Yorkshire’s chances of winning the LV= County Championship title are all but over after leaders Nottinghamshire beat Lancashire today.

Notts are 19 points clear of Andrew Gale’s side with three matches left, while Yorkshire only have two to play.

It would mean the Trent Bridge side only need to get another 30 points to mathematically extinguish Yorkshire’s chances should the White Rose win both matches with the maximum haul of 24 points.

Martyn Moxon has revealed that Yorkshire will again target a fast bowler to fill their overseas slot for next season.

And the White Rose county’s director of professional cricket has also said “we have some irons in the fire”.

Moxon has not completely ruled Tino Best out of the running but the West Indian pace bowler is surely a non-starter after losing his form over the last two months.

“We are looking for an overseas fast bowler for next season,” he said. “We have some irons in the fire though, but it is early days.”

Moxon has confirmed that Best will not play again for the county this season after tearing his hamstring.

The 29-year-old returned to Barbados on Wednesday ahead of a four to six-week recovery period.

Moxon added: “We are going to keep in touch with Tino to see how things develop. I would not rule out him coming back but we will see how the winter progresses.”

Opening batsman Joe Sayers is another player on the sidelines, and he is unlikely to feature again this season due to illness.

Sayers’ problems started before the LV= County Championship match between against Lancashire at Old Trafford in late June when he suffered an asthma attack. He has played one second team fixture since.

Moxon explained: “Joe is still ill, and it is very unlikely he will be back playing before the end of the season. It is a viral sort of problem, but there is no firm diagnosis.”

Yorkshire’s next fixture is in the Cyldesdale Bank 40 competition on Tuesday when they travel to Wantage Road to face Northampton-shire under lights.

A win would confirm a place in the semi-finals for Andrew Gale’s men.

And it is looking more and more likely that they would then be able to host the last-four tie at Scarborough on September 11.