Hostile Flintoff puts Yorkshire on rack
Flintoff turned in 11.5 overs in the Division One Roses and closed with impressive figures of 3-38 – removing Darren Gough and Ajmal Shahzad with the last two deliveries of the Yorkshire innings.
Yorkshire – 22-5 at one stage – made just 144 after winning the toss, with Glen Chapple's devastating opening spell leaving them reeling at 1-3 before Flintoff returned for a hostile second spell to wrap up the innings.
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Hide AdMark Chilton (24) and Brad Hodge (29) fell in the reply, but Lancashire resume two runs ahead on 146-2 and Flintoff is poised for a telling contribution with the bat.
In
Division Two, Derbyshire are struggling against Leicestershire after being reduced to 68-6 in reply to Leicestershire's 250 (Tom Lungley 4-110).
In
a top-of-the table clash, Notts saw Somerset overhaul their 350 (Stephen Fleming 145, Mark Wagh 51) and make 452 (Cameron White 124, Graeme Swann 4-125). Notts closed on 9-0.