Cricket final: Carberry and McKenzie set record as Hampshire bat to draw against Yorkshire
Hampshire this afternoon declared on 599-3 in reply to Yorkshire’s 532, with Michael Carberry and Neil McKenzie having added 523 for the third-wicket - the ninth-highest stand in first-class cricket.
Carberry finished on a superb 300 not out, while McKenzie eventually fell on 237; caught Gary Ballance, bowled David Wainwright. Nine Yorkshire players had a bowl as the home batsmen made hay.
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Hide AdYorkshire reached 40-0 in a token second innings at the end of the fourth day, with Jacques Rudolph unbeaten on 27 and Joe Sayers on 7.
Hampshire take nine points from the match, Yorkshire only six.
Yorkshire have four games left to ensure they avoid relegation from Division One.
For Chris’s full report and reaction from the Rose Bowl read Saturday’s Yorkshire Post.