London, April 22 -- Captain Jonny Bairstow posted an unbeaten 86 as Yorkshire thwarted a depleted Durham attack to secure a County Championship draw at the Riverside.
Bairstow shared half-century partnerships for the fifth and sixth wickets with all-rounders George
Hill and Matthew Revis during the morning session as Yorkshire, who started the day on 132-4 in their second innings, leading by 12, reached 232-5 at lunch.
With a lead of 112, Yorkshire had taken the sting out of the situation and continued to build their lead before rain arrived just before 3:00pm with the score on 277-6, the BBC reported.
Durham will rue the loss of injured seamers Paul Coughlin and Brendan Doggett but claimed 15 points and ended a two-match losing start....