YORKSHIRE CCC completed a rousing ten-wicket victory over Northamptonshire at Headingley yesterday to continue a great start to the season which has seen them win their last six matches in all competitions.

With storm clouds gathering, openers Matthew Wood and Phil Jaques thrashed 72 in half an hour after lunch to race them to their 129 target and strengthen their Championship challenge.

It was Yorkshire's third consecutive home victory against Northants and it left them in great heart for tomorrow's Championship game with Leicestershire at Grace Road when they will field an unchanged team.

Northants effectively had eight down at the start of the final day because wicketkeeper Gerard Brophy had broken a finger on Saturday, but casual bowling by Yorkshire prolonged the visitors' innings.

Johann Louw and Steffan Jones took their eighth wicket stand to 37 before Louw fell lbw to Deon Kruis but Jones then added a frustrating 41 with last man Jason Brown as Yorkshire bowled too short and too wide.

Jones made 51 before pattingback a catch to Ian Harvey off a slow full toss.

Kruis and Tim Bresnan each took three wickets and Kruis has now captured 14 wickets at a meagre 12.07 runs apiece in his first two Championship matches at Headingley.

Wood and Jaques both survived chances as Yorkshire reached lunch at 57 without loss but cut loose after the break. Jaques plundered his 70 runs off 60 balls with 12 fours while Wood had six fours and three sixes in his 56.

Frizzell County Championship

P W D L Bt Bl Pts

Durham 3 3 0 0 9 9 60

Essex 3 2 1 0 14 9 55

Lancashire 3 2 1 0 8 9 49

Yorkshire 3 2 1 0 9 7 47

Worcestershire 3 1 0 2 7 9 30

Northants 3 0 2 1 12 9 29

Somerset 4 0 1 3 4 11 19

Leicestershire 3 0 1 2 4 6 13

Derbyshire 3 0 1 2 2 7 13

Updated: 11:02 Tuesday, May 10, 2005