Nottinghamshire seamer Brett Hutton took three wickets on his return to bowling action against Yorkshire as honours finished even on a rain affected day one in the Second Eleven Championship.

The 28-year-old, who has been out of action since injuring his side in the opening LV= Insurance Championship Fixture against Durham, claimed two victims in the evening session to wrestle back momentum after the home side had rebuilt from 86 for three, with just 67 overs possible across the day. 

With showers in York, Hutton, who assumed the role of captain in Peter Trego’s absence, had to wait until late in the morning to toss, but opted to bowl when given the opportunity. 

With play beginning at midday, Zak Chappell took an early wicket to vindicate the skipper’s decision. The right-armer found some late movement to nip the ball away from James Wharton who duly feathered through to Dane Schadendorf behind the stumps. 

It got better for Notts just before lunch when former Nottinghamshire batsman Will Fraine (34) played inside the line of a Toby Pettman delivery, the ball kissed the edge, and Hutton took a smart catch low down at third slip to leave the score at 50 for two.

The former Notts Academy man had to wait until ten overs after the interval to claim his comeback wicket, after Chappell and James Hayes had shared an economical spell. Matt Revis looked to drive a full, straight delivery through mid-on but failed to connect, the ball thundered into his front pad and left the umpire no option but to send the right-hander on his way.

Tom Loten partnered George Hill to provide something of a fightback for the hosts, the pair maneuvering the ball into gaps and finding the boundary on occasion to take Yorkshire through to tea at 122 for three.

But, cometh the hour, cometh the man - as Hutton struck twice late in the day to turn the tide.

The right-armer first removed Hill three shy of his 50 by inducing an edge through to Schadendorf, before dismissing opposing skipper Matt Waite without scoring two overs later, caught by Ben Compton at second slip. 

Ben Birkhead joined Loten and navigated the home side through to 162 for five before the rain came and halted play for the day.