Having already recorded the fastest ever thousand in the Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior League, Stamford Bridge's Lorenzo Ingram took another step towards his ambition of making more centuries in a season with his sixth ton at Driffield.
The West Indian's unbeaten 139 puts him just one century behind the seven made by Maqsood Akhbar for Hemingbrough in 2003, and with aid from Steve Fieldsend (35) and Paul Milner (44no), Stamford made 259-4.
This was way beyond the home side, who struggled to 124-9 as Ingram took 3-29 and Graham Tipping 3-20. Mark Clarkson (37) and Richard Robinson (25) were the pick of the home batsmen.
Hemingbrough's Pakistani paceman Asim Butt became only the fourth bowler in the League's history to take eight or more wickets in a match three times in a season when he destroyed Pocklington with an 8-32 return. Having previously grabbed 9-28 against Whitkirk and 8-55 v Stamford Bridge, he enters the record books alongside Sheriff Hutton Bridge's Mick Oldfield, who is the only player to achieve the feat in the top flight, Alan Barker for Civil Service in division two and Terry Parker of Nawton Grange, who was the last to perform the feat in division four in 1978. Facing a modest total of 105, Hemingbrough lost Asim Zubair for 37 and Phil Priestley for 28 before Imram Malik steered his side to an eight-wicket win with an unbeaten 26.
A 69-run stand for the ninth wicket between Alex Boyle and Rob Harrison denied Duncombe Park victory over York II. Park openers Brian Leckenby and Adam Rayner blasted their way to 50 in 7.4 overs and doubled this by the time the 16th over was completed. Their opening stand had matured to 124 when Leckenby fell for 44. Rayner followed when he fell four runs short of a triple figure score but Mark Wilkie with 53 and Peter Kent 58 continued the batting domination as the Helmsley side reached 281-6.
York soon found themselves staring defeat in the face when they lost eight wickets for 139 with only Adam Boasman, who had earlier taken 3-77, resisting with 28. Number nine batsman Alex Boyle then found a worthy partner in ex-Scarborough man Rob Harrison as the pair added 69 for the ninth wicket before Boyle fell for 41, leaving Harrison to eke out a draw at 233-9 as he remained unbeaten with 38.
Updated: 11:23 Monday, July 25, 2005
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