In a tense finish to Yorkshire's game against Loughborough UCCE Steve Patterson took two wickets in the final two balls to win the match by a solitary run.
However it was Patterson's fellow young pacemen Nick Thornicroft that stole the show taking 6 second innings wickets to set up victory.
Slow left armer David Wainwright also did well, adding 2 wickets to his 46 not out.
Whether Thornicroft's display is enough to nudge him ahead of Ajmal Shahzad in the pecking order time will tell. Shahzad only bowled 12 tidy overs in the match and may still be seen as the next in line should Deon Kruis not recover from his hamstring strain in time to face Durham at Chester-le-Street on Wednesday.
However it is good to see there is competition within the bowling ranks. Thornicroft has been sniffing around the Yorkshire first team for five years since making is debut in 2002 but at 22, 'Mad Dog', really needs to break though this season.
With Matthew Hoggard now plying his trade with England (once he recovers from a thigh strain) and Gough, Gillespie and the recovering Kruis unlikely to last a full summer, Thornicroft could well be given his opportunity to shine.
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