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6 days ago
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'Can you do it on a Sunday in Derby?'
The footballing cliche: "Can they do it on a rainy night in Stoke?" has gone down in evokes a memorable time in the Premier League, when beating Stoke City, an obdurate, physical side, was seen as a litmus test for title Yorkshire all-rounder Dom Bess, there is a cricketing comparison if you want a side to reach the quarter finals of a T20 Blast group."My challenge [to team-mates] is 'Can you do it on a Sunday afternoon against Derby?'" Bess words came after a frustrating afternoon for the Vikings, beaten comfortably by eight wickets against fellow North Group strugglers had, just two days before, beaten rivals Lancashire Lightning in a thrilling Roses game at Old Bess, who made his best T20 score with the bat in the game at Derby, making 53, the issue is inconsistency."I don't think it's pressure at all," Bess, who played 14 Tests for England, told BBC Radio Leeds."It's the day in, day out consistency of 'getting it done'. I'm part of that, as a senior player now."We've never cruised through to a quarter-final, it's always been on the edge." Yorkshire are second bottom of the North Group, having won just four games this season and are already out of contention for a top four have never won the competition and have only reached three Finals Days, the last in 27-year-old added: "We've got the players, but every game counts and it's been frustrating, because it's another year [gone]."Bess joined Yorkshire in 2021 from Somerset, and his former side are now one of the most consistent teams in the competition."When I started at Somerset, we were 'umming and ahhing', and now they are on a run when they know what they're doing, the consistency is there, and they have already reached the quarter finals," said Bess."It's interesting, seeing that as a young player, we all know we've got the ability, it's about piecing it together."We've got the players, you've seen how Will Luxton and James Wharton can hit the ball, we know what we are capable of."The Vikings play Lancashire again on Thursday, before travelling to Leicestershire on the final day of the pool stages on Friday.
Yahoo
13-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Jonny Bairstow leads Yorkshire to remarkable 504-run win over Worcestershire
Jonny Bairstow captained Yorkshire to a record-breaking three-day victory over Worcestershire, seeing his side steamroller their opponents by an unprecedented 504 runs at Headingley. After a losing start on their return to the top flight of the Rothesay County Championship, the White Rose roared back to form on home turf, putting together the competition's biggest runs victory. A career-best 107 for nightwatcher Dom Bess, as well as Dawid Malan's unbeaten 76 and a rapid 44 not out from Bairstow allowed the Tykes to declare four down on 315 to set the Pears a notional target of 610. A record-breaking match. Yorkshire's 504 run victory over Worcestershire is the largest margin of victory in County Championship history. — Rothesay County Championship (@CountyChamp) April 13, 2025 In reality they barely scraped to three figures, knocked over for 105 in less than 38 overs as all-rounder George Hill collected four for 23. In becoming the first ever team to win a game by 500 runs or more, Yorkshire eclipsed the previous best of 483 set by Surrey in 2002. There was also a three-day win for Kent in Division Two as they chased down 316 for the loss of only two wickets. There was a welcome half-century for England's out-of-sorts opener Zak Crawley, who made 58 off just 66 balls following his first-innings duck, but he ceded centre stage to a pair of centurions. Partner Ben Compton made an unbeaten 124 and Tawanda Muyeye scored one more at almost a run-a-ball in a stunning, unbroken stand of 225.
Yahoo
13-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Jonny Bairstow leads Yorkshire to remarkable 504-run win over Worcestershire
Jonny Bairstow captained Yorkshire to a record-breaking three-day victory over Worcestershire, seeing his side steamroller their opponents by an unprecedented 504 runs at Headingley. After a losing start on their return to the top flight of the Rothesay County Championship, the White Rose roared back to form on home turf, putting together the competition's biggest runs victory. A career-best 107 for nightwatcher Dom Bess, as well as Dawid Malan's unbeaten 76 and a rapid 44 not out from Bairstow allowed the Tykes to declare four down on 315 to set the Pears a notional target of 610. A record-breaking match. Yorkshire's 504 run victory over Worcestershire is the largest margin of victory in County Championship history. — Rothesay County Championship (@CountyChamp) April 13, 2025 In reality they barely scraped to three figures, knocked over for 105 in less than 38 overs as all-rounder George Hill collected four for 23. In becoming the first ever team to win a game by 500 runs or more, Yorkshire eclipsed the previous best of 483 set by Surrey in 2002. There was also a three-day win for Kent in Division Two as they chased down 316 for the loss of only two wickets. There was a welcome half-century for England's out-of-sorts opener Zak Crawley, who made 58 off just 66 balls following his first-innings duck, but he ceded centre stage to a pair of centurions. Partner Ben Compton made an unbeaten 124 and Tawanda Muyeye scored one more at almost a run-a-ball in a stunning, unbroken stand of 225.
The Independent
13-04-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Jonny Bairstow leads Yorkshire to remarkable 504-run win over Worcestershire
Jonny Bairstow captained Yorkshire to a record-breaking three-day victory over Worcestershire, seeing his side steamroller Worcestershire by an unprecedented 504 runs at Headingley. After a losing start on their return to the top flight of the Rothesay County Championship, the White Rose roared back to form on home turf, putting together the competition's biggest runs victory. A career-best 107 for nightwatcher Dom Bess, as well as Dawid Malan's unbeaten 76 and a rapid 44 not out from Bairstow allowed the Tykes to declare four down on 315 to set the Pears a notional target of 610. In reality they barely scraped to three figures, knocked over for 105 in less than 38 overs as all-rounder George Hill collected four for 23. In becoming the first ever team to win a game by 500 runs or more, Yorkshire eclipsed the previous best of 483 set by Surrey in 2002. There was also a three-day win for Kent in Division Two as they chased down 316 for the loss of only two wickets. There was a welcome half-century for England's out-of-sorts opener Zak Crawley, who made 58 off just 66 balls following his first-innings duck, but he ceded centre stage to a pair of centurions. Partner Ben Compton made an unbeaten 124 and Tawanda Muyeye scored one more at almost a run-a-ball in a stunning, unbroken stand of 225.
