YORKSHIRE V DURHAM - DAY 3

Darren Gough completed an aggressive 50 (56 balls, 7 fours & 1 six) but was then immediately dismissed caught behind off Steve Harmison after a Gough/Sayers partnership of 82. Harmison and Onions then mopped up the tail as Yorkshire were all out for 414, a lead of 140. Joe Sayers carried his bat for 149 not out, a marvelous effort of Boycottesque concentration 553 minutes, 417 balls with 17 fours. He was the last Yorkshire batsman to do it, carrying his bat at Scarborough against Middlesex in 2006 and the first Yorkshire batsman to carry his bat at Headingley since 1984. Harmison took 6-87.

Yorkshire then got off to a great start when Durham batted, dangerman Di Venuto dismissed by Darren Gough's first delivery (first ball of the second over), bowled for 1. That was the cue for Matthew Hoggard to start an amazing spell, bowling an terrific line an length he dismissed Muchall for 1, Blenkenstein for 3 and then he clean bowled Ben Harmsion first ball. Then he was back on target again to bowl opener Smith for 11 to make it an incredible 17 for 5. Mustard and Breese saw Durham through to lunch on 26-5. Gough 8-2-10-1, Hoggard 8-2-12-4.

After lunch Mustard and Breese put up some resistance, Mustard in particularly playing some aggressive shots. The pair saw off Hoggard and Gough and had put on 55 when Shahzad trapped Breese lbw for 21. Bowling quickly Bresnan then sent back Gibson and Mustard (for 32) to leave Durham on the brink at 78 for 8. Ninth wicket pair Thorp and Onions went on the counter attack, being particularly severe on Bresnan who was going for seven an over. Onions smashed 41 from 33 balls before giving Rashid the charge and being stumped to give substitute wicket keeper Simon Guy his fourth victim. Steve Harmsion hit lustily in a 10 ball 23 and put together a rapid last wicket stand of 31. Rashid was hit out of the attack (39 off 4 overs) before Hoggard returned to get Harmison lbw. Durham all out 169.

Yorkshire needed 30 to win and got there for the loss of White, Sayers unbeaten again on 10. Another terrific Yorkshire peformance to beat Durham by nine wickets.