Live Blog: Yorkshire v Gloucestershire, Vitality CC, Day One – Yorkshire County Cricket Club

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3.16pm – Lyth (91) led the way for Yorkshire this morning, but Bean (89) has since taken things on. We’ve moved to 193-0 in the 57th over.

2.44pm – SIX! Bean nails a slog-sweep against Price’s off-spin over wide long-on towards the pavilion. He has 77 and is catching Lyth, 85, up. It’s 174-0 after 48 overs. Halfway through the day.

2.31pm – Lyth and Bean have shared 150 inside 45 overs for the first wicket. Lyth 80, Bean 58. What a start this has been for Yorkshire. They couldn’t have asked for more.

2.21pm – Bean follows Lyth to a fifty off 125 balls with 7x4s and 1x6s. Yorkshire now 136-0. Super stuff.

2.03pm – Bean has moved to 47 with a drive on the up through covers off Akhtar. Yorkshire 123-0 in the 37th over. Lyth has now scored since lunch. He has 64.

Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com. Adam Lyth and Fin Bean come out to bat against Gloucestershire this morning.

1.43pm – We’re up and running after lunch. Goodman bowling to Lyth, 64. We’re 106-0 in the 32nd over. Bean has 31.

1.04pm – Lunch. Superb from Yorkshire, who are 106-0 from 31 overs having been inserted. Lyth 64, Bean 31.

12.58pm – Great opening session for Yorkshire. We’re 103-0 in the 30th over. Lyth has 64 and Bean 30. Gloucestershire are under significant pressure early on.

12.40pm – SIX! Bean hoists a sweep at Middleton over long-on onto the top tier of the pavilion, moving to 29. Yorkshire 96-0 in the 26th over. Excellent.

12.35pm – Lyth reaches his fifty off 84 balls with his sixth boundary, cover driven off Singh Dale, added to a six. Excellent. It’s 84-0 in the 25th over.

12.31pm – SIX! Lyth sweeps leg-spinner Middleton’s first ball over deep square-leg’s head to move to 45. We’re 77-0 in the 24th over.

12.21pm – This is the only game across the country which hasn’t had a wicket. 66-0 in the 22nd over.

12.02pm – We’ve moved to 52-0 after 17 overs as Bean clips Webster off his legs for four, moving to 22. Lyth has 23.

11.50am – Very few alarms for Yorkshire so far, and we’ve moved to 45-0 after 13. Lyth 22, Bean 17.

11.36am – Yorkshire 29-0 in the 10th over. Lyth has 17 of them.

11.19am – Lyth square drives the first boundary off Singh Dale, on the up beyond a diving backward point. We’re 12-0 in the fifth. Make that 16-0, as a second boundary follows through the covers. Much more authority about that shot.

11.14am – On initial viewing, there doesn’t seem to be quite as much pace in the pitch as usual. Spongy bounce. Interesting to see if that view is strengthened as the day goes on. Yorkshire 6-0 in the fourth over.

11am – We’re up and running here at Scarborough. Lyth and Bean opening. Lyth facing Singh Dale.

10.40am – Yorkshire: Lyth, Bean, Luxton, Wharton, Hill, Tattersall c&w, Revis, Thompson, Bess, McKerr, Fernando.

10.32am – Gloucestershire have won the toss and will bowl first.

10.28am – Jonny Tattersall will captain Yorkshire this week. He’s out there for the toss with Glos captain Graeme van Buuren.

10.10am – It remains hazy here at Scarborough as the players continue to warm up. Ben Coad has been bowling in the middle already, and he is targeting Chesterfield next weekend.

9.10am – Good morning from North Marine Road, where it’s not quite glorious sunshine but hazy. It’s warm, for sure, and there’s no concerns about a delayed start. 11am it is.

After a mixed start to the Vitality Blast, four wins and four defeats, Ottis Gibson and co return to Championship action looking for their first win. Gloucestershire have already achieved that, but a win this week for Yorkshire would see them leapfrog the Bristol side into mid-table.

Yorkshire have some availability issues. Shan Masood is unavailable due to concussion. We’re expecting Jonny Tattersall to captain in his place. Ben Coad is not fit to return from his back injury. Conor McKerr, though, has extended his loan from Surrey into red ball cricket. Vishwa Fernando plays his penultimate match of a three-game overseas stint.

Our last Championship match, in May, saw us draw against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road when the hosts held on eight wickets down on the final evening.

You can read our preview of this fixture with Ottis Gibson. It’s linked below.

Preview 

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