By Christopher Lyles at Headingley
Second day of three: Cambridge Univ 331-7 v Yorkshire
EVERYONE was a winner at Headingley yesterday after Saturday's washout. Yorkshire, Cambridge University and England.
Yorkshire did not enjoy their most memorable day in the field but Darren Gough, testing his broken right index finger ahead of Thursday's Test match, is confident of being fit for Old Trafford despite a lingering soreness in the finger.
Gough, who was used by Michael Vaughan in four short spells, was not at his best but he was still able to find some occasional extra bounce on a slow, flat, unresponsive pitch.
He was rewarded in his third spell with the wicket of Quentin Hughes, well caught by Paul Hutchison in front of point, and he fairly tore into the crease with the second new ball to trap the impressive Will House leg before. But Cambridge University, lest it be forgotten, also have an important appointment this week and they gained some valuable batting practice in time for Wednesday's Varsity match at Lords.
Imraan Mohammad opened in place of the injured Ed Smith and the 21-year-old son of Sadiq Mohammad, the former Gloucestershire and Pakistan opening batsman, batted with agreeable timing and wristiness to easily surpass his previous best of 42.
Day 3: Singh gets his sums wrong
By Christopher Lyles at Leeds
Cambridge Univ (366 & forfeit) drew with Yorks (94-1 dec & 131-6)
CAMBRIDGE University might have enjoyed their first victory in the first-class game since the University Match of 1992 if Anurag Singh had studied mathematics rather than law.
But Singh batted on in the morning at Headingley until the students were all out after the two captains had apparently agreed a target and Michael Vaughan, captaining Yorkshire for the first time, decided against a forfeiture.
An agreement was eventually reached but Yorkshire's target of 273 in 58 overs was still a demanding one. Greg Loveridge bowled his leg-spinners to good effect and when Richard Wilkinson was stumped Yorkshire stood at a wobbly 73 for five. But Darren Gough and Matthew Wood steadied the ship.