07-09-2022, 06:49
This LV= County Championship Roses match is finely poised after two days with Yorkshire reaching 130-4 at stumps after bowling Lancashire out for 276 with Will Williams taking two important top order wickets in the White Rose reply.
It was a rain-affected day with play not starting until after lunch and then bad light halting proceedings in the evening with 16 overs left.
Yorkshire wasted little time in mopping up the Lancashire first innings when play finally began at 12.55pm, Jordan Thompson having George Lavelle caught behind and Ben Coad trapping Matt Parkinson lbw for the addition of four runs.
The Red Rose total of 276 meant the last nine wickets had fallen for 45 runs.
But Williams gave Lancashire an early boost when he had Adam Lyth caught by Josh Bohannon at short leg for 13.
And the Lancashire attack produced a searching new ball spell to test Fin Bean on his debut.
But the 20 year-old left-hand opener survived 19 balls without scoring before going on to produce some beautifully timed drives either side of the wicket and combine well with yesterday’s hero with the ball, George Hill in a partnership of 63 runs.
And just like yesterday the bowlers found life difficult once the shine and hardness had gone from the ball.
Bean and Hill consequently prospered in the afternoon sunshine until Parkinson produced a sharply turning delivery to hit Hill’s off stump just before tea to remove the Yorkshire number three batter for 32.
Bean fell soon after the break when Tom Bailey produced an inswinging yorker to trap the opening bat lbw for 42.
And when Williams struck again three runs later, clipping the top of the stumps after Will Fraine decided against playing a shot, Yorkshire were suddenly on the back foot at 108-4.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore, who earlier had whacked Parkinson for a six and two fours, and Yorkshire captain Jonny Tattersall had added 24 runs in determined fashion before bad light brought an early finish at 5.20pm.
“I think it’s in the balance,” was Bowling Coach Graham Onions assessment of the game after two days.
“I thought we fought pretty well with the ball today,” he added.
And Onions acknowledged the efforts of the opposition.
“I thought they batted nicely although they played and missed a lot,” he said. “But they hung in and showed a lot of character. Their two young lads played pretty well.”
Onions was pleased with the way the Red Rose bowling unit combined to put Yorkshire’s line-up under pressure.
“We did a lot of things right with the ball,” he said. “We feel we probably deserve a few more wickets.
“I feel we are on the cusp of breaking through and putting them under pressure.
“On this type of pitch you need to be challenging off stump and you don’t want to let the batter leave too much.
“The ball had just started to reverse a bit today, the outfield is still pretty dry and you just try and keep the ball as dry as you can.”
Will Williams took two important wickets today and Onions said: “Will been’s fantastic with his energy and enthusiasm.
“And ninety percent of time puts the ball in the right areas.”
With two days left, Onions is focused on what happens when play resumes tomorrow.
“We can’t look too far ahead and worry about the weather,” he said.
“We’ve got to focus on tomorrow morning and put them under pressure with the ball as much as we can.”
It was a rain-affected day with play not starting until after lunch and then bad light halting proceedings in the evening with 16 overs left.
Yorkshire wasted little time in mopping up the Lancashire first innings when play finally began at 12.55pm, Jordan Thompson having George Lavelle caught behind and Ben Coad trapping Matt Parkinson lbw for the addition of four runs.
The Red Rose total of 276 meant the last nine wickets had fallen for 45 runs.
But Williams gave Lancashire an early boost when he had Adam Lyth caught by Josh Bohannon at short leg for 13.
And the Lancashire attack produced a searching new ball spell to test Fin Bean on his debut.
But the 20 year-old left-hand opener survived 19 balls without scoring before going on to produce some beautifully timed drives either side of the wicket and combine well with yesterday’s hero with the ball, George Hill in a partnership of 63 runs.
And just like yesterday the bowlers found life difficult once the shine and hardness had gone from the ball.
Bean and Hill consequently prospered in the afternoon sunshine until Parkinson produced a sharply turning delivery to hit Hill’s off stump just before tea to remove the Yorkshire number three batter for 32.
Bean fell soon after the break when Tom Bailey produced an inswinging yorker to trap the opening bat lbw for 42.
And when Williams struck again three runs later, clipping the top of the stumps after Will Fraine decided against playing a shot, Yorkshire were suddenly on the back foot at 108-4.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore, who earlier had whacked Parkinson for a six and two fours, and Yorkshire captain Jonny Tattersall had added 24 runs in determined fashion before bad light brought an early finish at 5.20pm.
“I think it’s in the balance,” was Bowling Coach Graham Onions assessment of the game after two days.
“I thought we fought pretty well with the ball today,” he added.
And Onions acknowledged the efforts of the opposition.
“I thought they batted nicely although they played and missed a lot,” he said. “But they hung in and showed a lot of character. Their two young lads played pretty well.”
Onions was pleased with the way the Red Rose bowling unit combined to put Yorkshire’s line-up under pressure.
“We did a lot of things right with the ball,” he said. “We feel we probably deserve a few more wickets.
“I feel we are on the cusp of breaking through and putting them under pressure.
“On this type of pitch you need to be challenging off stump and you don’t want to let the batter leave too much.
“The ball had just started to reverse a bit today, the outfield is still pretty dry and you just try and keep the ball as dry as you can.”
Will Williams took two important wickets today and Onions said: “Will been’s fantastic with his energy and enthusiasm.
“And ninety percent of time puts the ball in the right areas.”
With two days left, Onions is focused on what happens when play resumes tomorrow.
“We can’t look too far ahead and worry about the weather,” he said.
“We’ve got to focus on tomorrow morning and put them under pressure with the ball as much as we can.”
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