Yorkshire succumb as Pennington pushes pace-setters to victory

YORKSHIRE slipped to a 163-run defeat at Headingley as five-wicket pacer Dillon Pennington helped Nottinghamshire complete a fourth win in seven matches.

- By GRAHAM HARDCASTLE, ECB REPORTERS NETWORK

The visitors claimed victory shortly before tea on day four, to strengthen their position at the Division One summit in the Rothesay County Championship.

Struggling Yorkshire were set a 463-run target during the third afternoon on Sunday 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 well, 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.

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.