Yorkshire are still uncertain whether Darren Gough will be fit to make his seasonal debut in the Benson and Hedges Cup match with Leicestershire at Headingley tomorrow.

Gough was planning to bowl in the nets at Headingley today but he may still need more time to recover fully from the cartilage operation he had on his right knee over a month ago.

Yorkshire expect to choose from the same 12 which travelled to Trent Bridge on Sunday when they won their opening B&H match against Nottinghamshire by two runs, but skipper Darren Lehmann said a place could still be found for Gough if he were able to come through a late fitness test.

If bad weather hinders Gough's outdoor preparations, a more realistic hope may be for the England strike bowler to return either against Durham at Riverside on Thursday or at Derby on Saturday.

Ideally, Gough could do with some less demanding cricket before making his comeback, but Yorkshire Seconds do not have a match this week and are not in action until next Tuesday when they play Derbyshire in a one-day game at Bingley.

Lehmann was delighted that Yorkshire had got off to a winning start in the B&H although he thought Nottinghamshire had been more favourably placed to win the rain-hit contest.

"I didn't think the calculations came out too well for us but those are the rules and we just have to accept them," he said.

Meanwhile, the ECB have contacted Yorkshire to say they had no problem with Matthew Hoggard turning out for Bradford League club Baildon at the weekend, even though England have instructed him not to play for Yorkshire until next Saturday.

Yorkshire chairman Keith Moss was furious that Hoggard could get permission to play league cricket but not for his county and he had asked the ECB for an explanation.

An ECB official told Yorkshire that turning out for a league fixture was seen as warm-up for his return to county cricket. If he had played for Yorkshire he may have been required to bowl flat out.

Yorkshire coach Wayne Clark was aware that Hoggard was going to play for Baildon and had no objection, but Moss and cricket chairman Bob Platt are still unhappy with the situation.