Yorkshire open the 2014 summer with an LV= County Championship trip to face Somerset at Taunton on Sunday, April 13.

Andrew Gale’s side must wait until the second week of the season to kick off their title bid, although they do warm up with a three-day University friendly against Leeds/Bradford at Headingley on Tuesday 1.

Roses Championship cricket returns to the schedule for the first time since 2011 when eventual champions Lancashire completed the double.

Yorkshire’s opportunities for revenge come at Headingley on Sunday, May 25 and at Emirates Old Trafford on Sunday, August 31.

The old foes clash in all three competitions. The counties’ money men will be delighted to see the two Twenty20 fixtures played on Fridays at Old Trafford on June 6 and at Headingley three weeks later.

Twenty20 cricket will be played under the new name of the NatWest T20 Blast, and they are just two of 14 group fixtures. Warwickshire are to be called the Birmingham Bears.

A trip over the Pennines for a floodlit clash on Saturday, July 26 is the first of the Vikings’ eight Royal London one-day Cup group matches.

Yorkshire’s first Championship home match is at Headingley against Jack Brooks’s former county Northamptonshire on Sunday, April 20, while Middlesex and Sussex visit Scarborough for Championship matches in late July and mid-August respectively.

The Scarborough festival includes 50-over matches against Essex and Derbyshire on Monday 11 and Wednesday 13 August before the Sussex Championship match starts on the Friday.

Yorkshire end the season with a home Championship match against Somerset at Headingley on Tuesday, September 23.

Ten of Yorkshire’s 16 Championship matches start on Sundays throughout the summer, while ten of their 14 Twenty20 group matches take place on Friday nights.

If Yorkshire make Twenty20 Finals Day for the second time in three years, they will head to Edgbaston on Saturday, August 23. The Royal London one-day Cup final takes place at Lord’s on Saturday, September 20.

YORKSHIRE 2014 FIXTURES (INCLUDING ENGLAND)

APRIL

Tues 1 - Yorkshire v Leeds/Bradford MCCU, three-day friendly, Headingley

Sun 13 - Somerset v Yorkshire LVCC1, Taunton

Sun 20 - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire LVCC1, Headingley

Sun 27 - Middlesex v Yorkshire LVCC1, Lord’s

MAY

Sun 4 - Durham v Yorkshire LVCC1, Emirates ICG

Sun 11 - Yorkshire v Warwickshire LVCC1, Headingley

Fri 16 - Yorkshire v Northampton NWT20B, Headingley

TUES 20 - ENGLAND v SRI LANKA,. NWT201-01, KIA OVAL, FLOODLIT

THURS 22 - ENGLAND v SRI LANKA, RLODI, KIA OVAL FLOODLIT

Fri 23 - Birmingham Bears NWT20B, Edgbaston, Floodlit

Sun 25 - Yorkshire v Lancashire LVCC1, Headingley

ENGLAND v SRI LANKA, RLODI, EMIRATES ICG

WED 28 - ENGLAND v SRI LANKA, RLODI, EMIRATES OLD TRAFFORD, FLOODLIT

Fri 20 - Yorkshire v Derbyshire NWT20B, Headingley

Sat 31 - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire LVCC1, Northampton

ENGLAND v SRI LANKA, RLODI, LORD’S

JUNE

TUES 3 - ENGLAND v SRI LANKA, RLODI, EDGBASTON, FLOODLIT

Fri 6 - Lancashire v Yorkshire NWT20B, Emirates Old Trafford, Floodlit

Sun 8 - Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire LVCC1, Headingley

THURS 12 - ENGLAND v SRI LANKA, ITM, LORD’S

Fri 13 - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire NWT20B, Northampton, Floodlit

Mon 15 - Sussex v Yorkshire LVCC1, Arundel

FRI 20 - ENGLAND v SRi LANKA, ITM, HEADINGLEY

Sun 22 - Warwickshire v Yorkshire LVCC1, Edgbaston

Fri 27 - Yorkshire v Lancashire NWT20B, Headingley

Sat 28 - Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire NWT20B, Trent Bridge

JULY

Tues 1 - Yorkshire v Leicestershire NWT20B, Headingley

Wed 2 - Yorkshire v Durham NWT20B, Headingley

Fri 4 - Worcestershire v Yorkshire NWT20B, New Road

Mon 7 - Yorkshire v Durham LVCC1, Headingley

WED 9 - YORKSHIRE v INDIA, ITM, TRENT BRIDGE

Fri 11 - Durham v Yorkshire NWT20B, Emirates ICG

Sun 13 - Derbyshire v Yorkshire NWT20B, Chesterfield

THURS 17 - ENGLAND v INDIA, ITM, LORD’S

Fri - 18 - Yorkshire v Birmingham Bears NWT20B, Headingley

Sun 19 - Yorkshire v Middlesex LVCC1, Scarborough

Fri 25 - Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire NWT20B, Headingley

Sat 26 - Lancashire v Yorkshire RL5, Emirates Old Trafford, Floodlit

SUN 27 - ENGLAND v INDIA, ITM, Ageas Bowl

Tues 29 - Yorkshire v Gloucestershire RL50, Headingley

AUGUST

Fri 1, Sat 2 (x2) Sun 3 - NWT20B, Quarter-finals

Tues 5 - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire RL50 - Northampton Floodlit

Thurs 7 - Yorkshire v Worcestershire RL50, Headingley

ENGLAND v INDIA, ITM, EMIRATES OLD TRAFFORD

Fri 8 - Leicestershire v Yorkshire RL50, Grace Road

Mon 11 - Yorkshire v Essex RL50, Scarborough

Wed 13 - Yorkshire v Derbyshire RL50, Scarborough

Fri 13 - Yorkshire v Sussex LVCC1, Scarborough

ENGLAND v INDIA, ITM, KIA OVAL

Thurs 21 - Hampshire v Yorkshire RL50, Ageas Bowl

Sat 23 - NWT20B, Semi-finals and Finals, Edgbaston

MON 25 - ENGLAND v INDIA, RLODI, BRISTOL

Tue 26, Thu 28 (x2), Fri 29 - RL50, Quarter-Finals

WED 27 - ENGLAND v INDIA, RLODI, SWALEC STADIUM

SAT 30 ENGLAND v INDIA, RLODI, TRENT BRIDGE

Sun 31 - Lancashire v Yorkshire LVCC1, Emirates Old Trafford

SEPTEMBER

TUES 2 - ENGLAND v INDIA, RLODI, EDGBASTON

Thurs 4 - RL50, Semi-final

FRI 5 - ENGLAND v INDIA, RLODI, HEADINGLEY

Sat 6 - RL50, Semi-final

SUN 7 - ENGLAND v INDIA, NWT201, EDGBASTON

Tues 9 - Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire LVCC1, Trent Bridge

Sat 20 - RL50, Final, Lord’s

Tues 23 - Yorkshire v Somerset LVCC1, Headingley

KEY

LVCC1 - LV = County Championship

NWT20B = NatWest T20 BLast

RL 50 = Royal London One Day Cup

NWT201 = NatWest T20 International

RLODI = Royal London One Day International

ITM - Investec Test Match