Yorkshire

Watch the best of the action as Yorkshire Vikings beat Derbyshire Falcons by nine wickets at Headingley, with Adam Lyth and Dawid Malan guiding Yorkshire to the required total of 180 with destructive half-centuries for each of them.

Adam Lyth is just 11 runs away from becoming the first player to score 4,000 T20 runs for Yorkshire - and coach Ottis Gibson is expecting many more to follow once be achieves the feat.

Yorkshire have signed Surrey fast bowler Conor McKerr on a five-game loan deal for the Vitality Blast, starting this weekend.

Ottis Gibson expects new overseas signing Donovan Ferreira to produce some fireworks in the coming weeks. South African wicketkeeper-batter Ferreira has shown glimpses of his power with the willow in the opening three Vitality Blast matches, of which Yorkshire have won two.

During the winter, Yorkshire D40 team manager Owen Jervis spoke about the need to concentrate on youth development in the county’s disability structure. Now, just a couple of months into the season, he believes that plan is coming together.

Twenty20 cricket can be a funny old game. Jordan Thompson knows that as well as anyone after the weekend the Yorkshire all-rounder has just encountered.

Brilliant Yorkshire claimed a superb Blast win over early North Group pacesetters Northamptonshire, by 29 runs defending a target of 187. Dawid Malan top-scored with 41 for Yorkshire in their 186-6, but all-rounders Dom Bess and Jordan Thompson both stood out for the visitors with runs and wickets - the latter with a super catch as well.

Donovan Ferreira has not even been in Yorkshire for a week yet - his first ever trip to England - but he already knows a bit about God’s Own County having gained some inside knowledge from a familiar face during his recent stint in the Indian Premier League.

Yorkshire were beaten by eight wickets defending a target of 152 against Leicestershire Foxes at Grace Road, and the Vikings have now won one and lost one of their opening North Group fixtures.

Last night’s four-wicket star Dan Moriarty believes Yorkshire can put their opposition in a spin over the next few weeks of Vitality Blast cricket, both at home and away. 

Yorkshire are up and running in this season’s Blast and claimed their first win of the season in all cricket along the way, as Dan Moriarty’s career best four wickets set up a demolition of Worcestershire, who were bowled out for just 101 inside 16 overs in a home win by eight wickets.