England captain, Michael Vaughan, has been awarded a benefit season next year by Yorkshire and it should net him a record amount of cash for a White Rose player, writes David Warner.

News of Vaughan's benefit was confirmed by Yorkshire's director of operations, Geoff Cope, who said: "Michael has been a great ambassador for Yorkshire cricket since making his debut in 1993 and we all wish him well with his benefit."

It will be ten years next year since Vaughan received his county cap and it was already evident at that early stage that he was a gifted batsman.

But neither he nor anyone else could have imagined that a decade later he would go on to lead England to Test series whitewashes against both New Zealand and the West Indies in 2004.

His popularity stretches well beyond the boundaries of Yorkshire and his benefit programme could include specially organised events around the country and even abroad.

Darren Gough holds the Yorkshire record for the biggest benefit with £250,000 in 2001 but Vaughan should leave that figure well behind.

Although Yorkshire see little of Vaughan because of his year-round commitments with England, he is deeply grateful for the opportunities which the county have given him and he intends to pay them back at some future stage.

"The time will come when my England career is over and I will then give Yorkshire my full attention," he told me recently.