Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn Moxon admitted to being deeply frustrated after his side’s Friends Life t20 match with Warwickshire was abandoned because of rain last night.

The Tykes had reduced their hosts to 138-5 after 18 overs at Edgbaston when the poor weather arrived.

A win would have been their fourth victory in six games in the tournament but, in the end, the county had to settle for a point to remain in mid-table in the North Division.

“We were satisfied with our position in the game when the weather came,” said Moxon.

“It would have been a really good match.

“If we could have finished their innings well, then it would have been well within our capabilities to knock them off.”

Moxon’s disappointment was fully justified after an impressive bowling display had looked like putting Yorkshire into a good position in the match.

Things started perfectly for the Tykes after they had won the toss and elected to field when England star Jonathan Trott was run-out off only the second ball of the match for one.

A mix-up with Neil Carter was the reason for his demise, before the South African began to make amends in front of a disappointing crowd of 4,200 in Birmingham.

Together with William Porterfield, he quickly moved the score on to 54-1 by the eighth over, until Azeem Rafiq removed his leg stump to leave Warwickshire two down.

Ajmal Shahzad then got rid of Darren Maddy for only nine, before Rafiq helped oust Porterfield for 34 with a stunning catch on the square-leg boundary.

Rich Pyrah was the bowler and, with the Bears then losing Darren Maddy for eight to slump to 110-5, the Tykes were in control.

By this stage the drizzle had turned to more persistent rain, but with Jim Troughton enjoying himself at the expense of the returning Tim Bresnan, there was at least something for the home fans to celebrate.

The Warwickshire captain made his way to 49 by the end of the 18th over, until the weather worsened to ruin what looked like shaping up to be a fascinating game.

“We would have taken the position we were in when it was called off,” added Moxon.

“The last two overs were going to be key.

“It is difficult to judge what would have happened but, by and large, I think we were in with a decent shout of winning the game.”

Yorkshire will hope for better luck in their next match at Worcester tomorrow.