Yorkshire

Hasan Ali is bringing his trademark fire and brimstone approach to cricket to Headingley for this summer’s Vitality Blast, a place he has performed at before.

Anthony McGrath pulled no punches in his assessment of Yorkshire’s start to the new season after defeat against Hampshire at Headingley today.

George Hill and Dom Bess batted nicely for consolatory scores of 52 and 49 but were unable to prevent Yorkshire from slipping to a fourth-afternoon defeat against Hampshire in the Rothesay County Championship at Headingley.

Off-spinner Claudie Cooper returns to her former stomping ground on Wednesday having spoken of her love for her new life with Yorkshire. 

Logan van Beek was there at the end last Monday when Yorkshire secured an opening-round draw against Glamorgan at Cardiff, but the Dutchman knows he will almost certainly face a more sizeable task with the bat against Hampshire tomorrow.

Yorkshire and Hampshire will today play out day three of their Rothesay County Championship clash at Headingley. Follow this page for live updates throughout the day.

Adam Lyth praised Hampshire’s new-ball seamer Kyle Abbott as the South African was to the fore on day two at Headingley as Yorkshire were forced onto the back foot.

Yorkshire endured frustration with the bat as Hampshire seized control at the halfway stage of the ongoing Rothesay County Championship fixture at Headingley, thanks largely to Kyle Abbott and Sonny Baker.

Head coach Rich Pyrah said there were plenty of positives to take from Yorkshire’s performance after they lost by the barest of margins in their first Tier 1 game at Somerset today.

Yorkshire came agonisingly close to registering their first Tier 1 win at the first time of asking as they lost by one wicket to Somerset in a thrilling Metro Bank One-Day Cup clash at The Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton.

Bowling coach Mick Lewis hailed George Hill’s ability to problem solve as he claimed an excellent five-wicket haul during an action-packed day one against Hampshire at Headingley.