| Vitality County Championship Division Two, Headingley (day one) |
| Leicestershire 164-5: Harris 56; Hill 3-25 |
| Yorkshire: Yet to bat |
| Yorkshire 1 pt, Leicestershire 0 pts |
| Match scorecard |
George Hill claimed three wickets as Yorkshire enjoyed a shortened opening day of the County Championship season against Leicestershire at Headingley.
A wet outfield meant a delayed start, with Division Two title favourites Yorkshire opting to bowl upon winning the toss.
The Foxes quickly reached 89-1 but the skilful Hill changed the course of proceedings and left the close-of-play score at 164-5 from 46 overs.
Hill finished the day with 3-25 from nine overs, while Matt Milnes and left-arm spinner Dan Moriarty also struck.
Marcus Harris was supported by Rishi Patel and Louis Kimber, who made 19 and 24 respectively to give Leicestershire an early advantage.
England’s Rehan Ahmed later hit a counter-attacking 28 off 22 balls with six fours before falling lbw to Moriarty.
Milnes uprooted Patel’s off stump before fellow seamer Hill had Kimber, Harris and Lewis Hill all caught in the slips.
Patel and Harris made a solid start, sharing 43 inside 14 overs for the first wicket but the former’s stay was cut short as Milnes broke the partnership with a nip-backer which uprooted off stump.
Harris survived a run-out scare on 23 when Milnes missed with a shy at the stumps, but he went on to reach his fifty off 93 balls with his 11th and penultimate boundary.
By this time, the Foxes were 105-2 in the 31st over.
Harris had lost second-wicket partner Kimber caught low down at third slip by Fin Bean, and he was on his way himself five balls after raising his bat.
Hill undid him with extra bounce, and England star Harry Brook held on to a comfortable catch at first slip.
Leicestershire’s 110-3 in the 32nd over became 115-4 in the 34th when Lewis Hill pushed forwards and edged namesake George to second slip.
Yorkshire cemented their advantage when Moriarty trapped Ahmed lbw playing back in just his second over – 159-5 in the 44th.
Report supplied by ECB Reporters’ Network.
