WORCESTERSHIRE'S wait for Lord's glory goes on after they were beaten by Yorkshire.

The County, set 242 to win in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy second round clash, fell 14 runs short in the Headingley run chase.

Zander de Bruyn (82) and Kabir Ali (67) did their best to rescue the situation with a fourth-wicket stand of 117.

But ultimately, the County could not recover from a start which saw them slump to 50-3.

Worcestershire eventually finished on 227-8 but can feel hard done by after a questionable decision from umpire Roy Palmer ended skipper Vikram Solanki's brief innings.

Solanki was given out caught behind after seemingly missing a delivery from Gideon Kruis.

"Getting only 36 off our first 15 overs certainly did not help and Vikram's dismissal was interesting to say the least," said New Road director of cricket Tom Moody, who is expected to be interviewed this week for the Indian national coaching job.

"You have to give credit where it is due, however. Yorkshire kept it tight early on and Ian Harvey and Craig White bowled well over the final 10 overs."

It started off well for the County when, after winning the toss and fielding, Chaminda Vaas removed Harvey for a duck.

But a knock of 74 from Anthony McGrath helped steer the home side to 241-9. Vaas took 3-38, while De Bruyn claimed 3-24.

After Solanki, Stephen Moore and Graeme Hick fell cheaply, Kabir, promoted to number four to up the run-rate, and De Bruyn put on 117 runs, though it was not enough. Kabir scored his runs off just 73 balls.