Phoenix rise from the ashes.

After Yorkshire's start to the 2007 Twenty20 Cup, progression to the knock-out phase looked as bleak as the June weather.

However a remarkable second half saw the White Rose rack up four successive victories to knock holders Leicestershire out of the competition and claim a quarter final berth.

The Foxes put Yorkshire to the sword in the opening Twenty20 match in front of the Sky cameras but after some terrible weather they found their campaign fizzle out with their showdown match against Lancashire abandoned before a ball was bowled.

Yorkshire can now look forward to a quarter final match against County Champions Sussex and can take great heart from some gutsy performances to come back from the dead in the most lucrative of county cricket competitions.

The Yorkshire coffers will no doubt benefit from further Twenty20 action and Yorkshire fans will be hoping the tie will be picked to be shown live on Sky. With the respective Championship positions of both Yorkshire and Sussex and the Chris Adams saga of the winter the outlook is bright for the match to be televised.

Another benefit to come from the Twenty20 success is that it gives the younger players such as Andrew Gale, Chris Gilbert, Richard Pyrah and David Wainwright further first team action, something that may not be possible in the Championship such is the depth of quality batting and bowling at Yorkshire's disposal.

Yorkshire can also now take some winning momentum into a flurry of 4-day Championship games starting off with the Roses match at Old Trafford.

All in all, a successful Twenty20 competition for Yorkshire, who despite not playing the best cricket in the competition will be keen to give a good account of themselves at Hove in the next round.