Gritty Yorkshire finish on a high to avoid wooden spoon

By Graham Hardcastle

"I feel for Beany because he deserved those extra 17 runs. We’ve struck up a nice little partnership at the top of the order. We’ve scored over 2,000 runs together, which I think is the second-highest opening partnership in the county season"
YORKSHIRE OPENER ADAM LYTH
SHAN Masood’s brilliant 123 gave Yorkshire a happy ending to another difficult season as they chased down a final day target of 360 to beat promoted Worcestershire at Headingley and avoid finishing bottom of the County Championship for only the second time in their history.
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