County Championship: Marcus Harris makes century on Gloucestershire debut however Yorkshire dominate in Bristol

Marcus Harris hit three hundreds in eight first-class matches for Leicestershire in 2021

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Marcus Harris hit three hundreds in eight first-class matches for Leicestershire in 2021
LV= County Championship Division One, Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol (day one)
Gloucestershire 227: Harris 136; Fisher 4-19, Haris Rauf 3-81
Yorkshire 37: Lyth 24*
Yorkshire 3pts, Gloucestershire 1pt
Scorecard

Yorkshire’s season got off to a solid start as they dominated the opening day against Gloucestershire at Bristol.

Australia opener Marcus Harris took the individual honours with an excellent 136 on his debut out of the hosts’ 227.

But it was a great effort from the Yorkshire bowlers as the White Rose, under new management following the winter racism scandal, made a heartening start to their new life.

England seamer Matthew Fisher took 4-19 before the Tykes closed on 37-0.

Former England opener Adam Lyth (24) and George Hill (3) came through a 15-over examination from seamers Ryan Higgins, Matt Taylor, Yorkshire old boy Josh Shaw and one over of spin from Zafar Gohar

After arriving just too late to…

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