Former Yorkshire batsman Michael Vaughan says the shake-up in the county’s coaching staff “needed to happen”.

Yorks needed shake-up – Vaughan

Former Australia pace bowler Jason Gillespie is to return to Yorkshire as first-team coach, while batsman Phil Jaques signs as overseas player.

Gillespie named Yorkshire coach

Yorkshire’s Jonny Bairstow is voted Cricket Writers’ Club Young Cricketer of the Year for 2011.

Young Cricketer win for Bairstow

Yorkshire seamer Ajmal Shahzad is fined £750 and warned over his future conduct after scuffing the pitch in a County Championship match.

Yorkshire’s Shahzad hit with fine

Young Yorkshire left-hander Gary Ballance and off-spinner Azeem Rafiq sign new two-year deals at Headingley.

Ballance signs new deal for Tykes

Yorkshire are relegated from Division One of the County Championship after Worcestershire pick up a bonus point at Durham.

Yorkshire condemned to relegation

Yorkshire’s chairman labels the team’s performances “a disgrace” after the club was relegated from Division One of the county championship.

Yorkshire chairman blasts players

Live Yorkshire commentary from BBC local radio

Yorks commentary

Yorkshire fall 32 runs short in a spirited victory bid at Scarborough as they settle for a draw against Sussex.

Yorkshire fall short in run chase

Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale will miss the rest of the season after an X-ray confirmed he had broken his arm.

Yorkshire hit by Gale injury blow

Shivnarine Chanderpaul closes in on a double century as Warwickshire take control against relegation threatened Yorkshire on day two at Headingley.

Chanderpaul puts Bears in charge

Michael Carberry and Neil McKenzie share the ninth-highest partnership in first-class cricket history as they put on 523 in Hampshire’s draw with Yorkshire.

Hants pair set partnership record

Hampshire batsmen Michael Carberry and Neil McKenzie extend their partnership to 232 as Yorkshire go wicketless on a rain-affected third day.

Hants pair leave Yorks wicketless

Anthony McGrath hits a century as Yorkshire build up a considerable total on day two against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl.

McGrath ton puts Yorks in control

Yorkshire’s batsmen dominate to reach 318-3 on the opening day against Hampshire in the battle of two of the relegation-threatened sides.

Yorkshire batsmen make Hants toil

Glen Chapple takes 5-71 as title-chasing Lancashire win a classic Roses match at Headingley by 23 runs.

Lancashire clinch Roses classic

Lancashire end the third day hopeful of a Roses match victory after a fightback against Yorkshire at Headingley after Tim Bresnan takes 4-50.

Lancs strike back in Roses match

Rich Pyrah leads a Yorkshire fightback on day two of the Roses match with Lancashire at Headingley.

Pyrah leads Yorkshire fightback

Half-centuries from Steven Croft and Tom Smith give Lancashire the edge after being put into bat by Yorkshire on day one of the Roses match.

Croft and Smith give Lancs edge

Yorkshire complete a straightforward eight-wicket win over Derbyshire.

Yorks canter to win over Derbys

Rich Pyrah takes five wickets as Yorkshire’s three-wicket win dents Durham’s hopes of a FL t20 quarter-final spot.

Yorkshire win dents Durham hopes

A waterlogged ground prevents any play in the FL t20 match between Durham and Yorkshire at Chester-Le-Street.

Durham versus Yorkshire abandoned

Andrew McDonald hits 96 as Leicestershire book their place in the last eight by beating Yorkshire at Headingley.

Leicestershire into quarter-final

Yorkshire hand a full-time contract to former office worker Iain Wardlaw after the 26-year-old seamer impressed in Sunday’s t20 match against Nottinghamshire.

Wardlaw fulfills Yorkshire dream

Captain Chris Read guides North Group leaders Nottinghamshire to a six-wicket victory over Yorkshire in the t20 clash at Headingley.

Notts ease to victory over Yorks

Tight bowling by Ryan Sidebottom helps Yorkshire successfully defend a modest total in their FL t20 match against Northants at Wantage Road.

Tykes bowlers strangle Northants

Andrew McDonald stars with bat and ball as Leicestershire inflict a crushing eight-wicket FL t20 defeat on Yorkshire.

Ruthless Leics demolish Yorkshire

Live commentary and scorecard from the FL t20 North Group clash at Grace Road (1740 BST).

Live – Leicestershire v Yorkshire

Yorkshire spin bowler David Wainwright will join Derbyshire on a one-month loan on Saturday.

Derbyshire secure Wainwright loan

Shakib Al Hasan takes Twenty20-best figures of 4-31 to help Worcestershire to a 41-run win over Yorkshire at New Road.

Shakib spin sets up Worcs victory

Rain prevents Warwickshire and Yorkshire reaching a result at Edgbaston.

Rain scuppers Bears-Tykes match

Live scorecard and commentary from the FL t20 clash at Edgbaston.

Live – Warwickshire v Yorkshire

Captain Andrew Gale hits an unbeaten century as Yorkshire keep Championship leaders Durham at bay to earn a draw at Chester-le-Street.

Durham thwarted by Gale century

Paul Collingwood marks his first County Championship appearance of the season with a century as Durham seize control over Yorkshire.

Collingwood puts Durham in charge

Graham Onions stars as Durham dominate anothed rain-affected day against Yorkshire at Chester-le-Street.

Onions shines as Tykes struggle

Yorkshire’s FL t20 game against Northants is abandoned without a ball being bowled at Headingley.

Tykes-Northants match abandoned

Innovative batting by Azeem Rafiq gives Yorkshire victory in the final over of a thrilling t20 match against Roses rivals Lancashire.

Rafiq gives Yorkshire Roses win

Yorkshire wicket-keeper Gerard Brophy says that the players must take responsibility for this season’s poor form.

Blame players for slump – Brophy

Adam Voges hits 74 as Nottinghamshire secure a 53-run victory over Yorkshire at Trent Bridge.

Voges helps Notts overcome Yorks

Will Porterfield smashes a fine 64 to help Warwickshire beat Yorkshire by five wickets.

Porterfield guides Bears to win

An unbeaten 73 from Gary Ballance helps Yorkshire earn an unlikely draw with Sussex at Hove.

Tykes battle to draw with Sussex

Yorkshire must bat out the final day at Hove to avoid defeat after being made to follow on by Sussex.

Sussex make Yorkshire follow on

Murray Goodwin hits 274 not out – the highest score of the season so far – against Yorkshire at Hove.

Goodwin flays Tykes again at Hove

Sussex centurions Luke Wells and Murray Goodwin dominate the first day against Yorkshire at Hove.

Tykes hit by Wells & Goodwin tons

Marcus Trescothick smashes an unbeaten 151 – his second century of the match – as Somerset beat Yorkshire by 10 wickets at Taunton.

Trescothick steers Somerset home

In-form Jonny Bairstow leads the rearguard action for Yorkshire with an unbeaten 80 against Somerset at Taunton.

Bairstow keeps Tykes in the game

Marcus Trescothick hits 189 to help Somerset build a first-innings lead on the second day against Yorkshire at Taunton.

Tykes hit by Trescothick century

Yorkshire’s Jonny Bairstow hits a century before the Somerset bowlers fight back on day one at Taunton.

Somerset respond to Bairstow ton

A man’s appeal win against conviction for a 1970s armed robbery rekindles memories of an abandoned Ashes Test at Headingley cricket ground.

Davis win prompts Ashes memories

Big-hitting Sri Lankan Farveez Maharoof is the hero at Aigburth as Lancashire pull off a dramatic six-wicket Roses match victory.

Lancs seize Roses match victory