Three talented 16-year-old cricketers, whose fathers all played in Yorkshire's Benson and Hedges Cup final triumph against Northamptonshire at Lord's in 1987, are attending indoor net sessions together at Headingley during winter.

And all three of them say it is their double ambition to play first team cricket for Yorkshire and then go on and play for England.

The trio are Jonathan Bairstow, son of former Yorkshire captain the late David Bairstow; Craig Fletcher, son of paceman Stuart Fletcher, and Nick Sharp, son of batsman Kevin Sharp, the county's current batting coach.

Bradford-born David was one of Yorkshire's greatest wicket-keepers, taking 907 first-class catches and pulling off 131 stumpings as well as scoring 12,985 runs with nine centuries. Sharp hit 8,426 runs, while Fletcher grabbed 234 wickets.

They were all capped by Yorkshire and played regularly together during the 1980s and their sons could be equally successful if they continue their present rate of progress.

Jonathan, who lives at Dunnington and attends St Peter's School at York, is following in his father's footsteps as a wicketkeeper-batsman but he is also a more than useful bowler.

Part of his indoor sessions, however, include specialist coaching in wicketkeeping.

Jonathan moved to York CC from Dunnington last year but this summer he will be playing regularly for the Yorkshire Academy in the Yorkshire League.

He was offered a scholarship by Yorkshire last year which he gratefully accepted. "I was really chuffed and I want to work hard and do as well as I can," he said. "Every young cricketer has ambitions to play for his county and I am no exception."

Jonathan first played for Yorkshire Schools at Under-11s level and he went on to become the youngest boy in St Peter's history to turn out for Yorkshire U18s.

Last summer was a particularly busy one for Jonathan who helped the U15s win the County Championship and County Cup as well as playing for the U17s in the County Championship and also turning out for York Seconds and on a few occasions for the Academy.

He has been on the Yorkshire Schools' southern tour with the U13s, U14s and U15s but didn't go last year because he was playing in the U17s Championship final against Surrey.

Jonathan has represented the North of England Schools' U14s and U15s and also plays rugby for Yorkshire U16s.

Craig Fletcher, a quick bowler and improving batsman, who lives at Brighouse, is also a versatile all-round sportsman, and he's already got international experience abroad, being a member last February of the England U16s' tour of South Africa.

"I played at the Newlands Test ground in Cape Town and we got hammered but just walking on to the ground was a terrific experience," said Craig, who also visited South Africa when he was part of the Brighouse High School football team.

It's Craig's ambition not just to be as good a bowler as his dad but even better. "That's what I have always said and my dad has always agreed with me," said Craig.

Nick Sharp, from Ossett, a right-arm swing bowler and right-hand bat, began his county career with the U13s and last year he was a member of the U15s team which won the County Championship and County Cup.

Updated: 09:54 Saturday, February 18, 2006