YORKSHIRE'S Jack Brooks admitted he had never expected to score his maiden first-class century.

The bowler made 109no as the White Rose side declared on 448-8 against Lancashire.

Brooks said: "It's surreal, and it hasn't really sunk in. I never expected to get a hundred in my career, although I did say to the lads the other day that I've got one in me, but that was more in jest than anything.

"I ended up at nine in this game, and it's weird how it's happened. Cricket can be funny like that.

"I'm pretty elated with how it ended up.

"I didn't really overthink it. I wasn't actually that nervous overnight. I was quite excited. I slept pretty well just because I was knackered.

"I woke up at five in the morning busting for a wee because I'd drunk so much. Then I lay there thinking 'I'm going to be batting in a little while'.

"I backed my game plan. If it was up, I was going to try and whack it."

Brooks then struck with the ball as Lancashire slipped to 39-3 before lunch but they later recovered to close on 264-6 from 94 overs as Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit 106.

Lancashire trail Yorkshire by 184 runs with one day to go in a match affected by rain.

Brooks added: "We need to go bang, bang, bang, bang in the morning before they get to the follow-on. We've got a new ball in our hands, the bowlers will be fresher in the morning and we've opened up an end."

"I don't know how he does it (Shiv). It's knackering. I've obviously got to bowl as well. My brain was frazzled. I was dead behind the eyes last night in the bar. I don't know how they've got it upstairs to get through the day.

"My legs were knackered. I was using different parts of my legs that I hadn't used before. I think I'll stick on one for a while."