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Yash Vagadia
Personal information
BornNewcastle
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium pace
RoleAll rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2023-Yorkshire
List A debut11 August 2024 Yorkshire v Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 2
Runs scored 42
Batting average 11.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 21
Catches/stumpings 1/–
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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Yash aiming to play a merry toon". Yorkshire CCC. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ Ledwith, Gavin (18 August 2022). "Hartlepool head boy and Yorkshire cricketer is bowled over by A-level grades". Hartlepool Mail.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Yorkshire sign all-rounder David Wiese for T20 Blast, Yash Vagadia signs rookie contract". aninews.in. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. ^ Hercock, Richard (11 July 2023). "Eight Yorkshire CCC players sign new deals". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Ottis Gibson hails young players' progress after Yorkshire CCC Cup disappointment". Yorkshire Post. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  9. ^ Harrison, Phil (23 July 2024). "Yorkshire CCC put their faith in up-and-coming batter Yash Vagadia". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 18 December 2024.