Head's Historic Innings Inspires Sensational Triumph

Yorkshire appear to have unearthed an absolute gem in young Australian Travis Head. Playing in his first fifty overs assignment for the Tykes, Head tore up both the inept Leicestershire bowling attack and the record books, ably assisted by young Jack Leaning who recorded his highest one-day score for Yorkshire. Between them, Head and Leaning added a staggering 274 runs, another milestone, for the third wicket. Clearly the Vikings have become sharpshooters at batting first, which explains why Lees's ability to win the toss is almost ominous now for opposing teams.

The grand old northern county now have three wins from five group outings and look poised for a quarter finals engagement in the One Day Cup. Next on the agenda is the visit of Nottinghamshire who sit just beneath Yorkshire, in second place, also with seven points. The Outlaws are due in Scarborough on Wednesday morning. A visit to Durham also has to be negotiated on Sunday. A win from either ought to nail down a place in the last eight.

Royal London One-Day Cup: Leicestershire Foxes versus YORKSHIRE VIKINGS; in Leicester; Sunday the 24th of July 2016. YORKSHIRE VIKINGS won the toss.

YORKSHIRE VIKINGS: 376 for three (off fifty overs)

Lyth run out (O'Brien.K) 2 (13-1)

Lees st O'Brien.N b Sayer 32 (51-2)

Head c O'Brien.N b O'Brien.K 175 (325-3)

Leaning not out 131

Bresnan not out 24

Extras: twelve

Leicestershire Foxes: 185 (off 33.3 overs)

Robson c Hodd b Bresnan 16 (46-2)

Pettini b Willey 1 (6-1)

O'Brien.K c Plunkett b Bresnan 34 (55-3)

Cosgrove c Lyth b Patterson 6 (69-4)

Hill st Hodd b Rafiq 55 (154-7)

Horton  lbw b Patterson 8 (88-5)

O'Brien.N lbw b Rashid 17 (135-6)

Dexter c Plunkett b Rashid 11 (156-8)

Sayer c Lees b Rafiq 12 (180-9)

McKay not out 12

Raine lbw b Rashid 4

Extras: nine

Rashid three for 23

YORKSHIRE VIKINGS win by 191 runs. Leicestershire Foxes nul points, YORKSHIRE VIKINGS two points.

BATTING CHARTS (minimum of one hundred runs):

Travis Head: 175 runs; average - 175

Jack Leaning: 154 runs; average - 77

Adam Lyth: 272 runs; average - 68

Gary Ballance: 144 runs; average - 48