Live: Yorkshire Men v Leicestershire, Rothesay CC, Day One

Yorkshire face Leicestershire in the Rothesay County Championship at Scarborough, starting today. The White Rose are bidding for back-to-back wins. Follow this page for live updates throughout day one.

No more play today

The umpires have just made their decision. Yorkshire will resume tomorrow on 144-5 from 52.5 overs.

We have got a touch of rain now

The covers are on here at North Marine Road, where we have some light rain.

Still gloomy as well.

Wouldn’t be surprised at all if we’ve seen all the play for today.

Bairstow falls

Leicestershire have hit back strongly after lunch, and they’ve got Jonny Bairstow.

He was caught behind off Josh Hull for one.

Yorkshire 144-5 now. James Wharton has 70.

And that’s bad light and tea.

Yorkshire 140-4, 49th over

Matthew Revis has gloved behind leg off Alex Green, 14.

Jonny Bairstow in now alongside James Wharton, 67.

Whiteman falls for 49

Sam Whiteman is caught behind off Tom Scriven.

Yorkshire 121-3 in the 42nd over, ending a 115-stand with James Wharton, who has 62.

Matthew Revis in now.

 

We've just had a seven!

Len Goodman job here!

Sam Whiteman has steered Tom Scriven to third and run three. The throw has come in to Jonny Tattersall, who has gone for the run out at the non-striker’s end, and it’s gone for four overthrows.

Whiteman has moved to 47.

Yorkshire 118-2 in the 39th over.

Yorkshire 111-2, 40th over

It’s a bit gloomy here at present.

James Wharton 61 and Sam Whiteman 40.

Century partnership

After a sticky start, Yorkshire have enjoyed a very productive three hours thanks to James Wharton 57 and Sam Whiteman 39.

They have taken the score to 106-2 in the 36th over.

 

Wharton 50

James Wharton

79 balls for James Wharton’s fifty, and it has included an all-run four.

Yorkshire 91-2 in the 32nd over.

A fine innings from our England Lion.

Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com.

Wharton resumes with a boundary

James Wharton is onto 49 having started the session with a boundary wide of mid-on and then a single off Josh Davey.

Yorkshire 89-2.

Lunch. Yorkshire 84-2, 29 overs

Excellent recovery from Yorkshire from 6-2.

James Wharton 44 and Sam Whiteman 32.

The White Rose will be chuffed with that recovery.

Yorkshire 81-2, 26th over

Since the early stages of this match when Yorkshire were 6-2, Leicestershire’s bowling hasn’t matched the early burst and Yorkshire have played well through James Wharton 41 and Sam Whiteman 32.

Wharton into the forties

James Wharton has 41 and Sam Whiteman 22.

These two have played very nicely to recover things from 6-2 to 71-2.

Still overcast here, but very muggy.

Jonny Bairstow

Jonny Bairstow and Ian Holland at the toss.

Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com.

Yorkshire 33-2, 14th over

Sam Whiteman 5 and James Wharton 21 have settled things down somewhat here.

Still plenty of work to do, but they have taken the sting out of a situation which was looking dicey at 6-2.

Yorkshire 13-2, 8th over

James Wharton 5 and Sam Whiteman 2 are bidding to take the sting out of the situation here.

Clearly, there’s a decent amount in this pitch.

Luxton bowled

Early bother for Yorkshire as Will Luxton is bowled by a full delivery from Josh Davey.

Yorkshire are 6-2.

Lyth goes

Adam Lyth has been caught behind by Jonny Tattersall off Josh Davey.

Yorkshire are 5-1 in the second over.

Sam Whiteman in now.

All set....

Adam Lyth and Will Luxton are opening the batting.

Ian Holland has the new ball for the Foxes.

 

Leicestershire win toss and bowl

Yorkshire: Adam Lyth, Will Luxton, James Wharton, Sam Whiteman, Matthew Revis, Jonny Bairstow c/w, George Hill, Dom Bess, Ben Coad, Ben Cliff, Jack White.

Good morning...

From North Marine Road, Scarborough, where it’s dry and overcast at present ahead of an 11am start against Leicestershire.

You will probably be aware that the forecast for this fixture isn’t amazing, so we shall see what happens. We are expecting to get a start this morning, though, for match number 10 of the season.

Yorkshire are aiming for back-to-back wins after beating Hampshire at the Utilita Bowl last weekend. They are 17 points above Leicestershire, who are second from bottom and also won last weekend, beating Glamorgan.

The White Rose are also 27 points behind leaders Nottinghamshire, who are our final-round opponents at Trent Bridge next month.

We have previewed this fixture with Anthony McGrath and Dom Bess, which is linked below.

The stream is available at the top of the page.

Enjoy the day.

Upcoming matches

Nottinghamshire VS Yorkshire Men

Thursday 24 September 2026 - 10:30
Rothesay County Championship
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

England Men VS Sri Lanka

Thursday 24 September 2026 - 12:30
Sri Lanka in England
Headingley, Leeds

England Men VS Pakistan

Friday 21 May 2027 - 11:00
Pakistan in England
Headingley, Leeds

England Women VS Australia Women

Thursday 24 June 2027 - 11:00
Australia Women in England
Headingley, Leeds

England Men VS New Zealand

Saturday 25 September 2027 - 10:30
New Zealand in England
Headingley, Leeds

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