ANDREW GALE has hailed Tom Kohler-Cadmore's capabilities as a limited-overs batsman following his scintillating one-day century for Yorkshire against Nottinghamshire on Friday.

The former Worcestershire batsman hammered 124 off 68 balls in the Vikings' thumping win, chasing down 312 with a massive 18.1 overs to spare in the high-scoring 50-over friendly in South Africa.

Kohler-Cadmore, 23 years old, hit 11 fours and 10 sixes in a blitz which demonstrated just why the county snapped him up midway through last season on a long-term contract.

His innings came on the back of successive ducks in Yorkshire's first two matches on tour in South Africa, the latest being in the 50-over win against Leeds/Bradford MCC Universities yesterday.

"I'm pleased for Tom," said coach Gale.

"He's worked really hard this winter and probably questioned himself these last few days. He wanted to come out and impress and unfortunately hasn't got any runs. Then, today, he showed what he can do.

"He was very smart. He gave himself a chance at the start of the innings. As soon as he got to 40 or 50, he cashed in. When he's in that mood, you can't stop him.

"We saw glimpses in the T20 last season of what he can do and against us when he played for Worcester - he got a hundred. That's the reason why we signed him. He's explosive.

"I believe he's one of the best white ball players in the country."

On the match as a whole, Gale went on: "I thought we bowled OK without being great.

"We could have been better through the middle period. We started off nicely. We weren't as consistent as we'd like.

"I thought our fielding was outstanding. Jonny Tattersall was outstanding.

"With the bat, a big shout-out to Alex Lees, who backed up yesterday. It's always tough to back a hundred up, but he did. Young Harry Brook continued his good form at the end as well.

"Today was a tougher test for us. Notts have a lot of players missing from the first team, but it's still a decent test. I think we're going in the right direction.

"We don't play any one-day cricket for five or six weeks now."

Yorkshire went straight back into action on Saturday for a two-day red intra-squad friendly, their last match on tour.

"We'll turn our attention back to the red ball and get it right for the first game of the season," added Gale ahead of the game.

"We're not getting ahead of ourselves. We know it's pre-season and will face sterner tests as we go. But we are going in the right direction.

"Runs are runs. That's your currency. Everyone will be confident.

"The good thing about an intra-squad game is that everyone will play a part.

"Today, there were a few lads who didn't get a bat, Andrew Hodd, Matthew Waite and Jonny Tattersall. With these games, you can manufacture them so everyone gets time at the crease and decent miles in the legs for the bowlers.

"It will be a step up and a step in the right direction."

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