Richard Blakey and Chris Silverwood both reached notable milestones off the same ball when Yorkshire's Championship game against Glamorgan finally spluttered into life again at Headingley yesterday.

But Yorkshire had the initiative seized from them by a record ninth wicket unbroken stand between wicketkeeper Mark Wallace and Australian Michael Kasprowicz which took Glamorgan to 248 for eight at the close when they held a first innings lead of 39.

Replying to Yorkshire's 209, Glamorgan soon hit trouble during a fiery burst of three for 25 from Silverwood who gave England's selectors a reminder that he is still alive and kicking.

In Silverwood's second over, a superb delivery to Adrian Dale climbed off a length for Blakey to take the catch to give the wicketkeeper his 800th victim for Yorkshire and bring the bowler his 400th dismissal in first class cricket.

Only five other Yorkshire wicketkeepers have made it to the 800 mark - David Hunter, Arthur Wood, Arthur Dolphin, Jimmy Binks and David Bairstow.

By way of celebration, Blakey took another four catches but no further ones came his way as Glamorgan rallied strongly in the evening session.

After a blank day on Thursday, more rain came just before yesterday's scheduled start and when play finally did get underway at 12.30pm only 2.4 overs werepossible in two sessions before another shower brought forward the lunch interval.

Yorkshire, having resumed on 190 for nine were taken safely to 200 and a single batting bonus point by Ryan Sidebottom and Steven Kirby but at 209 Sidebottom played on to one which kept low from Bradford-born Alex Wharf.

Nicely warmed up by collecting Dale's wicket, Silverwood struck again in the same over by dismissing David Hemp with another good delivery which was nicked to Blakey and the same combination accounted for Ian Thomas to make it 35 for three.

Thomas showed his disapproval of the caught behind decision by brushing his thigh pad.

Sidebottom had Mike Powell dragging a catch to Michael Lumb at square leg and Jonathan Hughes moved on to ten before skying a hook to Blakey.