18 June 2004	Friday	29 Rabi-us-Saani 1425

LONDON, June 17: England skipper Michael Vaughan warmed-up for the forthcoming one-day series against West Indies and New Zealand with a stunning century on Wednesday.

Vaughan hit an unbeaten 116 to lead Yorkshire to a three-wicket win over Lancashire at Old Trafford in the quarterfinals of the C and G Trophy one-day tournament. Vaughan, playing only his second county match this season, shared a fifth-wicket stand of 149 runs in 24 overs with Australian star Darren Lehmann, who made 62, as they successfully chased 285-6.

Earlier, former England all-rounder Dominic Cork hit an unbeaten 54 off 20 balls as he and ex-West Indies skipper Carl Hooper, with 66, put the pressure on Yorkshire. Another Australian to make the headlines was Brad Hogg.

The left-hander struck an unbeaten 94 as Warwickshire piled up a massive 343 for four before winning their quarterfinal tie against Northamptonshire by 73 runs at Edgbaston.

Craig Spearman, fresh from his record-breaking triple century last week, continued his superb form with a knock of 62 as Gloucestershire clinched a 16-run victory against Middlesex at Bristol.

Results:

Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy:

Quarterfinals:

At Bristol: Gloucestershire beat Middlesex by 16 runs.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE 239-8 (C.M. Spearman 62, W.P.C. Weston 54);

MIDDLESEX 223-8 (E. Joyce 53).

At Old Trafford: Yorkshire beat Lancashire by three wickets.

LANCASHIRE 286-5 (C.L. Hooper 66, D.G. Cork 54 not out, M.B. Loye 50);

YORKSHIRE 287-7 (M.P. Vaughan 116 not out, D.S. Lehmann 62).

At Edgbaston: Warwickshire beat Northamptonshire by 73 runs.

WARWICKSHIRE 343-4 (G.B. Hogg 94 not out, I.R. Bell 68, I.J.L. Trott 65 not out);

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 270 (D.J.G. Sales 52; D.R. Brown 5-43).

Played on Tuesday:

At Worcester: Worcestershire beat Essex by 21 runs.

WORCESTERSHIRE 204 (B.F. Smith 54; G. Brant 3-19);

ESSEX 183 (A. Flower 58; A.J. Bichel 3-27). -AFP

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