ALL-TIME batting and bowling records graced the first of this year's re-vamped awards in the Hunters the estate agents York and District Senior Cricket League.

Student James Turner set the standard in the batting category when, on the opening day of the season, he made a remarkable 214 not out for Thorp Arch & Boston Spa against Dringhouses. This created a new league record by beating the previous best ever score made by Scarborough's Andy Holden who hit 213 in division two against Clifton Alliance in 1999.

In all, 13 batsmen hit centuries on May 22 to create yet another record.

That same day, another of the league's longest-standing records was shattered when Huntington's Steve Beales took all ten wickets against Carlton Towers for just five runs. That wiped out the previous best of 10-9 achieved by Sheriff Hutton Bridge's Roy Piercy against New Earswick in division four in 1968.

Hovingham's Mike Hemingway had the next best performance with his 8-24 against Huntington on May 1.

The league's 'monthly award' scheme has been slightly revamped in order to counteract the imbalance in the number of games played in a month.

The award for May now relates to the first six weeks of the season while the subsequent prize for June Award will include five games up to the half way stage of the season on July 3.

The May and June award-winners will be presented with their trophies at York Brewery on Tuesday, July 27.

BATTING

214no James Turner Thorp Arch & BS v Dringhouses Div 6 Apr 24 new record - any division

179no Lorenzo Ingram Clifton Alliance v Thirsk Prem. May 22 new premier division record

147 Paul Miles Dunnington v Easingwold Prem May 22

146no Philip Stothard Wilberfoss v Stillington Div 3 May 15

144no Mitchell Rowing Sewerby v Stamford Bridge Div.2 May 22

143 Stuart Boyle Stamford Bridge v Sewerby Div 2 May 22

141 Matthew Warrilow Thorp Arch & BS v Pocklington Div 4 May 29

137no Greg Saunders Easingwold v Thorp Arch & BS Div 4 May 15

135 Richard Tuite Rowntrees v Hemingbrough Div 2 May 15

129 Charles Rook Driffield v Goole Town Div 1 May 1

127no Haafiz Khalid Bridlington v Hovingham Div 2 May 8

127 Adam Taig Hull Zingari v Pocklington Div 1 May 22

127 Richard Clayton Acomb v Woodhouse Grange Div 3 May 8

127 Darren Hanley Civil Service v Hornsea Div 4 Apr 24

BOWLING

10-5 Steve Beales Huntington v Carlton Towers Div 5 May 22 new record - any division

8-24 Mike Hemingway Hovingham v Huntington Div 5 May 1

8-25 Chris Hudson Malton & Old Malton v Ripon Div 1 May 29

8-26 Andrew Grayson Pickering v Clifton Alliance Div 3 May 8

8-28 Mike Hemingway Hovingham v Bolton Percy Div 5 Apr 24

7-15 Simon Bowman Whitkirk v Thorp Arch & B.S. Div 4 Apr 24

7-17 Darren Powell Easingwold v Sheriff Hutton Div 4 Apr 24

7-22 Peter Aconley Stamford Bridge v Hemingbrough Div 2 May 29

7-23 Ian Bews Dringhouses v Studley Royal Div 2 May 1

7-32 Stephen Whitehead Selby v Civil Service Div 6 May 29

7-34 Anthony Knowles Hull Zingari v Whitkirk Div 1 May 1

7-38 Glen Jones Osbaldwick v Tadcaster Magnet Div 1 Apr 24

7-40 Brendon Walsh Dringhouses v Rowntrees Div 6 May 29

7-41 John Gibson Cawood v Thorp Arch & B.S. Div 6 May 15

7-49 Gurdev Singh Hemingbrough v Harrogate Div 2 May 8

Updated: 09:57 Saturday, June 26, 2004