Yorkshire will have to pull a rabbit out of the hat to avoid defeat against LV= County Championship title rivals Nottinghamshire at Headingley this week.

The Tykes slumped to 178 all out inside 59 overs as the visitors bowled superbly after being asked to bowl first on the opening first day.

Notts responded with 147-3 from 37 overs in the final session and will begin today only 31 runs behind.

Steve Patterson took two wickets to at least give the hosts something to cheer.

But Ryan Sidebottom, Paul Franks, Andre Adams and Darren Pattinson took advantage of some early swing and nibble off the pitch, giving their opponents very little room for manoeuvre.

Sidebottom’s 2-25 from 15 overs was the pick, while Franks, Adams and left-arm spinner Samit Patel also took two wickets apiece.

An in-running table would currently tell you that Notts have retaken the lead at the top of Division One due to the bonus points they accrued.

Yorkshire did not give their wickets away, although Jacques Rudolph and Anthony McGrath were involved in a run-out as the South African departed to leave Yorkshire at 5-2 in the sixth over.

McGrath drove Pattinson to cover before setting off down the track for a single. When he decided against it, it was too late because Rudolph had responded to the call. Ally Brown had enough time to run in and take the bails off at the non-striker’s end.

Adam Lyth had edged Sidebottom behind to Chris Read in the first over and Yorkshire lost three more wickets – excluding Rudolph – before lunch.

Jonny Bairstow top-scored with 45, while McGrath, Gale and David Wainwright were the only others to make 20 or more.

Sidebottom bowled Bairstow with an absolute peach of a delivery, one that swung in, nipped away and clipped the off bail.

Matt Wood then hit an entertaining 59 off 77 balls for the visitors but he was one of Patterson’s scalps, trapped lbw.

Patterson had Alex Hales caught behind by Gerard Brophy, while Oliver Hannon-Dalby bowled Mark Wagh, but Patel and David Hussey moved to 37 and 35 not out respectively.