LANCASHIRE V YORKSHIRE - DAY 3

When play finally got underway on day 3 Yorkshire were put into bat. They made a bad start with Joe Sayers trapped lbw to the second ball of the day by James Anderson for 0. Michael Vaughan and Anthony McGrath then moved Yorkshire into a good position. McGrath was the more aggressive as Yorkshire made steady progress on not the easiest of wickets. The pair took the score to 90 before Anderson struck again trapping McGrath lbw for 56 (101 balls, 7 fours). Younus Khan's stay at the crease was short. He was dismissed by a peach of a delivery from spinner Keedy, clean bowled for 6. Jacques Rudolph moved easily to 25 before he fell to a short delivery and was caught at slip. 160 for 4 soon became 172 for 5 when the Red Rose took the vital wicket of Michael Vaughan. Although not dominant Vaughan had accumulated easily enough and had moved to 74 (210 balls, 8 fours) when inexplicably he left a straight one from Jayasuriya and was bowled. After loosing four wickets in the afternoon Yorkshire dominated the evening session thanks to a fine partnership between Gerard Brophy and Adil Rashid. Brophy continuing his good form this season was on the attack and played shots all round the wicket. When bad light brought play to a close he had moved to 58 not out (93 balls, 7 fours). Rashid went just before the close for a well made 28 (54 balls, 3 fours). He was Anderson's third victim (3 for 69). Yorkshire closed on 254 for 6.