Live: Yorkshire Men v Essex, Rothesay CC, Day 4
Yorkshire are chasing a Rothesay County Championship victory over Essex at York. Follow our blog for live updates throughout day four.
Will stays
Anthony McGrath has revealed that Will Sutherland has extended his stay with the county to include the two forthcoming Championship matches at Scarborough, starting later this month.
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YORKSHIRE WIN!!!
What a performance that was.
Yorkshire win by 10 wickets, chasing 41 in nine overs.
Adam Lyth and Fin Bean see their side to a second win of the season in nine matches, claiming 20 points.
The White Rose have leapfrogged Essex into eighth place. The visitors are in the relegation zone.
Matthew Revis, Ben Coad and Jack White the standout performers.
Fabulous!
Steady start
Yorkshire 13-0, needing 28 more to win.
Adam Lyth 1, Fin Bean 8.
Yorkshire chasing 41
Adam Lyth and Fin Bean stride out to the middle after tea to hopefully complete a second win of the season and a 20-point haul.
Tea. Essex 131 all out, Yorkshire need 41 to win
Khaleel Ahmed caught Adam Lyth bowled Jack White, 1.
Caught at second slip, and White finishes with a superb 4-37.
Yorkshire on course for their second win of the season.
Essex 126-9, 56.2 overs
Noah Thain bowled Dom Bess, 8.
Thain, not sure whether to pull or sweep, is bowled by one which skids on.
The lead is 35. Shane Snater is going to have to have a dart here with only Khaleel Ahmed for company.
Charlie Allison is bowled by Jack White this afternoon.
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Essex 114-8, 50 overs
Michael Pepper caught behind Jonny Bairstow bowled Jack White, 32.
Expansive cut does for the Essex keeper-batter. Essex lead by 23.
Essex 107-7, 43.4 overs
Jordan Cox caught behind Jonny Bairstow bowled Matthew Revis, 55.
Under edge following an expansive drive, and Yorkshire have their tails up once more. Essex lead by 16.
Cox 50
Jordan Cox reaches his half-century off 99 balls with 6x4s.
Cox and Michael Pepper 26 have shared an unbroken half-century partnership, taking Essex to 101-6.
Essex ahead
Jordan Cox on 49 and Michael Pepper 19 are frustrating Yorkshire here. They have taken the score to 93-6, a lead of two. The partnership is 45.
Hill and Revis in operation
George Hill and Matthew Revis are in operation.
Essex 84-6 in the 38th over. Jordan Cox 46 and Michael Pepper 13. They trail by only seven.
Hill into the attack
George Hill wasn’t on the field at the start of play this morning, but he’s into the attack now in place of Ben Coad. Essex are 62-6, trailing by 29.
Jordan Cox 37 and Michael Pepper yet to score.
It’s bright and breezy now at Clifton Park.
We're up and running again
Play has resumed. Three more overs lost, and there’s a minimum of 68 overs remaining in the day.
Essex 52-6.
Rain returns
Oh no. Play was just about to start, and now it’s raining again. The players hurry back into the changing rooms.
Restart 1.25pm
We’re due to restart in 10 minutes, with the rain having disappeared.
In total, we will have lost 13 overs in the day.
We have a minimum of 71 overs remaining in the day.
Early lunch, 12.45pm
An early lunch is just about to start.
The scene is looking much brighter outside. It’s not far off stopped raining, and the sun has joined us.
Ben Coad and James Wharton celebrate the wicket of Simon Harmer this morning.
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Essex 48-6, 28 overs
Charlie Allison bowled Jack White, 2.
Off-stump out of the ground.
What a start to the day this is.
Michael Pepper in alongside Jordan Cox, who has 23.
Essex are 43 behind.
And rain has stopped play before another ball is bowled.
Essex 44-5, 25.1 overs
Matt Critchley lbw Jack White, 0.
Trapped in front pushing forward. It looked stone dead from our vantage point at deep cover.
Charlie Allison in alongside Jordan Cox.
Rain returns
We’re playing through some light drizzle at present, with Essex 38-4 in the 24th over.
Essex 37-4, 21 overs
Simon Harmer caught Abdullah Shafique bowled Ben Coad, 5.
Sliced to gully, good low catch from our Pakistani overseas.
Matt Critchley in now.
Essex 35-3, 19th over
Ben Coad and Jack White are in operation at the start of the day.
About to get going for day four
Ben Coad has the ball in hand, and he will be bowling to Simon Harmer.
George Hill is not on the field at present, with Owen Smith on as sub fielder.
Good news
The rain has stopped and play will begin at 11.25am.
Six overs lost, 90 overs to be bowled.
Play delayed
The rain continues to fall, though by no means as heavy as it was 10 minutes ago. The mopping up process has started on the outfield, while the cover remains in place over the cut strip.
Rain, rain go away
The rain is falling quite heavily now at Clifton Park, curtailing the warm-ups.
It looks like we will have a delayed start to day four.
Six leg-side strangles
Yorkshire’s lead performance analyst Harrison Allen has been crunching the numbers and says that the half dozen leg-side strangles in this match is the most in any County Championship fixture since 2019.
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Good morning...
From York, where there has been some overnight rain.
It’s dry at present, but the covers are hovering. Fingers crossed we don’t need them.
What a day yesterday was as Yorkshire turned this game on its had thanks to brilliance with the bat from Matthew Revis and brilliance with bat and ball from Ben Coad.
Essex will resume on 33-3 in their second innings, 58 runs behind with Jordan Cox and nightwatchman Simon Harmer at the crease.
If Yorkshire win this, they will jump out of the relegation zone and leapfrog Essex in the process.
You can recap on yesterday’s action, which saw Revis make 150 and Coad 89 along with two wickets, via our match report and reaction piece. They’re available via the embedded X posts above.
Enjoy the day. Let’s hope it’s a good one.
