Cliff's five-wicket haul gives Yorkshire the edge

BEN Cliff's maiden five-wicket haul in first-team cricket - a superb five for 46 from 8.3 overs - set Yorkshire up for an opening day Metro Bank One-Day Cup win over last year’s semifinalists Warwickshire at Scarborough, by five wickets chasing 138.

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New-ball quick Cliff, aged 22, was playing his first first-team game since the summer's opening week following a side injury, and he was the chief tormenter as the Bears were bowled out for 137 inside 37 overs at the start of Group B.

Cliff struck four times in a devastating opening spell, with Warwickshire slipping to 38 for seven before Vansh Jani's brilliant 82 off 92 balls. It was the 20-year-old's maiden first-team fifty in his second game.

Yorkshire, for whom Adam Lyth took four catches in the slips - equalling a club record for outfield catches in a List A innings - didn’t chase with ease on a tricky pitch. But Pakistani international opener Imam-Ul-Haq held things together with 55 off 83 balls.