Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Scarborough (day three)
Yorkshire 263: Wharton 70, Hill 62; Hull 3-57
Leicestershire 84-0: Patel 41, Gumbs 39
Yorkshire 1 pt, Leicestershire 3 pts
Leicestershire batted by way of bowler-friendly situations on a closely weather-affected day three of the County Championship conflict with Yorkshire at Scarborough.
The Division One match is heading for a draw, a end result which might show to be a wholesome one for a Foxes facet bidding to keep away from relegation.
Openers Rishi Patel and Sheridon Gumbs returned to the crease at noon at 12-0 in reply to Yorkshire’s 263 all out following a delayed begin due to a moist outfield.
They took the rating to 84-0 earlier than additional rain ended the day after solely 31.5 overs had been bowled. It took the entire misplaced on this match past the 140-over mark.
When play began, openers Patel and Gumbs needed to cope with seam, swing and a contact of uneven bounce. That there was little to say in regards to the 70-minute morning session was credit score to the right-hand, left-hand pair.
They quietly went about their enterprise in opposition to the brand new ball, taking the lunchtime rating to 43-0.
One Gumbs cowl drive off Jack White earlier than lunch, and a Patel back-foot punch by way of the identical area off Ben Coad simply after had been significantly memorable.
On one other day, Yorkshire might have simply gained vital success, though they are going to be a contact pissed off that they weren’t at their finest line-wise.
The scoreline shall be extra of a disappointment to Yorkshire than Leicestershire.
The White Rose county consider they’ll elevate themselves up into what’s already a jam-packed title race because the Championship season attracts to an exhilarating conclusion.
However they should hold profitable to again up final weekend’s success over Hampshire on the Utilita Bowl.
Nevertheless, they aren’t but out of the woods relegation-wise both. They began the spherical 17 factors forward of second-bottom Leicestershire and 27 behind leaders Nottinghamshire.
There was a knee harm concern for Yorkshire, too, with talismanic all-rounder George Hill leaving the sector not lengthy earlier than play was halted, two balls into his sixth over.
Report by ECB Reporters’ Community, supported by Rothesay.
