Lyth’s 25th first-class century helps Yorkshire avoid defeat
Centurion Adam Lyth and Harry Brook united after lunch on day four to ensure Yorkshire held on for an opening round LV= Insurance County Championship draw against Glamorgan at Emerald Headingley.
Lyth helped ensure that Yorkshire avoided an inglorious start to their title quest, scoring an unbeaten 115 and sharing in a fourth-wicket stand of 131 inside 31 overs with Harry Brook (60) before Yorkshire reached 223-4 and hands were shaken at 5.15pm.
Lyth, who faced 196 balls and hit 14 fours and two sixes in an innings full of flowing strokes, decisive footwork and bristling intent, had a fine match after also top-scoring with 52 in the first innings.
“Personally, it’s been a fantastic game for me,” Lyth said.
“I was disappointed I didn’t go on in the first innings, but that ball from Dan Douthwaite would have got me out eight or nine times out of 10.
“The way I’ve played in the Durham University friendly (two fifties) and in this game, I’m absolutely thrilled.
“Hopefully there’s many more 50s and 100s to come.
“It was a good pitch, but there’s always a bit of seam at Headingley.
“We lost a few early wickets, but the way myself and Harry Brook played was very pleasing to see.
“We were a bit fortunate they had to bowl spin for a while in the afternoon to get their over-rate down.”
Reflecting on his quartercentury of first-class hundreds, 24 of which have come for Yorkshire and the other in the 2015 Headingley Test against New Zealand, Lyth said: “It’s a nice milestone, but I feel like I can score a hell of a lot more (hundreds) and I should have a hell of a lot more. What I want to do is be more ruthless when I get in and make big scores.
“Over the last couple of seasons I haven’t done that as much as I’d like, so it’s a fantastic start for me and hopefully I can kick on.
On the team performance, he added: “We haven’t played our best cricket this game. We know that.
“But we’ve come away with a decent draw and some positives at the end.
“We’re just looking forward to next week (Kent at Canterbury).”