Gloucestershire 263 and 97 for 4 (Value 44*) want one other 400 runs to beat Yorkshire 326 (Masood 140, Akhter 5-85) and 434 for six dec (Lyth 113, Bean 73, Brook 68, Hill 58, Root 51)
Beginning the day on 57 with out loss of their second innings, with a lead of 120, the guests ran up 434 for six earlier than declaring within the ultimate session, setting their opponents a extremely unlikely 498 to win. Lyth top-scored with 113, whereas Root contributed 51, Brook 68 and George Hill 58.
Bean went to a half-century off 78 balls earlier than Lyth upped the tempo additional by hanging three fours via the off-side off consecutive deliveries from de Lange.
Lyth had only one anxious second, surviving a assured enchantment for a catch behind off de Lange when on 93, earlier than reaching a 120-ball hundred, compiled in seemingly easy fashion with 18 fours.
The opening partnership had reached 180 within the thirty eighth over when Gloucestershire skipper Graeme van Buuren struck with solely his fourth ball of the day. The left-arm spinner pinned Bean leg-before as he tried a forcing shot off the again foot.
It was 194 for one at lunch, with Yorkshire main by 257, and the one query was how lengthy they’d select to bat. It proved to be all via the afternoon session and past in vivid sunshine.
Lyth fell to a catch at quick third-man off van Buuren, trying a reverse-sweep and the Gloucestershire skipper claimed a 3rd wicket when first-innings centurion Shan Masood, who had moved easily to 40 off 52 balls, was brilliantly stumped by James Bracey off a supply that went between his legs, momentarily unsighting the wicketkeeper.
By then Yorkshire have been 272 for 3, with Root effectively set. His solely blemish was an tried reverse-scoop off Josh Shaw that solely made enough contact to attain a single over Bracey’s head as he progressed serenely to fifty off 56 balls, with 4 fours and a six.
With a single added to his rating, Root fell to extra Bracey brilliance because the keeper dived full-length to his left to carry a one-handed leg-side catch off Zaman Akhter. Brook went to a chanceless half-century and was unbeaten on 51 when tea was taken at 365 for 4.
He had confronted 57 balls, hanging 9 fours and a six when caught at deep mid-wicket off de Lange. Nonetheless Yorkshire batted on, with their lead 456, and Hill joined within the array of attacking pictures, hitting 5 fours and a six in his 54-ball fifty earlier than being caught at extensive long-on off Value.
Gloucestershire have been left with 26 overs to bat within the day when Masood made the declaration. Their second innings received off to a poor begin when Chris Dent, on 5, went to clip a ball from Ben Coad off his pads and directed it straight to Bean at leg-slip.
Cameron Bancroft and Value added 41 with out alarm till Bancroft, on eight, was caught behind aiming to drive Matt Milnes. Miles Hammond got here in and instantly went on the assault.
The left-hander smacked 5 fours and a six in racing to 35, however his strategy was inappropriate for a aspect seeking to save the sport and he perished trying one other huge hit, caught at mid-wicket by Brook off the left-arm spin of Dan Moriarty with lower than three overs left within the day.
Nightwatchman Josh Shaw lasted simply six balls earlier than falling lbw to Matt Fisher and Gloucestershire had thrown away a place which could have given them hope on the ultimate day.
