MATTHEW Waite broke a 182-run opening partnership between centurion Ben Slater and West Indian Kraigg Brathwaite during the opening afternoon against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge and struck three times in all.

Notts have reached tea on 217-3 from 64 overs, with Slater top-scoring with 109 off 184 balls.

Left-handed Slater posted his first hundred in his second appearance since signing from Derbyshire, off 162 balls with 18 fours.

Bradford League player Waite, who stars for Methley, had former Yorkshire overseas right-hander Brathwaite lbw with one that angled in and caught the batsman on the crease as he fell for 71, leaving the score at 182-1 in the 57th over.

Then, in the all-rounder’s next over, he had Jake Libby dismissed the same way for one as the score fell to 188-2.

Waite removed Slater in the 63rd over, caught behind down the leg-side, as the score fell to 205-3.

The match continues to be played under floodlights.

Ben Duckett will begin the evening session on 24 and captain Steven Mullaney on four.

Yorkshire endured a wicketless opening morning after stand-in captain Adam Lyth opted to bowl first, with the hosts reaching lunch at 104-0 after 32 overs.

Yorkshire have made six changes from the side which lost to Somerset last week; Tim Bresnan, Mat Pillans, Josh Poysden, Jeet Raval, Jonny Tattersall and Waite all in for Matthew Fisher, Andy Hodd, Jack Leaning, Josh Shaw, Kane Williamson and David Willey.

Waite put down what has proved to be a costly drop when he failed to cling on to a miscued Slater pull (on six) pull at Jack Brooks, moving a few yards to his left at square-leg.

Slater was 55 notout at lunch, the former Derbyshire left-hander reaching 50 off 89 balls inside the session’s final 10 minutes.

New-ball pair Brooks and Bresnan beat the bat on a number of occasions in the first half hour of play, but the White Rose have erred since.

Notts took 38 off three overs midway through the session.

Willey is missing out due to a back injury, which means that Lyth is captaining for the first time in senior cricket.

Play took place under floodlights for the entire morning session.