Yorkshire and Lancashire to play two-day friendly at Headingley in July
Thursday 25 June 2020 20:37, UK
Yorkshire are set to host Lancashire in a red ball two-day friendly in July.
The warm-up match is due to take place at Headingley on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 July and will be streamed online to members of both counties.
Yorkshire County Cricket Club chief executive Mark Arthur told the club's website: "We are thrilled to have been able to arrange this fixture with Lancashire.
"Although the match will be played behind closed doors, both clubs are keen that its members have access to fantastic coverage of the match as a thank you for their loyalty during these difficult times."
Lancashire's players, who have remained off furlough throughout the coronavirus pandemic, returned to training recently at Chester Boughton Hall CC.
Paul Allott, Lancashire director of cricket, said: "Preparations are starting to ramp up ahead of a county cricket season starting potentially as early as 1 August and this friendly will be a more than worthwhile exercise for our squad.
"We would like to thank Yorkshire for their co-operation and for hosting the fixture at Emerald Headingley, whilst Emirates Old Trafford plays host to England and the West Indies in a behind-closed-doors Test series."
The announcement follows the news that Surrey and Middlesex are planning to meet in a two-day friendly on July 26-27 at the Kia Oval and further raises hopes about a truncated County Championship campaign taking place this summer.
