Chris Pratt pores over decades of statistics to analyse one of cricket’s great theories

When Yorkshire are strong, England are strong. As per the famous saying often heard on the Western Terrace as England slay another Test nation at Headingley. Also often heard over the radio waves of Test Match Special as Geoffrey Boycott, standard bearer of Yorkshire cricket, lauds another century plundered from a Yorkshire bat. But is it true? And can it be proven?
I was present in Leeds last summer as Jonny Bairstow scored his maiden domestic Test century against an inexperienced Sri Lanka team a...