Norman Yardley
| Full name: | Norman Walter Dransfield Yardley |
| Born: | 19th March 1915, Gawber, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England |
| Died: | 3rd October 1989, Lodge Moor, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batsman |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium pace |
| Occasional wicket-keeper | |
| Other Sports: | Hockey for Cambridge University (Blue); Squash for Cambridge University (Blue) (6 times North of England champion); Rugby Fives for Cambridge University (Blue) |
| Education: | St Peter's, York; St John's College, Cambridge University |
| Biography: | England Test Selector 1951-54 (Chairman 1951-52) |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1938/39-1950); Cambridge University (Main FC: 1935-1938); Yorkshire (Main FC: 1936-1955); Marylebone Cricket Club (Main FC: 1938/39-1952); Gentlemen (Other FC: 1937-1955); HDG Leveson-Gower's XI (Other FC: 1937-1950); Lord Tennyson's XI (Other FC: 1937/38); Rest of England (Other FC: 1938-1947); Gentlemen of England (Other FC: 1938-1948); England (Other FC: 1938/39-1950); North of England (Other FC: 1947-1950); England XI (Other FC: 1948); TN Pearce's XI (Other FC: 1951-1954); Yorkshire Second XI (Minor Counties Championship: 1932-1936); All teams |
| Yorkshire cap: 1937 | |
| Yorkshire Captain: 1948 - 1955 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1948 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1938/39-1950) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England | 20 | 34 | 2 | 812 | 99 | 25.37 | 0 | 4 | 14 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1946/47-1950) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 1662 | 41 | 707 | 21 | 3-67 | 33.66 | 0 | 0 | 79.14 | 2.55 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1935-1955) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
| Overall | 446 | 658 | 75 | 18173 | 183* | 31.17 | 27 | 83 | 328 | 1 |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1935-1955) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 21080 | 842 | 8506 | 279 | 6-29 | 30.48 | 5 | 0 | 75.55 | 2.42 |
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