Yorkshire County Cricket Club was officially founded on 8 January 1863 and its team was elevated to first-class status in the same year. It is one of eighteen county teams in England and Wales that play first-class cricket. The player appointed club captain leads the team in all fixtures except if unavailable.– Yorkshire Players. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
1863–1872 Roger Iddison – champions 1867, 1870; shared 1869 (note that these titles are unofficial) 1873–1873 Joseph Rowbotham 1874–1874 Luke Greenwood 1875–1875 Joseph Rowbotham (second term) 1876–1877 Ephraim Lockwood 1878–1882 Tom Emmett 1883–1910 Lord Hawke – champions 1893, 1896, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1905, 1908 1911–1911 Everard Radcliffe 1912–1918 Archibald White – champions 1912 1919–1921 Cecil Burton – champions 1919 1922–1924 Geoffrey Wilson – champions 1922, 1923, 1924 1925–1927 Arthur Lupton – champions 1925 1928–1929 Sir William Worsley 1930–1930 Alan Barber 1931–1932 Frank Greenwood – champions 1931, 1932 1933–1947 Brian Sellers – champions 1933, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1946 1948–1955 Norman Yardley – shared title 1949 1956–1957 Billy Sutcliffe 1958–1959 Ronnie Burnet – champions 1959 1960–1962 Vic Wilson – champions 1960, 1962 1963–1970 Brian Close – champions 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968 1971–1978 Geoff Boycott 1979–1980 John Hampshire 1981–1982 Chris Old 1982–1983 Ray Illingworth 1984–1986 David Bairstow 1987–1989 Phil Carrick 1990–1995 Martyn Moxon 1996–2001 David Byas – champions 2001 2002–2002 Darren Lehmann 2003–2003 Anthony McGrath 2004–2006 Craig White 2007–2008 Darren Gough 2009–2009 Anthony McGrath (second term) 2010–2016 Andrew Gale – champions 2014, 2015 2017-2018 Gary Ballance 2018–2022 Steven Patterson 2023–2024 Shan Masood 2025 - present Jonny Bairstow
See also List of Yorkshire County Cricket Club players
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