Leicestershire collapse as Yorkshire dominate

Ben Coad has now taken 43 County Championship wickets for Yorkshire in 2024

Vitality County Championship Division Two, Leicester (day one)

Leicestershire 98: Cox 51*; Coad 5-15, Fisher 3-38

Yorkshire 263-8: Tattersall 90*, Wharton 41; Scriven 4-69

Leicestershire 0pts, Yorkshire 4pts

Match scorecard

Skipper Jonny Tattersall's fine, unbeaten 90 enabled promotion-chasing Yorkshire to close on 263-8 for a lead of 165, after 18 wickets fell on day one of their County Championship match against Leicestershire.

It came after Leicestershire's decision to prepare a pitch as green as the outfield had threatened to backfire on them historically as they were reduced to 15-7 inside the first hour after Yorkshire won the toss.

They recovered somewhat thanks to an unbeaten 51 by Ben Cox, but in the last of this Championship season's four rounds using the Kookaburra ball, were bowled out for 98 nonetheless.

Pace bowler Ben Coad took 5-15 and his strike partner Matthew Fisher returned from injury with 3-38 in his first appearance since May.

Yorkshire stumbled to 30-3 at the start of their reply, but as batting became easier, Tattersall's assured performance, with support from James Wharton (41), Dom Bess (33) and Fisher (28 not out), gave them the upper hand.

However, they only earned one batting bonus point in 71 overs as Tom Scriven took 4-69 for the home side.

Report supplied by the ECB Reporters' Network