Tuesday 13th September - perfect day at Scarborough as Yorkshire second XI bring their season to an end with a three day friendly against Nottinghamshire. This was day two and gave us the opportunity to have a day off from the championship game at Headingley where Yorkshire were making heavy weather of their game with Somerset.
Day one had seen a surprise return to the Yorkshire ranks for Jonathan Tattersall, whose services were dispensed with at the end of the 2015 season. He came back with a vengeance yesterday scoring 101 out of a Yorkshire all out total of 232, as Yorkshire rather fell apart against the pace bowling of Kitt, Milnes and Brown.
Early morning heat haze
Tattersall, a former England Under 19 captain, has been in good form this season, not only for his club side Harrogate, but for Derbyshire 2nd XI and Lincolnshire minor counties side. Hopefully we might see him appearing for Yorkshire again next season.
View from the popular side
Today's play, in perfect sunny conditions in front of a modest crowd, saw plenty of action and it was good to be able to walk round the ground to view from different vantage points and to take refreshments on the pavilion balcony. Added pleasures were a walk in Peasholm Park at lunchtime, complete with ice cream, and a stroll along the North Bay cliff top during tea.
Familiar view of the pavilion at Scarborough
Notts managed a first innings lead of just eleven runs, after a dogged 55 from Dal and some effective hitting from Patterson-White at number nine. He took a liking to Karl Carver's left arm spin and rather spoilt his previously excellent figures by scoring seven fours and three sixes in an innings of 58. Carver eventually trapped him lbw and ended with 4-75 off twenty three overs. Opening bowlers Milnes and Kitt then added twenty for the last wicket and Notts were eventually all out for 243.
Yorkshire's second innings was woeful. Kitt, another Devonian, like first team batsman Jake Libby, destroyed the top order of Tattersall, Brook and Leaning and Yorkshire were 24-3 in no time. Only Ben Ainsley got his head down and made top score of 32, but when he was out at 87-6 the innings fell into terminal decline as Carter bowled eight overs of tidy off spin and took 2-2 before Kitt returned to finish them off.
Kitt's final figures were 6-43 and this was not the first time he has had success against Yorkshire this season. The all out score was just 107 and Yorkshire were facing defeat before the end of day two which caused concern amongst one or two of the grandparents present already booked into overnight accommodation.
To be fair, the homeside did fight back in the last session and Fisher and Coad produced a fine opening spell to reduce Notts to 24-4 with slight hopes of a dramatic home victory. However they could not make another breakthrough and with fifty runs still required the extra half hour was not claimed, no doubt both teams wanting another overnight stay in Scarborough.
Memories of a Scarborough and Yorkshire stalwart from the 1940s
The following morning, when we were back at Headingley for the last rites, Notts completed a comfortable victory in the end by five wickets, with young wicketkeeper Keast not out 26 and Carter not out 25. So good entertainment all round on a perfect summer's day in mid September on Tuesday was a real bonus for the fifty or so spectators spread around this wonderful ground with the prospect of still two county championship matches next season, hopefully with more second eleven games too.
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