WILTSHIRE put themselves in with a good chance of collecting their first Minor Counties Western Division victory of the season in the second day of their encounter against Berkshire at Reading.

After replying with 231 to the home side's first-innings total of 278, the Wiltshire side then reduced Berkshire to 116-7 at the close, a lead of 163.

Earlier, Blackburn and Rizbi hit half-centuries.

SCOREBOARD

Norwich Union League Division One Headingley: Yorkshire Phoenix 222 (Craven 59, Fellows 50), Durham Dynamos 194 (G Pratt 84 no, A Pratt 59, Fellows 4-19). Yorks won by 28 runs. Division Two Hove: Sussex Sharks v Gloucestershire Gladiators. Match abandoned.