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International spin stars Sarah Glenn and Jess Jonassen combined with devastating effect to set up an eye-catching Yorkshire victory by six wickets against Metro Bank One-Day Cup title chasers Durham at Banks Homes Riverside.
17.06.26Matchday
Sam Hain thwarted Yorkshire for the second time this season as he batted Warwickshire to the verge of a Rothesay County Championship draw at Scarborough, something his lower order colleagues later confirmed.
15.06.26Matchday
Yorkshire set Warwickshire an unlikely victory target of 453 during the latter stages of an entertaining third day at Scarborough as they push for a Rothesay County Championship victory.
14.06.26Matchday
An accurate Yorkshire bowling performance put Warwickshire under significant pressure during the majority of day two at Scarborough as they replied to a first-innings 469 with 225 for seven.
13.06.26Matchday
Emerging opener Will Luxton skilfully posted a maiden first-class century as Yorkshire made a dominant start to their Rothesay County Championship clash with Warwickshire at sunny Scarborough.
Durham and Yorkshire were thwarted by the weather during an incredibly frustrating afternoon at Banks Homes Riverside, with both sides taking two points as the women’s Vitality Blast reached its halfway mark.
09.06.26Matchday
Yorkshire's head coach Anthony McGrath spoke to Jonathan Doidge of White Rose Files after a batting collapse cost Yorkshire the chance to go eight points clear in their Vitality Blast group. He also looks ahead to Friday's championship resumption at Scarborough against Warwickshire.
08.06.26Matchday
A serious batting collapse cost Yorkshire what should have been a comfortable success against Leicestershire Foxes, one that would have put them out of sight at the top of the North Group table in the Vitality Blast. Cruising at 100-3 in the thirteenth over, they lost seven wickets for 35 runs and slumped to their second defeat of the competition.
07.06.26Matchday
Captain Jonny Bairstow’s superb 73 and then a devastating powerplay with the ball helped high-flying Yorkshire consign Lancashire Lightning to a record 106-run Vitality Blast defeat at Headingley.
06.06.26Matchday
After Yorkshire comprehensively outplayed Lancashire to win the first of the 2026 T20 Blast Roses matches, fast bowler Hassan Ali spoke to White Rose Files.
Durham’s impressive start to the Vitality Blast continued with a convincing victory over struggling Yorkshire at Headingley, their fourth win in five games - this by 21 runs defending 156.
A D’Arcy Short-inspired Gloucestershire won the battle of two in-form sides at the start of this season’s Vitality Blast as Yorkshire’s early three-game winning streak ended at Headingley.
31.05.26Matchday
A battling performance with the bat and a polished display with the ball and in the field helped Yorkshire seal a third straight Vitality Blast win as they defended a 152-target against fellow high-flyers Durham at Banks Homes Riverside.
30.05.26Matchday
Essex won a thrilling contest with Yorkshire at Headingley by just three runs with three balls remaining to claim a second victory of their Vitality Blast campaign. The defeat leaves Yorkshire still searching for a win after four games and they will rue another game that slipped through their fingers.
29.05.26Matchday
Sophie Luff top-scored with 57 from 35 balls as Somerset beat Yorkshire by 39 runs at the Cooper Associates Ground to extend their unbeaten start to the Vitality Blast campaign.
28.05.26Matchday
Ever since the transition to 40-over cricket in the League’s blue riband cup competition the late May Bank Holiday Kerridge programme has been eagerly anticipated and has produced some outstanding contests.
27.05.26Matchday
The invasive tentacles of the ‘spygate’ affair wrapped themselves firmly around the Teesside University NYSD Premier League cricket programme on Saturday with multiple postponements greatly reducing the amount of cricket on offer.
A round-up of the league and cup games played on the weekend of 23, 24 & 25 May, as Sheffield Collegiate retained their 12-point advantage at the top of the division, prevailing in a low-scoring game at Abbeydale.
Otley produced the standout performance of the weekend in the Premier Division as they powered to an emphatic win at Steeton, while Bilton continued their strong start to the season with victory against Tong Park Esholt to retain top spot.
New Farnley turned up the heat in the Premier Division title race with a scorching batting display which matched the soaring temperatures. The champions hit the season’s highest top-flight score of 399-4 as they defeated Farsley by 174 runs to climb into second place.
26.05.26Matchday
Champions New Farnley inflicted a first defeat of the season on Woodlands in an absorbing Premier Division contest at the Barry Jackson Ground. Read on for a full round-up of all Saturday's action in the Bradford League.
Yorkshire made it two wins from two in the Blast, courtesy of a magnificent ninth wicket partnership of 56 by AJ Tye and Hasan Ali. Adam Lyth also passed 5,000 T20 runs in the match and afterwards, he spoke to WRF's Jonathan Doidge.
25.05.26Matchday
Yorkshire's Women competed but came up short in their T20 match against Surrey Women at Headingley on Sunday. Afterwards, WRF's Jonathan Doidge spoke to head coach Richard Pyrah.
Big hitting in the final five overs took Yorkshire to a dramatic two-wicket victory over Derbyshire in the Vitality Blast at Headingley.
24.05.26Matchday
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