Adam Lyth’s unbeaten fifty places Durham beneath early stress

Jul 26, 2023 at 1:24 AM
Adam Lyth’s unbeaten fifty places Durham beneath early stress

Yorkshire 142 for two (Lyth 75*) vs Durham

Runaway Division Two leaders Durham are beneath early stress at Scarborough after Yorkshire openers Adam Lyth and Fin Bean shared a century stand to assist the hosts benefit from simply lower than half a day’s play as a consequence of hail and heavy rain at Scarborough.

Lyth and Bean shared 113 inside 31 overs after the guests had elected to bowl at the beginning of this LV= Insurance County Championship fixture, contributing to a detailed of play 142 for 2 from 38 overs.

Lyth led the way in which with 75 not out off 118 balls on the North Marine Road venue the place he performed his league cricket rising up. Fellow left-hander Bean made 46 however was the primary of two wickets to fall – lbw to England Test fast Matthew Potts nearly instantly after a 5.30pm resumption.

Hail at lunch prevented a day restart, and when umpires Steve O’Shaughnessy and Surendiran Shanmugam tried to get going once more at 2.30pm heavy rain returned as they and the gamers walked again onto the outfield.

Puddles had shaped all around the sq. inside half-hour, and it took till 5.30pm for situations to enhance sufficient for 9 extra overs of play earlier than dangerous mild ended the day simply after 6pm.

Potts trapped Bean lbw with the seventh ball again – his first after the resumption – and later eliminated George Hill the identical method for seven.

Yorkshire have now misplaced a exceptional 1,308 overs to the climate this season, together with the entire washout towards Gloucestershire at Bristol in April when not a ball was bowled.

Just in need of 350 of these have come within the final three video games, together with at Worcestershire and towards Sussex at Headingley earlier this month.

New ball seamer Ben Raine could have counted himself unlucky to not have eliminated Lyth with both of two assured lbw appeals within the opening over.

But, other than that, the guests have been unable to construct stress earlier than lunch as they didn’t hit a constant line or size, permitting Lyth and Bean to proceed their glorious latest kind.

The pair shared 177 for the primary wicket within the draw towards Worcestershire at New Road earlier this month, a sport by which Bean scored a century.

Lyth did likewise in final week’s draw towards Sussex at Headingley, when the pair added 94.

Yorkshire solely batted as soon as in every fixture, one thing which isn’t out of the query right here except Durham can proceed to bowl with the standard and efficiency Potts displayed within the night to oust Bean after which Hill.

Lyth was significantly robust on the drive and Bean on the minimize, with 17 runs coming from the morning’s penultimate over – bowled by the seam of Netherlands worldwide Bas de Leede.