| Full name: | Norman Walter Dransfield Yardley |
| Born: | 19th March 1915, Gawber, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England |
| Died: | 3rd October 1989, Lodge Moor, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batsman |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium pace |
| Occasional wicket-keeper | |
| Other Sports: | Hockey for Cambridge University (Blue); Squash for Cambridge University (Blue) (6 times North of England champion); Rugby Fives for Cambridge University (Blue) |
| Education: | St Peter's, York; St John's College, Cambridge University |
| Biography: | England Test Selector 1951-54 (Chairman 1951-52) |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1938/39-1950); Cambridge University (Main FC: 1935-1938); Yorkshire (Main FC: 1936-1955); Marylebone Cricket Club (Main FC: 1938/39-1952); Gentlemen (Other FC: 1937-1955); HDG Leveson-Gower's XI (Other FC: 1937-1950); Lord Tennyson's XI (Other FC: 1937/38); Rest of England (Other FC: 1938-1947); Gentlemen of England (Other FC: 1938-1948); England (Other FC: 1938/39-1950); North of England (Other FC: 1947-1950); England XI (Other FC: 1948); TN Pearce's XI (Other FC: 1951-1954); Yorkshire Second XI (Minor Counties Championship: 1932-1936); All teams |
| Yorkshire cap: 1937 |
| Yorkshire Captain: 1948 - 1955 |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1948 |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics |
