John Fuller regrets that the followers of cricket’s best-supported festival had to settle for just two days of action last week

Destructive spells: Mohammad Amir took two five-fors at Scarborough

The stream of Yorkshire fans winding their way through the centre of Scarborough replayed the chaos out loud: shaking heads at Mohammad Amir’s mastery and Yorkshire’s batting fragility. After 18 wickets fell on a first day which ended with Division One leaders Essex notching a 75-run lead, those of a White Rose persuasion yearned for less heartache on the coast....