Date-stamped : 30 Apr97 - 06:16 Darren Lehmann, Yorkshire`s new overseas player, must wait at least another 24 hours for his debut. The Australian was left out of the side for the rain-ruined Benson and Hedges Cup game against holders Lancashire at Old Trafford yesterday in favour of the uncapped Bradley Parker, who has scored 259 runs in two first-class innings. Yorkshire were put into bat by Mike Atherton and openers David Byas and Martyn Moxon pushed them to 43 at more than four an over before the rain fell. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/) =================================>more Silverwood extracts red rose thorns By Andrew Collomosse at Old Trafford Yorkshire (203) bt Lancashire (154) by 49 runs YORKSHIRE exorcised the ghost of Old Traffords past with a convincing victory over their Red Rose rivals. Beaten twice in major semi-finals at Lancashire`s headquarters last season, David Byas`s charges might have been forgiven for approaching what was, in effect, their first competitive game of the season with some trepidation. Instead they produced an outstanding display in the field which condemned the holders to their first defeat in the competition since 1994. Only Neil Fairbrother threatened to come to grips with the pursuit of 204 on a surface which gave all the bowlers some assistance. Yet even he was unable to establish any semblence of command, hitting only two boundaries in his unbeaten 64 off 98 balls, as Byas, constantly ringing the changes, turned the screw. Michael Atherton laboured 20 overs for 15 before driving Chris Silverwood straight to Craig White at cover. And by that time the England captain had already seen Jason Gallian trapped leg before by Peter Hartley and John Crawley caught on the long-leg boundary off the same bowler. Graeme Lloyd, currently the hottest batting property in the land, lasted only three overs before Darren Gough produced a fine delivery that nipped back off the seam and bowled him via bat and thigh to leave Lancashire in deep trouble on 57 for four. A resolute fifth-wicket partnership of 67 in 15 overs between Fairbrother and Ian Austin threatened to derail Yorkshire`s victory charge, particularly when umpire Julian gave Austin the benefit of the doubt when a direct hit by Byas appeared to run him out. The return of Chris Silverwood, whose final figures of three for 22 from his 10 overs earned him the gold award, to remove Austin and Warren Hegg, both with the aid of catches by wicketkeeper Richard Blakey, put Yorkshire in the driving seat once more, however. And with Fairbrother unable to take control and Glenn Chapple unable to bat because of injury, Yorkshire eased to victory with 4.2 overs to spare. Yet however convincing Yorkshire`s out-cricket may have been, the feeling persisted that they should really have set Lancashire a more formidable target following an enterprising start in which Martyn Moxon and Byas moved their overnight partnership on from 43 to 69 from only 16 overs. By the time Peter Martin, Lancashire`s most effective bowler, produced a delivery that swung in late to beat Moxon`s forward push, Yorkshire had established the platform for a large total, particularly when Chapple was forced to withdraw with a fractured knuckle that will require an operation today. But Byas followed eight runs later, miscuing a pull to mid-on in Martin`s next over. Hartley, Anthony McGrath and Bradley Parker did not hang around for long, and Michael Vaughan fell five runs short of his half-century. Craig White and Richard Blakey added 33 in six overs before White`s departure, well caught by John Crawley at long-off, heralded a late- order collapse. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/) Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com)