Gavin Hamilton completed Yorkshire's first half century of the season as he and Darren Gough eased the score beyond the 200 mark on the second day of the championship match against Gloucestershire.

After a day of struggle yesterday on a difficult seaming pitch, Yorkshire resumed their first innings on 196 for seven off 86.1 overs with Hamilton on 46 and Gough one.

Martyn Ball completed the over of off-spin which was interrupted by rain last night before Jon Lewis took over at the Kirkstall Lane end while Dewsbury-born Mike Smith, the pick of Gloucestershire's seamers yesterday, began with a maiden to Hamilton.

Neither batsman took risks early on and it was the 21st delivery of the morning before Hamilton got the score moving by steering Smith for a single to third man and in the same over Gough ran two for a good shot through point.

When Hamilton was on 48 he turned Lewis on the legside and went through for two but while spectators were applauding his half-century umpire Barrie Leadbeater was signalling that the batsman had run one-short.

The first boundary of the day came when Gough cracked Smith through the covers but Hamilton was made to sweat a long while on 49 before he scampered a single off his 86th ball, his innings including six fours.

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