Yorkshire’s victory push thwarted by Libby, Roderick and rain
Worcestershire 242 (Coad 5-33) and 142 for two (Libby 61*) drew with Yorkshire 407 (Bean 135, Lyth 79, Hill 53, Finch 5-100
Yorkshire’s victory push was thwarted by the climate and the Worcestershire third-wicket pair of Jake Libby and Gareth Roderick because the LV=Insurance County Championship encounter at New Road led to a draw.
The residence aspect started the day on 22 with out loss of their second innings and had been diminished to 49 for two – nonetheless 116 runs wanting avoiding an innings defeat – when play was halted.
The gamers had been initially taken off for dangerous gentle however it was shortly adopted by a torrential downpour and a three-hour delay.
When play finally resumed, performing captain Libby and Roderick closed the door on any hopes the Tykes might have had of forcing a second Championship win of the season. The pair added an unbroken 110 earlier than the gamers shook palms at 5pm.
Libby, Worcestershire’s main run-scorer this summer time, took his tally for 2023 to 701 with an unbeaten 61 whereas Roderick completed undefeated on 34.
Yorkshire might take some comfort from being the higher aspect for almost all of the sport in all departments.
There had been a number of excellent particular person performances with Finlay Bean scoring a wonderful century and Ben Coad choosing up 5 wickets in Worcestershire’s first innings as they had been compelled to observe on.
But the momentum modified through the second half of the third day when Worcestershire’s last-wicket pair of Adam Finch and Ben Gibbon held up Yorkshire for 35.3 overs and added 63 runs.
Worcestershire will mirror on a efficiency through which they had been below-par with the ball and within the area however, as has been the case in a number of latest video games, dug in when their backs had been towards the wall.
The final winner was the climate which resulted within the lack of greater than 130 overs through the 4 days.
Gibbon and Finch resumed their nightwatch roles after returning to the center yesterday night.
Only 9 runs had been added earlier than Finch was run out following a mix-up with Gibbon who had turned Matthew Fisher to midwicket.
Gibbon then pushed onerous at Coad and was caught at first slip by George Hill however that was pretty much as good because it received for the guests on the ultimate day.
Roderick and Libby joined forces and shepherded Worcestershire by means of to 49 for two earlier than the rain arrived. When play finally resumed Yorkshire toiled away in useless as Libby and Roderick stood agency.