march october english cricketer played cambridge_university england right handed batsman occasional bowler amateur captained yorkshire england fourteen occasions winning tests losing seven drawing named year obituary described yorkshire finest amateur played cricket york highly talented round went college cambridge won blues cricket rugby field hockey university matches scored second year captain final year yorkshire debut played county retired player test match debut south_africa second world war chosen vice captain tour australia captained england fifth test followed hammond captained england intermittently business commitments allowed succeeded yorkshire leadership resigned remained position time yorkshire difficult players dressing room yorkshire joint champions liking supporters finished second surrey served test match acting chairman president resigned involved controversy decision release died stroke early life born near march family real background cricket sent york good impression cricketer school team years captain final years season charge scored runs average scoring centuries consecutive innings headed bowling averages wickets runs wicket form season saw selected match young professionals lord scored representative match playing future england team mate played representative matches lord rest lord schools public schools army making century fixture public schools later cited successes demonstration ability perform important occasions school came attention playing yorkshire receiving coaching played twice twice class cricketer university cricketer leaving peter school went college cambridge_university immediately began round ability sports won year won blue hockey rugby main distinction came cricket blue years cambridge played university team year season making class appearances success obituary noted class performance guaranteed place class debut sussex scoring duck innings runs second passed occasion season scoring runs average bowled balls taking wicket played university match scoring following season improved considerably dominant force according maiden class century came narrow cambridge victory army scored second surrey remaining total bowling regularly maiden wickets class cricket came performance wickets yorkshire including wicket topped cambridge batting averages played effective innings university match display impressed influential yorkshire amateur cricketer urged yorkshire include team appearing county second team stage end august debut yorkshire appearing county championship match scored innings took wicket played seven matches yorkshire scoring runs innings highest score hampshire fifties surrey class cricket season scored runs average took wickets average continued progress batting cambridge scored fifties army surrey hampshire took cambridge collapsed chasing victory target scored win playing sussex scored century took university match scored half hours form saw selected gentlemen players lord scored joined yorkshire cambridge season century county surrey fifties overall class figures runs average wickets average picked winter tour india lord scored runs average took wicket official tests played tour played representative matches took place scoring game highest score innings honours continued come way season chosen captain cambridge final season team win match enjoyed personal success fifties innings touring australian team university match included different representative sides selected test trial playing rest played second game australians pass match gentlemen players scored england twelfth man tests australia highest innings season yorkshire gloucestershire class matches accumulated runs average took wickets test debut war service stage yorkshire regarded heir captain began prepare assume england end season chosen tour south_africa vice captain good start tour scoring centuries innings surpassing previous highest score noted good impression spectators early matches fourth match captained hammond absence time injured tour match missed test debut scored seven runs total bat second innings returned second match successes batsmen meant required tests tour scored century captained border having built reputation best amateur england played early season matches selected gentlemen england year played season yorkshire scoring centuries cambridge sussex total scored runs average took wickets war brought class cricket end joined battalion yorkshire team mate training northern_ireland played cricket matches served india iran syria egypt sicily italy iraq january wounded italy rejoining battalion iraq recovery instructor end war career war tour australia county cricket resumed england yorkshire won county championship scored runs average century yorkshire ball frequently war took wickets selected test matches appeared england test trial scored played twice represented gentlemen players making duck heavy defeat critics regarded season unsuccessful chosen vice captain hammond tour australia winter continuing pre war role intended appear lower batting order batting substantial total accumulated previous batsmen england batting meant appeared crisis rebuild innings yorkshire england bowler covered tour journalist impressed approach noting away fast frequently bowled fact played cricket determination seen yorkshire days university greatest impression bowler surprising commentators effectiveness bowl matches tour dismissed scored century point effectively break partnerships tests removed successive innings test took wickets including deliveries believed natural length bowling perfect australian pitches alter length bowled bowling conditions effective australian reporter wrote amusing watch took wicket time fairly regularly breaking partnerships enthusiasm knew bounds said melbourne obtained wicket time excited team mate shouted bowled tests scores test cricket came test scored england innings helped recover batting collapse surviving hours second innings lasted minutes helped england avoid defeat time series match bowled overs previously tour following injuries england main bowling leg theory concentrated leg managed ball dismissed twice match having figures second innings taking wickets match time england player scored runs innings taken wickets test substantial bowling workload fourth test delivering overs australia innings hammond play final test captain according pointed field placing effectively hammond series scored runs average wickets average placed series bowling averages played drawn test short tour new_zealand followed opening batting scoring taking wicket england captain enjoyed successful season bat season scoring runs average centuries bowling took wickets following hammond retirement immediately tour captained england south_africa season test highest test score england unexpectedly follow face large south african total came second innings england looked likely defeated runs tourists scored caught slips reaching century batting helped save game earned praise batting added record partnership fifth wicket england remains august england best fifth wicket stand south_africa score series came drawn fifth test scored scored hour helpful conditions fast test difficult pitch fourth test scored runs average series contrast efforts australia bowled overs series taking wicket england won second fourth tests win series helped negative approach tourists captained gentlemen players time lord captained rest middlesex county champions batting season earned selection playing resignation appointed yorkshire captain start season england commitments played county championship matches toured west_indies captained resumed leadership england australia captained toured country losing match led early match tourists captained england test trial played games yorkshire test score test england bowled won toss batted difficult conditions blame collapse england bat set defensive fields australia scoring rate taking wicket fourth ball figures australian batsmen found difficult score quickly negative tactics established lead batted hour second innings score australia recorded wicket win second test played yorkshire australians unsuccessful bat took ball wickets season county england adopted aggressive strategy second test avoid second defeat frequently changed australians innings took england briefly held advantage lower order batsmen mounted recovery criticised reluctance bowl england captain arrested batting collapse adding scoring australia led innings took wickets balls australia second innings narrowly missing hat trick got bat ball avoid bowled figures australia scored seven bowled england tests scored century season contributions test minimal scored bowled overs home fought match dropped england scored bowled australia scored declaring rain intervened prevent pushing win england maintained newly confident approach fourth test men scored achieved innings lead contributing wickets england increased lead declared kept team batting minutes day allowing use heavy roller break pitch australia score minutes target considered unlikely large total win test match addition pitch difficult bat turn ball sharply england errors england wicket keeper bad day missed chances catches dropped england specialist spinner bowled poorly consequently forced use bowling specialist bowler caused problems batsmen believed mistaken expecting effective line spinner unsure best course action added runs second wicket resorted occasional leg spin hit runs overs dropped catch bowling pitch conditions unfavourable faster forced new ball australia won seven wickets spectators unhappy inadequate english bowling absence suitable bowler exploit pitch day later criticised allowing australia score quickly win believed bowling encourage tourists risks lesser bowling required rate scoring bowling long stated england won match time particularly fourth test defeat critics suggested captain england bring attacking approach job age counted satisfied difficult circumstances retained final test match failed twice bat scoring england bowled lose innings england lost series managed runs average passing single innings topped england bowling averages taking wickets average believed pressure affected batting cast doubt future stating commitments prevented continuing play cricket longer representative appearance captain gentlemen players lords scored season scored runs average wickets average took wickets outside tests captain yorkshire unavailable captain tour south_africa winter led retain position tests season captained play england year class matches season scored runs average took wickets average score century passed figures yorkshire new_zealand touring team north south festival match representative game outside festival matches gentlemen players lord appointed captain game season yorkshire shared middlesex time yorkshire won competition leadership batting form season scored runs average final time reached figures season ball took wickets average yorkshire finished county championship joint winners lancashire surrey took seven matches reach runs innings hit centuries surrey somerset scotland second half season west_indies toured england resumed england captained tourists england rest test trial candidates able accept australia winter spent season assessing players represented gentlemen players led brown scored century appointed captain touring brown assumed england final test west_indies left team tests played scored runs average score won test lost test wins england final test lost brown following series play tests mentioned potential captain appointed england professional captain twentieth century time considered best amateur candidate tests scored runs average fifties ball took wickets average fourteen occasions captain won times lost seven drew yorkshire finished second season second surrey season following season yorkshire dropped equal twelfth worst finish time following seasons team runners surrey winning occasions scored runs season managed centuries hampshire highest innings career unbeaten score exactly gloucestershire final season batting average generally matches england averaged bowler delivering overs time career year took wickets respectively season highest season totals taking wickets innings occasions having twice bowled final seasons subsequent drop tally wickets representative cricket apart annual matches festival gentlemen players occasionally gentlemen players match lord mixed performance yorkshire captain record considered good county standards set previous yorkshire sides critics felt yorkshire won championship players available contemporaries believed best captain country taking reasonable chances risks judging players strengths weakness played essex england wrote thought outstanding expert wicket behaviour best captains played said nice lead yorkshire think anybody preferred playing believed unlike county captains worth place ability unable extract best players noted orthodox tactics different approach called critics believed shocked attitude difficult players senior professional dressing room kept apart frequently absent playing representative matches situation leading accusations players control disliked confrontation played described nice stand players players gives credit recognising potential encouraging spinner believes formidable pair generally popular players served test serving chairman time chosen england captain following season aged increasingly bothered retired team ended class career runs average wickets average later described finest yorkshire amateur style technique good technique batting possessed fluent attractive style height allowed reach ball drive comfortably best shots leg strong turn ball away aimed legs performed best difficulty play attacking defensive innings depending situation bowled leading greater rewards gentle style led opponents expect remained reluctant bowler surprised success good fielder positions close batsmen career cricket worked wine merchant outside cricket retirement playing worked cricket journalist served expert test match special according time moved express severe disapproval dismissed poor shot fourth test final day england collapse handed australia match series win hosts course victory series lead colleague commentary box later time test match special wrote considered ideal accurate sensible able explain happened reasons knowledge pitches tactics game exceptional articulate expert possessing considerable charge sic thought interpretation events field post session sound balanced fair served yorkshire president involved controversy surrounding committee decided new contract resigned early vote confidence dismayed attitude boycott supporters wrote history yorkshire conducted affairs fair manner politics yorkshire cricket 1980s died sheffield october following stroke
Norman Yardley