10 best players of all time from Yorkshire

#4 George Hirst

Lord Hawke described George Hirst as the greatest county cricketer of all time

Widely regarded as Yorkshire's greatest all-rounder, Hirst formed a lethal partnership with Wilfred Rhodes as the greatest all-rounder pairing for Yorkshire and England and while his Test numbers are not much to boast about, his record at the domestic level sure is.

He is only one of the three cricketers, along with Rhodes and WG Grace to complete the 30,000 run-2,500 wickets double in first-class cricket.

Hirst's most memorable outings for Yorkshire came in 1901 when Yorkshire scored 104 and still managed to win by an innings and 33 runs against Essex thanks to Hirst’s figures of 7 for 12 and 5 for 17 and in 1906 against Somerset in Bath when scored 111 and 117* while taking 6 for 70 and 5 for 45.

Often touted as "the pioneer of swerve" for his ability to swing the ball like none before him, Lord Hawke, the father of Yorkshire cricket described him as the "greatest county cricketer of all time."