Yorkshire County Cricket Club
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Yorkshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Yorkshire. Yorkshire's first team is the most successful in English cricketing history with 33 County Championship titles, including one shared. The team's most recent Championship title was in 2015. The club's limited overs team is called the Yorkshire Vikings and their kit colours are Cambridge blue, Oxford blue, and yellow.
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One Day name | Yorkshire Vikings |
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Personnel | |
Captain | Shan Masood |
Coach | Ottis Gibson |
Overseas player(s) | Vishwa Fernando Shan Masood Donovan Ferreira (T20) |
Chief executive | Stephen Vaughan |
Team information | |
Founded | 1863 |
Home ground | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds |
Capacity | 18,350 |
History | |
First-class debut | Surrey in 1863 at The Oval |
Championship wins | 33 (including 1 shared) |
Pro40 wins | 1 |
FP Trophy wins | 3 |
Twenty20 Cup wins | 0 |
B&H Cup wins | 1 |
Official website | www.yorkshireccc.com |
Yorkshire teams formed by earlier organisations, essentially the old Sheffield Cricket Club, played top-class cricket from the 18th century and the county club has always held first-class status. Yorkshire have competed in the County Championship since the official start of the competition in 1890 and have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England. The team play most of their home games at Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds. Another significant venue is at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough, which houses the annual Scarborough Festival. Yorkshire have used other grounds in the past including The Fartown Ground, Huddersfield; Bramall Lane, Sheffield, which was the club's original home; Horton Park Avenue, Bradford; St George's Road Cricket Ground, Harrogate; The Circle, Kingston upon Hull; and Acklam Park, Middlesbrough.