Yorkshire draw in pulsating Cup tie
YORKSHIRE and Warwickshire fought out a thrilling tie in their Royal London Cup tussle at Edgbaston.
It was a pulsating match in which Warwickshire amassed 270 for eight – Tim Ambrose provided their backbone with 77 from 108 balls.
It looked a very good total after Henry Brookes and Chris Woakes reduced Yorkshire to 33 for four.
A superb sixth-wicket partnership of 138 in 24 overs between Tim Bresnan (89) and Jonny Tattersall (79) then kept their side alive.
Warwickshire lost Ed Pollock to the 11th ball when Bresnan rattled his off-stump. Bresnan then removed the other opener Dom Sibley (26), caught by wicketkeeper Tattersall.
A fine spell of 7-0-17-0 from captain Steve Patterson kept a brake on the scoring before Adil Rashid removed Sam Hain, stumped by Tattersall.
While Ambrose settled, Will Rhodes moved fluently to 43 against his former county before tickling a leg-side offering from Mathew Pillans to the wicketkeeper.
Nineteen-year-old Liam Banks, on his List A debut, made a punchy 31 but when he and Woakes hoisted Poysden to long off in quick succession, the innings lost momentum.
Ambrose’s 24th List A halfcentury was ended by a catch at deep mid-wicket and Yorkshire could reflect on a decent job done. They were less happy when they hit 33 for four in the 11th over. Brookes hit the stumps of Tom KohlerCadmore and Adam Lyth and Woakes had Harry Brook caught in the gully and the in-form Gary Ballance taken at cover.
David Willey (40 from 57 balls) and Tattersall added 56 in 11 overs before Willey spliced a pull at young seamer George Panayi to mid on.
When Patterson swiped the second ball
for four, the Vikings were favourites again
That was 89 for five but Tattersall and Bresnan both advanced to 56-ball half-centuries to take their side into the last 10 overs with 80 required. The sixthwicket pair brought the chase down to 44 needed from five when both fell in three balls, Tattersall bowled by Patel and Bresnan caught by Patel at cover off Woakes.
It came down to 10 needed from the last over, delivered by Brookes, and when Patterson swiped the second ball for four, Yorkshire were favourites again.
With three needed from three balls, Pillans holed out to midoff, but the batsmen crossed, leaving Patterson on strike.
A single brought Josh Poysden down to face his first ball against his former club – and a bye meant a fine match concluded in a tie.