2002-09-18 to 2002-09-20 · Headingley, Leeds
Yorkshire v Kent
Kent won by 8 wickets
England & Wales · First Class · Domestic
Yorkshire 2002 cricket statistics and records
Yorkshire in County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 2002; Tests are excluded.
DS Lehmann leads the displayed batting table with 1,136 runs. RJ Sidebottom leads the bowling table with 41 wickets.
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Season overview
- Recorded matches
- 16
- Recorded players
- 24
- Wins
- 2
- Recorded venues
- 10
Selected season match starts: 2002-04-24 to 2002-09-18. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.
County Championship standings · 2002
League table for 2002. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.
Division One
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surrey | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 242.75 |
| 2 | Warwickshire | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 198 |
| 3 | Kent | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 195.5 |
| 4 | Lancashire | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 172 |
| 5 | Leicestershire | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 171 |
| 6 | Sussex | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 154 |
| 7 | Hampshire | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 131 |
| 8 | Somerset | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 126.75 |
| 9 | Yorkshire | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 124.75 |
Division Two
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essex | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 219 |
| 2 | Middlesex | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 211.75 |
| 3 | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 201.25 |
| 4 | Worcestershire | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 200 |
| 5 | Glamorgan | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 169 |
| 6 | Derbyshire | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 167.75 |
| 7 | Northamptonshire | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 162.5 |
| 8 | Gloucestershire | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 136.5 |
| 9 | Durham | 16 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 90.75 |
Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-09-28.
Source table notes
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Season leaders · County Championship 2002
Figures earned for Yorkshire only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.
Leading run scorers
| Player | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| DS Lehmann | 10 | 1,136 |
| RJ Blakey | 16 | 1,041 |
| A McGrath | 14 | 803 |
| C White | 11 | 794 |
| MJ Lumb | 16 | 777 |
Recorded innings through 2002-09-18. Source update date unavailable.
Leading wicket takers
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| RJ Sidebottom | 13 | 41 |
| RKJ Dawson | 14 | 39 |
| SP Kirby | 10 | 37 |
| CEW Silverwood | 12 | 30 |
| A McGrath | 12 | 18 |
Recorded innings through 2002-09-18. Source update date unavailable.
Player statistics · 2002
All recorded players for Yorkshire in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.
Batting · 24 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS Lehmann | Yorkshire | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1,136 | 216 | 66.82 | 64.77 | 7 | 3 | 160 | 2 |
| RJ Blakey | Yorkshire | 16 | 30 | 7 | 1,041 | 103 | 45.26 | 44.20 | 8 | 1 | 132 | 6 |
| A McGrath | Yorkshire | 14 | 26 | 1 | 803 | 165 | 32.12 | 43.64 | 3 | 1 | 103 | 1 |
| C White | Yorkshire | 11 | 21 | 0 | 794 | 161 | 37.81 | 53.40 | 5 | 2 | 117 | 1 |
| MJ Lumb | Yorkshire | 16 | 30 | 1 | 777 | 124 | 26.79 | 43.05 | 4 | 1 | 108 | 0 |
| RKJ Dawson | Yorkshire | 14 | 26 | 1 | 496 | 87 | 19.84 | 43.17 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 2 |
| GM Fellows | Yorkshire | 10 | 19 | 0 | 493 | 109 | 25.95 | 54.78 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 3 |
| MTG Elliott | Yorkshire | 5 | 10 | 1 | 487 | 127 | 54.11 | 64.67 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 3 |
| VJ Craven | Yorkshire | 11 | 21 | 2 | 439 | 72 | 23.11 | 50.00 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 3 |
| CEW Silverwood | Yorkshire | 12 | 22 | 2 | 283 | 44* | 14.15 | 65.81 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| MJ Wood | Yorkshire | 9 | 17 | 0 | 201 | 43 | 11.82 | 42.41 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| AKD Gray | Yorkshire | 4 | 7 | 1 | 193 | 74* | 32.17 | 49.87 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| CR Taylor | Yorkshire | 5 | 9 | 1 | 150 | 52* | 18.75 | 32.97 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| SP Kirby | Yorkshire | 10 | 19 | 3 | 141 | 57 | 8.81 | 29.68 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| RJ Sidebottom | Yorkshire | 13 | 26 | 7 | 135 | 28 | 7.11 | 29.87 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| MP Vaughan | Yorkshire | 2 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 54 | 25.33 | 76.77 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| SA Richardson | Yorkshire | 2 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 29 | 11.25 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| SM Katich | Yorkshire | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 21 | 18.50 | 42.05 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MJ Hoggard | Yorkshire | 2 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 21* | 14.00 | 31.82 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| GM Hamilton | Yorkshire | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 5.75 | 28.75 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CJ Elstub | Yorkshire | 2 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18* | — | 64.71 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DH Wigley | Yorkshire | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 19.00 | 61.29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| ND Thornicroft | Yorkshire | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4* | 3.00 | 34.62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D Gough | Yorkshire | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling · 20 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Avg | SR | Econ | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Sidebottom | Yorkshire | 13 | 21 | 2,284 | 85 | 1,190 | 41 | 29.02 | 55.71 | 3.13 | 1 | 5/60 |
| RKJ Dawson | Yorkshire | 14 | 25 | 2,905 | 103 | 1,536 | 39 | 39.38 | 74.49 | 3.17 | 2 | 5/42 |
| SP Kirby | Yorkshire | 10 | 18 | 1,985 | 68 | 1,262 | 37 | 34.11 | 53.65 | 3.81 | 1 | 5/129 |
| CEW Silverwood | Yorkshire | 12 | 18 | 1,836 | 68 | 985 | 30 | 32.83 | 61.20 | 3.22 | 0 | 4/28 |
| A McGrath | Yorkshire | 12 | 19 | 1,046 | 38 | 498 | 18 | 27.67 | 58.11 | 2.86 | 0 | 4/49 |
| C White | Yorkshire | 8 | 12 | 870 | 26 | 456 | 10 | 45.60 | 87.00 | 3.14 | 0 | 4/49 |
| DS Lehmann | Yorkshire | 10 | 14 | 800 | 32 | 346 | 9 | 38.44 | 88.89 | 2.60 | 0 | 3/40 |
| MJ Hoggard | Yorkshire | 2 | 4 | 426 | 14 | 268 | 8 | 33.50 | 53.25 | 3.77 | 0 | 4/93 |
| GM Fellows | Yorkshire | 8 | 12 | 443 | 9 | 315 | 8 | 39.38 | 55.38 | 4.27 | 0 | 3/90 |
| AKD Gray | Yorkshire | 4 | 7 | 582 | 17 | 297 | 5 | 59.40 | 116.40 | 3.06 | 0 | 3/62 |
| ND Thornicroft | Yorkshire | 3 | 5 | 367 | 14 | 248 | 4 | 62.00 | 91.75 | 4.05 | 0 | 2/51 |
| D Gough | Yorkshire | 1 | 1 | 114 | 3 | 85 | 2 | 42.50 | 57.00 | 4.47 | 0 | 2/85 |
| MTG Elliott | Yorkshire | 2 | 3 | 96 | 1 | 77 | 1 | 77.00 | 96.00 | 4.81 | 0 | 1/64 |
| GM Hamilton | Yorkshire | 2 | 2 | 72 | 2 | 65 | 1 | 65.00 | 72.00 | 5.42 | 0 | 1/48 |
| VJ Craven | Yorkshire | 3 | 4 | 90 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 56.00 | 90.00 | 3.73 | 0 | 1/25 |
| CJ Elstub | Yorkshire | 2 | 4 | 246 | 7 | 181 | 1 | 181.00 | 246.00 | 4.41 | 0 | 1/16 |
| DH Wigley | Yorkshire | 1 | 2 | 124 | 2 | 116 | 1 | 116.00 | 124.00 | 5.61 | 0 | 1/71 |
| MP Vaughan | Yorkshire | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 0 | — | — | 6.30 | 0 | 0/21 |
| SM Katich | Yorkshire | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 0 | — | — | 12.50 | 0 | 0/25 |
| MJ Lumb | Yorkshire | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 5.33 | 0 | 0/16 |
Statistics definitions and missing data
Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.
Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.
— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology
Team season summary
Match outcomes and team scorecards for 2002. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Drawn | Other | Runs | Outs | Bat avg | Highest | Conceded | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8,539 | 276 | 30.94 | 515 | 8,372 | 220 | 38.05 |
Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.
Recent recorded matches · 2002
Latest 12 of 16 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.
2002-09-12 to 2002-09-15 · Edgbaston, Birmingham
Warwickshire v Yorkshire
- Warwickshire
- 601/9d & 232/4
- Yorkshire
- 351 & 481
Warwickshire won by 6 wickets
2002-09-04 to 2002-09-07 · North Marine Road, Scarborough
Yorkshire v Leicestershire
- Yorkshire
- 276 & 347/8d
- Leicestershire
- 279 & 231/5
Match drawn
2002-08-27 to 2002-08-29 · The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Hampshire v Yorkshire
Yorkshire won by 7 wickets
2002-08-14 to 2002-08-17 · Old Trafford, Manchester
Lancashire v Yorkshire
- Lancashire
- 301/9d & 148
- Yorkshire
- 294 & 305
Yorkshire won by 150 runs
2002-08-07 to 2002-08-10 · Headingley, Leeds
Yorkshire v Warwickshire
- Yorkshire
- 313
- Warwickshire
- 233 & 216/4
Match drawn
2002-07-24 to 2002-07-27 · Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Surrey v Yorkshire
Surrey won by 6 wickets
2002-07-19 to 2002-07-22 · Headingley, Leeds
Yorkshire v Lancashire
- Yorkshire
- 515/5d & 124/7
- Lancashire
- 478
Match drawn
2002-07-10 to 2002-07-13 · North Marine Road, Scarborough
Yorkshire v Somerset
Match drawn
2002-06-26 to 2002-06-29 · Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, Arundel
Sussex v Yorkshire
Match drawn
2002-06-12 to 2002-06-15 · Headingley, Leeds
Yorkshire v Sussex
Sussex won by an innings and 94 runs
2002-06-01 to 0001-01-01 · Grace Road, Leicester
Leicestershire v Yorkshire
- Leicestershire
- 346 & 207/5
- Yorkshire
- 310 & 239
Leicestershire won by 5 wickets
Recorded venues
| Venue | Matches |
|---|---|
| Headingley, Leeds | 6 |
| North Marine Road, Scarborough | 2 |
| Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, Arundel | 1 |
| County Ground, Taunton | 1 |
| Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1 |
| Grace Road, Leicester | 1 |
| Old Trafford, Manchester | 1 |
| St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 1 |
| The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 1 |
| Woodbridge Road, Guildford | 1 |
Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.
Season innings records
Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in County Championship 2002 for Yorkshire, in Redball’s recorded data.
Highest innings
| Player | Runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| DS Lehmann | 216 | Sussex | 2002-06-26 |
| DS Lehmann | 187 | Lancashire | 2002-07-19 |
| A McGrath | 165 | Lancashire | 2002-07-19 |
| C White | 161 | Leicestershire | 2002-09-04 |
| MTG Elliott | 127 | Warwickshire | 2002-09-12 |
Best bowling innings
| Player | Wickets/runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| RKJ Dawson | 5/42 | Lancashire | 2002-08-14 |
| RKJ Dawson | 5/49 | Hampshire | 2002-08-27 |
| RJ Sidebottom | 5/60 | Leicestershire | 2002-09-04 |
| SP Kirby | 5/129 | Surrey | 2002-04-24 |
| CEW Silverwood | 4/28 | Somerset | 2002-05-08 |
* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.
Competitions and other teams
Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.
- County Championship · 1890-05-12 to 2026-09-24
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- The Only Quadruple
In August 1906, Yorkshire all-rounder George Hirst produced what remains the only “quadruple” in first-class cricket history: scoring a century in both innings and taking five wickets in both innings of the same match. Against Somerset at Bath, Hirst made 111 and 117 not out before claiming 6 for 70 and 5 for 45, finishing with 228 runs and 11 wickets as Yorkshire won by 389 runs. The performance came during his extraordinary 1906 season, when he became the only player ever to score more than 2,
Recorded coverage
The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Yorkshire in County Championship. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.
Recorded match dates: 1890-05-12 to 2026-09-24. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.
Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.
Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.