Yorkshire's Friends Provident Twenty20 campaign got off to a disastrous start tonight as they were smashed all over Headingley by Loots Bosman, a man with strong links to the White Rose.

Bosman plays his club cricket in South Africa for Yorkshire - a club in Kimberley named after David Bairstow, who coached in the region during his playing career.

Bosman crashed 94 off 50 balls, including nine fours and six sixes, as he shared an explosive second- wicket partnership of 141 in 12 overs with West Indian left-hander Chesney Hughes, who also added 65 off 41 balls.

Derbsyhire's 222 for five was the highest total scored against Yorkshire in Twenty20 history, and the only positive for the hosts was Clint McKay's four for 33 from four overs on debut.

Fellow overseas player Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 36 off 26 balls in reply, but they could only muster 157 all out.

The Tykes, who face Worcestershire at New Road tomorrow evening, lost by 65 runs.

Australian pace bowler McKay took three wickets in four balls in the 18th over of Derbyshire's innings, the odd ball out being a wide.

Having picked up the wicket of Chris Rogers in the second over of the match, he later had Greg Smith (24) and Hughes caught at long on and long off before getting Robin Peterson caught behind by Gerard Brophy.

But, unfortunately for Andrew Gale's men, the damage had been done by 33-year-old right-hander Bosman and Hughes.

Jacques Rudolph got Yorkshire's innings off to a flyer, reaching 30 off eight balls, thanks in the main to three sixes.

But Rudolph, Gale, who won the toss and invited the visitors to bat, and Anthony McGrath all departed in the third, fourth and fifth overs to leave the score at 53 for three.

Gibbs and Brophy shared a fourth-wicket stand of 43 in five overs to keep up with the rate, but that was broken when the latter was stumped by East Bierley wicket-keeper Lee Goddard off Wes Durston's off-spin in the tenth over.

Jonny Bairstow holed out to Durston off the bowling of Park before off-spinner Smith (3-19 from 2.5 overs) bowled Gibbs with his second ball to leave the score at 124 for six in the 14th.

Smith later bowled Rashid, while Peterson did the same to Rich Pyrah. McKay was run out, and the game was up when Rafiq holed out to Hughes on the long-off boundary off Smith with 14 balls left.