5.45pm – YORKSHIRE WIN!!!!! McKerr gets Singh Dale caught behind down leg to finish with three wickets in the innings, five in the day.
Gloucestershire 237 all out. We win by an innings and 22 runs, our first win in 2024. Superb performance.
5.23pm – WICKET! Akther bowled by Hill for an impressive 70. Gloucestershire 216-9, trailing by 43.
5.17pm – We have 20 overs remaining in the day. Gloucestershire are 211-8 from 62, trailing by 48. McKerr back into the attack. Akhter 66, Goodman 22. These two have shared 53.
4.56pm – Gloucestershire are holding Yorkshire up here. They’ve advanced to 189-8 from 57 overs, with Akhter 57 and Goodman 9. We have 25 overs remaining in the day.
4.40pm – Akhter reaches a maiden fifty off 54 balls for Gloucestershire. Impressive knock. 177-8.
4.27pm – We’re up and running after tea. Gloucestershire 161-8 with Revis bowling.
4.07pm – Tea. Magnificent seven-wicket session for Yorkshire. Gloucestershire have reached 161-8 from 50 overs, trailing by 98. Akhter 36, Goodman 2.
4pm – WICKET! Webster caught behind off Hill, 30. Gloucestershire 158-8 in the 49th over.
3.27pm – WICKET! Middleton caught at second slip by Lyth off McKerr for a golden duck. It’s 111-7 in 39th over. Hat-trick ball. Akhter plays it out safely.
3.25pm – WICKET! Hammond caught at leg-slip by Bean having looped up a pull at a McKerr short ball, 28. Gloucestershire 111-6 in the 39th over.
3pm – WICKET! Van Buuren caught behind off Thompson, 4. Gloucestershire are 82-5 in the 33rd over.
2.37pm – WICKET! Stunning catch from Lyth at second slip going to his left after Bracey cue-ended a pull at Fernando, 3. Gloucestershire are 73-4 in the 28th over.
2.18pm – WICKET! Bancroft trapped lbw by Hill, 26. It’s 61-3 in the 24th over. That’s an absolute peach of a delivery. Big in-swinger does for the Australian.
2.11pm – WICKET! Told you they were holding firm. Revis gets Price caught at fourth slip by Bess, 27. It’s 55-2 in the 23rd over.
2.10pm – Gloucestershire are holding firm at present. They are 55-1 in the 23rd over, with Revis bowling to Price on 27. Bancroft has 25.
1.47pm – Conor McKerr was excellent for his 2-28 from 17.3 overs in the first innings.
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1.42pm – We’re up and running after lunch. Gloucestershire are 45-1 in the 15th over of their second innings, bowled by Revis. Bancroft 22, Price 20. They trail by 214.
1.01pm – Gloucestershire are 43-1 from 14 overs at lunch. Bancroft has 22 of them.
12.35pm – Gloucestershire have moved to 26-1 in the ninth over of their second innings. Fernando has switched ends to the Trafalgar Square End.
12.08pm – WICKET! Charlesworth bowled by Fernando, 0. Glos are 6-1 in the second over of their second innings, still 253 runs in arrears.
12.02pm – Gloucestershire are 5-0 after one over of their second innings, from McKerr. Fernando sharing the new ball.
11.51am – Yorkshire have enforced the follow-on.
11.48am – WICKET! Singh Dale is caught at mid-on next ball off McKerr. Gloucestershire are 197 all out.
11.47am – WICKET! Goodman trapped lbw by McKerr, who richly deserves that first wicket in red ball cricket for Yorkshire. Gloucestershire 197-9 in the 83rd over. McKerr has 1-28 inside 18 overs.
11.36am – McKerr into the attack with the new ball. Gloucestershire 191-8 after 80 overs.
11.10am – WICKET! Akhter well caught at first slip by Hill off Thompson, 7. Gloucestershire are 178-8.
10.59am – Thompson has taken up early morning bowling duties.
10.55am – We are five minutes from the start of play here at North Marine Road, where it remains overcast. Middleton and Akhter will resume for Gloucestershire.
9.20am – Good morning from North Marine Road, where it’s an overcast start to day three. That should be a good thing for Yorkshire in the grand scheme of things, as today is likely to be a bowling day.
Gloucestershire, replying to our 456 all out, will resume on 168-7 – still a long way short of the follow-on target of 307. That’s what they need to make Yorkshire bat again. And from Jordan Thompson’s comments last night, it’s likely Yorkshire will enforce given the chance.
Thompson was one of two standout performers yesterday, first hitting 44 with the bat and taken striking twice with the ball. Matthew Revis also claimed three wickets.
While they still have plenty of work to do, Yorkshire’s first Championship win of 2024 is within reach. If things go swimmingly, it could be achieved today.
To recap yesterday’s action, you can read our Match Report and reaction piece with Jordan Thompson via the links below.
From Scarbados to Barbados. That’s where England will hope to be this weekend for the T20 World Cup final. They will face India in Thursday’s semi-final (3.30pm) for the right to meet either Afghanistan or South Africa.
As per usual, the live stream will be available via the Match Centre tab at the top of page. We will be underway at 11am. Enjoy the day.
