Northeast lbw b Coad 50
Hants 145 - for 6 wickets (47.5 overs)
Nurdled into a lead 188-7
Last wicket was Holland for 9 at 180-7
Raining 222-8 leading by 41 runs.
235 all out
Good morning from Headingley , where it is day three and definitely a pivotal day in this fixture.
The weather – sunny as I type – looks more settled than it has done over the last couple of days, and Hampshire just about hold sway at the halfway stage with a lead of 49. Yorkshire will resume on 5-0 in their second innings.
This has been a funny old game. Only Sam Northeast and the excellent James Fuller have reached 50, while 10 others from both sides have made it into the teens without going on to post any score of substance. The bowling from both sides has been impressive, led by Fuller, Fidel Edwards and Ben Coad. But the batting has at times been reckless.
I still can’t fathom what Rilee Rossouw was thinking yesterday. He came in with Hampshire 80-3 before lunch replying to 181 and played a shot a ball in a six-ball knock which yielded a four and six. Then, immediately after hitting David Willey over long-off into the Trueman Enclosure here, he top-edged an ugly swipe and was caught at first slip for 12. Had he batted positively but properly, he could have easily taken this game away from Yorkshire. As it is, they are very much in the hunt in swinging conditions. A 200 target could be very tricky for Hampshire to chase.
That’s what we like to see
The first wicket of the day falls here at Headingley. Harry Brook’s disappointing start to the season continues as he edges a back of a length ball from Keith Barker to Joe Weatherley at second slip (15-1, a deficit of 39). Gary Ballance has arrived at the crease to join Adam Lyth. Hampshire would be delighted to get him before Yorkshire move into the black.
Aneurin Donald continues to deputise behind the stumps for Tom Alsop, who was taken ill on day one. Alsop batted yesterday, but he went to hospital afterwards.
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I am still working and havent retired to my pit and the internet radia to listen to todays play 
Lunch - Yorkshire lead Hampshire by 39 runs with 8 wickets remaining
Close - Yorkshire lead Hampshire by 153 runs with 7 wickets remaining
Sounds as if the pitch has lost the devil it had over the first two days, though I guess we’ll see how well that holds tomorrow.
Or not if it carries on raining.
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Ballance lbw b Crane 100
314-5 dig in for a draw time
York’s 332-5 declared
Hants 70-3 in reply with a minimum of 26 overs remaining…
Digging in my arse
Hampshire not playing this week but here are other scores from the division after day 1
Back in action today, away to Notts at Welbeck Colliery CC, which is out in the sticks somewhere near Mansfield.
Suspect this was arranged as we wanted to play on the IOW , whilst both Rose Bowl and Trent Bridge were being used for World Cup. I was thinking of driving up for the day, but didn’t trust the weather forecast, so watch it on Notts CC live feed if its working.
Uncontested toss. We bowl. Abbott in for Holland (playing up front against Portugal??)
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Slater b Barker 0 3rd ball.