Kyle Abbott and Sonny Baker claimed 4 wickets apiece to assist Hampshire take management of their County Championship match with Yorkshire throughout a weather-interrupted day two at Headingley.
The seam bowling duo – Abbott extra ability and Baker uncooked tempo – mixed to bowl the hosts out for 177 in reply to a first-innings 251.
South African abroad Abbott struck thrice right this moment added to Baker’s three yesterday. Adam Lyth top-scored with a affected person 76 for Yorkshire, sharing a fifth-wicket century stand with England Lion Matthew Revis, who contributed 40.
Hampshire’s second innings began with a lead of 74 simply earlier than tea, and so they constructed on that with 93-2 from 28 overs – an general lead of 167.
In the course of the latter phases of Yorkshire’s innings, they used the newly-introduced harm substitution to exchange Australian Check fast Jhye Richardson, whose debut has been lower quick due to sickness. Dutch abroad Logan van Beek got here in.
Yorkshire, resuming on 48-4, loved a productive morning, which began late and completed early due to the rain, which truly intervened on 4 separate events.
Lyth and Revis superior their partnership to 100, each regarded in good order to assist their aspect recuperate from Baker’s triple-wicket maiden late on day one.
Revis got here to the crease this morning having obtained his county cap alongside team-mate and fellow Lion James Wharton after play final evening. Revis was offered together with his by former Yorkshire captain Steve Patterson in a ceremony contained in the pavilion, with present skipper Jonny Bairstow handing Wharton his.
This was a distinctly disagreeable day weather-wise. Whereas the rain was clearly unhelpful – play didn’t begin till 11.30am and interrupted issues 4 extra instances – the biting winds made issues difficult for each gamers and spectators.
Nonetheless, the sport has been massively enthralling, with ball largely dominating bat.
The Lyth and Revis alliance has been the one century stand of the match up to now, and en-route they took Yorkshire by to lunch at 129-4.
Veteran Lyth reached his second successive fifty, off 130 balls, simply earlier than the break.
Afterwards, Abbott re-asserted the place of power Hampshire held in a single day with a trio of wickets because the rating fell from 137-4 to 149-7.
He bowled Revis and George Hill with Lyth caught behind in between.
A brief rain delay adopted earlier than Liam Dawson’s left-arm spin accounted for Dom Bess caught behind, with Codi Yusuf and Baker mopping up the tail. Harry Duke was additionally caught behind and Jack White bowled.
Abbott completed with 4-49 from 20 overs and Baker 4-45 from 12.
Amidst the flurry of wickets, van Beek got here in to bat at quantity 10 rather than Richardson, who is not going to miss Yorkshire’s subsequent recreation regardless of having to sit down out the following eight days.
Yorkshire do not need a recreation subsequent weekend. That is the second time in two video games they’ve utilised the substitute rule, with Bairstow dropping out forward of day three at Glamorgan final week following a fractured proper thumb.
This has been a powerful response from Hampshire following final week’s three-day residence defeat to Essex. For Yorkshire, they had been unconvincing of their draw at Glamorgan final week and, up to now, have been right here as properly.
Van Beek’s tempo struck twice late within the day to take away openers Joe Weatherley and Nick Gubbins – lbw and caught behind, the latter for 48. However Hampshire stay in management.
Report by ECB Reporters’ Community, supported by Rothesay.
