Live: Rothesay County Championship – Surrey v Yorkshire Men, Day 3

After some promise either through the heart of the evening session, it’s a frustrating end to the day with the loss of those three quick wickets.

Jonny Bairstow remains on 64 and Matthew Revis is with him on 3.

Two wickets in as many balls. Tom Lawes has removed George Hill caught at first slip and night-watchman Jordan Buckingham lbw. After the promise of Wharton and Bairstow, Surrey have this game by the throat once again. Matthew Revis in now.

James Wharton bowled Matthew Fisher, 67.

An in-swinger does for Wharton, ending an 84-run stand inside 17 overs with Jonny Bairstow, who has 52. The deficit is 90.

George Hill has arrived at the crease.

Jonny Bairstow is counter-attacking superbly. He has hit 7x4s and 2x6s, helping Yorkshire to 163-3. The stand with James Wharton (65) has reached 80 in 13 overs.

Surrey have reverted the short-ball tactic they were using before tea, and Bairstow is having none of it.

He has just pulled Matthew Fisher over long-leg for back-back sixes and has 49 out of 162-3, a deficit of 95. Super stuff from the skipper.

James Wharton has reached his fifty off 103 balls with 5x4s.

Yorkshire are now 131-3 after 47 overs, trailing by 126.

Wharton, 56, now has four fifties in this summer’s Championship, and he has shared an unbroken 50 with his captain Jonny Bairstow, who has 30.

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Jonny Bairstow has started well, and has 20, while James Wharton has moved to 43.

Bairstow has hit four fours in 16 balls.

We have 20 overs remaining in the day.

Jonny Tattersall caught Dom Sibley bowled Jordan Clark, 12.

Caught at second slip, ending a 52-run stand with James Wharton, who remains on 37.

Felt like Jonny deserved more for his endeavours there than his 12. One Jonny replaces another. Bairstow in now. The deficit is 174.

Yorkshire are 69-2 in the early stages of the evening, with James Wharton 27 and Jonny Tattersall 11.

The deficit is 188.

Positive end to the afternoon for Yorkshire, who trail by 190.

Jame Wharton has 27 and Jonny Tattersall 9.

Surrey have gone short at these two in the last half hour or so, but with no joy.

We have 32 overs remaining in the day.

James Wharton and Jonny Tattersall are going nicely here at the Kia Oval as we approach tea.

They have taken the score from 31-2 to 63-2. Wharton has 24 and Tattersall 8. We’re through 28 overs of the second innings and have four to bowl before tea.

James Wharton 12 and Jonny Tattersall 1.

Yorkshire are trying to chip away at a deficit which stands at 214.

Jordan Clark and Tom Lawes are in operation for the hosts. We have just over 43 overs remaining in the day.

Yorkshire will face Warwickshire Bears in the quarter-finals of the Vitality County T20 Cup at Weetwood on Saturday.

Sterre Kalis will face the county she is currently on loan with.

We actually caught up with Sterre earlier to preview that game, and she chatted from home just before setting off to Arundel, where she will play for Warwickshire tomorrow against Hampshire in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup. She then returns to Yorkshire colours on Saturday to face the Bears.

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Adam Lyth caught Kurtis Patterson bowled Jordan Clark, 16.

Bit of extra bounce and Lyth edges to third slip, with Patterson moving across in front of second slip.

Jonny Tattersall in alongside James Wharton, who has 5.

The deficit is 226.

Fin Bean caught behind Ben Foakes bowled Nathan Smith, 7.

Thin edge behind playing forwards.

James Wharton is in now alongside Adam Lyth, who has 10. Yorkshire’s deficit stands at 238.

Devon are 66-3 in the 12th over chasing 137 against the Bears in the Vitality County T20 Cup. The winners are Yorkshire’s quarter-final opponents at Weetwood on Saturday.

Adam Lyth has just survived a huge lbw shout against Nathan Smith in the opening over of the afternoon and Yorkshire’s second innings. We trail by 256.

Matthew Fisher caught George Hill bowled Jordan Thompson, 18.

Surrey lead by 257, with Hill finishing with 5-66 from 28 overs.

That will be lunch.

Surrey are 505-9, leading by 250. Tom Lawes 37 and Matthew Fisher 12. We will go on for a maximum 30 minutes.

Yorkshire’s next opponents in the Vitality County T20 Cup will be decided over the next couple of hours. The expectation is that Warwickshire will beat Devon, but maybe not.

A much-changed Warwickshire side are 87-5 in the 14th over against the Tier 3 side.

Tom Lawes has come in and played some eye-catching shots – five boundaries – in 28 out of 488-9, a home lead of 233.

Jordan Thompson and Matthew Revis are the ones charged with finishing this innings off.

Jordan Clark bowled Jordan Thompson, 69.

Thompson uproots the off-stump of his fellow all-rounder. Matthew Fisher in now as last man to join Tom Lawes on 9.

The Surrey lead is 209.

Nathan Smith lbw George Hill, 42.

The New Zealander has been trapped lbw by one which seemed to nip back from Hill, who claims his fifth wicket.

Surrey lead by 190. Jordan Clark 63 is joined by Tom Lawes.

Jordan Thompson and George Hill are searching for the eighth Surrey wicket.

Jordan Clark 60 and Nathan Smith 32 have shared 76 for the eighth wicket.

They have taken their side to 427-7, and the lead is 172.

Jordan Clark reaches his fifty off 92 balls, and Surrey are leading by 149 at 404-7.

Conditions remain overcast at the Kia Oval.

Surrey are 402-7, with Jordan Clark and Nathan Smith 19. They lead by 147.

Maiden from Ben Coad to Jordan Clark, 41, to start the day.

Surrey are 384-7 from 110 overs in reply to 255.

That’s the end of the bonus points, too. Surrey claim six points across the two first innings and Yorkshire three.

Jonny Tattersall is keeping wicket again, with Jonny Bairstow at mid-on.

Let’s have a look at what else is happening around the country in the Rothesay County Championship ahead of day three.

Division One 

Durham 320-4 v Nottinghamshire 407, Banks Homes Riverside

Somerset 338 v Sussex 152 and 127-4, The Cooper Associates County Ground

Warwickshire 194 v Hampshire 300 and 159-6, Edgbaston 

Worcestershire 358 and 58-5 v Essex 157, Visit Worcestershire New Road 

Division Two 

Glamorgan 424 v Northamptonshire 185 and 49-3, Sophia Gardens

Gloucestershire 307-4 v Kent 424, Seat Unique Stadium

Lancashire 458 v Derbyshire 112-4, Emirates Old Trafford 

Middlesex 232 and 10-0 v Leicestershire 274, Lord’s

In the Vitality County T20 Cup, Yorkshire’s women will have an eye on Devon v Warwickshire at Ottermouth, Budleigh Salterton, where their quarter-final opponents will be decided from midday.

Picture by Mike Hewitt/Getty Image. Matthew Waite of Worcestershire – Yorkshire’s former all-rounder – hit a first-innings 73 for Worcestershire and claimed three wickets against Essex.

It’s another overcast start to the day ahead of day three at the Kia Oval, but we saw that yesterday and by the time 11am came along the sun was out.

Surrey will resume on 384-7 in their first innings, leading by 129.

We’re through 109 overs in the innings, so there’s one left to accrue bonus points. Will Surrey go after the 16 runs they need to get to 400? Yorkshire need two wickets for a third bowling point.

Jordan Clark will resume on 41 with Nathan Smith on 9.

The visitors will likely be without Jordan Buckingham this morning having sustained a hip injury during the afternoon session yesterday. He didn’t take the field after tea.

Yorkshire will have to bat long second time around in order to secure a positive outcome in this fixture.

Yesterday was a busy one as far as Yorkshire Cricket is concerned, with the county’s women beating Essex Eagles in the third round of the Vitality County T20 Cup at Headingley by 11 runs defending a target of 189. Sterre Kalis with 83 not out and Maddie Ward with 43 not out and a wicket shone.

Yorkshire will face either Devon or Warwickshire at Weetwood next Saturday in the quarter-finals. Those two counties play their third round tie today. The White Rose are one game from Finals Day.

You can read our match report and reaction from the Oval in the embedded X posts above, as you can our report from Headingley.