Yorkshire

Kuldeep Yadav will play his last game of the season for Yorkshire against Somerset next week, but there is every chance the county have not seen the last of the irrepressible Indian overseas wrist spinner.

It’s not too often you’ll hear someone from Yorkshire praising someone from Lancashire, but in fairness retiring Red Rose bowler Kate Cross kind of transcends the divide.

The overriding feelings were delight and excitement as Anthony McGrath spoke to the media at Headingley after watching his Yorkshire side steamroller Essex by an innings and 106 runs inside three days.

Yorkshire wrapped up a thumping innings and 106-run victory over Essex during the third afternoon at Headingley to all but preserve their Division One status in the Rothesay County Championship. 

Yorkshire have their clash with Essex by the throat at its halfway stage, the visitors 137-7 in their first-innings reply to 390. Can the White Rose have another progressive day at Headingley? Follow this page for live updates.

Ami Campbell’s diary may well have become a bit more congested in the build-up to this weekend’s final game of the season against Lancashire following her unexpected three-wicket return in defeat to Essex today.

Kuldeep Yadav reflected on a strong Yorkshire performance with bat and ball against Essex on day two at Headingley and said: “I think we had a perfect day.”

Dom Bess scored a superb season’s best 80 not out to help Yorkshire advance to a commanding 390 all out before he and Kuldeep Yadav equally shared six wickets to put the county on course for victory over Essex after two days at Headingley. 

An impressive all-round display from Ami Campbell was not enough for Yorkshire as they slipped to a Metro Bank One-Day Cup defeat by eight runs against Essex Eagles at Chelmsford in their penultimate game of the summer.

Yorkshire's men and women are in action against Essex at Headingley and Chelmsford. The women are playing their penultimate match of the season today. Follow our page for live updates from both venues.

Adam Lyth believes first-innings runs will prove telling in the outcome of Yorkshire’s ongoing Rothesay County Championship clash with Essex at Headingley.