Close of play
The evening session saw Yorkshire improve their chances of winning this match after extending their lead to 189 with seven wickets in hand but they certainly did not have it all their own way. Lees edged behind for eight off Smith while Leaning was caught by Smith at second slip off Wagner. The New Zealander then produced one of the balls of the day to dismiss Ballance who was beaten for pace and feathered behind to Croft for eight. That left Patterson to come in as nightwatchman and block for 20 balls.
Elsewhere, Somerset pulled off a thrilling one-wicket victory over Surrey; Scott Borthwick scored his third century of the season for Durham against Notts, who have a lead of 191 with nine wickets remaining; and Middlesex declared on 467-3 v Hampshire, and then skittled them for 131. Oh and England beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets. It’s been quite a day. See you tomorrow.
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Lancashire are hanging in there after taking the wickets of Alex Lees, Jack Leaming and Gary Ballance in this second innings from Yorkshire. Lees played a nothing sort of shot which was edged behind for eight off Smith while Leaming was caught by Smith at second slip off Wagner.
The New Zealand Test player then produced one of the balls of the day to dismiss Ballance who was beaten for pace and feathered behind to Croft. Steven Patterson has now come to the crease and will hope to end the day as he begun it as a not out batsman. Yorkshire’s lead is 184 with seven wickets in hand.
This game is slowly slipping away from Lancashire with Yorkshire seemingly heading to a tasty lead of around 200 by the close. Both Adam Lyth and Alex Lees have been untroubled by the bowling of Neil Wagner, Kyle Jarvis and Tom Smith and with Tom Bailey off the pitch, Lancashire are struggling for the breakthrough they so desperately need.
Lancashire’s innings has now ended and in reply to Yorkshire’s first innings score of 308, the visitors have been bowled out for 196 at which stage tea was taken with the White Rose enjoying a first innings lead of 112.
Livingstone remained unbeaten on an excellent 60 when Kerrigan became Rashid’s third victim, trapped lbw for six. Lancashire’s lower order have just about kept them in this game although I’d be amazed if Yorkshire don’t win it from here – one of my colleagues has kind of agreed to show his “a*** in Burtons’ window” if they don’t although we haven’t managed to get this on tape.
So here comes the Yorkshire openers for a couple more hours of gripping Roses cricket. Stay tuned.
In true Kapil Dev style, Liam Livingstone has ensured Lancashire have at least saved the follow on by smacking an awful Rashid long hop over mid-wicket for six. Livingstone and Kyle Jarvis have really added some bite to the end of this session for Lancashire with the Zimbabwean hitting a quick fire 33 off just 28 balls with seven boundaries added to the mix before going for one big shot too many and being stumped off Rashid.
Livingstone remains the rock on which this tail order resistance is anchoring itself on and he reached his half-century just before tea. It contained seven boundaries and that big six off Rashid. It’s been a vital innings for Lancashire who have shown some impressive lower order grit throughout the season so far. Tea will be delayed due to the score being 193-9.
It’s been a disastrous period of play for Lancashire after lunch and the Red Rose now find themselves 91-6. Bearing in mind they were at one stage 46-0 this has been quite some collapse. Croft and Livingstone were at the crease and had added 22 since Karl Brown was dismissed with the score on 69. But that vital partnership has just ended with the dismissal of Croft who edged Bresnan to Leaming at third slip for 14.
Brown’s dismissal was a strange one. It was a good ball from Patterson but Brown looked to have read the danger and lifted up his bat to leave the delivery only to see it glance the face and defect through to a grateful Hodd. Before that the usually reliable Alviro Petersen was trapped lbw by Brooks moving across his stumps and trying to hit to leg.
The follow on target for Lancashire is 159 which looks a long way off at the moment.
So that’s lunch and I well and truly gave poor Hameed the kiss of death with my eulogising earlier. Yorkshire’s three wickets in that session has given them the edge in this increasingly fascinating Roses encounter with Procter and Hameed both following Smith back to the changing rooms to leave the score 68-3 at the break.
Hameed and Smith looked pretty secure until the former skipper drove loosely to Ballance at backward point off Patterson for 26 in the 15th over. It was Hameed’s turn in the 17th when he edged Bresnan to Lyth at second slip for 17 and Procter went soon after trapped lbw by Brooks for three. The trio of seamers have done well and have all extracted some bounce from this pitch as well as getting movement off the seam.
Elsewhere it’s all about Jack Shantry and Scott Borthwick.
Durham’s Borthwick has combined his first five-wicket haul in four years with yet another a century meaning he has three hundreds in five first-class innings including one in each innings in the win over Lancashire. Could the England selectors come calling? If I was Compton I’d be nervous.
The first Lancashire wicket has just fallen and it’s Tom Smith who has gone after square driving a loose shot which was excellently caught by a diving Gary Ballance at backward point. Smith made 26 and along with Hameed he’s got Lancashire off to a decent start, putting on 46 for the first wicket.
Tom Smith ct by Gary Balance at cover. https://t.co/SV5bRzD8Uo
— Yorkshire CCC (@YorkshireCCC) May 30, 2016
While the news of Jack Shantry’s remarkable exploits at New Road begins to filter through (I’m hearing his second 50 came off 14 balls in 11 minutes), there’s plenty of purring in the press box about Hameed who bats in a way that couldn’t be more of a contrast. He’s got 17 so far off 33 balls which is virtual T20 stuff for a teenager who likes to take his time and not just drop his anchor, but actually forge it from iron first. I’m a big fan and think we could be watching a future England opener.
Quite remarkable goings on at New Road. I’d rather Jack than Fleetwood Mac …
Shantry reached his second 50 off 14 balls. 100 off 93 balls, 11 x 4, 6 x 6
— Worcestershire CCC (@WorcsCCC) May 30, 2016
Worcestershire’s Jack Shantry targeting both women and children at New Road …
Jack Shantry reaches his 50 with a six into the Ladies Pavilion and follows it with a six into the grammar school playing fields
— Alex Klymyszyn (@AlexKlymyszyn) May 30, 2016
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Over at Worcester Tom Kholer-Cadmore is finally out. And what an innings it was: 169 runs off 281 balls including 25 boundaries. In other words he hit a century in fours. Well played. Worcestershire are currently 378-9 with Gloucestershire facing a stiff task to get back into this one.
The Yorkshire innings is now all over inside the first ten minutes of the morning as Neil Wagner gets Patterson to drive the 11th ball of the evening to gully where Smith takes a simple catch. I don’t think Yorkshire will be too bothered as these look excellent conditions to have a bowl in.
Couple of things also worth noting as the innings comes to an end. Well played Patterson – his partnership with Andy Hodd for the ninth wicket was a huge boost for Yorkshire and his 45 was very enjoyable. And let’s have a round of applause too for Steven Croft: the Lancashire skipper donned the gloves with consummate ease following Alex Davies’s injury and Jos Buttler’s unavailability. He snaffled two good catches and conceded one bye out of a total of 308. Not bad for someone no one knew could keep.
Preamble
Morning from an overcast Headingley where Lancashire require just one wicket to wrap up this Yorkshire innings. Judging from last night that might not be the easiest task with Steven Patterson displaying a fine example of late order biffing. Jack Brooks aka The Headband Warrior is no slouch with the bat either having scored three first class fifties in his career. So we shall see.
Also of interest will be Lancashire’s new look opening partnership of Tom Smith and Haseeb Hameed. Lancashire’s former skipper is still feeling his way back after a career threatening injury and 19-year-old Hameed needs to turn his undoubted talent and obstinateness into a big score.
I’d say it was pretty much honours even so far but any more resistance from the tail would see the game swing Yorkshire’s way. It should be a fascinating morning. There’s a brass band performing on the boundary edge for added inspiration.
They do things right proper ere at 'Eadingley @scottread16 #bbccricket pic.twitter.com/S9u8mhkPSe
— isabelle duncan (@fineglance) May 30, 2016
