Lumb and Wood hit centuries as Yorkshire make hay

Opener Matthew Wood and left-hander Michael Lumb both plundered centuries at Headingley as CricInfo Championship leaders Yorkshire went on a run spree against third-placed Leicestershire after winning the toss on an excellent batting pitch.

Scott Richardson, who used to play for Leicestershire Seconds, departed with only 12 scored but Lumb then joined Wood and the uncapped second-wicket pair savaged Leicestershire with a superb stand of 227 in 62 overs.

Lumb, son of former Yorkshire opener Richard, was in tremendous form and he dashed on to his maiden first-class century off 165 balls with 16 boundaries.

Wood completed his second consecutive Championship century from 193 deliveries, striking ten fours and a six, but five balls later he was bowled off his pads by Jon Dakin for 102.

Yorkshire were 239 for two upon Wood's dismissal and the score was kept moving briskly along by Lumb and Darren Lehmann, the Australian cutting a ball from Darren Maddy with sufficient force to kill a pigeon which was feeding at backward point, umpire Peter Willey putting the dead bird into the groundsman's bucket to be taken away.

Lumb had reached 122 with 20 fours when he played his first false shot, swinging round at Devon Malcolm to be caught down the legside by wicket-keeper Neil Burns.

Captain David Byas and Lehmann moved Yorkshire on to 289 for three when rain lopped 20 overs out of the evening session and in the five remaining overs they added a further ten runs to leave Yorkshire needing only a single to gather a third batting bonus point.

Matthew Hoggard was given permission to play in the match by England coach Duncan Fletcher in order to improve his bowling form but his Test colleagues Darren Gough, Craig White and Michael Vaughan were all sidelined.