Pace bowler lames Ormond guided IxiccMcrshire to an unlikely 14-run victory over York shire in the Benson and Hedges Cup on Thursday.

the 23-year-old finished with four for 25 in 9.4 overs as Yorkshire clashed from 137 lor one to 210 all out at Grace Road.

England opener Michael Vaughan looked to have provided ihe platform for a Yorkshire victory after compiling his highest limited-overs score of 92 off just 90

balls with 15 boundaries.

Earlier, he became Yorkshire's most successful bowler in taking four for 46 in the home side’s total of 221 for eight from their full allocation of 50 overs.

Vaughan added 92 for Lite second wkket with Anthony .McGrath (46), taking Yorkshire to I 17 lor two when In was dismissed by Devon Malcolm

When the in-form Australian Darren Lehmann departed for seven, after becoming Ormond's first victim with the score at )63, Yorkshire still had seven wickets in hand to score the 62 runs required for victory.

Bui Ormond and skipper Vince

Wells (two (or 19) ripped out ihP middle-order in quick succession as Yorkshire collapsed to 202 for eight when (hey (hen needed 23 runs from (he Iasi 20 balls.

Only lour runs later, however Ormond bowled Gary Fellows for 14 and biccstershire’s astonishing recovery was completed when T orn Baker was run out for three

Iriccstcrshire's innings wa, built around a stand of 119 lor ihe second wicket between Wells (7g) and Ben Smith (50).

T he win leaves them level on points with Nottinghamshire and Durham at the top of the Northern Division, although (hey have now played one match more

Yorkshire, who lost by six wick, els to Nottinghamshire on Wednesday, now face the possi-bilily of failing to qualify for the quarter-finals even if they win their final two games against lan-cashire and Durham.

In a thrilling finish at bird's. Middlesex beat Kent by just one run to record (heir first victory in the Southern Division.

Rain prevented any play before lunch, reducing the match to 31 overs a side. 4

Opener Andrew Strauss (61) and Owais Shah (48) (op scored in the home side’s 146 for nine, with David Nash (18) the only other batsman to reach double-figures.

Kent were well in the driving seal as Mau Walker (36), Robert Key (27) and Matthew Fleming (24) steered them to 133 for four.

But Paul Weekes turned the game on its head with a spell of four for 17 in four overs as Kent collapsed to 143 for eight.

Needing three to win off the final ball bowled by former England paceman Angus Fraser they could only manage a single with Jamis Golding being run out attempting a second.

B&HCUP SCORES

English Benson and Hedges ( up cricket (one-day) results on Thursday:

North Division

\l (.r.irr Road: Leicesinshirr 221-

8 (V Wells 76. B Smith 50. M Vaughan I II.) ht Yorkshire 210 (M Vaughan 92. J Ormond 4-25) 14 runs

South Division -

At Lord’s: Middlesex 146-9 (A ' Sirauss 61 j bl Kent 145-9 (P Wrekcs 4-17) by 1 run