County Championship: Jonny Bairstow puts Yorkshire in control of the game of Roses against Lancashire | Cricket News

Anderson rejects Root – and Root removes Buttler; Stokes takes five shrouds for Durham; Leicestershire thrash Kent

Jonny Bairstow's 82 quick shot and Yorkshire bowling attack thrilled visitors to Old Trafford at the time. an exciting day James Anderson beat England captain Joe Root and Jos Buttler kept the hopes of victory from Lancashire

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Bairstow and Harry Brook (55) put 133 for the fourth wicket after the release of Root and Graham Onions The referrals of Adam Lyth (4) and Kane Williamson (1) have r leads the visitors to 21-3 on their second attack.

Root, Williamson and Bairstow were the victims of Jordan Clark in the first clash of the Specsavers County Championship in Manch "As Root and Williamson fell again, Bairstow bounced off his gold duck to hit a Ball of 38 balls and help the White Rose County to launch the Lancashire 323.

Lancashire – for which Captain Liam Livingstone will not beat because of a broken thumb – started the race cleanly, with Keaton Jennings (30) and Alex Davies (32) sharing an opening booth of 54.

However, the men of Livingstone closed the 194-6, still at 129 of their target, with Buttler (59) caught Rake Root late in the day having put on 80 with Tom Bailey (38no) for the sixth wicket.

Table-toppers Surrey continues to run the second Nottinghamshire in Trent Bridge with skipper Rory Burns ending his third century of the season before being sacked by Samit Patel for 153. SCORECARD

Stuart Broad kidnapped Aaron Finch (2) and Ben Foakes (0) but Rikki Cl arke (111) also hit a ton and San Curran contributed to 70 while the team on the outside has dug 592 to advance 382 – Morne Morkel (28) and Jade Dernbach (27). Surrey added 245 points for its last four.

Morkel, who won the first time 4 to 60, opened the score 57-1 on a Jake Libby lbw victory goal. 19659011] Moeen Ali failed to support his pretensions England Test with the bat after having done just 30 that Worcestershire stammered in response to Somerset 337 at New Road, with hosts indebted to No. 9 Luke Somerset then increased his lead to 127 with Marcus Trescothick (33o) dominating an uninterrupted opening stand of 47 with Ed Byrom. (12no).

Marcus Trescothick is undefeated on 33 for Somerset against Worcestershire

In Division Two, Leicestershire completed a resounding 10-wicket victory over Kent, with Harry Dearden scoring 55 while the Foxes hit their 75 target in 15.4 overs, Paul Horton (15no) playing the number Support. SCORECARD

Ned Eckersley had already hit 74 while Leicestershire made 229 in their first innings before Kent – starting 104 for the first day – was sank for 199 in their second, Sean Dickson (59) the only man to pass Fifty that Mohammad Abbas claimed 4-55 and Zak Chappell 3-39.

Ben Stokes completed a five-wicket mail for Durham to Gloucestershire as the house side was out outside for 362. SCORECARD

Ben Stokes took a five-wicket for Durham

Stokes made only three of 31 balls with the bat but the skipper of Durham Tom Latham (120no) scored an excellent invincibility to lead his team to 219-5 by strains, a deficit of 143 points.

Chris Woakes (7) also dropped one-digit score as Warwickshire were played for 276 by Middlesex at Lord's, with Will Rhodes helping the Bears to gain a lead of 40 laps. SCORECARD

Woakes picked up the box office of Paul Stirling (16) during the second Middlesex search before Dawn Malan's men 183-6 – The Englishman Malan only doing 28 and Eoin Morgan for three, with Stevie Eskinazi (73) the choice of drummers Londoners

Northants captain Alex Wakely (106) completed a century and Steven Crook 60 points, the Steelbacks made 289 against Derbyshire to Chesterfield before the hosts cut their lead by 29 points to 118 points, but with four wickets, thanks to Ben Slater (53) and Wayne Madsen (52no). SCORECARD