Yorkshire roared back with a three-wicket blast after Leeds-born Iain Sutcliffe and Darren Maddy had put on 76 for Leicestershire's second wicket at the Scarborough Cricket Festival today, writes David Warner.

Sutcliffe was 12 and Maddy nine when Leicestershire resumed on 32-1 and although Maddy played some attacking shots it was half-an-hour before Sutcliffe managed his first run of the day.

Maddy cut and pulled consecutive balls from Steven Kirby for four and he took several boundaries off Richard Dawson when the off-spinner joined the attack.

It was in some desperation that Vic Craven was given a rare opportunity to bowl his medium pacers but the breakthrough came at the other end as Sutcliffe pushed at Dawson and was caught at slip by Matthew Elliott.

Craven did not have to wait long for his first wicket in first class cricket because he soon trapped Maddy lbw for 44. It took a long time to complete the over, however, as Craven lost his line and sent down two no-balls and a wide.

Craven was wisely taken off after three overs had cost him 14 runs and Kirby returned to claim a wicket with his first ball back, Wells being pinned lbw to leave Leicestershire struggling on 116-4. Another wicket should have gone down off the next ball but Craven dropped Darren Stevens' high edge to the fielder's right at first slip.

Craig White completely dominated Yorkshire's batting yesterday with a glorious exhibition of sumptuous strokeplay.

While wickets crashed around him, White reeled off a series of extra cover drives which were a joy to watch as he dashed to 161 out of a final score of 276.

That gave him 59.33 per cent of the total runs scored in the innings, the third highest percentage in Yorkshire's history and beaten only by Herbert Sutcliffe (61 per cent v Hampshire at Headingley in 1932) and Geoff Boycott (59.48 per cent v Warwickshire at Edgbaston in 1971).

White rode his luck, twice being put down by skipper Vince Wells at first slip on 31 and 84 and then by Ashley Wright at cover on 150, but all in all it was a magnificent effort which contained 26 fours and lasted for 216 deliveries.

Marcus Trescothick returned to international cricket today and instantly got back to business in the fourth and final Test against India at the Oval.

Trescothick, back after a broken thumb, resumed his successful opening partnership with Yorkshire's Michael Vaughan, the pair putting on 50 in quick time.

Nasser Hussain won the toss, which could be crucial in this match, which began with the series level at 1-1 and with India in the ascendancy after a crushing innings victory at Headingley.

England would not have been keen to bat last on a surface notorious for aiding the spinners.

England had progressed to 90-0 with Trescothick reaching his half-century and Vaughan undefeated on 30.

Updated: 15:19 Thursday, September 05, 2002