~RS~q~RS~v=~RS~z~RS~52~RS~)
Essex v Yorkshire: Tykes win promotion to Division One
|
County Championship Division Two, Chelmsford |
|
Close, day three: Yorkshire 312 & 252-8 dec, Essex 177 & 28-2 |
|
Yorkshire 6pts, Essex 3pts |
Yorkshire have clinched promotion to Division One after rivals Kent lost their crucial match against Glamorgan.
The Tykes, who celebrate their 150th anniversary next season, were relegated in 2011 but will be back playing in the top-flight of English cricket in 2013.
Yorkshire can also win the Division Two title if they beat Essex at Chelmsford and Derbyshire fail to beat Hampshire.
Yorkshire's Azeem Rafiq celebrates reaching 50
Essex, chasing 388 to win, are 359 runs behind on 28-2 after Yorkshire declared on 252-8 in their second innings.
Yorkshire began the third day on 44-3 and they added 208 runs on Thursday with Azeem Rafiq scoring 75 not out, while Anthony McGrath made 68 and Adam Lyth added 51.
Essex's Graham Napier took 4-54 in the second innings to go along with the 5-67 he collected in the first innings to end with match figures of 9-121.
Before the start of the season, Yorkshire president Geoffrey Boycott insisted promotion back to Division One was the county's main aim for the season.
The club have responded well to the challenge as they are the only side in the two divisions to remain undefeated throughout the County Championship campaign.
They need to claim eight wickets on the final day at Chelmsford on Friday to beat Essex.
Comments
Jump to comments pagination
All posts are reactively-moderated and must obey the house rules.
Related to this story
Featured in this story
More from Cricket
Elsewhere on the BBC
-
Working Lives Ecuador
The BBC's Michelle Fleury meets five very different people who live and work in Quito
-
Comment number 31.
exiledyorkie14th September 2012 - 15:51
Well done guys, as other posts have said with the number of days lost to the weather they have been outstanding. The real proof of there superiority is the final three games, OK the one against Gloucester was manufactured, but when they had 4 days of rain free play the won games with ease. Now for next year, without Bairstow, Bresnan and possible Root, the young guys will really have to step up.
Link to this (Comment number 31)
Comment number 30.
WurzelJ14th September 2012 - 14:53
Although I do not support the two division policy, well done to Yorkshire on gaining promotion. Lancashire's relegation is fitting justice after the way they abjectly surrendered two years ago and gifted the title to Notts.
Link to this (Comment number 30)
Comment number 29.
Off_switch14th September 2012 - 13:45
As good as this is for any team trying to do well in its sport, I cant help but think that this is as interesting as Camerons reshuffle.
Div 1 or 2, whats the difference-really? Will more fans turn up? I think not. How cricket survives is beyond me.
I did go to a one day game once, the Eng v Pak game- the most interesting bit?- the ending, when fans invaded before it had technically finished!
Link to this (Comment number 29)
Comment number 28.
Yorkshireplant14th September 2012 - 10:56
@25, much bigger chance of Yorks finishing in the top rather than the bottom half of the table. Considering the amount of time Yorks have lost to rain this season they've done brilliantly, they could easily have won a couple more games if the weather had been better and there were no games where they were saved by the rain (just a couple which finished when they weren't in a great position).
Link to this (Comment number 28)
Comment number 27.
bobbynoble14th September 2012 - 10:45
And I'll give you 2/1.
Link to this (Comment number 27)
Comments 5 of 31