Win unlikely to save YorkshireYorkshire chased a target of 203 for six wicket victory over Somerset on the final day at Headingley, but still face the Tykes down the First Division LV County Championship.
The celebrations at home after his last game of the season were clearly muted Worcestershire, despite his defeat in Sussex, the need to collect a single point against Durham in Yorkshire next week to send down.
Somerset, as already slim hopes ended with defeat, lost their last four innings for the second stop adding just eight points in the morning to be around 132.
Three of these rings were claimed by Ryan Sidebottom, who finished with figures of 7-37 for the second leg 11-98.
With a lot of time at their disposal, Yorkshire were able to make a cautious start by Joe Racine (46) and captain Joe Sayers (35), as they put on 85 for the first wicket.
Somerset briefly applied some pressure with three fast counters to reduce the hosts to 103-3, but Anthony McGrath (44) and Jonny Bairstow stabilized the ship and eventually crossed home with 22 overs spare Yorkshire.
Bairstow finished unbeaten on 53 and in the process became the drummer to mark the 1000 season racing in the Cup Yorkshire.
Third day
Yorkshire came close to falling despite a screen battle of Ryan Sidebottom in the third day of their clash with Somerset at Headingley.
Former England paceman remained firm in the ninth wicket stand of 53 to help host all 195 before grabbing four rings as Somerset were reduced to 124-6 at the end.
However, visitors still ended the day with a lead of 194 over Yorkshire and the rate of the strains was less than 2. If you stay in the red will be relegated even if they manage to take the victory he had previously required to have any hope of remaining in place.
Yorkshire began the day with no windows down, but quickly dropped to 60-4 before Adam Lyth 52 authority gave the locals a brief respite.
Alfonso Thomas (5-66) and Steve Kirby (3-65) continued to take wickets at regular intervals until Richard Pyrah (31) and Sidebottom (27 not out) held the visitors up.
But Sidebottom exploded in life when Somerset came to their second innings, taking 4-34 in a wave of furious bowling on either side of tea, but the batting side had recovered a little before closing, after being reduced to 46 - 5.
Second day
Ryan Sidebottom took four wickets for Somerset were quickly deployed to another 265 days of rain against Yorkshire at Headingley hit.
Former England paceman produced a spell of eight courses of 4.14 before Alfonso Thomas and Steve Kirby added 50 for the final wicket.
Ajmal Shahzad was edged between wicketkeeper Thomas Adam Lyth Jonny Bairstow and drag South Africa first and made the candidates pay lower prices for that opportunity was missed to go to 49.
Previously, Alex Barrow just added eight to his total of 55 the night before falling to Sidebottom, who finished with figures of 4-61, while Jos Buttler progressed to 52 before leaving.
After the visitors were dismissed, according to Captain Joe Joe Sayers and security since the nine acquisitions prior to closing.
Day One
Yorkshire has not benefited from a double by Moin Ashraf as a rain shortened Somerset ended day one on 140-3 at Headingley.
The relegation Tykes, who have to win their last game to have a hope of remaining in place, chose to bowl first after winning the lottery when the game was finally able to start at 14.15.
Ajmal Shahzad struck a blow at the beginning when Arul Suppiah took off for eight, which was shot the first game of trying to drive a long ball.
Chris Jones then combined with Alex Barrow to put in a second ring 72 before Ashraf struck twice in two balls, but in different acquisitions.
He drove Jones (31), whose beauty in the finest 32 and 34 began removing James Hildreth for a duck, right-hander to pay the price for reading through online direct delivery.
However Jos Buttler has launched an assault that took him nine boundaries, taking him, not to 43 of 37 balls when the heavens opened again. Barrow was at his side, finishing unbeaten on 19 to 55 years.
