Jonny Bairstow, as Wisden recently noted, was a man for a crisis in 2015 and on the opening day of Yorkshire’s bid for a hat‑trick of County Championship titles he proved it once more as his unbeaten 107, along with 111 from the opener Adam Lyth, deflated Hampshire’s early optimism.
Arriving at the middle with the score 41 for three in the 21st over, after icy conditions and a wet outfield caused a 30-minute delay first thing, Bairstow would assert himself on Hampshire, putting on 205 with Lyth for the fourth wicket for what was the bulk of Yorkshire’s 270 for five by the time bad light brought an early close at 5.35pm.
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