Richard Pyrah, right, led the way with three wickets and a match-winning 42 not out as Yorkshire Carnegie beat Durham Dynamos by two wickets in the Friends Provident Trophy at Headingley Carnegie today.

Richard Pyrah, right, led the way with three wickets and a match-winning 42 not out as Yorkshire Carnegie beat Durham Dynamos by two wickets in the Friends Provident Trophy at Headingley Carnegie today.

Thanks to Pyrah's wickets - and two apiece for Adil Rashid and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan - Carnegie restricted Dynamos to 166 after Yorkshire skipper Anthony McGrath had lost the toss for the sixth successive time in the competition.

Carnegie themselves collapsed to 130-8...and it took a swashbuckling do-or-die ninth-wicket stand between Pyrah and David Wainwright to pull them out of the mire.

There was a change to the home side with Adam Lyth coming in for another left-hander, Andrew Gale.

Phil Mustard and Kyle Coetzer put 20 on for the first wicket before Rana had Coetzer taken at slip by Jacques Rudolph, and when Pyrah came on he produced a good delivery which Will Smith edged to wicket-keeper Simon Guy. Pyrah continued to pose problems, and two wickets in five balls had Durham on 43-4: Mustard clipped low to Wainwright at mid-wicket after making a studious 20 in as many overs, and Dale Benkenstein gave Rudolph another slip catch.

A smart stumping by Guy off Rashid sent back the dangerous Ian Blackwell. Gordon Muchall struck Wainwright for a straight six - but was pinned lbw next ball. Rashid and Wainwright kept Durham subdued, and it was only useful contributions from the later batsmen that took the visitors to 166 before last-man Luke Evans was bowled by Deon Kruis with three balls left.

Disaster struck Carnegie at once:  Rudolph, from whom so much is always expected, touched the first ball of the innings from Liam Plunkett to wicket-keeper Mustard without a run on the board. McGrath joined Joe Sayers - who cheered up Yorkshire fans with a four off Mitch Claydon.

Carnegie progressed to double figures, and McGrath hooked Claydon over mid-wicket for four. Next ball McGrath survived a hard slash to Will Gidman at point.

Claydon gave way to Evans at the Kirkstall Lane End, and McGrath drove him exquisitely to the East Stand for four. Two balls later Anthony, left, went for a forcing back stroke, and ploughed Evans into his stumps. 30-2.

Sayers edged Evans through third-man for two, and next ball edged him to gully - where Gareth Breese put down a difficult chance falling to his right.

Light rain drove the players in at 47-2, Sayers 25 and Lyth 4, and after 15.4 overs Carnegie were level par under the Duckworth-Lewis Method. 

The quicker men gave way to right-arm spinner Breese and left-hander Blackwell. Sayers and Lyth added 49 - but Lyth chipped a return catch to Blackwell to end a crisp innings of 26, with three boundaries.

Sayers ran to his 50 in 106 balls, with four fours, but Carnegie were falling behind the clock.

Rashid repeatedly rocked back to attack the cover field - but without success. Eventually in frustration he gave Breese the charge and was stumped by Mustard. 

Sayers tried to sweep Blackwell, and was bowled off his pads for 51. Naved stepped back to give himself room against Blackwell, but was bowled. 114-6.

Deon Kruis went in to force the issue with Pyrah - he crashed Plunkett gloriously over extra-cover for four, but then he holed out to Breese at mid-wicket for seven. 129-7.

Will Smith bowled wicket-keeper Simon Guy off his forearm for a duck. 130-8.

Wainwright heaved Smith over long-on for four, and sliced the returning Plunkett through third-man to the rope. Pyrah smashed Smith for four over mid-wicket...and the pendulum had swung.

The last over began with Carnegie 161-8. Six wanted...Claydon to bowl: Pyrah put him through mid-wicket for two and through cover to the boundary. Carnegie had come back from the dead, and Pyrah's Man of the Match Award was richly deserved: his undefeated 42 in 49 balls included three fours, and Wainwright was not out 13. Blackwell was the best bowler for Durham with 3-26 in 10 overs.

DAVID WARNER

And finally...a wide-angle view of Yorkshire's top-scorer, opener Joe Sayers

Today's Action Pictures From Headingley Carnegie: VAUGHN RIDLEY

MATCH PREVIEW

Three defeats after two wins have left Yorkshire Carnegie with a crucial home fixture against Durham Dynamos at Headingley Carnegie on Wednesday.

Defeat in Bristol on Monday after a fighting comeback led by Anthony McGrath and Richard Pyrah was a bitter pill to swallow and now Yorkshire's FPT hopes are in the balance. Anthony McGrath and the side really need your support.

50 overs a side and it starts at 10.45am.

MEMBERS INFORMATION

The Members Forum will take place between 9.45am and 10.30am in the Long Room and will be your chance to have your say on the issues concerning you. It will also be your chance to get the most up-to-date information on what is happening at The Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

As a direct consequence of the last Members Forum members will receive an advanced gate admission for Wednesday's fixture. Gates will open to members at 9.15am and to non-members at 9.30am.

YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE SQUAD

Jacques Rudolph (24), Andrew Gale (26), Anthony McGrath (10, capt), Joe Sayers (22), Adil Rashid (3), Richard Pyrah (27), Rana Naved (25), Simon Guy (23), David Wainwright (29), Steve Patterson (17), Deon Kruis (5) and Adam Lyth (9).  

DURHAM DYNAMOS SQUAD

To be confirmed...  

MATCH INFO

Don't get caught out by the varying start times in the FPT this summer. The counties were given the choice on whether to start their home fixtures at 10.45am or 12 noon. All of Yorkshire Carnegie's home FPT matches will start at 10.45am!

The regional groups have gone for this years FPT - Yorkshire Carnegie face Durham Dynamos, Sussex Sharks, Gloucestershire Gladiators and Surrey Brown Caps in 2009.

The top two in each group qualify for the Quarter-Finals, then there are Semi-Finals and then a Lord's Final.