Andrew Gale: Yorkshire have got to wise up fast after Twenty20 hammering (From York Press)

Andrew Gale: Yorkshire have got to wise up fast after Twenty20 hammering

10:10am Monday 22nd March 2010 in

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Captain Andrew Gale says his Yorkshire side must wise up after a shock Twenty20 hammering at the hands of a University of the West Indies XI at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday.

The White Rose county were bowled out for just 63 in their pursuit of 122, struggling to cope with the bounce created by 24-year-old Trinidadian pace bowler Khishmar Caitlin, who finished with sparkling figures of 4-11 from four overs.

Eight batsmen failed to make it into double figures, including Gale’s first ball duck, after the students had cobbled together 121-5 from their 20 overs.

Prior to the Twenty20 weekend, which was being completed late last night, the Yorkshire squad were given a day off after four days of practice and match in the Caribbean.

And Gale said: “I don’t think we were on the button from ball one. We had a day off yesterday (Friday), and maybe we were a little bit lethargic.

“We’ve got to be better than that, the energy needs to be upped. We’ve got to learn, and we’ve got to learn fast.”

Yorkshire were well on top in this encounter until batsman Raymon Reifer battered four late sixes in a 46-ball 58.

“I still felt that 120 was very much gettable,” Gale continued. “But the first four, including myself, struggled to cope with the bounce. We were only one partnership away, but nobody ever got going.”

The UWI XI’s innings had instances of kamikaze batting, with two men run out and one stumped by Jonny Bairstow after a huge swish and miss.

But the game’s moment of madness belonged to Yorkshire, and Bairstow (19) in particular.

The York-based England Performance Programme star flicked a ball behind square on the leg-side and set his mind on two runs.

But on his way back, he ran into the bowler and ended up inches short of his ground.

Gale described the dismissal as stupid.

The 58-run defeat meant that Yorkshire were shoved into the Plate game at the 3 Ws Oval yesterday afternoon against Derbyshire, who were narrowly beaten by Essex the previous night.

And, unfortunately, it was more misery for the Tykes as they failed to defend 155.

Gale’s 88 off 61 balls had helped the White Rose to a competitive 154-4, with the left-hander sharing a third-wicket partnership of 85 with Bairstow (30). But the Peakites got home with more than three overs and seven wickets to spare.

Yorkshire are back at the 3 Ws ground today, where they face Essex in a 40-over match.