York v.

Cricket. [Back-formation f. YORKER².] trans. To bowl (a batsman) out or strike (the wicket) with a yorker.

1888.  A. G. Steel, Cricket (Badm. Libr.), iii. 169. [W. C. Grace loq.] I’m never frightened of him; he is always trying to ‘york’ you, and bowls any amount of half-volleys.

1904.  Daily Chron., 19 July, 7/3. The ball that bowled Tunnicliffe started its flight a foot outside the off stump, at the finish it ‘yorked’ the middle stump.