YORK Cricket Club suffered semi-final agony at the Yorkshire League T20 Finals day.

The Clifton Parkers lost to eventual winners Barnsley by five wickets in the opening last four clash at Town Fields in Doncaster.

They were forced into a late change with hard-hitting opener Liam McKendry withdrawing through ill-health and, having been put in to bat, made a poor start.

Simon Lambert and Chris Booth were both dismissed in the opening three overs - each contributing only a single to the total.

A partnership of 60 from 49 balls between Tom Brooks, promoted to open the innings, and Ryan McKendry looked to have paved the way for a total in excess of 160 but, when McKendry was caught at point off Steven Nuttall for 19, the scoring rate slowed.

Brooks brought up his half-century with a six over square-leg off former Yorkshire t20 skipper Azeem Rafiq but was out two balls later to a good running catch by James Brown at mid-wicket off Callum Bethel for 52.

That left the total on 98-4 with six overs remaining.

Alex Collins finished unbeaten on 28 and Charlie Elliot contributed 15 to a final score of 137-7 as York were left to reflect on the fact that a disappointing start and end to the innings meant they were 15 to 20 runs short of what should have been a much stiffer target.

Jonathon Trower presented York with the opportunity for a perfect start by striking the first ball of the innings to mid-off but what should have been a straight-forward catch was spilled. The opener went on to take full advantage of his good fortune when making 41 and, despite the loss of Sam Shaw to a well taken catch by Ian Jarvis at short third man, Barnsley reached 49-1 by the end of the opening six over power play.

Elliot got the bowling side back into the match with three wickets in two overs including Trower, caught at the wicket and Danial Rafiq, who should have been caught on 12 before being bowled for 13 to leave the total at 68-4.

Only 36 came from the next six overs as Tom Pringle and Ryan McKendry managed to drag the scoring rate back and it culminated in the wicket of James Brown, who was caught by Brooks off McKendry for 11.

When the wicket fell the game looked finely balanced with 35 still needed from 30 balls, but that quickly changed when the next over went for 17.

From there, Rafiq and Yorkshire Academy prospect, Nathan Firn, were able to pick off the remaining runs.