Yorkshire 285 for 3 (Bean 118, Malan 91*) vs Leicestershire
Finlay Bean – now there’s a identify to reckon with, a reputation that has a contact of the dramatic about it, a suspect in an Agatha Christie novel maybe, and one not usually hollered within the pubs and golf equipment of Cleckheckmondsidge. Such was the conviction of his stately strokeplay in his maiden first-class century that this tall left-hander would possibly quickly get his identify extra extensively observed.Bean’s first Championship hundred got here in solely his fourth first-class match, and was an uninhibited affair in opposition to a flagging Leicestershire assault that at occasions already seemed as if it was prepared for the tip of the season. Yorkshire took them for 285 or 3 at a charge of almost 5 runs an over with Dawid Malan 91 not out on the shut, and presumably not remotely involved that his personal potential hundred must wait till the morrow.
Bean’s innings additionally prolonged one of many circuit’s extra fascinating CVs. He’s in his second part as a county cricketer, having refused a Yorkshire Academy supply in 2020 to start life as a mechanic. A has-Bean already? Nicely, clearly not. When he was tempted again final 12 months, he made 441 in opposition to Nottinghamshire in a 2nd XI Championship match at Girl Bay, surpassing Marcus Trescothick’s 2nd XI report of 322, set for Somerset 25 years earlier.
A previous England Underneath-19, he’s a product of York CC . He was solely opening the batting as a result of Shan Masood, Yorkshire’s new captain, was nonetheless in any other case occupied with Pakistan, though they’d have discovered a spot for him decrease down the order if Masood had been out there.
He drove resoundingly by way of the off facet and had 82 from 92 balls when heavy rain in mid-afternoon brought about a stoppage of greater than three hours. Leicestershire, who gained the toss, dismissed Adam Lyth to a mild inswinger from the left-armer on debut, Josh Hull, and added James Wharton to a leg-side strangle, had by then misplaced their bearings and retreated with aid.
Bean didn’t recapture such authority on the resumption, however an uppercut to 3rd man in opposition to Michael Finan introduced him a 132-ball hundred and, after he was dropped on 101 off Colin Ackermann at mid-on – a diving effort by Chris Wright -…
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