Yorkshire rooted to relegation spot after failing to keep pace with Notts

Five-wicket pacer Dillon Pennington helped Nottinghamshire complete a fourth win in seven matches, this one against Yorkshire at Headingley shortly before tea on day four, to strengthen their position at the Division One summit in the Rothesay County Championship.

- by Harriet Sutton

Struggling Yorkshire were set a target of 463 during the third afternoon and closed on 176-5, losing four of those wickets in the evening session, including one in the day's final over to Pennington.

Yorkshire started the fourth day - Bank Holiday Monday - well enough, with top scorer Matthew Revis and George Hill sharing a 54-run partnership to raise hopes of avoiding a fourth defeat in seven matches.

But they needed much more and were later bowled out for 299 inside 121 overs, slipping to a 163-run defeat.

The part-time spin of Freddie McCann made the breakthrough by bowling Hill with the first ball of a solitary over shortly before the new ball.

Pennington then removed Revis for 45 just after lunch and finished with a superb season's best 5-106 from 31 overs.