Yorkshire's Joe Root hits back after Chesney Hughes' 270 for Derbyshire Hughes resumed on 171 in a total of 302 for four and over the next 48 overs there were far fewer easy pickings against a Yorkshire attack who had clearly heeded captain Andrew Gale's call for a more disciplined approach. Dan Redfern departed without addition, edging the impressive - and unlucky - Tim Bresnan to third slip in the second over of the day but Hughes shrugged aside the occasional play and miss and edge through the slips to find a doughty ally in David Wainwright. They added 81 in 21 overs before the former Yorkshire all-rounder fell leg before sweeping Adil Rashid's leg spin. Hughes then put on another 53 in 13 overs with Tony Palladino for the ninth wicket but Palladino's demise, bowled playing round a full-length delivery from Jack Brooks, brought last man Tim Groenewald to the crease. At that stage Hughes was a mere five runs short of George Davidson's highest individual score for Derbyshire, set against Lancashire at Old Trafford in 1896, and no one would have begrudged him a place in the record books. But it was not to be and he had reduced the deficit by just a single when Rashid trapped Groeneweld leg before. Hughes, who only played one Championship match last season, paid tribute to Derbyshire's overseas player Shivnarine Chanderpaul for his help. I have spoken to him quite a bit and he's taken it upon himself to look after me and make sure I'm hearing the right things. It wasn't easy by any means and a challenge all the way through. Batting is exhausting mentally and physically but I managed to get through although I didn't sleep as good as I wanted last night. I didn't have my sights set so high at the start but I got into a rhythm and the challenge kept me going. I was aware that I was close to Derbyshire's individual record going out after lunch and I thought about it when Tim Groenewald came out to bat. I tried to get there in the over he was out. It was unfortunate but I don't want that to take anything away from what I have achieved. But the support I received from the Yorkshire players was tremendous. They came hard at me but they clapped every milestone and that made me feel good. To their credit every Yorkshire player then shook Hughes by the hand and he received a standing ovation from a decent crowd as he made his way back to the pavilion. And runfest did not end there as Yorkshire began their reply with an opening stand of 126 in 33 overs from openers Adam Lyth and Joe Root. Lyth, stroking boundaries to all parts, reached a fluent half century, from 68 balls with nine fours, before driving loosely at Gronewald to be caught at second slip. Root required nine more deliveries to reach the landmark with seven boundaries boundaries and by the close he and before he and Phil Jaques had reduced the deficit to 311.