Bob Willis Trophy: Only 13 balls bowled on opening day of rain-hit Roses Match in Leeds

Play in the Roses Match was finally abandoned for the day in mid-afternoon in Leeds

Yorkshire and Lancashire were restricted to only 13 balls of play in rain-hit Leeds on day one of the first Roses Match in the Bob Willis Trophy.

After a start delayed by half an hour, Yorkshire reached 8-0 before a rain interruption - and they did not return.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore's four off a first-ball full toss from debutant George Burrows was the only scoring shot.

Umpires Peter Hartley and James Middlebrook finally abandoned play for the day shortly after 15:00 BST.

When play was abandoned, it was not raining, but there were still puddles on the outfield.

Yorkshire began this game second in North Group, two points behind leaders Derbyshire, who are 22 points ahead of third-placed Lancashire.

But both sides were weakened by England call-ups and injuries, while Yorkshire's England batsman Gary Ballance was absent as a result of illness and "heightened feelings of anxiety and stress following a long period of isolation due to the Covid-19 lockdown".

That meant 10 players (six from Yorkshire and four from Lancashire) were making their first appearance in a first-class Roses Match - and for 22-year-old, Wigan-born Burrows, it was his first-class debut.

Yorkshire's Tom Kohler-Cadmore:

"You don't ever want the weather to be involved but, in a shortened season, with only five games, you need as many days of play as possible. We've missed enough cricket this year.

"Last week, the weather ruined a good game between us and Derby - it took a full day and a bit out with bad light as well. It's frustrating, but we can't do anything about it.

"A Roses game, no matter what format or whenever it is, is always a big game. Being towards the crunch end of a tournament makes it all the more important."

Lancashire debutant George Burrows:

"It's a bit of a dream come true for me. There's a lot of hard work gone in over the last two or three years, so it's nice to get the opportunity.

"I found out I was going to be playing about 10am when Dane Vilas pulled me aside and gave me the nod. What a fixture. Against Yorkshire and to play here at Headingley as well makes it extra special even though there are no crowds in.

"I've been bowling well for the last few weeks. I was a little bit nervy with that first-ball full toss but it was swinging and shaping out there."

Match report supplied by PA Media.