Brian has said it all, so far this is no contest. The good points were that the sun shone, the new bar looked terrific, the scorecards were up to date and I enjoyed conversation with the some of the people Brian has mentioned as well as Paul Farbrace the Yorkshire coach, but at close of play the scoreline said it all : Yorkshire Second XI lead by 383 runs and can extend that tomorrow if they wish.
No doubt the MCCU coach Clive Radley will have stern words with his young charges and point out that while cameo innings like that of Los Angeles born Harry Bush who, when his side had their backs to the wall hit 38 off off 33 balls with 7 fours before being caught in the deep, are easy on the eye they will not save this game.
Over the two days Yorkshire have been much too strong in all departments for their opponents and it is hard to see any alternative to a comfortable victory for Joe Sayers' lads. Quite when will depend on the degree of resolution shown by the students.
There are plenty of things on offer for the pcw tomorrow but with Surrey five down in their second innings at The Riverside and still 112 behind the prospect of a second successive victory for Durham, and one which will lift them off the foot of the table, has convinced me that I should head north again even though it might all be over before lunch. That I can stand.
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