JAMES WHARTON stood resolute at one end while wickets fell all around him as Yorkshire pressed the self-destruct button after a promising start on a difficult Chelmsford wicket on day one.
May 9-12, Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford
Yorkshire 216 (Wharton 63*, Lyth 58, Critchley 4-49, Porter 2-30, Rajitha 2-69) & 114-1 (Lyth 79*, Bean 19, Thain 1-11)
Essex 123 (Pepper 30, Westley 26, Hill 6-51, Coad 3-20)
Toss: Yorkshire won the toss and decided to bat
Officials: Steve O’Shaughnessy, Jack Shantry, Mike Smith
It was just very attritional. Their bowlers don’t really miss a great...
