Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale believes his side can return to the UK with a “smile on their faces” after winning the Barbados Twenty20 cup.

The Tykes secured an impressive victory in the tournament by overcoming Warwickshire by 44 runs in the final at the Kensington Oval.

It is the county’s first piece of notable silverware since they won the PRO Arch Trophy on a similar pre-season tour in Abu Dhabi in 2008.

“We know it’s still pre-season but it’s nice to come away with a trophy,” said Gale.

“We’ve played against some real top-class counties in this competition. I think everyone can go back home with a smile on their faces now.”

Yorkshire’s skipper could not hide his delight at lifting the trophy.

It is the first piece of silverware of any kind that Gale has won since taking over as captain in December 2010.

He perhaps deserves the trophy more than most as well. After firing a century in Yorkshire’s semi-final win over Nottinghamshire, he was again impressive in the showpiece event on Thursday morning.

Batting first, he and Joe Sayers got the county off to the perfect start with an opening partnership of 98 runs.

Gale did eventually fall for 41, with Sayers departing soon after for a brisk 54.

Jonny Bairstow (9) and Gary Ballance (3) then also came and went cheaply to leave the Tykes on 125-4 in the 14th over.

But Bradford-born Anthony McGrath and Joe Root combined beautifully to take the county to an imposing total.

They added 47 runs from the final 38 balls of Yorkshire’s innings, with McGrath finishing unbeaten on 38 and Root not out on 21.

It helped the Tykes post 172-4 from their allotted overs, before an excellent all-round fielding display never really gave Warwickshire a chance of victory.

Bradfordian Adil Rashid was the star of the show, taking 4-13, with Ryan Sidebottom continuing his excellent pre-season to finish with figures of 2-20.

It saw Warwickshire slump to 128-7 by the close and Gale concluded: “We can take some real positives from our performances in Twenty20 cricket this week.

“Everyone who has come in and played over the three games has contributed and played well. You can’t ask any more from them.

“If we can replicate what we’ve done out here, then we will be successful in England as well.”