Full name Michael Howard Yardy
Born November 27, 1980, Pembury, Kent
Current age 28 years 348 days
Major teams England, Sussex, Sussex Cricket Board
Nickname Yards, Paolo
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium, Left-arm slow
Height 6 ft 0 in
Education William Parker School, Hastings
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 6 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 19 | 12.25 | 120 | 40.83 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 3 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 24* | - | 32 | 146.87 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 120 | 204 | 19 | 7261 | 257 | 39.24 | 14 | 37 | 87 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 146 | 129 | 17 | 2556 | 98* | 22.82 | 0 | 16 | 61 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 47 | 36 | 15 | 568 | 68* | 27.04 | 537 | 105.77 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 6 | 6 | 252 | 135 | 4 | 3/24 | 3/24 | 33.75 | 3.21 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 3 | 3 | 60 | 85 | 2 | 1/20 | 1/20 | 42.50 | 8.50 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 120 | 3441 | 2003 | 26 | 5/83 | 77.03 | 3.49 | 132.3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| List A | 146 | 3959 | 3252 | 87 | 6/27 | 6/27 | 37.37 | 4.92 | 45.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 47 | 39 | 805 | 868 | 32 | 3/21 | 3/21 | 27.12 | 6.46 | 25.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | England v Pakistan at Nottingham, Sep 8, 2006 scorecard |
| Last ODI | England v West Indies at Birmingham, Jul 4, 2007 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20I | England v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 29, 2007 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2000 |
| Last First-class | Nottinghamshire v Sussex at Nottingham, Sep 23-26, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1999 |
| Last List A | Worcestershire v Sussex at Worcester, Sep 27, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Sussex v Surrey at Hove, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Eagles v Sussex at Delhi, Oct 13, 2009 scorecard |
A compact and organised left-hander with a technique not dissimilar to Andrew Strauss's, Mike Yardy had been a Sussex stand-in until he cemented his right to a starting place by recording his maiden first-class century in defeat against Surrey, in the final match of the 2004 season. He began 2005 in identical fashion, with another hundred against Surrey, to trigger a run of form that carried him to the top of the domestic batting charts. His zenith arrived against the Bangladeshis at Hove, where he scored 257 - the highest score by a Sussex batsman against a touring team, beating George Cox jr's 234 against the 1946 Indians - and followed up with a career-best 5 for 83 with his left-arm spin. That was exactly double his previous tally of first-class wickets. His good form continued throughout the 2005 season leading to selection for the England A tour of West Indies, and ultimately a chance to push for a World Cup place when he was picked for the Champions Trophy. Though his bowling impressed, England's strange insistence that he bat at No. 4 meant that the overall image suffered, and he was quietly jettisoned. He was groomed as Chris Adams' success at Hove and took the reigns in 2009, leading the county to two one-day trophies - the Twenty20 Cup and Pro40 - but also presided over Championship relegation.
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- Cork stars as Hampshire take title (Jul 25, 2009)
- Joyce ton helps Sussex to Lord's (Jul 5, 2009)
- Durham secure strong lead on extraordinary day (Jun 12, 2009)
Sep 27, 2009
Daryl Mitchell celebrates and Michael Yardy can't believe he has been run out
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Aug 15, 2009
Michael Yardy lifts the Twenty20 Cup...and gets sprayed with champagne
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Jul 25, 2009
Michael Yardy brings out the reverse sweep
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