England Test captain Joe Root took career-best bowling figures of four for five as Yorkshire secured a crucial Roses win over Lancashire by 118 runs at Emirates Old Trafford.
England Test captain Joe Root took career-best bowling figures of four for five as Yorkshire secured a crucial Roses win over Lancashire by 118 runs at Emirates Old Trafford.
Root took three of four wickets to fall on the third morning to secure the White Rose's third Specsavers County Championship victory in eight matches.
The result also deepened their arch-rivals' relegation worries, given they have only secured one win from their first nine outings, losing five.
Steve Patterson's side were defending a target of 323 and started day three on the verge of a 19-point haul.
Lancashire, who claimed only two points having been deducted one for a slow over-rate, were 194 for six with only Tom Bailey, unbeaten on 38, Graham Onions, Jimmy Anderson, Matthew Parkinson and injured Liam Livingstone to bat as they pursued another 129 runs to win.
Home captain Livingstone fractured his left thumb whilst fielding on day one, did not bat in the first innings and came out number 11 in the second without facing a ball as Lancashire lost their last four wickets for 10 runs.
He now faces a significant spell on the sidelines.
Yorkshire coach Andrew Gale said: "That's an awesome win. To come here and take the points is a fantastic effort.
"It was a very up and down game which kept you on the edge of your seat and a great spectacle for county cricket.
"To get bowled out for 190 with the batting line-up we had, a hat-trick, I thought we were 100 short of where we wanted to be on that pitch. But to come out and bowl in the fashion we did, it got us back in the game.
"The partnership between Brooky (Harry Brook) and Jonny (Bairstow) was fantastic, and the tail wagged and got us in a great position.
"We knew if we bowled in the right areas for a period of time, we'd get our rewards.
"We're quite confident where we're at. We know there are areas we have to improve, but we have to keep working hard. If we do, we'll be in the right place in the table."
Root, having dismissed Jos Buttler in the penultimate over on Monday, struck with the first ball of day three when Onions edged behind for a duck.
Then, shortly afterwards, he had Parkinson caught at first slip and later bowled Anderson on the way to a career-best haul as Lancashire finished 204 all out. Patterson also trapped Bailey lbw.
Yorkshire started the match second from bottom of the Division One table, three points behind Lancashire with a game in hand.
They are now 13 points clear of the Red Rose with that game in hand still in tact.
They have also jumped above Hampshire, who have not played this round are in the relegation zone as a result.
