Adam Lyth, Finlay Bean pile on the runs for Yorkshire on truncated day

Adam Lyth and Finlay Bean posted Yorkshire's highest opening stand for six years on a truncated day one of the LV=Insurance County Championship match with Worcestershire at New Road.

The duo put on an unbroken 154 in 33.3 overs after being put into bat in what appeared to be helpful conditions for seam bowling.

Lyth and Bean cashed in on some wayward bowling and also profited from three dropped catches.

It was Yorkshire's best start to an innings since Shaun Marsh and Tom Kohler-Cadmore put on 162 against Surrey at The Oval in 2017.

Rain prevented any play after 2pm for three and a quarter hours and there was just time for 12 runs to be added in 3.1 overs before bad light ended proceedings.

Lyth will resume tomorrow on 77 from 108 balls having hit 15 boundaries with Bean 69 not out from 97 deliveriesd with 10 fours.

Yorkshire handed a debut to South African international keeper-batter, Ryan Rickelton, who has been signed for three Championship games as a replacement for Shan Masood after his recall by Pakistan.

Dom Bess was named in the Tykes squad for this game but has been re-signed for Somerset on a short-term loan.

Worcestershire were without skipper Brett D'Oliveira because of the impending birth of his second child but Jack Haynes returned after missing the previous Championship game against Derbyshire with a knee injury.

Apart from a couple of early edges, Lyth and Bean scored freely against the Kookaburra ball which is again being trialled in this round of Championship matches.

The pair showed plenty of aggressive intent and were also gifted too many 'four' balls and the half-century stand came up in only 11.2 overs.

But they also received a helping hand from the Worcestershire fielders as a trio of catches were spilled in quick succession.

Bean survived a chance to gulley on 28 and then on 41 was put down at first slip off Matthew Waite.

Former Yorkshire all-rounder Waite, who signed a three-year contract at New Road last winter, was the pick of the home attack.

He suffered more frustration as another opportunity went begging with Lyth on 41 spilled at second slip.

To rub salt into his wound, Lyth then cracked the next ball through the covers for four to complete 13,000 first-class runs.

Bean was first to his half-century - off 67 balls - when he lofted Joe Leach over gulley for his ninth boundary and Lyth off drove the same bowler for his 10th four to complete a 75 ball fifty.

Yorkshire plundered 132 runs off 27 overs in the morning session but after that the elements only allowed two more brief periods of play.