Gary Ballance and Harry Brook are leading the fightback for Yorkshire following the loss of three early wickets during the opening session against Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl.
Steve Patterson won his first toss in charge of the White Rose’s Specsavers County Championship team and elected to bat, but saw his top order slip 21-3 inside 12 overs.
Alex Lees and Che Pujara fell for ducks, the latter losing his off and middle stumps to Dale Steyn, bowling with the new pink Kookaburra ball.
Adam Lyth also fell for 21, but the visitors have steadied to reach lunch in better shape at 94-3 from 30 overs.
Ballance took 23 balls to get off the mark, but he later hit three boundaries in Kyle Abbott’s first over.
Brook also hit off-spinner Ollie Rayner’s fourth ball for a straight six in the penultimate over before lunch.
Ex-South Africa seamer Abbott was particularly wayward, conceding 39 in five overs. Ballance will resume on 39 and Brook 34.
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