Cricket News

A combination of courageous batting by Northamptonshire and bad light frustrated Yorkshire in their victory bid on the final day at Headingley

Yorkshire secured maximum batting bonus points for the first time in two years as they reached 416 and built up a first innings lead of 163 on the third day against Northamptonshire

Yorkshire opener Joe Root made up for lost time with some stunning strokeplay to reach the brink of century against Northamptonshire

Pace bowlers Steve Patterson and Mitchell Starc were quick to make their mark on the first day of Yorkshire's match against Northamptonshire

Geoffrey Boycott, Yorkshire's new president, has risked alienating another British-born Asian player from the club by urging Adil Rashid to take responsibility for his own actions after being dropped for the first time in his county career.

Jonny Bairstow has been released by the ECB to play for Yorkshire in this week's County Championship match against Northamptonshire