WORCESTERSHIRE Rapids survived a nerve-shredding finish to today’s four-run win at Yorkshire in the Royal London One-Day Cup.

The hosts had been chasing an unlikely total of 350 but Andy Hodd’s six from the penultimate ball took matters all the way at Headingley.

A repeat was required to consign the Pears to a miserable journey home but Charlie Morris restricted Yorkshire to a single at the end.

The foundations were laid by Joe Clarke, Travis Head, Ross Whiteley and Ben Cox hitting half-centuries in an imposing haul Clarke and Head, the latter who was Yorkshire’s overseas player in 2016, provided 61 off 64 balls and 77 off 94.

Whiteley, who hit six sixes in an over during last year’s T20 Blast fixture at Headingley, and wicketkeeper Cox then put the Vikings under late pressure with 66 not out off 41 balls.

They scored the lion’s share of 122 off the last 10 overs before Yorkshire started their chase strongly through ex-Pear Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Indian centurion Che Pujara, who made 101 off 94 balls.

The duo took to 173 for one the score in the 30th over before sliding following the departure of opener Kohler-Cadmore for 89.

From there, Yorkshire battled hard and even took the target to six off the last ball with one wicket in hand with Andrew Hodd on strike having been 253 for five after 42 overs.

However, they finished on 346 for nine.

Yorkshire conceded their second-highest total in List A cricket, while Adil Rashid’s one for one from 10 overs was his most expensive career return.

It meant the Rapids, last season’s semi-finalists, successfully backed up Saturday’s home win over Derbyshire.

After being inserted under overcast skies, the visitors had to navigate some early assistance for the seamers with Daryl Mitchell trapped leg before by Ben Coad at 14 for one.

Clarke and Australian Head then shared 108 in 17 overs for the second wicket before the innings slowed up somewhat.

Worcestershire fell to 220 for five in the 39th as Clarke was ran out backing up and Head got superbly caught and bowled by Rashid.

But Whiteley strengthened an excellent recent limited overs record against Yorkshire with some blistering hitting, while Cox was equally dynamic.

The runs then continued to flow at the start of the Yorkshire reply.

Openers Kohler-Cadmore and Adam Lyth shared 72 inside 12 overs before Pujara joined the former to share 101 in 18 overs for the second wicket.

While Kohler-Cadmore added to last Friday’s 164 in beating Durham, Pujara passed 50 for the third successive innings.

But the chase faltered in the 30th over when leg-spinning all-rounder Brett D’Oliveira returned and had Kohler-Cadmore caught at long-on and pinch-hitter James Wainman caught behind in three balls.

Yorkshire quickly slipped from 173 for one and reached 40 overs at 240 for four.

Pujara reached his hundred shortly afterwards but the game seemed up when he found deep mid-wicket off Ed Barnard’s seamers.

Some exhilarating lower order hitting raised home hopes again but it was to no avail.