da supremo： Three late wickets by their former team-mate Mitch Claydon checked Yorkshire’scruise to victory against Durham, but with only 54 needed and six wicketsstanding they should stay in contention for the County Championship DivisionOne title
da prosport bet： 18-Aug-2010
ScorecardAdam Lyth got the Yorkshire chase off to a good start with 48•Getty Images
Three late wickets by their former team-mate Mitch Claydon checked Yorkshire’scruise to victory against Durham, but with only 54 needed and six wicketsstanding they should stay in contention for the County Championship DivisionOne title.On a Chester-le-Street pitch becoming progressively flatter after 17 wicketsfell on the first day, Claydon forced Jacques Rudolph to play on for 100 andreduced Yorkshire from 181 for one to 228 for 4.Chasing a target of 299, they closed on 245 for 4, with skipper Andrew Galeunbeaten on 36 and nightwatchman Steve Patterson on three after surviving animpassioned first ball lbw appeal by Claydon.Rudolph was troubled only by the swing of the luckless Chris Rushworth inracing to his fourth Championship century of the season off 137 balls, with 15fours. He put on 113 with Adam Lyth, who fell for 48 when he tried to force away BenStokes’ third ball off the back foot and edged to Michael Di Venuto at secondslip.First innings century-maker Anthony McGrath helped to take the total to 181before Claydon struck. He forced Rudolph back with a ball of steep bounce, which the left-handerplayed down into his stumps, then McGrath sliced a drive to point, where Stokesheld a good low catch.In between those two wickets, Gale hit three successive balls from Claydon forfour and it seemed he might want to claim the extra half hour for a three-dayfinish. But that was out of the question once Jonny Bairstow had departed for 13,edging Claydon to Phil Mustard.The warning signs that the pitch was placid were there in the morning forDurham as their tailenders helped Dale Benkenstein add 133 to the overnight 207for 6. Benkenstein never looked like getting out until he sensed he was running out ofsupport after Liam Plunkett edged a drive to second slip and Claydon was lbw tothe new ball.Both had looked in no trouble, making 30 and 29 respectively, but afterRushworth was dropped on nought by Gale at cover Benkenstein dabbled outside offstump and edged to the wicketkeeper to fall for 74. Rushworth then hit four fours in an over off Patterson on his way to 28 before he was bowled by the second ball after lunch, giving Patterson his fourthwicket.There were also four for Oliver Hannon-Dalby, continuing to deputise for TimBresnan, who arrived back from The Oval where he had been released by England inmid-afternoon.
