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| County Championship Group Three, Emerald Headingley, Leeds (day two): |
| Yorkshire 206 & 43-3: Lyth 27; Berg 1-0 |
| Northants 234: Zaib 55, Taylor 50; Patterson 3-35, Willey 3-43 |
| Yorkshire (4pts) lead Northants (4pts) by 15 runs |
| Scorecard |
Northants took three late wickets after earning a slender first-innings lead to remain on top against Yorkshire.
With a 28-run first-innings deficit, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Adam Lyth and Will Fraine fell as the Tykes closed 43-3.
Resuming on 36-0 after dismissing the hosts for 206, Northants lost Ricardo Vasconcelos for 47 and were 81-5 as Steven Patterson took three scalps.
Half-centuries from Saif Zaib (55) and Tom Taylor (50) helped them reach 234 before Yorkshire wickets fell.
The home side have a 15-run lead with seven wickets in hand and are likely to need a big innings from either Gary Ballance (8 not out) or skipper Patterson if they are to avoid a first defeat by Northants at…
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