Warwickshire under the cosh against Yorkshire
Opener Finley Bean hit a career best 135 to consolidate Yorkshire’s position of strength despite a second five-for of the season for Worcestershire’s Adam Finch on day two of the LV=Insurance County Championship encounter with Worcestershire at New Road.
His third century of the season helped shepherd the Tykes to four batting points on another truncated day’s play in between the showers.
The 21-year-old profited from being dropped twice on the opening day and hit two sixes and 17 fours in his 180-ball knock.
The partnership of 177 with Adam Lyth was Yorkshire’s best opening stand for seven years.
Worcestershire fought back with Finch, who had conceded 48 runs in five overs on the opening day, taking five wickets today to finish with 5-100. Former Yorkshire all-rounder Matthew Waite had been the pick of the Worcestershire bowlers without reward on the opening day and he gained some tangible success yesterday with two wickets in two overs. But Matthew Fisher and Ben Coad picked up a wicket apiece to reduce them to 46-2 from 13 overs by the close to maintain Yorkshire’s grip on proceedings.
Worcestershire went into bat with 21 overs remaining and opener Gareth Roderick soon fell to Fisher as he nicked a ball to third slip.
Wharton then held onto a sharp chance at short leg after Worcestershire captain Jake Libby flicked Coad off his legs.
