YORKSHIRE will play Gloucestershire at Bristol next Wednesday in the Friends Provident Trophy quarter-finals after yesterday's North Division washout with Lancashire at Headingley.

The Tykes were virtually handed their passage through to the last eight - but they would have had a home tie if their game was completed.

Yorkshire were 34-0 after 4.5 overs in pursuit of Lancashire's paltry 89 all out. Had the weather allowed for another 5.1 overs, they would have been guaranteed a home quarter-final.

But instead they face a trip to Bristol just 48 hours before their County Championship match just down the M5 against Somerset at Taunton.

"I am not bothered whether it was home or away," said skipper Darren Gough. "But if you had said that we were just going to qualify after losing the first game against Durham, then I would have been happy.

"It is now all about who plays best on the day in that quarter-final."

Gough put in a fine display of 3-17 from his eight overs, while Steven Patterson and Rich Pyrah both took two wickets.

Tim Bresnan and Anthony McGrath claimed a wicket apiece, as Lancashire batted dreadfully. Only Kyle Hogg, with 25, and Iain Sutcliffe, with 16, reached double figures.

Lancashire lost captain Stuart Law due to a broken right index, leaving wicketkeeper Luke Sutton as stand-in skipper.

And he was left to take the flak for a bemusing decision to bat first under overhead conditions at a Leeds venue famous for its bowler friendly conditions.

Gough said that he would have bowled: "Yes I was a little bit surprised, perhaps they got a little bit confused," he smiled.

Sutton explained: "Mainly it was me, Mike Watkinson and Stuey. We also put it to a few senior players, and then the whole squad just before we tossed up.

"Everyone was in agreement that we should bat first. I have got to take the brunt of that because I am captain.

"It was a used wicket, which they had played previously against Scotland. They described it as an excellent wicket - one of the best wickets they have seen at Headingley.

"We knew that there were overhead conditions, but the outfield was very wet."

It was harsh on the Tykes that they did not get the chance to finish the game off, as Andrew Gale and Craig White began the reply at a rollicking rate.

But they will take heart ahead of tomorrow's County Championship clash between the two sides at Headingley.