Date-stamped : 22 Jun97 - 14:20 By Clive Ellis at Trent Bridge First day of four: Notts (5-0) trail Yorks (364) by 359 runs DAVID BYAS has made a habit of losing the toss this season, but on this occasion skill was more than a match for fortune as he compiled a masterly 128 in conditions suited to seam bowling. For the sixth time in seven championship matches Byas`s oppos- ing captain was able to call the tune and Paul Johnson made the perfectly rational decision to give Yorkshire first use of a greenish Trent Bridge pitch. By the time Johnson hobbled off in mid-afternoon, when he tweaked a hamstring, he had tactical pains to reflect on as well. York- shire had cantered past 200 at more than four an over and their third- wicket pair, Byas and Darren Lehmann, were creating the illusion that this was a pitch built for runs. Only when Johnson returned after tea to take a low catch at mid-on off Nathan Astle, removing Byas, did Notts begin to as- sert some control. Even so, Yorkshire will feel that their total gives them the chance to dictate terms. The early signs were encouraging for Notts as Kevin Evans`s third ball, the ninth of the day, earned a lbw decision against Richard Kettleborough, but it did not take long for Martyn Moxon and Byas to make their presence felt against some moderate Nottinghamshire bowling. Moxon played a cover drive of textbook elegance off Astle while Byas used his long reach to lean into perfectly-timed straight drives and smooth strokes off his legs. They added 103 in 30 overs and Moxon`s dismissal, pinned back on his stumps by Evans just before lunch after making 60 off 108 balls, was a surprise. Byas and Lehmann then figured in an exhilarating stand of 135 in 29 overs. The Australian passed 50 for the seventh time in 12 championship innings and Byas completed a thoroughly satisfy- ing hundred, his third of the season, off 156 balls. Mark Bowen finally induced a loose stroke from Lehmann and the Nottinghamshire bowlers discovered belated discipline. A su- perb low catch at long leg by Mathew Dowman helped Evans to the wicket of Alex Morris - his fourth of six - before Richard Blakey and Chris Silverwood gave the Yorkshire innings renewed momentum in a ninth-wicket stand of 43. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/) White brings hint of a theme with seam By Clive Ellis at Trent Bridge Second day of four: Notts (116-4) trail Yorks (364) by 248 runs CRAIG WHITE brought a little shape to a day of frequent show- ers and barely more than two hours` play with three wickets in his first five overs. As on the first day, the pitch was receptive to thoughtful seam bowling and White fitted the bill, varying his pace intelli- gently. All-rounder by job description, White has looked anything but this season. His 11 championship innings have yielded just 152 runs and he has been little more than a bit-part bowler. Nottinghamshire were making untroubled progress through sec- ond-wicket pair Tim Robinson and Paul Pollard when White en- tered the fray. He had Robinson beautifully caught by David Byas at second slip in his second over and Mathew Dowman was caught behind in White`s next over driving airily. Pollard became White`s third victim when he sliced the medium- pacer to Richard Stemp in the gully. Just to remind White that the game was not so easy, Nathan Astle and Paul Johnson took 15 off his next over and continued to play positively before play ended at four o`clock. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/) Wrong break for Johnson By Clive Ellis at Trent Bridge Third day of four: Notts (148-7) trail Yorks (364) by 216 runs PAUL JOHNSON may be starting to suspect that this is not des- tined to be one of the more memorable games of his career. Johnson`s bowlers lacked the skill to vindicate his decision to put Yorkshire in on the first day, and he spent much of the af- ter- noon in the pavilion nursing a hamstring injury. Yesterday Craig White left an unwelcome calling-card in the shape of a dis- tinctly rapid ball which rapped Johnson on the left hand, break- ing his little finger. Although less than an hour`s play was possible at the start of the day, Yorkshire had enough time to build an impregnable posi- tion. Nottinghamshire had packed their side with batsmen, but it counted for little yesterday as White and Peter Hartley bowled with well- directed purpose and fire on the greenish Trent Bridge pitch. When the rhythm is right, White can be miraculously trans- formed from amiable medium-pacer to a bowler of genuine, slingy pace. Johnson will vouch for that and so will Wayne Noon, whose off-stump was sent flying by a low full toss. Notts were still on their overnight score of 116 for four, when Nathan Astle sliced Hartley hard but straight to gully, where Richard Kettleborough made a couple of adjustments before clinging on to the catch. David Byas pouched an edge from Usman Afzaal and after forcing Johnson to retire hurt, White claimed his fourth wicket to guar- antee his best figures in the championship for more than a year. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/) Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com)