On Saturday, after being given out lbw for the second time in the match by the same umpire, David Constant – the country’s most experienced official, having been appointed to the First-Class List in 1969 – Adams went to the umpires’ room during the tea interval to express his displeasure “That was wrong,” admitted Adams yesterday. “I should have waited until after the end of play.” At least when he made his second visit to the room at the close he had the decency, according to Constant, to apologise.”The first time he wasn’t happy with the decision,” said the 58-year-old Constant, who stood in 36 Tests between 1971 and 1988. “He just came in and said he wanted to make it clear how he felt. Then he came to apologise after play.”But the damage may have been done. While he did not indicate that a separate report on the incident would be submitted to the England and Wales Cricket Board, Constant did add: “We make a match report after every game. I think we can safely say he [Adams] will get a mention in dispatches.”For his part Adams was hoping the affair was over, but he did say: “If he [Constant] feels he has to report me then that is fine I will take the consequences. But he accepted my apology which I hope is the end of the matter.” His county is unlikely to carpet Adams, not if the chief executive David Gilbert’s comments are anything to go by.

“He reacted in a way which was regrettable, but he has apologised,” was his comment “Chris is not a malicious or spiteful bloke. He is well respected and it appears at the moment the tiniest incident seems to be magnified.”The only bright spot for Sussex was a career best of 39 for Jason Lewry, the pace bowler, who was eighth man out on 233.. Yorkshire took less than two hours to claim the last six Hampshire wickets and achieve their second victory by an innings in two First Division games of the County Championship at Headingley yesterday. Yorkshire took less than two hours to claim the last six Hampshire wickets and achieve their second victory by an innings in two First Division games of the County Championship at Headingley yesterday.
They have now taken 39 points out of a possible 40 to begin the season in the best possible style.When play resumed on the third day, Hampshire needed another 214 to avoid an innings defeat and had only six wickets remaining with the score on 84 for 4. They at least fared better than on the first day thanks to a defiant and stylish 78 not out from Will Kendall, but were still bowled out for 198 to lose by an innings and 100 runs.There was also more misery for Shane Warne, Hampshire’s overseas player, who has yet to score a run in four visits to the crease in the Championship. He lasted only two balls this time, edging Gavin Hamilton high towards the gully where Matthew Wood gleefully held a good catch.Kendall hit 11 fours and faced 158 balls in his stay and had flashy but brief support from Dimitri Mascarenhas, who lashed five boundaries in a rapid 25 before edging an out-swinger from Hamilton to wicketkeeper Richard Blakey.Peter Hartley, at No 11, also played some good shots to make 22 before he was caught at second slip by David Byas, again off Hamilton – to give him figures of 3 for 43 to go with his maiden century on Saturday.”It was a great relief to make that break through,” Hamilton said.

“I have been close in the past but have run out of partners, which is the problem when you are batting as low as No 8. I would like to bat higher up the order but with our batting strength I know that is going to be difficult.”Craig White made the early breakthrough when he bowled nightwatchman Alex Morris (4) in the second over with the total still on 84. Darren Gough warmed up for Thursday’s first Test with an eight-over burst which included the wicket of John Stephenson who fended a rising ball to short-leg.Kendall reached his fifty with one of his few false shots, an edged boundary off Matthew Hoggard. After Warne’s wicket Shaun Udal nudged another catch to short-leg off the spinner James Middlebrook. The end came shortly before lunch, leaving Jimmy Cook, the Hampshire coach, and Robin Smith, the captain, with the task of lifting morale after two heavy defeats in a row.Darren Cousins continued his successful return to the Championship as Northamptonshire crushed Nottinghamshire by an innings and 124 runs with plenty of time to spare in the Second Division match at Northampton.

The 28-year-old paceman, released by Essex in 1998 and an occasional National League performer for Surrey last summer, took 4 for 41 to help dismiss the visitors for 128 shortly after lunch on the final day. He has now taken 15 wickets in three matches for Northamptonshire this season.. The GTE Byron Nelson Classic in Texas was claimed by Sweden’s Jesper Parnevik, who saw off Davis Love III and Phil Mickelson in a three-way play-off. The GTE Byron Nelson Classic in Texas was claimed by Sweden’s Jesper Parnevik, who saw off Davis Love III and Phil Mickelson in a three-way play-off.
The 35-year-old Ryder Cup star completed a par four at the third sudden-death decider to secure his fourth US PGA Tour win, having also enjoyed five victories on the European Tour.After all three had parred the first play-off hole, Mickelson was the first to drop out after his 10-foot birdie putt at the par-three 17th just lipped out.Love and Parnevik had already secured twos from 20 feet and four feet respectively.It was the first time the 29-year-old left-hander had not come out on top in four play-offs at US PGA Tour tournaments.Love, who had only won one of his six previous play-offs, then fired his tee shot at the par-four 18th wide of the fairway and could only chip to within eight feet after missing the green with his second.Parnevik, meanwhile, was 15 feet from the hole after his second shot and putted to within three feet with his third.Love’s par putt scraped just to the left of the hole and Parnevik made no mistake with his effort.All three had finished on 11 under after 72 holes of regulation play – Mickelson closing with a five-under-par 65, Parnevik a 66 and Love, who had topped the leaderboard going into the final day, a 69.Tiger Woods fired the best round of the tournament, a seven-under 63, to claim a share of fourth spot on 10 under.The world number one was happy to complete his return to form after an opening-round 73 had put him in danger of missing the cut.Woods said: “I was pretty pleased with the way I hung in there. I played the quality shots I needed to hit and made a few putts.”I’m very pleased to be back on the right track again. I was a lot more comfortable with my swing and just went out there and struck the ball beautifully.”Joint third-round leader John Huston also finished on 10 under after a 70.Spanish sensation Sergio Garcia could only manage a level-par 70 and slipped back to joint-15th on four under.Nick Faldo made some headway with a 68 to finish on one over, which left him tied for 41st.. Poor Padraig Harrington.