Report Dom Bess half-century guides Yorkshire to crucial win Unbeaten 53 seals victory in rollercoaster clash with Essex after James Wharton, Shan Masood fifties ECB Reporters Network 06-Aug-2024 • 17 mins ago Dom Bess gets low to paddle-scoop • Getty Images {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","contentUrl":"https://img1.hscicdn.
com/image/upload/f_auto/lsci/db/PICTURES/CMS/385800/385853.4.jpg","caption":"Dom Bess gets low to paddle-scoop"} Yorkshire 244 for 7 (Wharton 73, Masood 58, Bess 53) beat Essex 243 for 9 (Benkenstein 68, Das 67, Coad 3-41, Cliff 3-54) by three wickets A nerveless List A career best of 53 not out from Dom Bess guided Yorkshire to a crucial win in a rollercoaster Metro Bank One-Day Cup clash with Essex as they chased 244 to win by three wickets at Scarborough and maintain their qualification hopes.
Both sides encountered batting problems in an enthralling contest played on a competitive pitch. The Vikings fell from 102 for 2 to 184 for 7, losing Shan Masood for 58 and James Wharton for a career-best 71 off 89 balls. Seamer Shane Snater impressed with three wickets for Essex, but it wasn't enough to prevent a fourth defeat in five matches in Group B.
After losing three early wickets having been inserted, Robin Das and Luc Benkenstein made 67 off 92 balls and 68 off 94 respectively in Essex's 243 for 9, which saw new-ball pair Ben Cliff and Ben Coad claim three wickets apiece for Yorkshire, who have now won three from five. Coad also.