Date-stamped : 12 Sep96 - 10:10
Byas puts Yorkshire in control

By Andrew Collomosse at Scarborough

Yorks (198-5) bt Worcs (197) by 5 wkts

DAVID BYAS led from the front  as  Yorkshire   won   the   Tetley
Bitter  Trophy  for  the   fifth   time   in   seven  years.  The
Yorkshire captain, clearly at ease on his home ground, scored his
second   century in three days to guide his side to a comfortable
victory with six overs to spare.

Byas scarcely played a false stroke as he carried his bat  for  a
match-winning  106,  including  two sixes and  12  fours,  making
his second man-of-the-match award of the competition a formality.

Yorkshire`s pursuit of 197 in  50  overs  was   not   all   plain
sailing.   After  Martyn  Moxon was unluckily  run  out,  Michael
Vaughan, Anthony McGrath and Craig White fell cheaply   to  leave
Yorkshire  in trouble on 70 for four.

Byas, however, found a staunch ally in   Richard   Blakey.   They
added  99  in  21  overs  to  put   Yorkshire   within  sight  of
victory.  In contrast, no Worcester player was  able  to  make  a
major contribution.