10 best players of all time from Yorkshire

#9 Ray Illingworth

Illingworth was not the easiest person to handle but he still is Yorkshire's finest off-spinner

One of England's most successful off-spinner and Yorkshire's finest in the art, Ray Illingworth is often talked about for his grumpy style but there is more to the man who is only one of nine cricketers in the world to complete the double of 20000 runs and 2000 wickets in first-class cricket.

The now 85-year-old made his first-class debut at the age of 19 but didn't have a promising start to either his first-class or Test career but slowly grew into his role into the side as a spinner and a more than useful batsman.

Illingworth got his first taste at captaincy only at the age of 37 after he had left Yorkshire for Leicestershire and England captaincy followed soon after.

His no-nonsense style of captaincy and cricket administration after his retirement from the game meant that he often found himself embroiled in controversies but that should not take anything away from his achievements on the field as a player.