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Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com - 31/05/2026 - Cricket - Vitality Blast - Yorkshire Vikings v Gloucestershire County Cricket Club - Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England - Gloucestershire's D'arcy Short hits out against Yorkshire.
D'Arcy Short starred in Gloucestershire's win Allan McKenzie, SWPix/Yorkshire Cricket

Gloucestershire prevail as Yorkshire come up Short

A D’Arcy Short-inspired Gloucestershire won the battle of two in-form sides at the start of this season’s Vitality Blast as Yorkshire’s early three-game winning streak ended at Headingley.

31.05.26, 20:12 Updated 31.05.26, 20:12 4 Minute Read

Graham Hardcastle

ECB Reporters Network: Yorkshire 161 v Gloucestershire 217-6, Vitality Blast M. Gloucestershire won by 56 runs.

Yorkshire 0 points, Gloucestershire 4 points

A cross-group clash - the first ever T20 meeting between these two counties - saw Gloucestershire post 217 for six and successfully defend it to win for the third time in four, this by 56 runs.

Australian opener Short’s buccaneering 82 off 50 balls with five sixes was the feature of a Glos total which could have been more. T20 debutant Joe Phillips was excellent for 42 off 25, but Pakistani overseas pacer Hassan Ali limited the damage with three for 29.

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