Live: Yorkshire Men v Somerset, Rothesay CC, Day Two
Yorkshire and Somerset played out a 15-wicket opening day yesterday, with the White Rose holding the advantage. What will day two bring? Follow this page for live updates.
Bad light and close. Yorkshire 128-6, 139 ahead
We’re off with seven overs left.
George Hill 50 and Dom Bess 27.
Another entertaining day at HQ.
Hill 50
George Hill is fast becoming Yorkshire’s man who turns water into wine!
He has just reached his fifty off 69 balls.
The White Rose are 123-6 now, leading by 134.
Super knock.
Hill takes on Leach
George Hill has just slog-swept Jack Leach for six over mid-wicket to move to 36.
Yorkshire 105-6, leading by 116. Dom Bess has 18.
Yorkshire lead by 100
The White Rose are 89-6 in the 48th over, with George Hill 22 and Dom Bess 16.
The partnership is 35.
Jack Leach is into the attack for Somerset.
Still the best part of 17 overs to be bowled this evening.
Yorkshire 72-6, 41st over
The sun is shining at Headingley, and there’s still a little more than 23 overs remaining.
George Hill 15 and Dom Bess 6. The lead is 83.
Whiteman falls
Sam Whiteman tries to leave Lewis Gregory alone and can only edge to Tom Abell at second slip, falling for 35.
Yorkshire 54-6 now, leading by 65.
Dom Bess joins George Hill at the crease.
Ah, Bairstow falls
Yorkshire are now 45-5.
Jonny Bairstow is brilliantly caught at cover by a diving Archie Vaughan off Lewis Gregory.
The lead is 56.
Jake Ball strikes for Somerset
Matthew Revis edges to Tom Abell at second slip, and Yorkshire are 40-4 in the 29th over, leading by 51.
Jonny Bairstow is at the crease now alongside Sam Whiteman, 25.
Yorkshire 38-3, 25 overs
The White Rose are eking out the runs at present, with the lead at 49.
Sam Whiteman 24 and Matthew Revis 2.
All set for the resumption
The rain has passed, and we’re all set for a resumption.
Yorkshire 26-3, leading by 37.
Rain. Yorkshire 26-3, leading by 37
We have a delay here at Headingley.
Sam Whiteman 13, Matthew Revis 1.
Tea has been taken.
James Wharton departs
He’s been bowled by Jake Ball for six. Yorkshire are 21-3, leading by 32.
Matthew Revis is the new man in,
Change at the Howard Stand End
Jake Ball has replaced Craig Overton.
Yorkshire 12-2.
Lyth falls, Yorkshire 5-2
Adam Lyth caught at first slip off Craig Overton.
James Wharton in now.
Luxton goes
Craig Overton has bowled Will Luxton through the gate, with middle stump out of the ground.
Yorkshire 4-1 in the second over, leading by 15.
Sam Whiteman in now alongside Adam Lyth.
All set after lunch
Yorkshire lead by 11.
Adam Lyth and Will Luxton opening the batting second time around.
Somerset 201 all out, Ben Cliff 8-76
Cliff gets Craig Overton caught at long-on for 64, ending the Somerset innings.
Yorkshire lead by 11 at lunch.
Ben Cliff is the first Yorkshire bowler to take eight or more wickets in an innings since Craig White took 8-55 against Gloucestershire at Gloucester in 1998.
Overton gets to 50 off 102 balls
Somerset 187-5, and Craig Overton reaches his fifty with a six over long-off against Ben Cliff.
Somerset 176-9, 56th over
Ben Cliff has his seventh wicket, and it’s Migael Pretorius caught at first slip by George Hill for 58.
That has broken a 90-run stand with Craig Overton, 44.
Pretorius 50
Migael Pretorius has reached his fifty in 59 balls.
Somerset 164-8.
Somerset 153-8, 49th over
The partnership between Craig Overton 39 and Migael Pretorius 45 is 68.
Ben Cliff with a beaming smile after taking his fifth wicket this morning. Will Luxton is on hand to congratulate.
Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com.
Somerset 128-8 at present, with Craig Overton 36 and Migael Pretorius 24.
Ominous Overton
Somerset in trouble eight wickets down – 117-8 to be precise – and Craig Overton at the crease. Unfortunately, we’ve seen this before.
Fingers crossed not again.
However, he has 34 and is set at the crease with Migael Pretorius for help on 11.
Somerset 101-8, trailing by 111
George Hill into the attack, with Craig Overton 28 and Migael Pretorius 6.
Pretorius has just been hit on the hand by Hill and is receiving treatment.
Somerset 93-8, 37th over
Craig Overton 25 and Migael Pretorius yet score.
Six for Cliff!
Jack Leach has been caught behind off Ben Cliff, with Somerset now 86-8.
That one reared at Leach off a length and not much he could do about it.
Two in two for Cliff, who has five-for
Ben Cliff has removed James Rew caught behind and Lewis Gregory lbw with successive deliveries.
Somerset are 74-7, and Cliff has his maiden five-wicket haul. Sensational start to the day!
Four for Cliff
James Rew is caught behind by Jonny Bairstow off Ben Cliff for 17, failing to add to his overnight score.
Somerset are 74-6, with captain Lewis Gregory coming to the crease.
Play about to start
Ben Coad has ball in hand to get us started this morning.
Somerset 68-5 in reply to 212.
James Rew 17 and Craig Overton 7.
Good morning...
From a dry and bright Headingley ahead of day two versus Somerset, who will resume on 68-5 in their reply to Yorkshire’s 212 all out.
As things stand, with the sun poking through the clouds, we’re all set for a 10.30am start.
There were contrasting views on the pitch last night. Extra pace and bounce was the consensus from the Yorkshire dressing room via Ben Cliff, a bit too much in it was the Somerset view through their bowling coach Steve Kirby.
It made for fascinating viewing, without doubt.
You would think that if Yorkshire can bowl Somerset out before lunch today, they would be slap bang in the driving seat to win this one.
You can read more of what Cliff said following his excellent three-wicket burst last night, his reaction piece linked below.
The stream is embedded at the top of the page before we get going.
Enjoy the day.
