Hard going for Hendry against part-timer

Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry was forced to call on his vast Crucible experience tonight after a torrid start against outsider David Gilbert.

Hendry fell 5-1 behind to the part-time potato planter from Tamworth before breaks of 68 and 76 helped win the next free frames to leave the match finely balanced at 5-4 ahead of tomorrow’s concluding session.