| Full name: | Norman Walter Dransfield Yardley |
| Born: | 19th March 1915, Gawber, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England |
| Died: | 3rd October 1989, Nether Edge Hospital, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| 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 School, York; St John's College, Cambridge |
| 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);
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 |