BOLTON Percy declared for the second week running when they took maximum points at Easingwold after posting the fourth division's highest score of the day.

Their eighth victory in nine games - this one by 98 runs - came on the back of another huge stand involving wicketkeeper Jamie Rigby (63) and Aussie Chris Hill (87), who shared in a partnership worth 162 runs.

The innings faltered as Ben Kelly (3-30) struck before Ali Rigby, Mark Butler and Howard Hall pushed the score along quickly to enable the declaration to be made at 241-5.

Mark Worrall took 4-65 as ten-man Easingwold made hard work of their reply. Openers Kevin Smith (26) and Trevor Smith (15) were the only players to get into double figures before skipper Adrian Leckenby hit an aggressive and late 35.

Pickering were held to a draw at home by Dunnington. For the leaders, Andrew Hill made 87 and Robert Aconley snr 47, as Steve Whittaker took 4-69.

Set a target of 195, Dunnington fell just four runs short, as opener Ian Burgess overcame being dropped twice and a stumping chance to score 88. Ben Hough added 43, while skipper Andy Grayson weighed in with 4-59.

Huby's Tim Little took 5-53 to restrict Sheriff Hutton to 133, Ben Tompkins making 32. Huby reached their target with comparative ease, losing only three wickets on the way as Tom Piercy finished undefeated on 54, while Darren Howell made 27.

Sheriff Hutton Bridge were only able to secure the better of the draw during their visit to Osbaldwick.

Vic Klayes (91no) and Dave Ellis (36) provided the bulk of Bridge's total of 188-5, a target which, despite 61 from Pat Dunne, proved to be too much for the hosts, who finished on 125-7. Steve Glaves took 3-51.

Dringhouses' woeful season continued as Huntington inflicted further misery on the bottom side.

Carl Van Niekerk (5-58) and Steve Beales (3-63) combined to skittle out Dringhouses for 130, before veteran Wally Baynes top-scored with 64 not out in Huntington's winning total of 131-3. Lennie Watson also made 36.

There was a close finish at Acomb where Selby came within nine runs of overtaking the hosts' modest first innings total of 137-8, achieved mainly with the assistance of a half-century from John Webster (57). Alex Romaniw and James Still had three wickets apiece.

In reply, Steve Spence made 40, but the Selby response petered out at 128 in the face of the bowling of Stephen Sachs, who finished with 3-14, and Tim Merricks, with 4-21.

Updated: 11:59 Monday, July 15, 2002