Date-stamped : 28 May97 - 06:16 Capel swings the match with bat and ball By Geoffrey Dean at Headingley Northants (254-3) bt Yorks (253-9) by 7 wkts ONE remarkable over changed the course of this match. When David Capel, the gold award winner, began it, Yorkshire were 81 for one after 15 overs, having punished some wayward new-ball bowling, despite conditions that were perfect for seam and swing. When it ended, Yorkshire were 81 for four, and that soon became 89 for five thanks to Capel`s superb spell down the hill. From that position, Yorkshire were never going to make a big total, though they did exceptionally well to recover to 253. They did so not just because Michael Vaughan (whose impressively mature 85 took 105 balls) and Bradley Parker played extremely well, but also because the pitch flattened out. And right on cue, just as Northamptonshire started their innings, the heavy morning clouds rolled away to be replaced by a permanent sun and, as has long been the tradition at Headingley, better batting conditions. Capel the bowler, whose pace, swing and bounce had brought him competition-best figures of five for 51, now became Capel the buccaneering batsman as he bludgeoned all four Yorkshire seamers. His driving, sometimes on the up, was massively authoritative as he seized on the slightest width. When Yorkshire brought up long-leg into the ring to allow a cover-sweeper, he whipped straight deliveries to the legside fence. One memorable pick-up for six came off a ball from Peter Hartley that was taken off middle. He hooked the next delivery for six for good measure. By the time Capel finally fell for a brilliantly audacious 67 off 59 balls, Northants were 90 for one in the 16th over. The pitch, the same used for last week`s one-day international, was by now very flat and Yorkshire could not prevent Rob Bailey from working the ball into space with skill and ease. His unbeaten 70 came from 84 balls with five fours. Kevin Curran ensured an early finish with one of his domineering cameos, driving in the `V` with great power to make 34 off 22 balls. Darren Gough was recalled to dismiss him but, well below his England form, his most memorable moment was when he rugby tackled a streaker. Shades of Terry Alderman in the Perth Test of 1982-3, but fortunately no repeat of the injury Alderman sustained. "I didn`t worry about getting hurt," said Gough, with typical bravado. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/) Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com)