YORKSHIRE

Yorkshire are back in race for the title


YORKSHIRE put themselves right back into the race for the LV County Championship title with a deserved five-wicket victory over leaders Nottinghamshire.

After bowling the hosts out for 413 in their second innings, Ajmal Shahzad picking up four wickets to take his match haul to eight for 121, Yorkshire raced to a target of 209 in 43 overs thanks to a sparkling unbeaten 63 from Jonathan Bairstow.

There was a brief scare when they lost their top four in the space of six overs, but Bairstow put on 97 for the fifth wicket with Gerard Brophy (41) before taking a single to square leg to complete the win.

The victory meant Yorkshire climbed to within seven points of Notts going into the final round of matches while rivals Somerset also remain firmly in the hunt.

Notts began the day 152 ahead on 357 for six and needing another 100 runs to stand a chance of an unlikely win after being bowled out for just 59 in their first innings.

Nightwatchman Darren Pattinson took the score to 373 before misjudging the line of a delivery from Steven Patterson to be plumb lbw at 27 and Notts then saw the last three wickets fall in just 12 balls.

Steven Mullaney was bowled by Patterson with one that kept low, skipper Chris Read castled for 47 by an off-cutter from Shahzad and last man Luke Fletcher deceived by a slow ball from the England seamer.

Notts desperately needed early wickets to put any pressure on the visitors but instead Yorkshire openers Adam Lyth and Jacques Rudolph put on 65 in 12 overs before lunch to deflate the hopes of the home fans.

Pattinson provided some inspiration either side of a half-hour rain break, Rudolph edging to gully and Anthony McGrath gloving a vicious throat ball to Read behind the stumps.


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