Yorkshire will release their seamer John Blain at the end of the summer. And they will let him go on loan to another club for the rest of this season, if he wants to do so.

Their director of cricket, David Byas, says that Blain, 27, has been squeezed out by the younger players. "With several promising youngsters pushing hard for first team places, John is not going to figure in our future plans,�.� said Byas. "But we are very keen to assist him to continue his career elsewhere."

Blain has rarely appeared in Yorkshire�..s first-team since he arrived from Northamptonshire two years ago.