2009 Review

Last of the 2009 Whine – Those who also served
Last of the 2009 Whine – Those who also served

Players, in order of number of championship appearances: Adam Lyth Championship – 4 matches, 220 runs @ 31.42, 1 wicket...

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Last of the 2009 Whine – Azeem Rafiq
Last of the 2009 Whine – Azeem Rafiq

…and just as one Yorkshire spinning all-rounder disappears off to England duty, up pops another one from the academy… If...

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Last of the 2009 whine – Michael Vaughan
Last of the 2009 whine – Michael Vaughan

2009 proved to be a disappointingly low-key end to what has been a high profile career. Vaughan may not...

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Last of the 2009 Whine – Adil Rashid
Last of the 2009 Whine – Adil Rashid

It’s tough enough for a young cricketer to learn the art of leg spin, without his club and country...

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Last of the 2009 Whine – David Wainwright
Last of the 2009 Whine – David Wainwright

If David Wainwright can consider himself unlucky to be in the same Yorkshire squad as Adil Rashid, Yorkshire can...

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Last of the 2009 Whine – Deon Kruis
Last of the 2009 Whine – Deon Kruis

So farewell then to Deon Kruis – always willing, always friendly, always named as Mrs Len’s fittest cricketer of...

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Last of the 2009 Whine – Tim Bresnan
Last of the 2009 Whine – Tim Bresnan

An eventful if erratic season for Brez. In Yorkshire colours he had his least productive summer for a number...

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Last of the 2009 Whine – Jonathan Bairstow
Last of the 2009 Whine – Jonathan Bairstow

Has there ever been a cricketer who made his debut for Yorkshire with such a feeling of good will...

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Last of the 2009 Whine – Ajmal Shahzad
Last of the 2009 Whine – Ajmal Shahzad

Of the younger players at the club, the one who made the biggest leap in status this year was...

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Last of the 2009 Whine – Gerard Brophy
Last of the 2009 Whine – Gerard Brophy

Poor Gerard Brophy, he must be wondering what he has to do to get a mention in the end...

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Last of the 2009 Whine – Matthew Hoggard
Last of the 2009 Whine – Matthew Hoggard

Now finding himself firmly in his post-England career, Hoggy seems to have assigned himself the role of county cricket’s...

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Last of the 2009 Whine – Anthony McGrath
Last of the 2009 Whine – Anthony McGrath

Ah, the Yorkshire captaincy. What a double edged sword you are in the modern era. Like Megan Fox agreeing...

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Last of the 2009 Whine – Jacques Rudolph
Last of the 2009 Whine – Jacques Rudolph

If there’s one subject that got Yorkshire gums flapping in fury whilst queuing up at Brett’s this year, it’s...

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Last of the 2009 Whine – Joe Sayers
Last of the 2009 Whine – Joe Sayers

Looking back at my thoughts on Joe Sayers from the end of last summer, the prognosis was pretty damming:...

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Last of the 2009 Whine – Andy Gale
Last of the 2009 Whine – Andy Gale

He may have been voted player of the year by supporters, but in reality this was a curate’s egg...

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