Yorkshire hero Rich Pyrah believes Wednesday’s Friends Provident Trophy win against Durham can kick-start their season in all competitions, not just one-day cricket.

The 26-year-old all-rounder, who had earlier claimed 3-23 from seven overs to restrict the visitors to 166 from their 50 overs, finished 42 not out off 49 balls to keep his side’s hopes of qualifying for the last eight firmly alive.

They must now win their final two games, both away, against Sussex and Surrey on Monday and Wednesday to confirm their quarter-final berth.

“If we win our last two, it is in our own hands,” said Pyrah, who also hit 67 in the defeat against Gloucestershire earlier this week. “We will be trying desperately to do that.

“Beating Durham gives us belief in all competitions. We have been playing good cricket all year, but we just need to start winning more games.”

The victory ended a run of three successive defeats in the competition for the Tykes, who are second in the group on six points from six games played.

Pyrah shared an unbroken ninth wicket partnership of 47 with David Wainwright (13 not out) to banish memories of another batting collapse.

Durham looked on course for a win that would have put Yorkshire on the canvas in terms of their knockout stage hopes when they had the hosts at 130-8.

But Pyrah admitted memories of sharing 19 for the ninth wicket to secure a win against Middlesex in the Pro40 League division two in 2007 helped to calm their nerves.

“It all brought back memories of that Middlesex game. I said to Wainers ‘okay, let’s do this again’. We were both calm out there,” he said.

“We stuck to our plans. Needing one a ball, we were always in the game. Runs were never a problem, it was just the wickets.

“It was a massive victory for us because it puts us back up there in the group. Hopefully, we can see it through to the quarter-finals now.”

Yorkshire will slip out of the top two in their group should Surrey beat Durham, who cannot qualify, at the Oval today.

Surrey have four points from five games, but would overtake Yorkshire by the virtue of a better head-to-head record.

If teams are level on points at the end of the group stages, the separating criteria is wins then head-to-head and, finally, net run rate.