by Adam Lyth, signalling the break, Yorkshire dotted the i's and crossed the t's on a 20-point haul to jump up to eighth in the Lyth and Fin Bean, the latter on his home ground, reached the target in nine overs. Lyth finished with 15 and Bean supplied by ECB Reporters' Network, supported by Rothesay
BBC News
21-06-2025
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- BBC News
Yorkshire coach McGrath 'embarrassed' by poor form
Yorkshire head coach Anthony McGrath has questioned his side's mentality after they slipped to an "embarrassing" defeat at Durham in the T20 White Rose's 63-run defeat at Chester-le-Street leaves them with two wins from eight games in the are also struggling in Division One of the County Championship after winning promotion last summer, with just one victory in seven matches."It was pretty embarrassing if I'm honest," McGrath told BBC Radio Leeds. "The last two performances have not been anywhere near good enough."Again, we lost our way, and anytime we have a bump in the road we seem to have a bad three or four overs and we just can't deal with that setback. We just give all the momentum away to the opposition."We did it a bit with the ball and then with the bat. We were going well in the powerplay, but there were six or seven overs where we got behind the rate and lost wickets. Very disappointing."He added: "We just haven't played good enough. We had a very experienced team out there, there's no excuses."You can have great individuals, and we've got that. But we're just not playing well enough and are not smart enough either when push comes to shove." Visa issue delays Shafique's arrival McGrath's side head to Trent Bridge to face County Championship leaders Nottinghamshire on had added Pakistan batter Abdullah Shafique on a two-match deal last week but McGrath revealed he will now not be available to play against Notts."We've had some disappointing news on Shafique, his visa isn't going to be ready on time," said McGrath."It's out of our hands so there's not much we can do."McGrath is hopeful he will be available to play in the County Championship match against Essex, starting at Clifton Park, York, on 29 June.
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 Independent
19-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Champions Surrey complete comprehensive win over Yorkshire
Surrey completed a commanding Rothesay County Championship victory by an innings and 28 runs after dismissing Yorkshire for 229 at the Kia Oval. Yorkshire had resumed on 185 for six, still trailing by 72 runs, with captain Jonny Bairstow having made a half-century. However, after Surrey all-rounder Ryan Patel had bowled Bairstow for 77 to claim his first wicket of the season, the champions soon closed out the match. Surrey secured a second victory of the campaign ahead of lunch when Jordan Thompson holed out for 16 off Jordan Clark, who finished with four for 45 while Tom Lawes returned three for 47. Yorkshire slipped to a third defeat from their six Championship matches so far, sitting second bottom of the table above Worcestershire.
