The Yorkshire County Cricket Club is delighted that Gary Ballance and Azeem Rafiq have cleared the air.
Gary’s contrition is admirable and marks a big step forward for the sport and the Club.
Azeem is right to say that Gary must now be allowed to continue with his career.
We will undoubtedly support Gary in all he does, and we hope to see many more runs flow from his bat for Yorkshire.
Essex won the toss and asked Yorkshire to bat first. Skipper, Noah Kelly was the first wicket to fall with the score on 19 – he was caught at 3rd slip for 4 made from 25 balls. His opening partner, Will Luxton continued his fine form from last week but having made 47 from 51 balls with 6 fours he was caught behind – 59-2
George Hill returned a superb 6-51, including four wickets today, as Yorkshire expertly took hold of their Rothesay County Championship clash with Essex at its midway point at the Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford.
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