Thompson’s tops but Bairstow misses his big chance to shine

By Ross Lawson
CENTRAL GROUP
JONNY BAIRSTOW failed to impress on a rare Yorkshire outing after making just five on day one against Nottinghamshire. The wicket-keeper registered two scoring shots before cutting Zak Chappell to backward point.
But Yorkshire found a new hero in 23-year-old Jordan Thompson, out two runs shy of a remarkable century in his fourth first-class match.
First building on the hard work of Harry Brook (62), Thompson then went on the offensive to strike 11 fours and four sixes - with No.11 Dom Leech contributing no runs to the 32-run tenth-wicket stand. An...

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