Durham's own Great Scott is the hero

Chasing the Tykes' 123 for seven, Durham were 64 for six in the 11th over when Scott went in and by the time he was out they needed only four off nine balls. They got them off three.

They were helped by some strange captaincy from Craig White, who had conceded 13 off his one over but recalled himself for the 17th, relieving Durham of the stranglehold imposed by Ian Harvey, who was left with an over unbowled.

Sunderland-born Scott, who will be 21 next month, took 14 off White's over, using the pace of the ball and making room to drive and cut him through the off-side for two fours and three twos.

With 12 needed off two overs, White compounded his error by turning to Matthew Wood's off-spin instead of Harvey for the 19th over and Scott smashed his second ball deep into the 5,197 crowd over mid-wicket.

He was then out lbw aiming to sweep, but Neil Killeen and Liam Plunkett ensured Durham moved level with Yorkshire on two wins.

Defeat for the Tykes meant it is now imperative for them to win the Roses battle at Old Trafford tonight, when Durham entertain Leicestershire.

The failure of top batsmen on both sides made for a low-scoring contest, but it briefly looked as though Phil Mustard's liking for the Yorkshire bowling might propel Durham to an easier victory.

After scoring 78 against them in this season's championship clash at Riverside, plus a rapid half-century in the totesport match, he thrashed 31off 19 balls last night.

He had driven White and Tim Bresnan for sixes over long-on, but with the score on 61 for four in the tenth over he went down the pitch to Richard Dawson, sliced to deep gully and continued running, unsure where the ball was. Gary Pratt rightly sent him back but he failed to beat Matthew Hoggard's throw.

When Ian Harvey yorked Gareth Breese in the next over it was 64 for six, but Scott and Pratt put on 45 before Pratt was well caught by Wood running in from deep cover. Victory was in sight by then, however.

Both teams made a poor start, Yorkshire stuttering to 12 for three and Durham 15 for three after losing two wickets in the first over of their reply.

Hoggard, who had previously taken two for 139 in 11 overs in this competition, was driven to the cover boundary by Nicky Peng but had him caught behind next ball.

Hoggard's first five balls had swung away but the next one nipped back and after long deliberation umpire Vanburn Holder gave Gordon Muchall out lbw. The batsman looked aghast, either because he thought he had got a nick on it or because in one ball his average in this season's Twenty20 had been halved to 74.

Nathan Astle made only two before he was out in the fourth over, trying to slog Bresnan over mid-wicket and skying a return catch.

Dale Benkenstein threatened to revive Durham but after moving swiftly to 19 he drove at a much slower ball from Bresnan well wide of off stump and White miraculously clung on to the catch on his left shoulder at short extra cover.

It was White's only plus point against his opposing captain, who took the Man of the Match award after also taking three for ten.

Durham's impressive sharpness in the field included some deadly accurate throwing, while the value of dibbly-dobbly medium pace in this form of cricket was shown by Astle and Benkenstein.

Durham put Yorkshire in and Killeen almost had Wood for a duck in the first over, Peng failing to hang on with his right hand at short extra cover.

It did not prove costly as off the second ball of the next over Wood set off for a run to extra cover, hesitated and was run out by Muchall's direct hit.

If that was a good start, Durham were really celebrating five balls later when dangerman Harvey, who had made 193 runs in three Twenty20 innings at a strike rate of 203 per 100 balls, fell for one. He tried to whip Killeen to leg and got a leading edge to Pratt at point.

That brought together two left-handers and Phil Jaques hit the first boundary when he picked up Graham Onions first bounce over the rope at mid-wicket. Michael Lumb then advanced and went for a big off-drive off Onions, only to slice straight to Scott at third man.

Only 18 runs came off the first five overs, but Onions then conceded ten in an over which included a wide and a no-ball, granting Jaques a free hit. He tried to hit it over square leg and was bowled with his score on 12.

After splitting his four-over spell on Tuesday night and being hit for 34 in the 17th over by Mark Ealham, Killeen bowled straight through for one for 17.

Plunkett replaced Onions and after his recent struggles he did well to restrict the batsmen to 14 in his first two overs as they looked for much-needed acceleration.

Astle did even better, only ten coming off his first two overs, and off the first ball of his third McGrath finally opened his shoulders, only to edge to Mustard.

There were no boundaries in McGrath's 21.

At 67 for four in the 13th over, Bresnan was sent in but proceeded to prod and poke, picking up only four singles off the first eight balls he faced.

He then straight drove Astle for four as nine came off the New Zealander's final over, leaving him with one for 22.

In the 16th over Bresnan hoisted Breese for a big six wide of long-on, but his chances of a repeat were reduced by umpire Vanburn Holder miscounting in a five-ball over.

When Benkenstein came on Jaques took a step forward to his first ball, failed to connect outside off stump and Phil Mustard pulled off a slick stumping.

Craig White made only one before tamely paddling Benkenstein straight to Onions at backward square leg.

Durham's captain took a third wicket in the 19th over when Bresnan hit a full toss straight to Peng at deep square leg and it was left to Richard Pyrah and Ismail Dawood to lift the total above 120. It looked like being enough until Scott set about White in that 17th over.

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