Draft:Yash Vagadia
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| Born | Newcastle, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm medium pace | ||||||||||||||
| Role | All rounder | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2023- | Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 11 August 2024 Yorkshire v Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||
Yash Vagadia is an English cricketer who plays for Yorkshire as an all-rounder. He is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. He made his One-Day Cup debut for Yorkshire on 11 August 2024 against Warwickshire.
Early life
Born in Newcastle, he first played for Yorkshire at Under 14s level. He plays club cricket for Hartlepool.[1] He was head boy at Teesside High School, in Eaglescliffe, where he earned 2 A* and an A in his A-Level examinations in August 2022.[2] He later attended Durham University.[3]
Career
He joined the academy at Yorkshire county cricket club at the age of 11 years-old and captained the county’s academy and under-18s teams.[4] He signed his first rookie pro contract with Yorkshire in November 2022 having been named the Yorkshire academy player of the year.[3] That season, he averaged over 50.00 with the bat at junior level.[5] In July 2023, he extended his contract with Yorkshire by another year.[6][7]
He made his One-Day Cup debut for Yorkshire in August 2024.[8] That summer, he signed a two-year contract extension with Yorkshire.[4][9]
References
- ^ "Yash aiming to play a merry toon". Yorkshire CCC. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Ledwith, Gavin (18 August 2022). "Hartlepool head boy and Yorkshire cricketer is bowled over by A-level grades". Hartlepool Mail.
- ^ a b Botcherby, Elizabeth (11 November 2022). "Yorkshire sign David Wiese for 2023 T20 Blast - Teenage batting-allrounder, Yash Vagadia, has also penned a rookie contract". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Yorkshire give batter new deal but he won't play cup opener". The Telegraph and Argus. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "Yorkshire sign all-rounder David Wiese for T20 Blast, Yash Vagadia signs rookie contract". aninews.in. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Hercock, Richard (11 July 2023). "Eight Yorkshire CCC players sign new deals". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Finlay Bean leads eight new contracts for Yorkshire: "There is still growth for all of them"". The Cricketer. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Ottis Gibson hails young players' progress after Yorkshire CCC Cup disappointment". Yorkshire Post. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ Harrison, Phil (23 July 2024). "Yorkshire CCC put their faith in up-and-coming batter Yash Vagadia". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 18 December 2024.