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Norman Walter Dransfield Yardley was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Yorkshire County Cricket Club and England, as a right-handed batsman and occasional bowler. An amateur, he captained Yorkshire from 1948 to 1955 and England on fourteen occasions between 1947 and 1950, winning four Tests, losing seven and drawing three. Yardley was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1948, and in his obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack he was described as Yorkshire's finest amateur since Stanley Jackson.
1925 was the 32nd season of County Championship cricket in England. There was no Test series and the focus was ostensibly upon the County Championship, except that the season was dominated by Jack Hobbs who scored a then-record 16 centuries and 3,024 runs. Along the way, he equaled and then surpassed the career record for most centuries, previously held by W. G. Grace. Wisden decided to honour Hobbs thus: "the Five Cricketers of the Year are dropped in favour of one player, this time Jack Hobbs, in recognition of his overtaking W. G. Grace as the most prolific century-maker of all time".
1935 was the 42nd season of County Championship cricket in England. England were beaten by South Africa who won the Test series 1–0 with four matches drawn. The championship was won by Yorkshire.
1960 was the 61st season of County Championship cricket in England. The County Championship was won by Yorkshire for the second successive year.
1968 was the 69th season of County Championship cricket in England and it was something of a watershed for it was the last in which the County Championship predominated. From 1969, a new limited overs league began and the number of Championship matches was therefore reduced. A system of batting and bowling bonus points was introduced into the County Championship, replacing the long- established "first innings points". The season was a watershed for Yorkshire too as, although they won their third successive championship title, the team broke up at the end of the season. The great fast bowler Fred Trueman retired and, following a stalemate in his contractual talks, Ray Illingworth left the club. Yorkshire did not win the title again until 2001. England and Australia drew the Test series with one win apiece so Australia retained the Ashes.
1922 was the 29th season of County Championship cricket in England. Yorkshire recovered the title and went on to win it four times in succession.
1924 was the 31st season of County Championship cricket in England. Yorkshire secured a hat-trick of titles. England, in their first home series since 1921, proved too strong for South Africa and won the Test series 3–0.
1929 was the 36th season of County Championship cricket in England. South Africa were on tour and England won the Test series 2–0. In domestic cricket, Nottinghamshire overcame their two northern rivals, Lancashire and Yorkshire, to win the County Championship.
1931 was the 38th season of County Championship cricket in England. New Zealand played their first Test series in England, the hosts winning 1–0. Yorkshire won the championship.
1932 was the 39th season of County Championship cricket in England. England played India in a home Test series for the first time and won 1–0. Yorkshire retained the championship.
1933 was the 40th season of County Championship cricket in England. Yorkshire's dominance continued with a third successive title. England defeated the touring West Indies 2–0.
1937 was the 44th season of County Championship cricket in England and resulted in a 19th championship success for Yorkshire. New Zealand were on tour and England won the Test series 1–0.
1938 was the 45th season of County Championship cricket in England. England established a world record team total of 903 for seven declared against Australia at The Oval with Len Hutton contributing a record 364. The series ended in a 1–1 draw. Yorkshire were champions for the 20th time.
1958 was the 59th season of County Championship cricket in England. Surrey captain Peter May topped the batting averages for the third time and his team won a record seventh successive title. England defeated the touring New Zealand side 4–0 in a Test match series.
1959 was the 60th season of County Championship cricket in England. The Second XI Championship was established and, as a result, the involvement of first-class counties Second XIs in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship began to end, although it took several years before all county second XIs switched to the new competition. The season marked the end of Surrey's sequence of seven Championships, with Yorkshire winning the title. England defeated India 5–0 in the home Test series.
1962 was the 63rd season of County Championship cricket in England.
1966 was the 67th season of County Championship cricket in England. It featured an entertaining Test series between England and West Indies in which the great West Indian all-rounder Gary Sobers was outstanding. In domestic cricket, Yorkshire, led by Brian Close, won the County Championship. Close became England's captain too.
1967 was the 68th season of County Championship cricket in England. India and Pakistan both toured England and played in three-match Test series. England defeated Pakistan 2–0 and India 3–0. Yorkshire retained the County Championship title.
1908 was the 19th season of County Championship cricket in England. American John Barton "Bart" King topped the bowling averages as a member of the touring Philadelphian cricket team.
1912 was the 23rd season of County Championship cricket in England. The much-criticised Triangular Tournament of Test Matches was held between England, Australia and South Africa. The contest was affected by one of the wettest summers on record and was never repeated. England retained the Ashes, having defeated Australia in one Test.