Sheriff Hutton Bridge overwhelmed Rowntrees 'A' to race to a six wicket victory in their only game and maintain their lead at the top of the first division of the Hunters Estate Agent York Senior Indoor Cricket League.

While Sheriff Hutton Bridge were maintaining their 100 per cent record, Stamford Bridge suffered their third defeat and are the only side in either division without a victory.

Two ex-Sheriff Hutton players, Richard Tuite and Mike Shirley, opened for Rowntrees but found runs hard to come by as they struggled to 22 in five overs.

Shirley fell for ten when he was stumped by Peter Crowder off Duncan Snell then, at the same score, Tuite hit a return catch to Graham Oxley and fell for five.

Paul Horner fell to Snell for a duck then the 15-year-old bowler grabbed a third wicket when Crowder stumped Dominic Atkinson for one to finish with figures of 3-13.

Crowder then completed a third stumping to remove Kev Palmer for 15 and it was left to last man Dave Thompson to add some respectability to the innings with an unbeaten 23 which enabled the Bridge to close at a modest 68-5.

When the Bridge responded, Peter Crowder made an unbeaten 25 to become probably the first player to make a 25 and claim three stumpings in the same game.

With Nick Scaling hitting 29no off 14 balls, the Bridge reached their target without loss with three and a half overs to spare.

Tadcaster Magnets were well beaten in their first game in division one when they were bowled out for 45 by Clifton Alliance.

Paul Thorpe laid the Clifton foundations with 25no then Mick Knowles (27no) and Dave Russell (24no) helped their side add 47 in the final three overs as the Alliance totalled 115-2.

Tadcaster then capitulated in just six and a half overs as Thorpe claimed 2-14.

Acomb opener Richard Sykes took his total runs to 114 in three innings when he made 38no against Rowntrees 'A'.

Opening partner Scott Nicholls hit 30 as Acomb scored freely.

Nick Hinds had two lives when no-balls saved him from being caught at two and bowled at 21 before being run out for 23 as Acomb made 135-4.

Rowntrees' reply was never likely to reach the required run rate as they made only 29 in their first six overs.

Richard Tuite made a patient 20 before being run out when attempting a second run then Dominic Atkinson milked the occasional bowling of Nick Hinde, hitting three sixes in the final over to reach 27no as Rowntrees closed at 88-5.

Two teams in search of their first win met in the final game of the day with Tadcaster Magnet emerging as winners by three wickets with three balls to spare.

Stamford Bridge opener Steve Green batted through the 12 overs to make 20no but his youthful partner, Matthew Beckett, made a more adventurous 29no to help Stamford to 94-4.

Tyrone Naude took 2-19 for Tadcaster whose reply was spearheaded by Paul Downey (25no) and Ged Lees (27no).