York Cricket Club surged into the Black Sheep Champions Trophy semi-finals after battering Burley in Wharfedale by a mammoth 285 runs.

In a one-sided tie at Burley, the hosts proved no match for the reigning Yorkshire ECB County Premier League champions.

York posted an unassailable 413-for 9 from 50 overs before dismissing their opponents for 128.

At the heart of the staggering total was a second-wicket partnership of 292 between Duncan Snell (182) and Oliver Hairs (138).

Taking full advantage of a short leg-side boundary, Hairs was fastest off the blocks, his 50 coming off 41 balls and including ten boundaries.

The century partnership came up in the 18th over, and after only nine further overs, the stand passed the 200 mark. Hairs also won the race to reach a century, having faced only 72 balls.

Snell scored at quicker than a run a ball, his boundary tally of 15 fours and three sixes marginally the greater of the pair.

It was not until the score had passed 300 that the bowlers finally made a breakthrough, Hairs advanced down the pitch and was stumped, the first of two wickets for Burley skipper Mark Harrison (2-76).

As a steady flow of partners came and went, Snell continued to demonstrate his prowess.

When the opener was eventually bowled by Ryan Cooper (3-13), for 182 the ovation he received was well deserved.

His innings had lasted through to the 48th over, and the scoreboard showed 396-6.

Responding to such a daunting target the home side were never in the contest. Opening pace bowler Jake Murphy (5-45) took four wickets in his first seven-over spell, and with the help of skipper Dan Woods (3-29), reduced the hosts to 46-5.

A short rain break only delayed the inevitable. Following the resumption Ryan McKendry took 2-24 before Murphy returned to the attack to seal the win.

York will now host either cup holders Scholes or current Central Yorkshire League leaders Wrenthorpe in the semi-final.