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Coup for Lancs as Prince returns as Kolpak
By Graham Hardcastle
Ashwell Prince has re-signed for Lancashire as a Kolpak player. The 35-year-old lost his central contract with Cricket South Africa earlier this month

28/03/2013 (57 days old) | Read more
Lancs shocked as Sussex retain T20 title
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire have been shocked in the desert. The Red Rose county suffered a Twenty20 defeat to a Fly Emirates XI as part of the four-team competition also involving Sussex and the MCC in Dubai today.

22/03/2013 (63 days old) | Read more
Graves elected to ECB post
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire’s Colin Graves has been elected in as the ECB’s new deputy chairman.

19/03/2013 (66 days old) | Read more
Kabir suffers injury setback
By Graham Hardcastle
Kabir Ali’s injury curse has struck again. The former England fast bowler, now with Lancashire, will miss the start of a county season for the second year running after suffering a right knee injury at the recent Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20.

19/03/2013 (66 days old) | Read more
Everton star goes back to his roots
By Graham Hardcastle
Everton captain Phil Neville is planning a career in league cricket when he retires from football.

15/03/2013 (70 days old) | Read more
NFL stars help Yorkshire preparations
By Graham Hardcastle
Part of Yorkshire’s pre-season preparations will involve a spot of American football after the club revealed that some of the Minnesota Vikings NFL squad will be coming to Headingley later this month.

13/03/2013 (72 days old) | Read more
It's the Yorkshire Vikings
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire have unveiled their new limited overs name as the Vikings.

06/03/2013 (79 days old) | Read more
Moores lands elite coaching role
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire coach Peter Moores has been appointed on to UK Sport’s newly launched Elite Coaching Programme.

05/03/2013 (80 days old) | Read more
Yorkshire confident over financial position
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire have announced a post-tax deficit of £118,000 in their financial results for 2012. It is an improvement just shy of £350,000 from the previous year.

05/03/2013 (80 days old) | Read more
Graves poised to take ECB role
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire’s executive chairman Colin Graves is set to replace Dennis Amiss as the ECB’s deputy chairman having won the ballot of the chairmen of the first-class counties and the MCC by ten votes to seven.

04/03/2013 (81 days old) | Read more
It's Emirates Old Trafford thanks to sponsorship deal
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire’s redeveloped home will be known as Emirates Old Trafford for the next 10 years as part of what is believed to be county cricket’s biggest ever sponsorship deal.

28/02/2013 (86 days old) | Read more
Tributes pour in as McGrath retires
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire and former England batting all-rounder Anthony McGrath has been forced to retire

19/02/2013 (94 days old) | Read more
Root gets incremental contract
By Graham Hardcastle
Joe Root has been awarded an incremental contract by the ECB.

17/02/2013 (96 days old) | Read more
Bresnan targets speedy comeback
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire are hopeful that England’s Tim Bresnan will be in their side to face Sussex at Headingley during

14/02/2013 (99 days old) | Read more
Old Trafford to feel benefit of ECB's £1m
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire will use the £1million loan handed out by the ECB to install a second replay screen and electronic scoreboard next to The Point at

12/02/2013 (101 days old) | Read more
Bresnan to have elbow operation in USA
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire’s Tim Bresnan is due to have a second operation on his problematic right elbow in America later this month.

06/02/2013 (107 days old) | Read more
Yorkshire work around 'bizarre' BCCI ban
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire are determined not to be hindered by the BCCI’s blanket ban on counties travelling to India for pre-season training camps, and are

06/02/2013 (108 days old) | Read more
Australia job for Di Venuto
By Graham Hardcastle
Former Durham, Derbyshire and Sussex opener Michael Di Venuto has been appointed as Australia’s new batting coach, and will begin

01/02/2013 (112 days old) | Read more
Harker accepts new Durham role
By Graham Hardcastle
David Harker, who was due to step down as Durham’s chief executive in May, has been handed a key post in the ongoing redevelopment of

27/01/2013 (117 days old) | Read more
Wardlaw prepares for Scotland bow
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire’s fringe fast bowler Iain Wardlaw, who worked in the accounts department of a graphic design company as recently as the early stages

24/01/2013 (120 days old) | Read more
Lancashire to follow Essex to Spain
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire have followed Essex’s lead by announcing an imminent trip to Spain as they step up their preparations for the new county season.

18/01/2013 (126 days old) | Read more
Yorkshire hope for concerts windfall
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire are hoping for a windfall of up to £500,000 per year from hosting music concerts at Headingley during the next two years. The

11/01/2013 (133 days old) | Read more
Yorkshire plan 150th anniversary landmark
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire, founded on January 8, 1863, are raising their bat for 150 today - and captain Andrew Gale has reiterated his desire to mark the club’s 150th

08/01/2013 (137 days old) | Read more
Cumbes retires with proud half-century
By Graham Hardcastle
Jim Cumbes yesterday retired from his role as Lancashire’s chief executive, thus ending a 50-year career in professional sport, spanning both cricket and football.

22/12/2012 (154 days old) | Read more
Brooks: Why I had to sign for Yorkshire
By Graham Hardcastle
Jack Brooks, the 28-year-old England Lions fast bowler, believes he has taken on one of the biggest challenges in county cricket by opting to sign a

20/12/2012 (155 days old) | Read more
International coaching still appeals, says Moores
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire coach Peter Moores has signed a one-year extension to his contract at Old Trafford, but has admitted he

18/12/2012 (157 days old) | Read more
Plunkett aims to prove himself at Yorkshire
By Graham Hardcastle
Liam Plunkett still has hopes of pulling on an England shirt again - but knows he has a lot of hard work to do in a Yorkshire shirt beforehand.

13/12/2012 (162 days old) | Read more
Katich reveals motives for Lancs move
By Graham Hardcastle
Simon Katich has revealed that the prospect of returning to Lancashire in 2013 persuaded him to put on hold a change of sports.

05/12/2012 (170 days old) | Read more
Mistakes have made us stronger: Moxon
By Graham Hardcastle
Director of professional cricket Martyn Moxon is confident that Yorkshire’s players have learned from their mistakes in 2011 as they begin preparations for another campaign in the

28/11/2012 (177 days old) | Read more
Croft makes case for England t20 call-up
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire’s batting all-rounder Steven Croft has been backed to break into England’s limited-overs set-up after starting his spell as a Twenty20 overseas

26/11/2012 (180 days old) | Read more
Gillespie: A dream is coming true at Yorks
By Graham Hardcastle
First team coach Jason Gillespie celebrates a year in charge at Yorkshire today. The former Australian international fast bowler joined the

15/11/2012 (190 days old) | Read more
Lancashire return for Katich
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire have re-signed Australian batsman Simon Katich as their overseas player as they bid to bounce back to the top tier of the LV= County

14/11/2012 (192 days old) | Read more
Kabir Ali joins Lancs on two-year deal
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire have made Kabir Ali their first signing of the winter. The former England fast bowler moves to Old Trafford from

02/11/2012 (203 days old) | Read more
Yorks to push on from CLt20 trip: Gillespie
By Graham Hardcastle, in South Africa
First-team coach Jason Gillespie wants Yorkshire's Champions League t20 experience to drive his players on to domestic success in the coming years.

22/10/2012 (214 days old) | Read more
Chapple to stay on as Lancashire captain
By Graham Hardcastle
Glen Chapple has been reappointed as Lancashire captain ahead of the 2013 season.

19/10/2012 (218 days old) | Read more
Adams hails Shahzad signing
By Graham Hardcastle
Nottinghamshire spearhead Andre Adams has hailed the county's recent signing of England hopeful Ajmal Shahzad on a three-year contract.

16/10/2012 (220 days old) | Read more
Yorkshire "excited" about meeting Starc
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire are "excited" about the prospect of meeting a familiar face when they open their Champions League t20 Group B campaign against Sydney Sixers at

15/10/2012 (221 days old) | Read more
Maxwell's regrets at Hampshire exit
By Graham Hardcastle, in South Africa
Australian overseas all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has admitted his share of the blame for Hampshire's early exit from the Champions League t20 campaign

12/10/2012 (224 days old) | Read more
Keedy leaves Lancashire to join Surrey
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire's veteran left-arm spinner Gary Keedy has moved south to sign a two-year contract with Surrey, the county who

12/10/2012 (225 days old) | Read more
Yorkshire target CLt20 big guns
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire believe success in the Champions League t20 competition proper would be to gain the scalp of one of the big boys.

11/10/2012 (225 days old) | Read more
Notts to beat Lancs to Shahzad signing
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire are set to miss out to Nottinghamshire on the signing of Ajmal Shahzad.

09/10/2012 (227 days old) | Read more
Adams relishing Auckland reunion
By Graham Hardcastle
The thought of Hampshire's opening Champions League t20 match against Auckland on Wednesday has evoked memories of arguably the most enjoyable winter of Jimmy Adams's career when

08/10/2012 (228 days old) | Read more
White glad to see both Afridi and Maxwell
By Graham Hardcastle
Overseas duo Shahid Afridi and Glenn Maxwell are due to link up with the Hampshire squad in Johannesburg today ahead of their Champions League

06/10/2012 (230 days old) | Read more
Gale bullish about Yorkshire's CLt20 chances
By Graham Hardcastle
Andrew Gale is confident that his young Yorkshire team can stand up to the challenge of facing some of world cricket's star names during their forthcoming Champions League t20 campaign in

06/10/2012 (230 days old) | Read more
Croft's winter plans inspired by Wright
By Graham Hardcastle
All-rounder Steven Croft is taking inspiration from Luke Wright's path into the England team having signed up to play Twenty20 cricket in New Zealand this

05/10/2012 (231 days old) | Read more
Plunkett aims to relaunch England career at Yorks
By Graham Hardcastle
Liam Plunkett is aiming to rekindle his England career after signing a three-year contract with Yorkshire. The 27-year-old joins

02/10/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
Yorkshire complete Jack Brooks signing
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire have completed the signing of England Lions fast bowler Jack Brooks on a three-year deal.

27/09/2012 (239 days old) | Read more
Engineer pays tribute to Harry Pilling
By Graham Hardcastle
The late Harry Pilling has been described as Lancashire’s ‘Mr Reliable’ by former team-mate Farokh Engineer.

25/09/2012 (241 days old) | Read more
Miller only partly available for Champions League
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire have revealed David Miller’s availability for their forthcoming Champions League t20 campaign in South Africa.

24/09/2012 (242 days old) | Read more
Academy quartet win Lancashire contracts
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire have handed a quartet of Academy players their first professional contracts.

21/09/2012 (245 days old) | Read more
Lancs choose Gidney as Cumbes successor
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire have appointed Daniel Gidney as their new chief executive to replace the retiring Jim Cumbes from the end of the year.

20/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
Saj Mahmood released by Lancashire
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire have released Sajid Mahmood after eleven years with the county.

19/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
Anniversary year fuels Yorks title ambition
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire are targeting the LV= County Championship title in 2013, the county’s 150th anniversary.

18/09/2012 (248 days old) | Read more
New Lancashire contract for Anderson
By Graham Hardcastle
Jimmy Anderson has signed a new contract with Lancashire. The England bowler has penned a two-year deal at Old Trafford until the end of the 2014 season,

13/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
Yorkshire made to wait on Miller
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire face a wait to find out if they will have overseas star David Miller for both of their Champions League t20 qualifying matches in South Africa next month.

10/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
Chapple still up for the fight despite relegation
By Graham Hardcastle
Glen Chapple has expressed his determination to be part of Lancashire’s bid to regain their Division One status in the LV= County Championship next season after relegation was

08/09/2012 (259 days old) | Read more
Lancashire release Naqaash Tahir
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire have released fast bowler Naqaash Tahir after only one season on the staff at Old Trafford.

07/09/2012 (259 days old) | Read more
Hodd signs two-year contract with Yorkshire
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire have completed the signing of Sussex wicketkeeper Andrew Hodd on a two-year contract after he has impressed during an ongoing loan spell at Headingley.

06/09/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
Horton: 'Our fault if we go down'
By Graham Hardcastle
Paul Horton says Lancashire can have no complaints if they get relegated this season.

02/09/2012 (264 days old) | Read more
Root the man to take Strauss's Test place: Gillespie
By Graham Hardcastle
Jason Gillespie has backed Joe Root to take over from Andrew Strauss at the top of England’s order in Test cricket.

30/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
Trophy and Yorks return is Miller's aim
By Graham Hardcastle
David Miller has admitted that he is keen to return to Yorkshire colours in the coming seasons after the South African’s successful spell in

23/08/2012 (274 days old) | Read more
Lancashire call up Chilton the coach
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire are employing their former captain and batsman Mark Chilton as a temporary coach

22/08/2012 (275 days old) | Read more
Lancs move another game to Liverpool
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire have moved their final LV= County Championship match of the season against Surrey from Old Trafford to Liverpool, citing continued

16/08/2012 (281 days old) | Read more
Root still aiming for gold standard
By Graham Hardcastle
As the nation was gripped by Olympic fever on Saturday night as Jessica Ennis claimed one of three gold medals for Team GB in the space of an hour, Yorkshire batsman Joe Root finally

09/08/2012 (288 days old) | Read more
Watkins joins new Lancashire board
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire have made the first appointment to their new 10-man board, with former Manchester United Football Club director Maurice Watkins joining the

07/08/2012 (290 days old) | Read more
Yorkshire call on Miller for overseas aid
By Graham Hardcastle
South African batsman David Miller has been re-registered as Yorkshire’s main overseas player, making him available for the county’s forthcoming Clydesdale Bank 40 matches

04/08/2012 (293 days old) | Read more
Harmison an injury doubt for Yorkshire
By Graham Hardcastle
Steve Harmison is a doubt for Yorkshire’s LV= County Championship match against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road on Wednesday August 1 after

30/07/2012 (298 days old) | Read more
Lancs move crucial Championship match to Liverpool
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire have opted to move the penultimate home match of their LV= County Championship campaign against Durham from Old Trafford to their second home at Liverpool.

27/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
Gale hails Yorkshire's t20 approach
By Graham Hardcastle
As Yorkshire celebrated the prospect of their debut appearance at Finals Day next month, skipper Andrew Gale last night hailed his team’s fearless approach to

26/07/2012 (302 days old) | Read more
Moores staying calm as relegation looms
By Graham Hardcastle
Peter Moores will not press the panic button as Lancashire stare a relegation battle full in the face.

24/07/2012 (304 days old) | Read more
Lancashire relieved to escape pitch penalty
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire will be mightily relieved at the outcome of Friday night’s review into the state of the Old Trafford pitch used for their LV= County Championship defeat against Worcestershire

21/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
Anderson backs Croft for World T20 role
By Graham Hardcastle
Steven Croft can be a star for England in September’s ICC World Twenty20 tournament in Sri Lanka, according to Lancashire team-mate Jimmy Anderson.

19/07/2012 (309 days old) | Read more
South Africa will beat England: Prince
By Graham Hardcastle
Ashwell Prince is backing South Africa to replace England as the world’s number one ranked Test team this summer - but only just.

18/07/2012 (311 days old) | Read more
Gale must wait for Yorkshire comeback
By Graham Hardcastle
Captain Andrew Gale will continue his spell on the sidelines when second-placed Yorkshire travel to Chesterfield for Wednesday’s LV= County Championship clash

16/07/2012 (312 days old) | Read more
Kerrigan primed for KP, quips Smith
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire will be ready and waiting for Kevin Pietersen when he strides to the crease for Surrey in Wednesday’s LV= County Championship match at Guildford.

10/07/2012 (318 days old) | Read more
Harmison joins Yorkshire for loan spell
By Graham Hardcastle
Steve Harmison’s loan from Durham to Yorkshire has been confirmed. The former England fast bowler moves

07/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
Davies pushing for Lancashire place
By Graham Hardcastle
Academy director John Stanworth believes wicketkeeper Alex Davies, called up to the England Under-19s World Cup squad earlier today, is a “strong contender” for first-team cricket at Lancashire

06/07/2012 (322 days old) | Read more
Starc news a boost for Yorkshire
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire have been boosted by the news that Mitchell Starc will be available for any potential Friends Life t20 quarter-final tie later this month.

04/07/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
Champions League ambition drives Jaques
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire’s excellent form in this summer’s Friends Life t20 has left Phil Jaques hopeful of chalking off one of his remaining ambitions in the game, to have a

04/07/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
Sidebottom injury blow for Yorkshire
By Graham Hardcastle
Ryan Sidebottom has been ruled out of action for up to a month with a right calf strain, which was suffered during training earlier this week.

28/06/2012 (330 days old) | Read more
Record-breaker Arafat has name trouble at Lancs
By Graham Hardcastle
Yasir Arafat, Lancashire’s specialist overseas Twenty20 signing, has revealed one of the perils of playing 20-over cricket for nine different domestic teams during his career and four in 2012 alone.

27/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
Rafiq and Yorkshire on the up
By Graham Hardcastle
Azeem Rafiq says life has never been better at Yorkshire, both for him and their Twenty20 team

26/06/2012 (332 days old) | Read more
Rafiq set to become Yorkshire's youngest captain
By Graham Hardcastle
Azeem Rafiq is in line to captain Yorkshire in tomorrow’s Friends Life t20 clash with Durham at Chester-le-Street, thus becoming the county’s youngest skipper in a competitive match

21/06/2012 (337 days old) | Read more
Shahzad injury blow for Lancashire
By Graham Hardcastle
Ajmal Shahzad has been ruled out of Lancashire’s next two Friends Life t20 matches after a scan revealed an intercostal injury.

19/06/2012 (339 days old) | Read more
Mahmood unsure of his Lancs future
By Graham Hardcastle
Sajid Mahmood is unsure whether his long-term future lies with Lancashire after a poor start to 2012 has left him on the sidelines for

12/06/2012 (346 days old) | Read more
Yorkshire bullish about t20 chances
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire, one of three counties never to have reached Finals Day alongside Worcestershire and North Division rivals Derbyshire, believe this could be their year as

12/06/2012 (346 days old) | Read more
Yorkshire confirm Miller t20 signing
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire have added the finishing touches to their squad for the forthcoming Friends Life t20 campaign by signing South African batsman David Miller

08/06/2012 (350 days old) | Read more
Yorkshire delay T20 plans as they wait on Starc
By Graham Hardcastle
Yorkshire are still working on finalising their overseas player plans for the forthcoming Friends Life t20 campaign

05/06/2012 (353 days old) | Read more
First win could turn Lancashire's season around
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire believe they have finally turned the corner in the County Championship.

03/06/2012 (355 days old) | Read more
Root rewarded for dedication to cricket
By Graham Hardcastle
Joe Root's dedication to the cricket cause was tested to the maximum on Saturday, but the highly-rated Yorkshire and England Lions opening batsman came up trumps.

28/05/2012 (361 days old) | Read more
Chapple scan result boosts Lancs
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire have been handed a boost with the news that a scan on captain Glen Chapple’s injured side has come back all clear, which has

22/05/2012 (367 days old) | Read more
Starc finally makes it to Yorkshire
By Graham Hardcastle
Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc is set to begin his spell as Yorkshire's overseas player after landing in England this morning

15/05/2012 (374 days old) | Read more
Shahzad completes Lancashire move
By Graham Hardcastle
Lancashire have completed the loan signing of Ajmal Shahzad from Yorkshire.

08/05/2012 (381 days old) | Read more
Starc debut could be delayed
By Graham Hardcastle
Mitchell Starc's Yorkshire debut against Gloucestershire in the County Championship on Wednesday is in doubt due to a problem with his visa.

07/05/2012 (382 days old) | Read more

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