Martyn Moxon says retaining the County Championship is even sweeter than winning it for the first time and he hopes Yorkshire CCC will now have a 'period of domination.'

The 55-year-old Barnsley man is enjoying great success in his role of director of cricket at Headingley. The Tykes retained their title this season while their totals of 11 wins from 16 games and 286 points were records for the County Championship which finished on Friday. They now want to be the first side to win three in a row since they did it in 1960s.

"I am absolutely delighted with how the season has gone and it is probably an even greater achievement than last year," Moxon told the Chronicle.

"It is always hard to win that first trophy (for 13 years) but it's even harder to repeat it. The international call-ups have been quite disruptive and we have used 21 players which shows the importance of a strong squad. Those circumstances and the margin of victory (68 points) make it more special this time. We want a period of domination. "A lot of our players are young enough to keep this run of success going for a number of years. We have a love of winning and it is a great feeling.

"This team is already starting to be talked about in the same breath as the classic sides from the 1950s and 60s. The players know we could be involved with something special and they have the opportunity to forge long and successful careers with Yorkshire and England.

"It will be very difficult to make it three in a row but that is what we are going for. We also want to improve in the one day formats. We reached the 50-over semi-final but underperformed in the Twenty20 Blast which was disappointing.  We just need to keep working hard and put the hard yards in when we come back to winter training in November."

Moxon admits he is not expecting to have England's star batsman Joe Root, who was ranked number one in the world this year, available for next season. Jonny Bairstow, Liam Plunkett and Adil Rashid are all in England's squad to play Pakistan this autumn while Adam Lyth and former Barnsley player Gary Ballance are hoping to get back in the side after being dropped this year. Therefore the Headingley Academy – which has produced a host of Yorkshire and England players in recent years – is vital to fill in for the international absentees and keep the trophies coming. In charge of the academy side is another Barnsley man in Richard Damms, from Barugh Green.

Moxon said: "The academy is vital and it has become a bit of a production line in recent years. "First and foremost we want to produce our own cricketers. The academy won two cups this year and finished third in the Yorkshire League this season. Dammsy is a hugely talented coach and he is doing a great job. We are both proud Barnsley people and we slip into the Barnsley dialect now and then which entertains the rest of the staff and the players."

Another person who Moxon works closely with is first team coach Jason Gillespie. The former Australia fast bowler – who was interviewed for the England job this year – is in charge of first team selection along with captain Andrew Gale. Moxon's role is to assist and advise Gillespie and the other staff while overseeing the signing of players such as England all-rounder David Willey who has arrived from Northamptonshire.

Moxon and Gillespie are 'very close friends' off the pitch and they both attended Oakwell for Barnsley's 3-2 win over Middlesbrough in 2013. Moxon, who lives in Wetherby, is a passionate Reds fan and, despite only seeing the 0-0 draw with Bradford City so far this season, hopes to be a regular in the crowd now the cricket season is finished.

"It's good to see Barnsley have made quite a promising start to the season," said Moxon who played at Monk Bretton and Shaw Lane then Yorkshire and England. He added:

"They have a young side which means they will be inconsistent but, if they are given time, I am sure they will progress and compete for promotion. The difference from cricket is that football managers don't get four or five years to build a side like we have had at Yorkshire."