Yorkshire are in danger of ending the season without any of their batsmen completing 1,000 first class runs for the first time this century.

The last time that nobody got into four figures was in 1893 and skipper David Byas and Michael Vaughan will be trying hard to make sure it does not happen again when Yorkshire begin their last match of the season against new champions Surrey at The Oval tomorrow.

Vaughan currently leads the way with 888 runs and he is closely followed by Byas on 873.

Both batsmen are hoping to reach the target and at least one of them should have a good chance of succeeding on a good batting track, particularly as Surrey have now released their wizard off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq.

More important to Yorkshire than individual runs, however, is Division One survival when the championship splits into two next year.

Although their current fourth position makes them virtually certain to avoid the drop they need to take six points from the match to make absolutely sure.

A draw and two bonus points, therefore, would do the trick but Byas has called for a big effort to win the match rather than being content to opt for safety.

Taking a maximum 20 points from the game would ensure that Yorkshire hold on to fourth place and they could even finish second but this is unlikely.

Nothing would delight Byas and his team more, however, than to ruffle Surrey's feathers and it would give them enormous satisfaction to become the only side this season to beat them.

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