Gloucestershire vs Yorkshire, County Championship Divison Two, Today Match Prediction 13 April 2023

glo vs yorks Match Prediction & Analysis

English county cricket is up and running when T20 fever is going on the IPL action elsewhere. Every county team is doing their best to prove themselves against each other and the players are honing and showcasing their skills to the wider audience in the first-class arena. Gloucestershire came back strongly after poor first innings to draw their opening match against Glamorgan. Yorkshire on the other hand ended up losing despite posting a massive total to chase in the fourth innings against Worcestershire. Both teams will be eyeing for crucial points from this match to surge up the points table.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Gloucestershire Preview

Gloucestershire were bundled out for just 165 runs in their first innings but made a strong comeback in the second innings scoring 569/7d to draw the match. Marcus Harris was the top scorer in both innings with 59 & 148 respectively. Gv Buuren played a crucial knock of 110* runs in the second innings to lead their fightback in middle order while the trio of Chris Dent (78 runs), Mathew Hammond (58 runs), and Tom Price (55 runs) provided good support with fifties at the other end.

 

Their bowling unit gave 404/10 & 110/3 in the last game. Pace duo of Tom Price (4/56 & 2/21) & Merchant De Lange (3/84) were their chief wicket takers in the last game. Spin trio of Zafar Gohar (1/111 & 1/41), Gv Buuren (1/31), & Olivier Price (1/30) chipped with some crucial wickets in the match.

Key Players: Gv Buuren, Marcus Harris, Tom Price

Gloucestershire Predicted Playing XI:

Chris Dent, Marcus Harris, James Bracey (wk), Miles Hammond, Graeme van Buuren (c), Oliver Price, Jack Taylor, Zafar Gohar, Marchant de Lange, Tom Price, Ajeet Dale

Yorkshire Preview

Yorkshire posted scores of 517/10 & 286/8 scoring runs at 5+ RPO in the last game. Dawid Malan (132 runs), and Finlay Bean (118 runs) made centuries in the first innings alongside Matt Milnes 75 runs to take their score to 517. Shai Hope (83runs), George Hill (67 runs), and Wharton (52 runs) made fifties in the second inns to help them set a target of 391 runs in the fourth innings.

Their bowlers restricted the opposition to 415 runs in the first innings with the pace quartet of Matt Milnes (3/72), Jordan Thompson (3/86), Matt Revis (2/81), and Ben Coad (2/72) claiming all 10 wickets between them. But they failed to stop the opposition from chasing 392 runs in the fourth innings with Dom Bess fighting hard with figures of 5/158 while Ben Coad and Matt Milnes chipped with a wicket each.

Key players: Dawid Malan, Ben Coad, Matt Milnes

Yorkshire Predicted Playing XI:

Adam Lyth (c), Finlay Bean, James Wharton, Dawid Malan, Shai Hope (wk), George Hill, Matthew Revis, Dominic Bess, Jordan Thompson, Matt Milnes, Ben Coad

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Bristol is expected to have a true surface with good pace and carry for the faster bowlers. Batters might enjoy playing here as the ball comes onto the bat nicely. The first day is expected to sunny while second day will be wettest day with last 2 days expected to have intermittent rains as per the forecasters.

Venue Details

Bristol is home ground for Gloucestershire, and they won 1, lost 2, and draw 3 matches they played here last season and will look to improve their home track record this season.

Toss: To Bowl

Both captains will look to bat first if they win the toss as the itch will be good to bat on early in the match and it might aid the bowlers as the match progresses.