Live: Yorkshire Men v Essex, Rothesay CC, Day One
Yorkshire face Essex at Headingley in the first of three remaining Rothesay County Championship matches. The two counties are separated by only two points in seventh and eighth. Can Yorkshire win and leapfrog their opponents in the table? Follow this page for live updates throughout day one.
Close: Yorkshire 241-6, 70 overs.
The White Rose advanc thanks to half-centuries for Lyth, Luxton and Revis.
Critchley and Snater led the way for Essex to keep them very much in the hunt.
George Hill is unbeaten on 24 and Dom Bess 6.
Revis falls
Matthew Revis has been trapped lbw by Mitch Killeen for a well-made 61.
Yorkshire 233-6, ending a partnership of 94 with George Hill.
Height looked a bit of an issue there. But Dom Bess is in to navigate the final five-and-a-half overs.
Revis 50
Yorkshire 222-5 now, with Matthew Revis having reached his fifty off 70 balls.
Superb knock from our all-rounder. George Hill has 23, and these two have shared 83 for the sixth wicket.
Yorkshire 212-5, 57 overs
Matthew Revis has 47 and George Hill 19.
These two have shared a calming 73.
Back-to-back boundaries for Revis
A back foot punch and a cover drive for Matthew Revis off Jamie Porter takes him to 17 out of 159-5.
A handy start to this evening session for Yorkshire.
Up and running after the rain
Yorkshire 147-5, with 26 overs remaining in the day.
Matthew Revis 9, George Hill 2.
Restart at 4.40pm
We are due to have 26 more overs in the day.
Yorkshire 147-5.
Play shouldn't be long away
The rain has passed through here at Headingley. The covers are almost all off.
The rain has arrived at Headingley
The start of the evening has been delayed because of rain. Full covers being brought on.
Tea. Yorkshire 147-5, 44 overs
Matthew Revis 9 and George Hill 2.
A session which started so promisingly ended with Essex right back in the hunt thanks to five quick wickets.
This game has turned
Yorkshire under pressure now at 139-5, with Jonny Bairstow having been trapped lbw by Shane Snater for 5.
George Hill in alongside Matthew Revis.
Oh no, Wharton falls
James Wharton has miscued a pull at a Matt Critchley short ball and has picked out mid-on.
Yorkshire 132-4.
Jonny Bairstow in now.
Lyth falls
Adam Lyth has been trapped lbw by Shane Snater for a fine 62.
Matthew Revis in now at 130-3 alongside James Wharton.
Whiteman falls
Sam Whiteman has been caught at short fine-leg for nought off Matt Critchley.
Yorkshire 126-2 in the 32nd over.
Luxton falls
Good ball from Jamie Porter, bowling Will Luxton with one angled back in. Middle stump out of the ground, and he falls for 50.
Luxton 50
Will Luxton has reached an excellent 50 off 81 balls.
Yorkshire now 119-0 in the 30th over.
Lyth 50
Adam Lyth has reached his fifty off 89 balls. Super knock.
Yorkshire 116-0.
Yorkshire 103-0, 27 overs
Adam Lyth 44 and Will Luxton 40.
Adam Lyth drives en-route to 43 out of Yorkshire’s 94-0. Will Luxton has 41.
Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com.
Three in four balls for Lythy
Adam Lyth has twice driven Zaman Akhter through the covers and then has pulled him through mid-wicket two balls later.
Three fours, and he has 26 out of 72-0 after 17 overs.
Will Luxton has 27.
Yorkshire 51-0
Early stages of the afternoon.
Adam Lyth 23 amd Will Luxton 19.
Yorkshire 50-0, 12 overs
Excellent start for Yorkshire through Adam Lyth 23 and Will Luxton 18.
One more over, no addition, and that’s lunch.
Yorkshire 42-0, 11th over
Adam Lyth 23, Will Luxton 10.
Aside from the odd glimpse such as the earlier mentioned Lyth edge through the slips, Essex just haven’t been able to build sustained pressure.
Yorkshire 26-0, 8th over
Yorkshire will be chuffed with this start.
It has not been without fortune, with Adam Lyth edging Jamie Porter through the slips en-route to 13.
Will Luxton has 4.
Play is about to resume
Jamie Porter will complete the unfinished third over.
Lunch will now be taken at 12.40pm, tea 3.50pm.
Yorkshire 9-0.
Play to restart at 12pm
We will have 83.3 overs remaining in the day.
Yorkshire 9-0 after 2.3 overs.
Covers coming off now
The scene is a much brighter one at Headingley.
Rain has returned
The sun’s out but the rain has returned, unfortunately.
Sun's out
Nice and bright at Headingley at the moment, with the rain having passed and the ground-staff clearing things up.
Rain: Yorkshire 9-0, 3rd over
The rain is sweeping across the ground.
Hopefully it’s only a short and sharp burst.
Yorkshire 6-0, one over
Adam Lyth has all six, including a boundary squeezed wide of the slips following a full ball from Jamie Porter.
Shane Snater is sharing the new ball.
All set....
Adam Lyth will face Jamie Porter to get us going, with Will Luxton opening alongside him.
The rain has passed through
Good news, the covers are off and we look set for a start on time again.
Rain...
Some light rain has hit us here at Headingley, and the covers are coming on.
Yorkshire win toss and bat
Yorkshire: Adam Lyth, Will Luxton, Sam Whiteman, James Wharton, Matthew Revis, Jonny Bairstow c/w, George Hill, Dom Bess, Kuldeep Yadav, Ben Cliff, Jack White.
Warm-ups are underway
Everything looks good at present, with the covers off and the warm-ups underway.
Leicestershire CCC pitch charge
Interesting news from the Cricket Regulator relating to Leicestershire this morning, which might have an impact on Yorkshire and, indeed, Essex. Points deduction is a possible outcome. Here’s the Cricket Regulator statement released at 8am.
“Following an investigation by the Cricket Regulator, Leicestershire County Cricket Club have been charged with breaching the ECB Pitch Regulations.
“The investigation followed the Match Officials reporting the pitch at Uptonsteel Grace Road following the Rothesay County Championship match against Glamorgan, played between 20th to 23rd August 2026.
“The matter has now be referred to the independent Cricket Discipline Panel for adjudication. As proceedings are ongoing, no further comment will be made by the Cricket Regulator.”
Good morning...
From Headingley, where it’s dry and overcast but seemingly a touch wet underfoot.
There’s been a decent amount of overnight rain, but the ground-staff are removing the covers and mopping up at present.
We shall await news from the umpires regarding the prospects of a start on time at 10.30am.
These two sides are placed seventh and eighth in Division One, Essex holding sway by two points. Both are looking over their shoulders at the relegation zone, with Leicestershire seven points behind Yorkshire.
A win would do wonders for the cause of either side. Fingers crossed, that can be Yorkshire come Friday evening.
This is Yorkshire’s first match at Headingley of any kind since the Vitality Blast quarter-final defeat to Somerset in mid-July. Since then, we have been on the road with the One-Day Cup and the Championship at places such as Scarborough and York.
While Yorkshire were beaten away by Surrey last week, Essex lost at home by Sussex.
We have previewed this fixture with Ben Coad, who is talking about George Hill and backing him for England Test honours.
That is linked below, alongside our latest bygones piece with Steve Patterson chatting about Essex at Chelmsford in 2018 when Yorkshire were bowled out for 50 in the first innings yet won.
The stream will be embedded at the top of the page before we get going.
Enjoy the day.
