RECORDS fell at Clifton Alliance where Dunnington's Collis King hit the highest score made in the top division of the York and District Senior Cricket league.
His 212 eclipsed the previous best top flight score of 193 made by Harrogate's Julian Vallance against Easingwold in the old division one in 1962 and bettered the previous best premier division score of 179no made by Lorenzo Ingram for Clifton Alliance last year.
Former West Indies Test ace King became the first player to hit two double centuries in the league and the score has only been bettered twice in the league's history, both times in the lower divisions.
Although he failed by just three runs to hit an all-time highest individual score, King did share a new record stand for any wicket in any division when he and Simon Kellett, who made 96, put on 316 for the second wicket to set Dunnington on the way to a new highest total of 356-3.
Alliance, who are no slouches with the bat, then responded well with skipper Richard Musgrave making 78 and former Tadcaster Magnet player Chris Malthouse an unbeaten 52 on his debut for Clifton. They shared a fourth wicket stand of 128 which had taken the Alliance to 172-4 when the weather ended the proceedings with just five overs remaining.
Sessay seized the opportunity to cash in on Dunnington's failure to win by moving in to second place after a frenetic batting display which saw Malton's 181-8 overhauled in less than half the overs.
Danny Foxton with 57no led the way for Malton with Mike Linsley adding 27 as Aussie Dave Johnson took 6-58 for the Hambleton side. He then watched as Matthew Till cracked six sixes and eight fours as he raced to 89 off only 55 balls.
Even Till was outscored however when Tommy Kay cracked an unbeaten 49 off a mere 22 deliveries, two of which sailed out of the ground and a further seven raced to the boundary as Sessay sewed up a seven-wicket win in just 24.1 overs.
Dave Simpson 42 and Richard Woodmansey 29 got Heworth off to a good start at Easingwold while Richard Bowling added 27. However the innings then fell adrift as Paul Skilbeck took 4-47 and Jonathon Marwood 4-50 to dismiss the visitors for 172. League representative skipper Martin Piercy then led his side to a five-wicket win by making 81 while teenager James Banks had his best knock since transferring from Hovingham when he made 27.
Rain called a disappointing halt to proceedings at Beverley after the home side had bagged full batting points by making 209 against Acomb. Jamie Mitchell made 31 on his return from injury and Ollie Grantham made 27. The score was then pushed into the upper bracket by Peter Parnaby with 50 and Ian Gillian who made 34.
Dave Sykes showed glimpses of his old form in taking 4-78 while skipper Andy Tute took 3-66 as a preview of his 41 after the break. However Parnaby had claimed 3-31 to have Acomb in a measure of difficulty at 112-5 when the weather had the final say.
Sheriff Hutton Bridge paid the penalty for a feeble batting display by losing to Pickering by four wickets to remain firmly entrenched at the foot of the division.
Charlie Marwood took 3-35 as Bridg's batting crumbled with only Peter Crowder able to hold his head high after making 70 to record his third half century of the season. Chris Nicholls with 29 and Mark Shepherd 35 then set Pickering on the victory trail although Dave Houldridge caused mid-innings jitters with 3-23 on his call up from the second eleven.
Woodhouse Grange were almost certainly robbed of victory over Osbaldwick when extensive lightning caused the abandonment of the game after 42 overs with the Grange needing just 18 runs to win with four wickets in hand.
Osbaldwick had two half centuries in their 189-8 with Steve Young making 57 and Simon Leveson an unbeaten 50 to fend off Dudley Cooper's 3-21. In reply, Simon Dwyer followed his big century of the previous week with 37 and Steve Burdett was poised on 25no when the premature end occurred.
Updated: 11:18 Monday, May 23, 2005
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