A Review Of Our Second XI in 2013

As the curtain depressingly falls on another summer, and autumn beckons, it is time to conduct an end of term report for Yorkshire's second string team. To be fair to the county and the assorted personnel who have competed on behalf of the second XI, the white rose is blessed with considerable strength in depth, and our reserve staff have been admirably plunged into the Yorkshire Bank forty-overs tussles in order to blood them for future combat.

Admittedly, the second XI have experienced an average campaign in their respective championship, but a number of players have made valuable contributions, thereby pressing their claims for future promotion to the first XI. Yorkshire has historically been a breeding ground for England greats, and given the fact that many of our illustrious personnel get regularly upgraded to full international honours, the importance of having an assembly line that produces worthy replacements for our absent England players is absolutely crucial.

Anyhow, here follows my 'prestigious award' for the Yorkshire second XI's best player of 2013. I nominate the promising all-rounder Jack Leaning for such an accolade. Frequently upgraded to the first XI's unimpressive forty-overs forays, Jack did acquit himself well in such duties. However, my decision is based on his consistent scoring in various second XI skirmishes. In total, Leaning recorded six half centuries and a 3-28 for the 'reserves' and a 60 and a 5-22 for the first XI in the Yorkshire Bank limited-overs tussles. His top score of 77 suggests that he needs to start converting his half centuries into big tons. That has to be his challenge, going forward. Sorry Jack but there is no cash prize or silverware for this award, but your grandchildren and assorted descendants will be able to eternally google this fine tribute in future times.

Other second XI players, whose efforts deserve a special round of applause are Moin Ashraf, Dan Hodgson, Azeem Rafiq, and Oliver Robinson. They can expect to be taken seriously as first XI candidates for the near future.

For the benefit of any fellow statto, here follows a summary of all of the Yorkshire second XI's results in the three competitive contests from 2013.

Second Eleven Trophy:

YORKSHIRE finished fourth out of ten in the north group table, three points less than group winners, Lancashire.

YORKSHIRE versus Derbyshire; 28th May; at Stamford Bridge; YORKSHIRE won the toss.

YORKSHIRE: 202 (Leaning 58*, Lees 54; Redfern 4-29)

Derbyshire: 203 for 4 (Slater 112*, Poynton 50)

Eliot Callis and Alex Lees added 82 for the Tykes' first wicket but the innings then crumbled. 

Derbyshire won by six wickets.

Leicestershire versus YORKSHIRE; 4th June; at Leicester; YORKSHIRE won the toss.

YORKSHIRE: 248 for 5 (Sayers 91, Hodgson 53)

Leicestershire: 191 (Raine 62; Fisher 6-25)

Hodgson and Sayers added 103 for Yorkshire's second wicket, but this match was decided by a lethal Matthew Fisher.

YORKSHIRE won by 57 runs.

YORKSHIRE versus MCC Young Cricketers; 8th July; at Leeds; YORKSHIRE won the toss.

YORKSHIRE: 279 for 9 (Lyth 102; Mohammad Abid 3-47)

MCC Young Cricketers: 279 (Piesley 56, Poynter 51; Azeem Rafiq 4-45)

The visitors added forty-two runs for the last wicket before Zain Shahzad was dismissed with three balls remaining.

Match tied.

YORKSHIRE versus Glamorgan; 19th July; at Pudsey; Glamorgan won the toss.

Glamorgan: 185 (Lancefield 80; Ashraf 3-24, Azeem Rafiq 3-35)

YORKSHIRE: 191 for 5 (Azeem Rafiq 80)

Both Glamorgan openers were dismissed for a duck. Iain Wardlaw finished the match with a six off his second delivery. 

YORKSHIRE won by five wickets.

Warwickshire versus YORKSHIRE; 30th July; at Rugby; Warwickshire won the toss.

Warwickshire: 95 (Coad 3-5, Sidebottom 3-14)

YORKSHIRE: 98 for 2

The visitors bowled five maidens, with Ben Coad recording figures of 3 for five runs from three overs and one maiden.

YORKSHIRE won by eight wickets.

Worcestershire versus YORKSHIRE; 5th August; at Barnt Green

Match abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Durham versus YORKSHIRE; 12th August; at Gosforth; Durham won the toss.

YORKSHIRE: 202 for 9 (Gibson 78*; Arshad 3-29)

Durham: did not bat

Yorkshire collapsed from 51 for no wicket to 111 for seven before Ryan Gibson rescued their innings.

No result due to the weather. 

YORKSHIRE versus Nottinghamshire; 19th August; at Barnsley; Nottinghamshire won the toss.

YORKSHIRE: 252 for 6 (Jaques 105)

Nottinghamshire: 231 (Hutton 64, Bacon 58; Ashraf 3-36)

The away team had been reduced to 89 for 7 before a late-order recovery made their defeat less humiliating.

YORKSHIRE won by 21 runs. 

Lancashire versus YORKSHIRE; 20th August; at Todmorden; YORKSHIRE won the toss.

YORKSHIRE: 180 for 7 (McKiernan 3-36)

Lancashire: 182 for 5 (Livingstone 121*)

Liam Livingstone smashed sixteen fours and six sixes after Lancashire had been reduced to 45 for three.

Lancashire won by five wickets.

Second Eleven Twenty20:

YORKSHIRE finished third out of six in their group, five points behind second place, and five ahead of fourth position.

YORKSHIRE versus Nottinghamshire; 14th June; at Headingley; YORKSHIRE won the toss.

Nottinghamshire: 149 for 6 (Kelsall 65)

YORKSHIRE: 151 for 6 (Bacon 3-14)

Kelsall and White added 105 for the visitors' third wicket. Young Matthew Fisher bowled the match's only maiden.

YORKSHIRE won by four wickets.

YORKSHIRE versus Nottinghamshire; 14th June; at Headingley; YORKSHIRE won the toss.

Nottinghamshire: 166 for 4 off 19 overs

YORKSHIRE: did not bat

Graeme Whiles bowled a maiden over but also conceded nineteen runs off his other over!

No result due to the weather.

YORKSHIRE versus Lancashire; 20th June; at Marske-by-the-Sea; YORKSHIRE won the toss.

Lancashire: 203 for 4 (Brown 101*, Clark 61; Stabler 3-40)

YORKSHIRE: 188 for 7 (Leaning 51)

Robinson bowled the match's only maiden, but Karl Brown was too hot to handle, smashing eight sixes and six fours.

Lancashire won by 15 runs.

YORKSHIRE versus Lancashire; 20th June; at Marske-by-the-Sea; Lancashire won the toss.

Lancashire: 224 for 4 (Livingstone 100, Davies 56)

YORKSHIRE: 166 for 9 (Hurt 3-41)

Liam Livingstone demolished Yorkshire with ten sixes and five fours in an astonishing 47-ball century!

Lancashire won by 58 runs.

England Under-19s versus YORKSHIRE; 21st June; at Loughborough; YORKSHIRE won the toss.

YORKSHIRE: 168 for 8 (Robinson 53)

England Under-19s: 114

Oliver Robinson's match-winning knock featured five sixes and a four. He also took two wickets for 10 off two overs.

YORKSHIRE won by 54 runs.

England Under-19s versus YORKSHIRE; 21st June; at Loughborough; YORKSHIRE won the toss.

YORKSHIRE: 169 (Sibley 3-16)

England Under-19s: 147 for 7

The hosts, captained by Jonathan Tattersall of Yorkshire, added 54 for the first wicket but then their reply badly subsided.

YORKSHIRE won by 22 runs.

Derbyshire versus YORKSHIRE; 24th June; at Denby Village; Derbyshire won the toss.

YORKSHIRE: 81 (Burgoyne 4-23)

Derbyshire: 86 for 4

The Tykes collapsed from 42 for one. Only their two openers reached double figures in this one-sided shambles.

Derbyshire won by six wickets. 

Derbyshire versus YORKSHIRE; 24th June; at Denby Village; YORKSHIRE won the toss.

Derbyshire: 99 for 9 (Azeem Rafiq 4-11)

YORKSHIRE: 104 for 4

The Derbyshire wicket-keeper Lezar came on to bowl the 14th over and his three balls cost 16 runs and ended the match.

YORKSHIRE won by six wickets.

Second Eleven Championship:

The Tykes ended their campaign poorly with only one win in their last five outings to finish fourth out of ten in the group. 

YORKSHIRE versus Derbyshire; 29th-31st May; at Stamford Bridge; YORKSHIRE won the toss.

YORKSHIRE first innings: 209 (Tattersall 65, Leaning 63; Higginbottom 5-54)

Derbyshire first innings: forfeited

YORKSHIRE second innings: forfeited

Derbyshire second innings: 139 for 9 (Wardlaw 4-15, Fisher 3-31)

The away team desperately clung on to a draw after Iain Wardlaw had bowled fourteen overs for only fifteen runs.

Match drawn. YORKSHIRE 5 points; Derbyshire 7 points.

Leicestershire versus YORKSHIRE; 5th-7th June; at Market Harborough; Leicestershire won the toss.

Leicestershire first innings: 336 (Raine 63, Robson 51; Gibson 3-35)

YORKSHIRE first innings: 480 (Rhodes 126, Hodgson 93, Tattersall 84, Leaning 78; Sykes 4-131)

Leicestershire second innings: 105 (Wells 52; Randhawa 3-20)

Gurman Singh Randhawa bowled economically to record match figures of 5-101 from 48.4 overs.

YORKSHIRE won by an innings and 39 runs. Leicestershire 5 points; YORKSHIRE 24 points.

YORKSHIRE versus MCC Young Cricketers; 9th-11th July; at Stamford Bridge; MCC Young Cricketers won the toss.

MCC Young Cricketers first innings: 298 (McKechnie 50)

YORKSHIRE first innings: 323 for 9 declared (Lees 102; Piesley 4-20)

MCC Young Cricketers second innings: 277 for 9 declared (Piesley 120)

YORKSHIRE second innings: 140 (Leaning 66; Hoddle 3-20, Root 3-47)

Alex Lees was a centurion in the first innings but then was dismissed first ball in the hosts' woeful second innings.

MCC Young Cricketers won by 112 runs. YORKSHIRE 8 points; MCC Young Cricketers 22 points.  

YORKSHIRE versus Glamorgan; 16th-18th July; at Headingley; YORKSHIRE won the toss.

YORKSHIRE first innings: 304 for 6 declared (Rhodes 89, Leaning 77, Tattersall 60; Murphy 4-50)

Glamorgan first innings: 259 for 7 declared (Lancefield 98*)

YORKSHIRE second innings: 161 (Pyrah 71; Reed 4-46)

Glamorgan second innings: 128 (Pyrah 3-29, Wardlaw 3-30)

Lancefield was left two short of his century when his captain declared and then suffered a third-ball duck!

YORKSHIRE won by 78 runs. YORKSHIRE 23 points; Glamorgan 5 points.

Warwickshire versus YORKSHIRE; 31st July and 1st-2nd August; at Coventry; YORKSHIRE won the toss.

YORKSHIRE first innings: 209 (Robinson 90*; Ali 5-61)

Warwickshire first innings: 198 (Piolet 62; Robinson 3-14, Ashraf 3-40)

YORKSHIRE second innings: 173 for 5 declared (Hodgson 61; Enamul Haque 4-63)

Warwickshire second innings: 95 for 4

Oliver Robinson hit 120 unbeaten runs in this match and also took five wickets in a fine all-round performance.

Match drawn. Warwickshire 8 points; YORKSHIRE 9 points.

Worcestershire versus YORKSHIRE; 6th-7th August; at Barnt Green; YORKSHIRE won the toss.

YORKSHIRE first innings: 68 (Choudhry 5-2, Morris 3-14)

Worcestershire first innings: 256 (Rhodes 81, Hepburn 56; Ashraf 4-36, Gibson 3-28)

YORKSHIRE second innings: 67 (D'Oliveira 3-17)

The Tykes suffered nine ducks in this embarrassment. Choudhry took five wickets from only nineteen deliveries!

Worcestershire won by an innings and 121 runs. Worcestershire 23 points; YORKSHIRE 4 points.

Durham versus YORKSHIRE; 13th-15th August; at Gosforth; YORKSHIRE won the toss.

YORKSHIRE first innings: 188 (Rashid 85)

Durham first innings: 127 (Brooks 5-40, Patterson 3-28)

YORKSHIRE second innings: 209 (Brooks 57, Hodd 54; Bousfield 3-33)

Durham second innings: 105 (Patterson 5-24, Sidebottom 4-42)

The white rose fielded their strongest bowling line-up and consequently they made light work of Durham.

YORKSHIRE won by 165 runs. Durham 4 points; YORKSHIRE 21 points.

YORKSHIRE versus Lancashire; 21st-22nd August; at Todmorden; YORKSHIRE won the toss.

YORKSHIRE first innings: 152 (Hodgson 53; Clark 4-31, Bailey 3-24)

Lancashire first innings: 330 (Livingstone 101, Brown 57; Robinson 3-43)

YORKSHIRE second innings: 225 (Callis 100; Bailey 4-68, Adnan Ghaus 3-36)

Lancashire second innings: 48 for 0

Rhodes and Tattersall both failed in each innings while Liam Livingstone hit yet another century against the neighbours!

Lancashire won by ten wickets. YORKSHIRE 5 points; Lancashire 24 points.

YORKSHIRE versus Nottinghamshire; 28th-30th August; at York; YORKSHIRE won the toss.

YORKSHIRE first innings: 346 (Lees 100, Hodd 93; Ball 5-67, Hutton 3-57)

Nottinghamshire first innings: 253 for 8 declared (Hassan Azad 122*; Leaning 3-28)

YORKSHIRE second innings: 146 for 8 declared (Callis 54; Bacon 4-43, White 3-31)

Nottinghamshire second innings: 241 for 3 (Hassan Azad 97*, Dal 61)

Hassan Azad batted for an outstanding nine hours in the match for an unbeaten aggregate of 219 runs.

Nottinghamshire won by seven wickets. YORKSHIRE 7 points; Nottinghamshire 21 points.