Smith haul puts Lancs in charge.

Smith's season is going from strength to strength with bat and ball. 

Tom Smith claimed 5-49 as Lancashire emerged narrow leaders on the third day of their Roses match against Yorkshire after the hosts were bowled out for 243 before bad light ended play prematurely.

Lancashire's response showed that batting had become much harder at Headingley, as they faltered to 48-3 but an overall lead of 130 runs means that they will enter the final day with the strongest case to claim victory in this match.

Yorkshire captain, Andrew Gale, led by example for the hosts, finishing unbeaten on 95 but was unable to find any long term support for his cause as Yorkshire lost their last seven wickets for 107 runs.

The hosts resumed on 29-0 after a confident stance in the evening session on day two and openers, Adam Lyth (50) and Alex Lees, continued to play with the same fluency exhibited yesterday. Their partnership worth 66 for the first wicket got Yorkshire off to a good start before Lees (21) edged behind to Alex Davies to give Smith his first wicket of the day.

With plenty of dangerous batting still to come, Yorkshire remained in full control of proceedings, but were unable to capitalise after their strong start to the innings. New Zealand international, Kane Williamson added just four and Lyth fell shortly afterwards having brought up his half-century moments before.

Jonny Bairstow was trapped LBW by Kyle Hogg for 20 and having already claimed the first three Yorkshire wickets, Smith continued to rip through the opposition, removing the potentially dangerous Adil Rashid (12).

Yorkshire lost three first innings wickets for just five runs when Kabir Ali (2-35) struck twice in quick succession to remove Andrew Hodd and Tim Bresnan before they could make a significant contribution to the total.

At 183-7, Yorkshire were in danger of posting a nominal first innings score and a brief cameo from Liam Plunkett (12) will have frustrated Gale, who achieved his second half-century of the season in just 63 deliveries.

Smith returned to claim his fifth wicket of the match and his second five wicket haul this year, with the removal of Plunkett earning him his 20th wicket of the season so far.

Thankfully for the Yorkshire skipper, veteran Ryan Sidebottom (9) was able to last a while longer than his predecessors as he and Gale shared a 33-run stand for the ninth-wicket to earn the hosts their first and only batting point of the match.

Smith continued to be involved, claiming a catch off Simon Kerrigan to end Sidebottom's defiance and Jack Brooks was only able to last three deliveries before chipping the ball back to Glen Chapple, as the Lancashire skipper claimed the final wicket of the innings.

A first innings lead of 82 was perhaps less than Lancashire would have hoped for at one stage, but they will be grateful to enter the final day in a promising position, one which may have developed into a win if the match had not been subject to the weather.

But the overcast conditions continued to make batting an unfavourable task as Lancashire suffered a rough patch of their own, stumbling to 31-3 as their first innings lead became even more important.

Tim Bresnan claimed three wickets for just nine runs as the visitors were given a reality check after a largely successful day, with Steven Croft's unbeaten 23 proving to be vital in keeping Lancashire afloat as the light continued to get progressively worse.