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

Somerset 73-3 chasing 287.

We’re in for a fascinating day four!

The umpires have just checked the light and seemingly asked for Yorkshire to bowl spin. So Dom Bess is into the attack alongside Kuldeep Yadav, with Somerset 71-3.

Matthew Revis has bowled Henry Nicholls for 24.

Somerset are 60-3.

Tom Abell in now.

Tom Lammonby 23 and Henry Nicholls 22 have settled things somewhat for Somerset after that unsettled start.

We have 15 overs remaining in the day. The sun comes and goes, so difficult to say if we will see them all.

The dream for Yorkshire would be two more wickets tonight.

Former Yorkshire overseas batter and England’s new Test coach Stephen Fleming was at Headingley over lunchtime today.

Meanwhile, Somerset are 37-2 chasing that 287.

The rain has passed through again, and the players are back out there.

Somerset 31-2 chasing 287.

Somerset are 21-2 after 15 overs chasing 287.

Tom Lammonby 11 and Henry Nicholls 7.

Ben Coad has bowled Archie Vaughan with one that nipped back and saw the batter shoulder arms.

Somerset are 20-2!

The rain has passed, and we’re all set to go again.

Archie Vaughan has 8 and Tom Lammonby 0.

Ben Coad has just removed Josh Thomas caught behind three balls into the Somerset chase.

Those Somerset nerves might just have increased a touch!

Josh Thomas and Tom Lammonby are opening the batting.

Ben Coad has the new ball.

How nervous would you be if you were a Somerset fan right now?

All the pressure on them with a maiden title in sight.

Yorkshire 275 all out. Archie Vaughan has removed Bens Coad and Cliff in the same over. A fascinating conclusion to this game ahead. Tea is being taken.

Coad caught at short-leg, Cliff bowled.

The White Rose are 270-8 in the 109th over.

Kuldeep Yadav has 21 and Ben Coad 14.

The lead is 281.

Somerset are attacking with spin through Archie Vaughan and Jack Leach.

The Disability Premier League final has started at Cardiff, prior to the England v Sri Lanka men’s T20. It’s the Hawks v the Pirates, and Yorkshire stars Liam Thomas and Curtis Sugden are playing. Both have the wicketkeeping gloves for their respective sides.

Dom Bess has been bowled by Migael Pretorius, off-stump out of the ground.

Yorkshire 239-8, a lead of 250.

Ben Coad in now alongside Kuldeep Yadav.

A quick 15-20 minutes of attacking Coady would be lovely.

Yorkshire sit on 239-7 at present, with Dom Bess going very nicely against his former county.

Kuldeep Yadav in the early stages of his innings. He has 12.

George Hill attempts to pull Craig Overton, on 89, but can only top-edge a catch behind to James Rew.

A wonderful knock, as good as a hundred really.

It ends a 166-stand with Dom Bess, 71.

Overton caught Hill up on his way off the field to congratulate him as well.

Kuldeep Yadav in now.

Yorkshire 212-6, leading by 223.

George Hill 88 and Dom Bess 64.

An early Bess boundary against Jake Ball.

Well, that went pretty well.

George Hill 88 and Dom Bess 60. They have shared 154 unbroken for the seventh wicket.

The new ball has been taken. Lewis Gregory has it.

Yorkshire 193-6, a lead of 204.

George Hill 87 and Dom Bess 50.

Dom Bess has reached his fifty off 130 balls against his former county. Superb!

Yorkshire now 190-6, with the lead 201.

George Hill 84.

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Yorkshire 183-6 and lead by 194, and Jack Leach is into the attack.

Batting conditions look much easier today, and it will be interesting to see what the new ball brings.

That is four overs away.

George Hill with a season’s best 80 and Dom Bess 47.

Not sure the White Rose could have asked for anything more than this.

They have advanced to 169-6, a lead of 180.

George Hill has 77 and Dom Bess 36. The partnership is 115.

Batting has looked easier at this stage than at any other time in the match, but Somerset will be nervous.

Hill has just hit three fours and a three off the South African seamer to move to 72.

Yorkshire 181-6, leading by 192.

Hill and Dom Bess have shared 107 for the seventh wicket.

Dom Bess has seemingly taken a blow to the elbow from Lewis Gregory, and he’s receiving treatment.

Yorkshire 136-6, leading by 147.

Bess has 30 and George Hill 54.

Yorkshire 132-6, a lead of 143.

The players are on their way back out to the middle.

Somerset, through Messrs Overton and Gregory, have started with three successive maidens.

Dom Bess and George Hill have just picked up three runs off Lewis Gregory in the day’s fourth over.

And we’re off for rain at 132-6, a lead of 143.

George Hill 50 and Dom Bess 27 return to the crease.

Yorkshire 128-6, leading by 139.

Craig Overton takes up the bowling duties for Somerset.

From Headingley, where it’s another dry and sunny morning ahead of day three against Championship challengers Somerset. We get going at 10.30am.

At the start of this week, we were describing Somerset as league leaders. Well, that’s changed. Warwickshire completed a three-day win over Essex at Chelmsford yesterday and have taken the in-round lead.

If Yorkshire have anything to do with it, then the Bears could go into next week’s final round with a very healthy advantage.

Yorkshire are currently 128-6 in their second innings, leading by 139.

George Hill is unbeaten on 50 and Dom Bess 27.

This could be the last day of this match, and it probably will be if the weather holds. We shall see.

We spoke to bowling coach Mick Lewis last night to get his reaction to the day and his thoughts on Ben Cliff and his progress after claiming that excellent eight-for.

You can read that via the link below.

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Enjoy the day.

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