Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie labelled Yorkshire’s stunning innings and 39 runs victory over Derbyshire as “a special performance” after two of their newcomers inspired an unexpected triumph at Headingley.

Having declared on 677-7 on a flat batting wicket, giving them a lead and a minimum of 84 overs to try to conjure up a victory, Yorkshire stunned Derbyshire by dismissing them for 163 with Jack Brooks claiming 5-40 and Liam Plunkett contributing 2-20.

It follows their equally spectacular victory over Durham on Saturday and left Gillespie excited about the potential of a side boosted by the recruitment of Brooks from Northamptonshire and Plunkett from Durham during a busy winter.

“It was a pretty special performance to have 475 scored against us in the first innings and win by an innings,” enthused Gillespie.

“Our intent with the bat was fantastic and then to go out there with that aggression with the ball was superb – it was just a clinical performance.

“We’ve shown in different situations we can score runs and take wickets. The players have just got that belief, they have the attitude and the work ethic and that’s a great thing for our players to have. They want to do well for each other and that’s what we’re trying to create.”

On a pitch which generated 1,152 runs for 17 wickets with Chesney Hughes and Joe Root both enjoying double centuries during the opening two innings, it seemed unlikely Yorkshire would be able to dismiss Derbyshire cheaply enough to secure victory. They earned themselves precious time by adding 80 in the opening ten overs to eclipse their highest ever total against Derbyshire of 662 recorded at Chesterfield in 1898.

They were given a flying start by Plunkett dismissing Hughes and Shivnarine Chanderpaul cheaply to catches behind the wicket and Brooks began his wicket spree by ending a 92-run fourth-wicket stand spanning 26 overs by removing both Wayne Madsen and Wes Durston, who had battled to deserved half-centuries.

Still only six down at tea, Brooks completed the demolition only 28 minutes after that interval, removing Dan Redfern and Tom Poynton with successive deliveries.

Although Tim Groenewald blocked the hat-trick ball, Brooks claimed the final three wickets of the innings for six runs in 20 balls.

“I wanted to set the tone in that first over after tea and one of the deliveries thankfully got a wicket,” said Brooks. “After that it was a bit of a blur really but thankfully I got into a rhythm and it’s one of those days when you feel like you can take a wicket with every ball.

“I was a bit worried when I first signed about whether the fans would take to a so-called foreigner from down South, but as long as I keep putting in the performances I'm sure they'll take to me.

“We’ve just come up from division two, but we’re not here to make up the number. We reckon we can win the league and these two wins have certainly helped us.”