Yorkshire assistant coach Craig White has cited personal reasons for turning down the chance to replace Allan Donald as Warwickshire’s bowling coach over the winter.

White also revealed that the opportunity to step up from his position as second-team coach and captain at Headingley was too tempting.

He explained: “Ashley Giles came up to me last year when we were at Scarborough and asked me ‘what are your plans?’ “I told him that I hadn’t been offered the Yorkshire job and that I was still captain of the seconds.

“He asked me if we could have a meeting. I agreed. When we did, he asked me to do Allan Donald’s job, the bowling coach, which would effectively be Ashley’s assistant.

“I thought about it for a long time. I was very close to going. In the end, through personal reasons and being offered a job at Yorkshire, I decided to stay.”

White will be with the Yorkshire first-team squad on a full-time basis and will take charge of affairs when Martyn Moxon is away watching second-team and academy matches.

The former England all-rounder said: “It’s an exciting time here. I dealt with all the young lads in the second team. To help them progress in the first team is my next challenge.”

White saw Yorkshire win a one-day match for the first time on their tour of Barbados yesterday, beating University of the West Indies by 52 runs at Foursquare.

Gary Ballance and Adam Lyth pressed their claims for first-team places as the Tykes were bowled out for 243.

Ballance hit 94 off 91 balls, including six fours and two sixes, while Lyth finished unbeaten on 70 off 87 balls. Yorkshire lost their last seven wickets for 28 runs.

Left-arm spinner David Wainwright was the pick of the bowling, finishing with two for 25 from his eight overs as the hosts finished on 191 for seven in reply.

Yorkshire face Lancashire in a two-day friendly at the 3 Ws Oval on Friday.