Australian left-hander Matthew Elliott ended his Yorkshire career almost exactly two years ago with a National League century against Kent at Headingley.

And yesterday, in his next innings on the ground, he again reached three figures - but this time the Tykes were on the receiving end of his flashing blade.

Elliott blazed his way to a chanceless 125 before being dismissed on the second day of their champion-ship match with Glamorgan, who had reached 286 for five by the close in reply to Yorkshire's first-innings score of 401 all out.

There were several parallels between the two innings this week, the most notable being that both sides had Australian openers who plundered centuries and that the first three batsmen in both teams were left-handers. And just as Yorkshire collapsed after being 287 for one, Glamorgan also stumbled from 217 for one at one stage.

Yorkshire resumed in the morning on 341 for five, and they just succeeded in their quest to make it to 400 and a maximum five batting bonus points.

They looked as if they would run out of steam at 385 for nine, but the last-wicket pair of Matthew Hog-gard and Steve Kirby saw them home, England paceman Simon Jones finishing with five for 77 from 24 overs.

Elliott and Dan Cherry tore into Yorkshire's bowling from the start, and Elliott charged past the 50 mark with four consecutive boundaries off East Bierley's John Blain, who went for 52 in seven overs, including 37 form the last three.

But the spree was halted at 92 by Hoggard, who knocked back Cherry's off-stump.

Glamorgan continued their agg-ressive approach as David Hemp helped Elliott add 125 in 33 overs, Elliott completing his third century of the season before his partner stole the limelight just before tea by blasting consecutive long hops by Jaques high into the West Stand. It was Jaques' first bowl for Yorkshire and he did not add to his two overs after tea.

Hemp went to his half-century after the interval before Blain hit back with two wickets in two overs, bowling Hemp off an inside edge for 60 from 99 balls (seven fours, two sixes) and getting Michael Powell caught behind by Cleckheaton's Ismail Dawood.

The pressure was maintained by Richard Dawson, who tempted Elliott into trying to hit him over the top, but only succeeded in skying a catch to Hoggard, who waited patiently for it at deep mid-off.

Elliott had faced 176 balls and struck 22 fours. Dawson trapped Mark Wallace lbw for 25 when he offered no stroke, but Jon Hughes and Darren Thomas defended doggedly until the close.

One of the biggest cheers of the day came following the news that Lancashire had been relegated!