Yusuf struck again to remove Joe Clarke, with the South African forcing the Nottinghamshire man to chop one on to his off stump and Carse then produced a moment of brilliance to remove Jack Haynes for one, as the former Worcestershire man chipped one up and the England bowler made an excellent one-handed return catch.
Kyle Verreynne joined Hameed at the crease and they steadied the ship for the visitors, absorbing the pressure that the Durham bowlers were putting them under.
Hameed looked to break the shackles as he got back-to-back boundaries off the bowling of Minto. The former England man then danced down the pitch to George Drissell and launched one down the ground for six.
Shortly after, Yusuf broke the partnership and got his third of the day as the dangerous Verreynne was caught behind for a well-made 41. Lyndon James could not build on a nice start as Yusuf got him caught behind for 21 and Drissell struck soon after to remove Liam Patterson-White without scoring.
Despite the wickets falling, Hameed remained calm and passed three figures for the 17th time in his first-class career, but another partner was back in the pavilion when Ben Raine bowled Rob Lord.
After tea, Hameed came out and attacked the Durham bowling, taking his side over 300 when he swatted a Raine delivery to the boundary.
Brett Hutton remained solid alongside Hameed as they tried to eke out every run they could from their first innings and Hameed reached 150 as he hooked a Yusuf ball for four.
Durham took the second new ball, but it had little effect as Hameed pulled a Raine ball for four as he closed in on 200.
Hutton departed at the hands of Carse for a stubborn 32, but Hameed doubled up and reached 200 from 240 balls, doing so in style as he plundered a Drissell ball for six.
Carse removed Mohammad Abbas to bowl Nottinghamshire out for 407, which left Hameed unbeaten on 206. Durham had one over to bat, with nightwatchman Minto and Alex Lees seeing the hosts through unscathed.
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