Sunday 28 June 2015 19:35, UK
Jonny Bairstow and Tim Bresnan rescued champions Yorkshire in their crunch Division One clash with Durham at Chester-le-Street.
Yorkshire were in deep trouble on 191-6 but, on the ground where he played his match-winning knock for England in a recent one-day international against New Zealand, Bairstow sped from 25 at tea to 102 at the close on day one, the Tykes on 329-6.
Bresnan matched him as he contributed 66 to an unbroken stand of 138.
Openers Alex Lees and Will Rhodes put on 56 before the latter fell for 24, losing his off stump to Jamie Harrison. Lees (40) followed after lunch, nicking Graham Onions behind.
Andrew Gale and Jack Leaning spent 24 overs adding 42 before falling in successive overs. Left-armer Harrison went round the wicket and splattered Leaning's stumps for 28.
Then Gale, on 22, gloved a John Hastings bouncer and the ball looped high over the slips, apparently heading for safety. But Paul Collingwood, showing remarkable agility for a 39-year-old, sprinted back and somehow plucked the ball out of the air with his right hand while still on the move.
Adil Rashid was the only batsman out after tea, edging a good ball from Chris Rushworth to Collingwood at first slip for 21.
But Bairstow continued his remarkable form by scoring his second 50 off only 54 balls in completing his third championship century of the season, off 127 deliveries with 16 fours.
Sussex posted a commanding 280-3 on the opening day of their Division One match with Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
Chris Nash's first century of the season, an unbeaten 112 from 186 balls, with good support from Luke Wells (68 from 155 balls) and Luke Wright (43no) underpinned a strong day's work from a side which began the day with the joint-fewest batting points in either division - just 12 from eight matches.
Having lost five of their last six championship matches, Ed Joyce's side needed to hit back and they did against a Warwickshire attack hampered by a slow pitch and the absence of spearhead Keith Barker, who is sidelined for at least a month by a calf strain.
The pitch is expected to turn judging by each side selecting three spinners, including a debutant apiece.
Josh Poysden, having impressed in limited-overs cricket, is making his championship bow for Warwickshire while former Derbyshire off-spinner Peter Burgoyne earned his Sussex debut with match figures of 10 for 89 for the second XI against Gloucestershire at Eastbourne last week.
Warwickshire turned to spin as soon as the ninth over but Sussex lost only one wicket in the morning and that to a seamer when Joyce (30) was caught at gully off Boyd Rankin.
Matt Machan fell soon after lunch when he became Sussex-born leg-spinner Poysden's first championship victim. Lured into lifting a drive, Machan was superbly caught by Chris Wright at mid-off.
Wells and Nash added 66 for the third wicket before the former perished, after 216 minutes resistance, to a rare loose shot. He top-edged a pull at Wright and Rikki Clarke safely pouched the skier.
An unbroken fourth-wicket alliance of 117 between Nash and Luke Wright who was the epitome of watchfulness on his way to 43 from 124 balls at stumps.
At Lord’s, Middlesex dominated the first day, bowling struggling Hampshire out for 176 and closing on 59-0.
Hampshire, who lost the toss, lost Jimmy Adams for a duck to the fourth ball of the day, caught behind off Tim Murtagh.
Sean Terry (23) went the same way off Toby Roland-Jones (4-60), and the fast bowler then pinned Michael Carberry in front for 15.
James Vince (13) was spectacularly yorked by James Harris and Adam Wheater (17) lost his off stump, shouldering arms to Murtagh.
Will Smith (18) was trapped in front by Roland-Jones, and it was left to Joe Gatting (64no) to ensure Hampshire were not totally embarrassed. Harris (4-48) returned and did for the tail, finishing with four wickets, and Sam Robson and Paul Stirling them proved there was little devil in the pitch by getting the hosts to 59-0 by stumps.
