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YORKSHIRE kick-started 2008 in fine style, beating Lancashire in Abu Dhabi by 41 runs in the first Roses match ever to be played outside the UK.

In their first outing in the pre-season PRO-Arch Trophy, the White Rose racked up 237 after winning the toss and left-arm spinner David Wainwright helped them to defend it, sweeping up the tail with 3-31.

Anthony McGrath captained the side with Darren Gough rested and top scored for Yorkshire with 41.

Andrew Gale and Craig White got Yorkshire off to a flyer, bashing 66 for the first wicket before White becoming the first of three victims for legspinner Simon Marshall and Gale's 32 was ended by Andrew Flintoff.

Freddie' was the headline act and was captaining his county in the absence of the rested Stuart Law. But as Gerard Brophy (36) and Anthony McGrath (41) commanded the crease, Lancashire were staring at a victory target of around 300.

Instead, Yorkshire lost their last five wickets for just 28 runs to be skittled for 237 in the penultimate over. But in the field they choked the top of the Lancashire order and having reduced them to 80/5, the game was all but won.

Deon Kruis (2-37) and Ajmal Shahzad (2-33) offered nothing to hit in the early phase of the chase and despite half-centuries from Flintoff and Glen Chapple, Wainwright operated with enough guile to finish off the job by dismissing Chapple, Kyle Hogg and Marshall to leave Lancashire 41 runs shy.

8:59am Saturday 22nd March 2008

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