Norman Yardley
| Full name: | Norman Walter Dransfield Yardley |
| Born: | 19th March 1915, Gawber, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England |
| Died: | 3rd October 1989, Nether Edge Hospital, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| 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 School, York; St John's College, Cambridge |
| 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); 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 (1938/39-1950) | ||||||||||
| 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 |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Batting and Fielding (1932-1936) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Yorkshire Second XI | 12 | 18 | 0 | 142 | 28 | 7.88 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Bowling (1932-1936) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Yorkshire Second XI | 470 | 20 | 218 | 14 | 3-31 | 15.57 | 0 | 0 | 33.57 | 2.78 |
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