Live: Yorkshire Men v Hampshire, Rothesay CC, Day Three

Yorkshire endured a nightmare end to the day in the face of a 426-target.

Kyle Abbott struck four times after tea.

Fin Bean 29 and George Hill 1.

Ben Cliff lbw Kyle Abbott, 0.

Two balls later, Abbott has his fourth.

Yorkshire have a mountain to climb now.

Matthew Revis bowled Kyle Abbott, 9.

Off-stump out of the ground.

Angled into him and straightened. Good ball.

Ben Cliff in as nightwatchman. We have 2.4 overs remaining.

James Wharton lbw Eddie Jack, 21.

Hint of leg-side about that one, but it’s given.

Matthew Revis in alongside Fin Bean, who has 25.

The target is 426.

We have 10 remaining in the day.

Fin Bean has 25 and James Wharton 19.

These two have done well to take the sting out of things, but there’s still a lot to do.

Yorkshire chasing 426.

Fin Bean and James Wharton have 9 and 2 respectively as they try to repel the threat of Kyle Abbott and Codi Yusuf.

The score is 15-2 after 10 overs, and we have 19 remaining.

The target is 426.

Sam Whiteman bowled Kyle Abbott, 4.

Whiteman leaves alone and loses his off-stump.

James Wharton in now alongside Fin Bean.

Yorkshire chasing 426.

Adam Lyth caught Ben Mayes bowled Kyle Abbott, 0.

Caught at second slip defending.

Sam Whiteman in now alongside Fin Bean.

Ben Brown reaches his fourth career hundred against Yorkshire in first-class cricket, this off 108 balls with four sixes. The last six got him to his ton.

Fine knock.

He faces one more ball, moves to 103 not out and then declares on 351-5.

Yorkshire will face, in theory, 29 overs before close.

Jake Lehmann caught Fin Bean bowled Logan van Beek, 92.

Caught at deep backward square-leg.

Van Beek’s fourth wicket.

The Hampshire lead is 388. Ben Brown has 75. That wicket ended a 172-partnership.

First over back after tea from Logan van Beek and 2o runs have come off it as Ben Brown and Jake Lehmann.

Hampshire 267-4 after 69 overs, leading by 361.

Lehmann 79, Brown 71.

We will be back up and running in just under 15 minutes, with the rain having passed.

The visitors lead by 341.

Jake Lehmann has 64 and Ben Brown 70.

Jake Lehmann has just reached an 89-ball fifty, his second of the match.

Hampshire now 237-4, leading by 311.

Hampshire captain Ben Brown has reached a 67-ball fifty, extending a healthy career against Yorkshire.

He has beaten Jake Lehmann to a half-century, with Lehmann on 21 when the pair came together.

Hampshire now 225-4, leading by 301. We have just under 40 minutes until tea.

Interesting to see how Hampshire play this one.

They are clearly on course to declare. But when does it come?

Jake Lehmann 39 and Ben Brown 35 have added 59 for the fifth wicket.

We still have more than 53 overs remaining today and all of tomorrow. But surely the weather will intervene at some point.

Dom Bess catches Sonny Baker this morning, off Logan van Beek.

Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com.

Bess has actually just come into the attack, and his first ball has been hoisted for six over wide long-on by Ben Brown, who has helped Hampshire ti 172-4 in the 50th over, a lead of 247.

The Hampshire captain (16) is in partnership with Jake Lehmann (35). They have put on 30 so far.

Tom Prest run out, 53.

Jake Lehmann drills a low full toss from Logan van Beek back down the pitch and the bowler deflects it onto the stumps. Two stumps out of the ground.

Yorkshire keep chipping away, though they could do with three more quickly to really feel like they’re right back in it.

Hampshire lead by 216.

Tom Prest has reached his fifty off 60 balls with 7x4s.

Hampshire 137-3 after 41 overs, leading by 211.

We have just seen the first bowling change of the day.

Ben Coad is into the attack in place of George Hill, who – alongside Logan van Beek – had bowled unchanged from the start of play this morning, albeit in and amongst a few rain delays.

Hampshire 127-3 now, leading by 201.

Tom Prest has 48 and Jake Lehmann 11.

We are in the 39th over of the Hampshire second innings and have the best part of 73 remaining in the day.

We have lost 21 from the day’s allotted 104.

The players are out warming up in the sunshine ahead of a 1.40pm restart.

The only cover in place is the one on the cut strip.

The rain has stopped. So, fingers crossed, we may have some cricket soon.

Having said that, we’ve been here before!

It’s going to be one of those days. That 12.45pm restart has been canned.

Lunch will be taken at 1pm.

The rain has blown through once more, and we’re due to restart in just under 15 minutes.

We have lost 17 overs in total so far from the day’s allotted 104.

The players get out to the middle, and George Hill is at the top of his mark. But the rain returns.

The rain has disappeared, and the good news is that we have a restart in just over 10 minutes.

We have lost 9 overs from the day’s allocation.

We could be in for a decent sized delay here. The rain, which seemed to resemble a passing shower, has turned into something more sustained.

A rain shower has swept across Headingley to force the players off. Hampshire 119-3, leading by 193.

Tom Prest 46, Jake Lehmann 5.

Sonny Baker caught Dom Bess bowled Logan van Beek, 1.

Baker tries to tuck it off his hip and gets a leading edge into the silly mid-on region, where an on rushing Bess takes a diving catch.

Logan van Beek and George Hill have started things off this morning.

Hampshire 101-2, leading by 175.

Yorkshire have been forced into another injury substitute, with Ben Cliff coming in for Jack White. Jack has been struck down with the same illness as Jhye Richardson.

Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com.

Although it’s pretty chilly this morning, the sun is out at Headingley, where 104 overs are scheduled for the day.

From Headingley, where it’s dry at the moment.

I was also going to say bright as well, but then I looked up from the laptop to see a dirty cloud lingering right overhead. With that in mind, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see some rain shortly.

As things stand, the covers remain on the cut strip and the bowlers’ run-ups.

Yorkshire have work to do to get back into this match when play does begin – hopefully at 11am, 104 overs in the day – having reached the halfway mark with Hampshire ahead by 167 with eight second-innings wickets in hand.

They will begin today on 93-2.

Having been bright with the ball on day one, Yorkshire struggled with the bat in being bowled out for 177 in their first-innings reply to 251. They can’t afford to struggle second time around.

You can read yesterday’s Match Report and reaction piece, with Adam Lyth, via the links below.

The live stream will also be be available at the top of the page shortly before the start of play.

Lyth praises Abbott after “tough” day

MATCH REPORT: Yorkshire Men v Hampshire, Rothesay CC, Day Two