Yorkshire CCC v Hampshire CCC: The cap fits for Revis but Richardson subbed out of match with sickness
YORKSHIRE posted a couple of tweets on Saturday that showed the moments when James Wharton and Matty Revis received their county caps.
Wharton was presented with his by captain Jonny Bairstow, who told him: “We talk about taking the cap forward and leaving this in a better place than when it started… Each time you step on to that field you give your best, and that is exactly what it is about.”
And Revis was handed his by his former captain Steve Patterson, who said that he “really embodies what a Yorkshire first-team player stands for, and that is somebody who, when backs are against the wall, will stand tall, turn round to the lads and say, ‘Don’t worry, lads, I’ve got this for you.’ And this player shows these qualities every time he plays.”
Warm words from skippers past and present and although Wharton suffered the Sod’s Law fate of a golden duck prior to his award, they were generally relevant in Revis’s case given how Saturday’s action unfolded.
When Yorkshire started the day on 48-4 in their first innings in reply to Hampshire’s 251, the hosts’ backs were indeed against the wall after Sonny Baker’s three-wicket burst late on the first evening.
But Revis shared in a key stand of 100 for the fifth wicket with Adam Lyth which, although insufficient to prevent the visitors from gaining the upper hand, was the sort of resilience for which the young all-rounder was given his cap and why, like Wharton, a bright future is predicted.
Revis made 40 and Lyth 76 as Yorkshire were dismissed for 177 before Hampshire reached 93-2 at the game’s halfway stage, a lead of 167.
The home side’s quest to turn things round was not helped by the fact that Jhye Richardson, the debutant Australian strike bowler, had to be subbed out of the match after complaining of sickness and diarrhea, his place in the side taken by fellow overseas signing Logan van Beek.
It is unknown what gave Richardson “the runs”. Back in the day, suspicion might have fallen on the Headingley cuisine, particularly if he had been surreptitiously picking at the press box offerings.
Matters have improved significantly, however, but considering the injuries that have blighted his progress, it was the last thing that Richardson and Yorkshire needed.
With the exception of Revis and Lyth, the latter still holding back the sands of time at the age of 38, Yorkshire’s batting was not at its best, with no one else managing above 14. They lost their last six wickets for 40 runs on a day affected by occasional showers, Revis bowled by Kyle Abbott to trigger the collapse which then continued when the South African quick had Lyth caught behind and George Hill bowled.
Dom Bess edged behind off the spinner Liam Dawson, Harry Duke edged Baker to the keeper, and Jack White was bowled by Codi Yusuf, with Baker and Abbott each taking four wickets.
Leading by 74, Hampshire lost Joe Weatherley lbw and Nick Gubbins caught behind, both to van Beek, on a day when 24 overs were lost to the elements.