The match of the day in the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton Cup lived up to it's billing as the leading duo in the York Vale League division one, Burythorpe and York, put on a last-ball thriller.
In the end it was father and son duo Tony and Simon Hall who won the second round tie for York with a stunning last-wicket partnership of 31, which culminated in a match-winning bye off the final delivery of the match.
It was an especially sweet victory for Tony, who was playing his first game since undergoing surgery after suffering a triple fracture of the cheekbone when an accidental full toss hit him in the face against Hemingbrough on May 12.
He had not worn a helmet that day but batted with protection this time under strict doctors' orders and top scored for his team with an unbeaten 28 from number ten. Meanwhile, 16-year-old Simon, at last man, doggedly stayed at the crease to notch a crucial unbeaten six.
After son joined dad at the square, the pair inched the score forward to get within sight of their target but the odds remained stacked against the two all-rounders when they required 13 off the last over.
However, dad hit a straight six off the second ball and plenty of scampering followed, leaving the scores level with one ball to go, the Halls crossing for a bye to win.
York had won the toss and, after inserting their hosts, young Rich Carroll had Andrew Clarkson and Phil Hill back in the pavilion with seven runs on the board.
But Andrew Milner, dropped on three, turned the game Burythorpe's way with a powerful 92, clearing the boundary ropes for six sixes as they raced to 154 for eight in their reduced allocation of 32 overs. Mick Cooper (20) played the anchor role and Stephen Towse (30) provided a boost in the latter stages.
York looked out of the game having lost their first four wickets for 35 against Milner (4-20).
Nick Ventress (24) and John Cook (25) rallied but things still looked bleak when the ninth wicket fell with the score at 124. However, the Halls' heroics saw York into round three.
They will be joined there by Burn, who won at Bishopthorpe in a game also reduced to 32 overs.
Bill Wilson top-scored for Bishops with 36 out of the team score of 94 for six. Burn lost a couple of wickets with the score at 13 and a third at 26 but Ray Adamson kept them in the game with 34 and Neil Wilson's unbeaten 23 saw them home by five wickets with a couple of overs to spare.
Burton Salmon won their first game on their new ground by beating Wistow by nine wickets to advance to the semi-finals of the Scothern Construction Cup.
Three wickets each fell to Martin Senior, Steve Warner and Adrian Davies as Wistow fell for 83.
Max Driscoll followed up his miserly spell of five overs for five runs with a cultured unbeaten 57 as Burton raced home in 18 overs.
Escrick Park were far too strong for Melbourne to post an eight-wicket win.
John Chaplin (44) and Charles Allenby (36no) were the only two of the Melbourne batsmen to offer much resistance in their 126 for eight, John Flint taking three for 38 and Richard Sherwood two for 14 from ten accurate overs.
The only game to be completed in the Prendergast Memorial Trophy saw Ovington bowl out Stockton and Hopgrove for 88 with Peter Fairclough scoring 53.
Carl Welch sent down six overs for nine runs with Paul Mizon and Tony Sullivan each taking three wickets.
J McLennon and Keith Stearman both scored 24 to steer Ovington to a four-wicket win.
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