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Yorks bowlers hold upper hand over Hants in Div 1 round-up

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Image: Michael Carberry: Hit priceless 97 for Hampshire at Headingley

County champions Yorkshire were in control despite running into an in-form Michael Carberry for Hampshire on the second day of the Division One County Championship clash at Headingley.

But - like Jack Leaning (82) before him, in the White Rose's 370 all out - Hampshire's former England opener fell short of his century, making 97 off 208 balls.

James Tomlinson (4-86) and veteran Andre Adams (3-68) had led the way with the ball for Hampshire, who still seemed set to concede a significant lead on 223-8, still 147 runs behind, at the close after Jack Brooks and Adil Rashid each took three wickets.

Ball was also dominating bat between Sussex and Middlesex at Hove.

The visiting seamers shared the spoils as the hosts were bowled out for 192 in reply to 269. Then, before bad light brought an early close, new-ball pair Oliver Robinson (3-38) and Steve Magoffin reduced the Londoners to 126-6.

The bowlers were also in charge at Chester-le-Street, where Durham were all out for 163 - conceding a first-innings deficit of 82, after Nottinghamshire seamers VD Philander, Luke Wood and Brett Hutton all took three wickets apiece.

The visitors struggled second time round, though, principally to England Test hopeful Mark Wood - whose pace accounted for 4-39 before veteran captain Paul Collingwod finished things off with 3-7 in 178 all out.

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In pursuit of 261 to win, Durham were then 15-1 after six overs.

On day three of Warwickshire's match at home to neighbours Worcestershire, meanwhile, Varun Chopra (107) was a familiar batting hero for the Bears - for whom Chris Wright (61no) and Boyd Rankin (56no) were an unlikelier pairing down the order.

The hosts were therefore able to declare on 321-8, and set a highly improbable target of 437, before Worcestershire closed on 88-2.

Chopra, who had resumed on an overnight 72, hit 10 fours in his hundred - and then No 10 Rankin hit a maiden first-class half-century in an unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 114 with Wright.

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