Berry, 29, whose county title win came in a play-off with England international Jon Lupton at Lindrick, has regained his amateur status and is back playing competitively with a handicap nearing plus one at West Bradford.

He would relish making the Yorkshire team again, though he has no interest in representing the Bradford Union side.

"I'd love to play for Yorkshire again," said Berry, who runs a tiling business around Bradford and Leeds.

"Most parts of my game are good, even though my iron play needs some sharpening. I plan to see Graham Walker (the county coach at The Oaks) about that.

"I've informed Yorkshire that I'm available once my game gets to the level I want and they say they are monitoring my performances."

The powers that be will have noted that Berry tied second, with Baildon's James Firth and South Bradford's Karl Curran, behind Baildon's Simon Bell in the Bradford Union stroke-play championship at Cleckheaton.

He shot two rounds of 71 in poor weather, finishing with a sparkling five under par run of 2, 3, 2, 3.

Yorkshire's performances this season have severely damaged their Northern Counties League title hopes and are seemingly in need of some freshening up and Berry could help to provide that.

To be fair, the county have missed internationals Danny Willett, last year's county champion who turned professional in May and Brabazon Trophy winner Steve Uzzell, who is in demand by England.

Beaten twice, by Northumberland and Lancashire, and with away dates to come against Cumbria at Workington on August 9 and Cheshire at Prenton on August 30, the odds against Yorkshire overhauling leaders Lancashire and other rivals are huge.

New county champion Richard Law will be back for those matches after missing the tie against Lancashire because of holidays.

A more important date is August 16 on the Isle of Man where over Castletown's links, Yorkshire take on the six other Northern counties, including the hosts.

The winners – six-man teams play 36 holes of stroke-play rather than the match-play format of league matches – qualify for the English County championship.