Yorkshire leapfrog Essex with 10-wicket win
Yorkshire completed a notable come-from behind victory over fellow Division One strugglers Essex to leapfrog them in the table at the end of the ninth round.Essex are now second-bottom of the table, three points behind their hosts, who chased a nominal target of 41 to triumph by 10 wickets and secure their second win of the summer.Essex's third defeat came as they were bowled out for 131 in their second innings, which had started with them 91 behind. They will be mightily frustrated at letting things slip on day three when Yorkshire were 273-8 in reply to a first-innings 368.While Matthew Revis and Ben Coad were the ones to turn the tide for Yorkshire, new-ball seamer Jack White supplemented their good work with an excellent 4-37 from 20.1 overs in the second innings and seven wickets in the match.All-rounder Revis hit a first-innings 150 and struck once with the ball on Wednesday, removing England fringe batter Jordan Cox for 55. Seamer Coad hit a career-best 89 and completed an excellent 3-33 from 17 overs.Yorkshire struck three times during a 55-minute morning session which was bookended by rain. Coad and new-ball partner White did the damage as Essex slipped to 48-6 in 28 overs. The visitors had started on 33-3.Nightwatchman Simon Harmer sliced a low catch to Abdullah Shafique diving forwards at gully, handing Coad a third wicket of the innings, before White trapped Matt Critchley lbw pushing forwards and sent Charlie Allison's off-stump cartwheeling.Play was due to restart following an early lunch, though more rain briefly delayed things as the players scuttled back in when ready to go.When play did get under way, with a minimum of 68 overs remaining and Essex 48-6, Cox and Michael Pepper frustrated the hosts by sharing 59 to take their county into the lead.It was somewhat of a surprise to see Cox drive expansively against Revis' seam, getting an under-edge behind shortly after reaching his fifty off 89 balls. That left Essex at 107-7, leading by 16.And it was bordering on shock when Pepper edged behind a similarly aggressive cut against White almost seven overs later, leaving Essex at 114-8 with a lead of 23.Dom Bess's off-spin bowled Noah Thain shortly afterwards before White wrapped things up by getting Khaleel Ahmed caught at second slip by Adam Lyth, signalling tea.After the break, Yorkshire dotted the i's and crossed the t's on a 20-point haul to jump up to eighth in the table.Openers Lyth and Fin Bean, the latter on his home ground, reached the target in nine overs. Lyth finished with 15 and Bean 18.Report supplied by ECB Reporters' Network, supported by Rothesay
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