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Game on at Headingley as Yorkshire challenge leaders Somerset

Ball dominated bat during a topsy-turvy opening day between title-chasing Somerset and mid-table Yorkshire at Headingley. 

15.09.26, 20:48 Updated 15.09.26, 20:48 4 Minute Read

Graham Hardcastle

Yorkshire 212 all out v Somerset 68-5, Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Day One. 

League leaders Somerset’s bid for a maiden Rothesay County Championship got off to a fine start in this penultimate-round fixture, with captain Lewis Gregory and overseas seamer Migael Pretorius claiming three wickets apiece as Yorkshire were bowled out for 212 during the first half of the evening.

Home skipper Jonny Bairstow top-scored with 79 off 111 balls before new-ball quick Ben Cliff struck three times as the visitors slipped to 24 for four in response. They closed on 68 for five from 28 overs.

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