Yorkshire were trying to pick up the pieces today in their Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy third round match against Bedfordshire at Luton.

Although still stunned from the 97-run drubbing they received from Gloucestershire in the Benson and Hedges Cup semi-final on Monday, they realised they had to pull themselves together quickly in order to stay on this alternative route to a Lord's final this season.

Yorkshire are not presently in the mood to take anyone for granted but they cannot afford to be even the least bit complacent against Bedfordshire who caused a major upset in the previous round by thumping Minor Counties champions Dorset by seven wickets.

In Tasmanian all-rounder Shaun Young, Bedfordshire have an overseas player who has already left an indelible mark on Yorkshire from the 1997 season when he was with Gloucestershire.

In the Sunday League match between the sides at Headingley, Young played what remains one of the most astonishing innings the competition has ever seen.

After four previous innings that season had brought him only 15 runs, the left-hander thrashed an unbeaten 146 off only 105 balls with nine sixes and nine fours to set a new high score for Gloucestershire and Yorkshire would have suffered even further if rain had not come to their rescue with 5.2 overs still remaining.

Bedfordshire were being led by former Northamptonshire spinner Andy Roberts but it was Young who did most to see off Dorset with a commanding 78 not out.

With Darren Gough, Craig White, Matthew Hoggard and Michael Vaughan all refused permission to play today by England boss Duncan Fletcher, Yorkshire were able to include batsmen Matthew Wood and Vic Craven in their squad of 12, along with off-spinner Richard Dawson, who made his competitive debut in last Sunday's Norwich Union League win in over Northamptonshire.

Yorkshire from: Byas, Wood, Lumb, Lehmann, Craven, Fellows, Blakey, Hamilton, Dawson, Silverwood, Sidebottom, Hutchison.

Updated: 12:17 Wednesday, June 27, 2001