Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2016

Yorkshire County Cricket Club
	2016 season
Head Coach	Jason Gillespie
Club Captain	Andrew Gale
Ground(s)	Headingley, Leeds
County Cricket Championship	n/a
Royal London One-Day Cup	n/a
NatWest t20 Blast	n/a

This article details Yorkshire County Cricket Club's 2016 season. Yorkshire will participate in the County Cricket Championship, Royal London One-Day Cup and also the NatWest t20 Blast. This is Yorkshire's 4th consecutive season in Division One in the County Championship after receiving promotion in 2012. Yorkshire were the County Champions in 2014 and 2015, so they are defending champions in 2016.

The club's limited overs team is called the Yorkshire Vikings. In last season's Royal London One-Day Cup the Vikings were knocked out in the semi-final by eventual winners Gloucestershire. They also finished 8th in the North Division of the NatWest t20 Blast.

Tables

County Championship, Royal One-Day Cup and NatWest T20 Blast tables to be inserted.

2016 Squad

No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
denotes players with international caps.
* denotes a player who has been awarded a county cap.

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
5	Joe Root*	England	(1990-12-30) 30 December 1990	Right-handed	Right arm off break	England central contract
9	Adam Lyth*	England	(1987-09-25) 25 September 1987	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
14	Alex Lees*	England	(1993-04-14) 14 April 1993	Left-handed	Right arm leg break	List A and t20 cricket captain
19	Gary Ballance*	England	(1989-11-22) 22 November 1989	Left-handed	Right arm leg break	England central contract
26	Andrew Gale*	England	(1983-11-28) 28 November 1983	Left-handed	Right arm leg break	Club captain
34	Jack Leaning	England	(1993-10-18) 18 October 1993	Right-handed	Right arm off break
All-rounders
3	Adil Rashid*	England	(1988-02-17) 17 February 1988	Right-handed	Right arm leg break
16	Tim Bresnan*	England	(1985-02-28) 28 February 1985	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
35	Will Rhodes	England	(1995-03-02) 2 March 1995	Left-handed	Right arm medium-fast
37	James Middlebrook	England	(1977-05-13) 13 May 1977	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
72	David Willey	England	(1990-02-28) 28 February 1990	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
−	Matthew Waite	England	(1995-12-24) 24 December 1995	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
4	Andrew Hodd	England	(1984-01-12) 12 January 1984	Right-handed	–
21	Jonny Bairstow*	England	(1989-09-26) 26 September 1989	Right-handed	–
Bowlers
7	Matthew Fisher	England	(1997-11-09) 9 November 1997	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
10	Ben Coad	England	(1994-01-10) 10 January 1994	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
11	Ryan Sidebottom*	England	(1978-01-15) 15 January 1978	Left-handed	Left arm fast-medium
15	James Wainman	England	(1993-01-25) 25 January 1993	Right-handed	Left arm medium-fast
17	Steven Patterson*	England	(1983-10-03) 3 October 1983	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
25	Josh Shaw	England	(1996-01-03) 3 January 1996	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast
28	Liam Plunkett*	England	(1985-04-06) 6 April 1985	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	England incremental contract
29	Karl Carver	England	(1996-03-26) 26 March 1996	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
70	Jack Brooks*	England	(1984-06-04) 4 June 1984	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
−	Ryan Gibson	England	(1996-01-22) 22 January 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

Friendlies

Two Day Match: Yorkshire vs. Lancashire

14 – 15 March 2016
Report

Yorkshire	v	Lancashire
313/6 (89.1 overs) Gary Ballance 103 (188) Tom Bailey 2/21 (11 overs)		256/6 (90 overs) Luke Proctor 64 (133) Karl Carver 2/93 (20 overs)

Match drawn
ICC Academy, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Player of the match: Gary Ballance (Yorkshire)

No Toss

Twenty20: Yorkshire Vikings vs. Leicestershire Foxes

17 March 2016
Report

Yorkshire Vikings 134/9 (20 overs)	v	Leicestershire Foxes 138/5 (19.2 overs)
Gary Ballance 38 (29) Wayne White 3/21 (4 overs)		Lewis Hill 56* (39) Ben Coad 2/26 (3.2 overs)

Leicestershire won by 5 wickets
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Umpires: Neville Kent (Eng) and Mansoor Qureshi (Eng)
Player of the match: Lewis Hill (Leicestershire)

Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field

Twenty20 Semi-Final: Yorkshire Vikings vs. Marylebone Cricket Club

18 March 2016
Report

Yorkshire Vikings 155/5 (20 overs)	v	Marylebone CC 142/8 (20 overs)
Alex Lees 47 (34) Graham Onions 2/30 (4 overs)		Tom Westley 46 (27) Karl Carver 3/20 (4 overs)

Yorkshire won by 13 runs
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Umpires: Neville Kent (Eng) and Akbar Ali (Eng)
Player of the match: Karl Carver (Yorkshire)

Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
Yorkshire C.C.C. advanced to the final.

Twenty20 Final: Yorkshire Vikings vs. Lancashire Lightning

18 March 2016
Report

Yorkshire Vikings 132/8 (20 overs)	v	Lancashire Lightning 119/9 (20 overs)
Gary Ballance 46 (38) George Edwards 3/23 (4 overs)		Luis Reece 35 (22) Karl Carver 2/17 (4 overs)

Yorkshire won by 13 runs
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Umpires: Neville Kent (Eng) and Mansoor Qureshi (Eng)
Player of the match: Gary Ballance (Yorkshire)

Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Yorkshire C.C.C. won the Emirates Airline Twenty20 Trophy.

Four Day Match: Yorkshire vs. Marylebone Cricket Club

20 – 23 April 2016
Report

Yorkshire	v	Marylebone CC
275 (92.2 overs) Gary Ballance 105 (210) James Tredwell 3/53 (25 overs)		299 (97.2 overs) Ben Foakes 91 (166) Tim Bresnan 4/58 (19 overs)
279 (107 overs) Alex Lees 86 (157) James Tredwell 3/79 (40 overs)		257/6 (67.4 overs) Ian Bell 66 (134) Karl Carver 2/88 (25 overs)

Marylebone Cricket Club won by 4 wickets.
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Umpires: Neil Mallender (Eng) and David Millns (Eng)
Player of the match: James Tredwell (Marylebone CC)

Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat.

Three Day Match: Yorkshire vs. Leeds/Bradford MCCU

11 – 13 April 2016
Report

Leeds/Bradford MCCU	v	Yorkshire
225/8 (74.4 overs) Logan Weston 68* (114) Jack Brooks 3/36 (13 overs)

Match drawn
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Peter Hartley (Eng)

Leeds/Bradford MCCU won the toss and elected to bat.
No play on day 2 or 3 due to rain.

2016 County Championship Fixtures

Yorkshire vs. Hampshire

17 – 20 April 2016
Report

Yorkshire	v	Hampshire
593/9d (118 overs) Jonny Bairstow 246 (270) James Tomlinson 2/74 (21 overs)		453/9d (152.4 overs) Sean Ervine 123 (259) Ryan Sidebottom 4/80 (27.4 overs)
183/8d (68.3 overs) Andrew Gale 46 (97) James Tomlinson 3/31 (16 overs)

Match drawn
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Stephen Gale (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)

Uncontested, Hampshire elected to field
Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire) made his highest first class score.
Ryan Sidebottom (Yorkshire) took his 1,000th career wicket.

Warwickshire vs. Yorkshire

24 – 27 April 2016
Report

Yorkshire	v	Warwickshire
379 (108 overs) Gary Ballance 68 (161) Chris Woakes 4/87 (28 overs)		443/9d (117 overs) Varun Chopra 107 (182) Adil Rashid 4/127 (31 overs)
73/2d (22 overs) Gary Ballance 21* (51) Boyd Rankin 1/18 (6 overs)

Match drawn
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Nigel Cowley (Eng) and Jeremy Lloyds (Eng)
Player of the match: Varun Chopra (Warwickshire)

Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat.

Nottinghamshire vs. Yorkshire

1 – 4 May 2016
Report

Nottinghamshire	v	Yorkshire
261 (69.2 overs) Steven Mullaney 78 (80) Jack Brooks 4/74 (16 overs)		290 (76.2 overs) Alex Lees 92 (134) Jake Ball 4/57 (18 overs)
348 (100.3 overs) Chris Read 101 (179) Steven Patterson 4/57 (23.3 overs)		257/9 (53 overs) Alex Lees 107 (123) Harry Gurney 4/53 (16 overs)

Match drawn
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: Alex Lees (Yorkshire)

Uncontested, Yorkshire elected to field first.

Yorkshire vs. Surrey

17 – 20 April 2016

Surrey	v	Yorkshire

Headingley, Leeds

2016 Royal London One-Day Cup Fixtures

Yorkshire Vikings vs. Worcestershire Royals

7 June 2016
10:30

Yorkshire Vikings	v	Worcestershire Royals

Headingley, Leeds

2016 NatWest t20 Blast Fixtures

Yorkshire Vikings vs. Leicestershire Foxes

27 May 2016
19:00

Yorkshire Vikings	v	Leicestershire Foxes

Headingley, Leeds

Statistics

County Championship

Most Runs

Player	Mat	Inns	Runs	Ave	HS	100	50
Jonny Bairstow	3	5	335	--.--	246	1	0
Alex Lees	3	5	246	--.--	107	1	1
Liam Plunkett	3	5	241	--.--	126	1	1
Adam Lyth	3	6	157	--.--	111	1	0
Gary Ballance	3	6	155	--.--	68	0	1
Adil Rashid	3	5	139	--.--	63	0	1

Most Wickets

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Royal London One-Day Cup

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NatWest t20 Blast

Most Runs

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References

External links

Official website

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