Cricket World County Player Of The Week - Adil Rashid

Yorkshire all rounder Adil Rashid has been chose as this week’s Cricket World county Player of the Week after a brilliant all round performance in the county championship.

Yorkshire had waited the entire season to date for a win in the county championship but finally triumphed against Hampshire this week. And the Tykes were somewhat struggling in their first innings as the match was looking like it could be a tight encounter as they were teetering on the brink being bowled out at 268 for seven.

However, Adil Rashid came to the crease and hit an unbeaten 117 in partnership with Ajmal Shahzad as they pushed Yorkshire’s score to 524 all out. Rashid then starred with the ball aswell in the second innings as they bowled out Hampshire for 252 to win by an innings and 22 runs, Rashid finishing with a haul of 5 for 41.

Rashid’s all round performance meant that Yorkshire not only claim their first win of the season, but they move out of the bottom three in the county championship aswell. This has helped their survival chances no end, and Rashid’s heroics may well be looked upon as a turning point in Yorkshire’s season.

There were a number of performances of high quality this week, notably Dwayne Smith smashing 59 from 26 balls to help Sussex win the Twenty20 Cup, but for his feat, in the face of adversity, Rashid receives the prize.