England today announced their squad for the first Test against Zimbabwe at Lord's next Thursday and just over a week ago Michael Vaughan was an odds-on certainty to be in it. But now he knows that when play begins the most he will be doing is monitoring
Take it from me, it won't be too long before England are sitting up and taking notice of Matthew Hoggard if he continues to bowl for Yorkshire as he has done in the first few weeks of the season. I've always believed that of Yorkshire's pack of young
Yorkshire were trying to forget about the awesome record of Shane Warne and concentrate instead on beating Hampshire in the PPP healthcare Championship match which began at Headingley today. Although the great Australian leg-spinner can wreck any side
Darren Gough has been awarded a benefit season next year by Yorkshire - and it is already expected it will smash all previous records. The 29-year-old Barnsley-born strike bowler made his county debut against Middlesex at Lord's in 1989 and went on to
Redundancies among lecturers at Ripon and York College could be on the cards as the college continues its programme of restructuring. The college said the redundancies may be necessary to fund growth and that it may manage through natural wastage and
THE York branch of the 1st Army Association is holding a service of thanksgiving on Sunday in All Saints Church, Pavement, starting at 10.30am. All members of the 1st Army, who fought in North Africa, are warmly invited to the service. Relatives and friends
YORK'S skyline could change forever, giving new views of an historic landmark, if a bold new city centre scheme wins council backing. Ambitious plans for a £60 million Coppergate Riverside development have been submitted to City of York Council for the
VISITORS are drawn to North Yorkshire from all points of the compass and from all corners of the world. So it is only fitting that so many of our attractions should again have been commended in the White Rose Awards. With praise going to attractions as
MIDDLETHORPE motor cycle grasstrack racer David Knowles is hoping that a new engine will boost him to becoming the best in Britain. Knowles, 22, gave the new engine in his Honda 250 it's first competitive test in a Pickering club meeting at Ampleforth
A SOLDIER smashed a bottle over a student's head in a York night club as he waited for a posting to Kosovo, York Crown Court heard. John James Lee Turnbull, 25, was an exemplary soldier based at Imphal Barracks when he let matters "get out of hand", the
A PUB near York has made local licensing history by becoming the first in the region to win a special licence allowing drinkers to keep quaffing until midnight. From tonight, pub couple Paul and Janet Gardner will be able to keep the ale flowing for an
A HIGH-FLYING NHS executive spent her dying days suffering at the hands of the service for which she worked, the Evening Press has learned. The grieving family of young York woman Susan Osborn want her story to be told in the hope that problems she endured
FREQUENT heavy showers merged into longer periods of rain to hold up Yorkshire in their attempt to get back on terms with Derbyshire at the County ground today. The weather turned nasty about an hour before the scheduled start and although the square
DAVID Byas and Victor Craven put down a solid foundation for new Championship leaders Yorkshire against Derbyshire today but then the roof caved in as four wickets crashed for the addition of four runs. SCOREBOARD PPP healthcare County Championship Division
An Australian and a Scotsman led the way for Yorkshire today with a century stand on the second day of the County Championship match against Hampshire at Headingley. Aussie Darren Lehmann and Scot Gavin Hamilton took the bowling apart in a sparkling seventh
YORKSHIRE ran themselves out of the Benson and Hedges Cup at Headingley yesterday when they lost their quarter-final match against Surrey by seven runs with one ball remaining. SCOREBOARD Benson and Hedges Cup Quarter final Yorkshire v Surrey at Headingley
James Middlebrook and Vic Craven both had moments to remember on a generally dull opening day to Yorkshire's Vodafone Challenge match against Zimbabwe at Headingley. Middlebrook's off-spin earned him career-best figures of 4-89, while Craven received
KEEN golfer Sheena Barton was thrilled when she achieved every player's ultimate dream, a hole-in-one, but she didn't have long in the limelight. For husband Ian stole her thunder the very next night - by repeating the feat with a single shot success
THE future of York Wasps caretaker coach Garry Atkins is set to be sorted out within the next fortnight. The 33-year-old utility back, who has been in temporary charge for the last two months, would like to be considered for the job on a permanent basis
Cricket has been a roller coaster ride for Gavin Hamilton over the past 12 months. He was on a high again last weekend after smacking his maiden century for Yorkshire in the Championship match against Hampshire at Headingley. Hamilton has come close to
Yorkshire players Darren Gough and Craig White are both included in England's squad of 13 for the first Test against Zimbabwe which begins at Lord's on Thursday. And after announcing the squad at Headingley before start of play in the Yorkshire match
Shane Warne, one of Wisden's top five cricketers of the last century, will be in action at Headingley tomorrow when Hampshire visit Yorkshire in the PPP healthcare County Championship. But whether the famous Australian leg-spinner will get much out of
Yorkshire skipper David Byas today praised the fighting qualities of his team after they scored a double top at the weekend. Ten points from their rain affected drawn match with Derbyshire at Derby on Saturday gave them an eight point lead at the top
HOW sad it is when people in high places do not want to celebrate our Queen Mother's birthday. She is going to be 100 for goodness sake. A treasure among royals. M Wright, Askham Lane, York.
NORTH Yorkshire's tourist attractions and accommodation has won top accolades in the Yorkshire Tourist Board's prestigious awards. Attractions like the World of James Herriot, Thirsk, and the Scarborough Sealife Centre were praised by the Yorkshire Tourist
HOW refreshing to read the reviews of Robert Poole of Lancaster (May 16), I agree with him in nearly all respects apart from what he has to say about the appearance of Clifford's Tower. Perhaps he heard that Roger de Clifford, who was hanged from it in
I READ about the transport options to reduce congestion on York roads with interest (May 23). Throughout the "radical plans for the future of transport", there is no attempt to tackle the congestion problem at the roots. I cycle from Acomb to the city
Yorkshire made a shocking start to their first innings against Zimbabwe at Headingley today with two wickets toppling in the second over of the morning after the Tourists had been bowled out last night for 235. Skipper David Byas and Vic Craven each got
Matthew Hoggard struck with the first ball of the match at Headingley today after Yorkshire had won the toss against Zimbabwe and put the Tourists in to bat. Zimbabwe rallied for a while, but went on to lose two further wickets and were struggling on
Yorkshire, who are becoming known as "Byas's Babes" because of the youthfulness of some of their recent players, blood two more youngsters in the four-day match against Zimbabwe which starts at Headingley tomorrow. Reserve wicketkeeper, Simon Guy, 21,
COPPERGATE is back in the headlines with a potential new look that comes with a £60 million price tag. Last time around, a resounding chorus of disapproval led to the rejection of plans for this long-neglected corner of York. The "Coppergate II" scheme
MAJOR changes transforming the government of York could be altered at the last minute. City of York Council today postponed proposals for cabinet-style government - replacing a committee system used for decision-making in the city for more than 100 years
ALDBY Park made a reasonable start in their first division clash in the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale League, but slipped to 53 for six at Stockton and Hopgrove. Rich Carroll struck gold taking 5-11 from his first seven overs, but Andy Holmes then
WATER JUMP, who made a winning start to the season at Salisbury earlier this month, can stage a successful encore at Haydock tomorrow. Trained by the peerless John Dunlop, the three-year-old goes for the Scottish Equitable/Jockeys' Association Rated Handicap
Two young bowlers virtually new to coloured clothing cricket were chiefly responsible for Yorkshire Phoenix gaining a splendid victory over Gloucestershire Gladiators at Headingley yesterday. Phoenix won by 35 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis system for
Darren Lehmann led the batting extravaganza of the left-handers at Derby on Saturday as Yorkshire stretched their lead at the top of division one of the County Championship table to eight points. Although the rain-ruined match ended in an inevitable draw
Yorkshire experienced their toughest day's cricket in the Championship so far this season but their depleted side were still happy to have Derbyshire on 285 for eight at the close. Three of the wickets fell to Paul Hutchison, who was drafted in at the
Yorkshire duly completed a crushing victory by an innings and 100 runs over a lacklustre Hampshire side at Headingley yesterday. It was Yorkshire's second consecutive innings win in the Championship from the start of the season and they have dropped only
YORKSHIRE seamers Darren Gough and Craig White warmed up for next week's first Test against Zimbabwe by helping to fire out Hampshire for 101 at Headingley today after the visitors had won the toss. Gough claimed four for 23 and White three for 12 as
Three local cricketers have been called into the England squad for the Costcutter under-15 World Cricket Challenge. The trio - Sheriff Hutton's Nick Thornicroft, James Chervak of Harrogate and Fadmoor's Dan Broadbent - are among seven Yorkshire players
Mirfield-born Gary Ramsden will become one of the youngest fast bowlers every to turn out for Yorkshire if he is included in the team for tomorrow's PPP healthcare Championship match against Derbyshire at Derby. Ramsden celebrated his 17th birthday on
