Glos take six wickets on day one against Yorkshire
25 June 2023
Yorkshire pair Fin Bean and George Hill posted centuries - 114 and 101 respectively - to ensure their side had the best of the opening day of the LV= Insurance County Championship clash with Gloucestershire at Headingley.
Left-handed opener Bean faced 153 balls for his second century of the Division Two season - and the second of the 21-year-old’s career. It was the main contribution in Yorkshire’s 393 for six from 91 overs.
He shared a stand of 57 with Dawid Malan for the third wicket during the morning and then 153 for the fourth either side of lunch with fellow up and comer George Hill, who then faced 180 balls and shared 111 for the fifth wicket with Jonny Tattersall.
Left-arm seamer Taylor stood out with three for 43 from 17 overs, including Tattersall late on for 79. Five overs were lost to evening rain.
Bean watched on from the non-striker’s end as three senior partners departed before lunch, including Lyth and captain Shan Masood within four balls to Taylor as the score slipped to 33 for two in the sixth over.
Lyth edged to second slip trying to leave alone before Masood was trapped lbw for a three-ball duck.
Bean shared 57 with another left-hander, Dawid Malan, who looked in good order for 28 before being caught behind down leg trying pull Ben Charlesworth’s seam - 90 for three in the 17th.
Bean reached his century off 140 balls midway through the afternoon. But he only faced 13 more deliveries and fell caught at deep square-leg pulling at Zaman Akhter - 243 for four in the 53rd over.
After tea, Hill moved into the nineties and took Yorkshire beyond 300 by helping Tattersall take 19 from the 72nd over against Gohar, including a slog-swept six over midwicket.
He reached his century off 177 balls before falling caught behind off Ollie Price’s off-spin. And when Taylor, now bowling with the new ball, had Tattersall caught at second slip, Yorkshire were 368 for six after 86 overs.
