Adam Lyth

By Gary Watton
July 20 2016

The mighty Vikings are still intent on gatecrashing the knockout stages of the Twenty20 Blast. They took a giant leap forward, courtesy of a long-overdue mammoth total which itself was a product of a brilliant innings from the in-form Adam Lyth. His opening partner David Willey also weighed in with important runs, and there were good contributions from Jack Leaning and the impressive Travis Head. Predictably, Alex Lees proved able to win the toss but forlorn yet again with bat in hand. As one observer has quipped, at least he only used up five balls.

Then a rejuvenated Liam Plunkett and the increasingly indispensable Azeem Rafiq only conceded forty runs off eight overs between them. Meanwhile young Carver almost monopolised the drama when his first four deliveries resulted in wicket, six, six, wicket. There is scarcely a dull moment when young Karl turns his arm over.

Now the hosts must follow up this rampage with another success when they entertain the canny and very streetwise Northamptonshire Steelbacks. Maybe we should have saved about forty of our runs for that difficult assignment!

Twenty20 Blast: YORKSHIRE VIKINGS versus Durham Jets; in Leeds; Wednesday the twentieth of July 2016. YORKSHIRE VIKINGS won the toss.

YORKSHIRE VIKINGS: 223 for six (off twenty overs)

Lyth c Richardson b Rushworth 87 (174-4)

Willey c Richardson b Pringle 32 (64-1)

Lees b Jennings 5 (82-2)

Head c Muchall b Harrison 34 (165-3)

Leaning c Pringle b Harrison 32 (217-6)

Bresnan c Richardson b Rushworth 12 (210-5)

Plunkett not out 8

Rhodes not out 0

Extras: thirteen

Durham Jets: 174 for eight (off twenty overs)

Stoneman c Rafiq b Willey 15 (23-1)

Mustard c Willey b Carver 15 (56-3)

MacLeod c Lees b Plunkett 12 (40-2)

Muchall c Bresnan b Carver 25 (68-4)

Jennings c Plunkett b Rafiq 21 (104-6)

Richardson c Leaning b Carver 11 (95-5)

Pringle st Hodd b Rafiq 10 (114-7)

Arshad c Lyth b Rhodes 43 (173-8)

Borthwick not out 13

Rushworth not out 0

Extras: nine

Carver three for forty

YORKSHIRE VIKINGS win by forty-nine runs. YORKSHIRE VIKINGS two points, Durham Jets nul points.

BATTING CHARTS (minimum of one hundred runs):

Kane Williamson: 209 runs; average - 34.83

Adam Lyth: 225 runs; average - 28.12

Jack Leaning: 149 runs; average - 24.83

Tim Bresnan: 129 runs; average - 18.43

Alex Lees: 141 runs; average - 15.78

BEST BOWLERS (minimum of ten wickets):

Tim Bresnan: fourteen wickets; average - 19