Captain Andrew Gale says Yorkshire must wise up after a shock Twenty20 hammering at the hands of a University of the West Indies XI at the Kensington Oval on Saturday.

The White Rose were bowled out for 63 in pursuit of 122, struggling to cope with the bounce created by Trinidadian pace bowler Khishmar Caitlin, who finished with four for 11 from four overs.

Eight batsmen failed to make it into double figures, including Gale’s first-ball duck, after the students had cobbled 121 for five from their 20 overs.

Prior to the Twenty20 weekend, the squad were given a day off after four days of practice and matches.

And Gale said: “I don’t think we were on the button from ball one. We had a day off on Friday, and maybe we were a little lethargic. We’ve got to be better, the energy needs to be upped. We’ve got to learn, and we’ve got to learn fast.”

Yorkshire were well on top in this encounter until batsman Raymon Reifer battered four late sixes in a 46-ball 58.

“I still felt 120 was very much gettable,” Gale continued. “But the first four, including myself, struggled to cope with the bounce. Nobody ever got going.”

The UWI XI’s innings had instances of kamikaze batting, with two men run out and one stumped by Jonny Bairstow. But the game’s moment of madness belonged to Bairstow (19).

He flicked a ball behind square on the leg-side and set off for two. But on his way back, he ran into the bowler and ended up inches short. Gale described the dismissal as stupid.

The 58-run defeat consigned Yorkshire to the Plate game at the 3 Ws Oval yesterday afternoon against Derbyshire.

And the Tykes failed to defend 155. Gale’s 88 off 61 balls had helped record 154 for four but the Peakites won by seven wickets.