Toms day at Headingley

Posted by Brian Sanderson,

The third day of the Roses match started cloudy but a lot warmer than yesterday.Spent all morning with William Roberts listing some of the Horice Fisher memorabilia.When I came out of the Long Room Tom Smith had scored his first Championship century. Hogg was stumped by Bairstow of Rashid to finish the Lancashire innings. The score was 416 for 9.

After lunch when I got back two Yorkshire wickets had fallen including Lyth. This will mean he will not get 1000 runs in May.Carried on listing the memorabilia till nearly tea time.Yorkshire were 79 for 5 and long way off the follow on total.

Bairstow hit Kerrigan for a huge six into the old pavilion however he tried to do it again and was caught out. Ninety minutes wasted. Rashid carried on batting well until he became L.B.W to Smith.Best came in a made some good strokes before falling to Kerrigan again. When will they learn to not try and hit spinners out of the ground.

Shahzad batted well and managed to last the day out. Yorkshire were 1199 for 8. Forecast is rain to-morrow so it will help Yorkshire.

Smith had taken four wickets and scored a century. Well done.