AFTER Keaton Jennings recorded the fifth highest score by a Durham batsman, reaching 221 not out, Paul Collingwood declared on 507 for eight, setting Yorkshire a target of 357 in 81 overs.
But at lunchtime the flat pitch looked likely to be the winner with no wickets falling in the session. Yorkshire were on 38 from 15 overs at lunch.
Collingwood did not take the field because of a fractured thumb, his place at slip being taken by Ben Stokes with ECB permission. He has yet to start bowling after his knee operation.
Durham batted on for 55 minutes to add 55 runs, Collingwood's caution probably stemming from his memory of Yorkshire knocking off 336 when he declared on the third evening three years ago, Joe Root making 182.
Resuming on 185, Jennings reached his double century with an on drive for two off Tim Bresnan, having earlier edged an attempted upper cut over wicketkeeper Andrew Hodd.
The 23-year-old left-hander had batted for 578 minutes, faced 416 balls and hit 23 fours when the declaration came with Chris Rushworth on 31.
Durham's previous highest second innings total was the 453 they scored for a one-wicket win at Taunton in 2004.
Rushworth and Graham Onions ran in hard in search of a breakthrough when Yorkshire batted. But with the score on 16 after eight overs Durham dangled a carrot by bringing on Scott Borthwick and both Adam Lyth and Alex Lees hit the leg-spinner for four in his first over.
An edge in his next over was hotly pursued almost to the boundary by Stokes, who is keen to play some cricket this weekend.
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