Yuvraj Singh for Yorkshire
Yuvraj Singh is the second Indian to play for Yorkshire - the first was Sachin Tendulkar
Wisden Cricinfo staff
28-Jun-2003
Yuvraj Singh is the second Indian to play for Yorkshire - the first was Sachin Tendulkar. Yuvraj's season started with a couple of bright knocks, most notably a 71 off 37 in a Twenty20 game against Leicestershire. However, since then Yuvraj has struggled to get among the runs, and his season has been punctuated by a string of low scores, especially in the four-day competition.
Yorkshire averages
Yorkshire averages
August 25-28 Frizzell County Championship
Yorkshire drew with Glamorgan
Yorkshire drew with Glamorgan
No frolic on the Colwyn Bay sands for Yuvraj, who made 2 and 6 in a match that Yorkshire almost lost. They were 124 for 6 chasing 381 on the last day when Anthony McGrath, who had made 92 in the first innings, weighed in with 127 not out. For Yuvraj, a miserable season got even more depressing.
Scorecard Report
Scorecard Report
August 24 National Cricket League
Yorkshire lost to Glamorgan by 1 run
Yorkshire lost to Glamorgan by 1 run
August 17 National Cricket League
Yorkshire beat Worcestershire by 3 wickets
Yorkshire beat Worcestershire by 3 wickets
Yuvraj's dismal county season in England continued with Yorkshire's National League game against Worcestershire. He made 12 - quickly too, off five balls with three fours - before being dismissed off his sixth ball. His contribution to Yorkshire's successful chase of 171 was thus almost negligible.
Scorecard Report
Scorecard Report
August 3 National Cricket League
Yorkshire lost to Gloucestershire by 8 wickets
Yorkshire lost to Gloucestershire by 8 wickets
Returning to the team after being dropped for a four-day match, Yuvraj's form showed no sign of improvement, as he scored just 5 from 12 balls. There was some cheer for him, though, when he dismissed Alexander Gidman to pick up his first wicket in the National League championship. Gloucestershire romped past the Yorkshire total of 183 to win by eight wickets.
Scorecard Report
Scorecard Report
July 27 National Cricket League
Yorkshire beat Kent by 18 runs
Yorkshire beat Kent by 18 runs
July 23-26 Frizzell County Championship
Yorkshire drew with Hampshire
Yorkshire drew with Hampshire
Yuvraj's run of poor form continued against Hampshire. He managed a mere 26 as Yorkshire put together 384, thanks mainly to 155 from Matthew Wood. In response, Hampshire scored 289, and even that would not have been possible if not for Simon Katich's unbeaten 143. Rain prevented play on the third day, and in their second dig, Yorkshire rattled up a quick 211 with Yuvraj having to remain content with an unbeaten zero off just as many balls. Hampshire clung on to earn a draw after being set 307 to win in 80 overs.
Scorecard Report
Scorecard Report
July 15-18 Frizzell County Championship
Yorkshire lost to Durham by three wickets
Yorkshire lost to Durham by three wickets
July 6 National Cricket League
Yorkshire lost to Surrey by seven wickets
Yorkshire lost to Surrey by seven wickets
July 2-5 Frizzell County Championship
Yorkshire beat Derbyshire by 10 wickets
Yorkshire beat Derbyshire by 10 wickets
Yorkshire won handily, but Yuvraj hardly contributed. He made a laboured 6 off 31 balls in the first innings, and did not bat in the second as Yorkshire won by 10 wickets. His Indian counterpart in Derbyshire, Mohammad Kaif, had a mixed outing - he followed a duck in the first innings with a combative 87 in the second.
Scorecard Report
Scorecard Report
June 27-30 Frizzell County Championship
Yorkshire beat Somerset by 10 wickets
Yorkshire beat Somerset by 10 wickets
June 24 Twenty20 Cup
Yorkshire beat Nottinghamshire by 18 runs
Yorkshire beat Nottinghamshire by 18 runs
June 22 National Cricket League
Yorkshire lost to Leicestershire by 18 runs
Yorkshire lost to Leicestershire by 18 runs
Yuvraj made 50 off 46 opening the batting, but once he was out, Yorkshire lost their way, and fell 18 runs short of Leicestershire's total of 251. Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj's Indian counterpart in Leicestershire, starred for them, making 65 off 80. Yuvraj had a bad day with the ball, with figures of 0 for 54 in seven overs.
Scorecard Report
Scorecard Report
June 20 Twenty20 Cup
Yorkshire beat Durham by 55 runs
Yorkshire beat Durham by 55 runs
Yuvraj opened the batting as Yorkshire batted first and began belligerently, smashing 22 off 9 balls with 3 fours and a six. Yorkshire kept the tempo up after his dismissal and ended with 198. Durham never had a chance, and Yuvraj played a key role with the ball as well, picking up 3 for 20 in his 3 overs.
Scorecard Report
Scorecard Report
June 19 Twenty20 Cup
Yorkshire lost to Lancashire by 7 wickets
Yorkshire lost to Lancashire by 7 wickets
June 16 Twenty20 Cup
Yorkshire lost to Leicestershire by 16 runs
Yorkshire lost to Leicestershire by 16 runs
Yuvraj hammered 71 from 37 balls, but it wasn't enough to help Yorkshire overhaul Leicestershire's total of 174. For the second Twenty20 game in a row, Yuvraj's Indian conuterpart in the opposing side made a first-ball duck; two days ago it had been Mohammad Kaif for Derbyshire; now it was Virender Sehwag.
Scorecard Report
Scorecard Report
June 14 Twenty20 Cup
Yorkshire beat Derbyshire by 45 runs
Yorkshire beat Derbyshire by 45 runs
June 8 National Cricket League
Yorkshire lost to Kent by 22 runs
Yorkshire lost to Kent by 22 runs
May 30-June 1 Frizzell County Championship
Yorkshire lost to Durham by 167 runs
Yorkshire lost to Durham by 167 runs
May 28 C&G Trophy
Yorkshire lost to Worcestershire by 67 runs
Yorkshire lost to Worcestershire by 67 runs
May 25 National Cricket League
Yorkshire lost to Glamorgan by 4 wickets
Yorkshire lost to Glamorgan by 4 wickets
May 21-24 Frizzell County Championship
Yorkshire drew with Glamorgan
Yorkshire drew with Glamorgan