YORK Cricket Club captain Nick Kay declared winning this year's Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League title will hold a "very special place" in his list of achievements.

The Clifton Parkers picked up their eighth title in nine years when they beat Harrogate last week and became the most successful team in the competition's history with 14 titles.

Kay has been a key part of the side which has dominated over the last decade but, as he prepares to lead his side into action for the final time this season at home against Sheffield Collegiate tomorrow, it is this latest success that gives him a great deal of pride.

Picking up a winner's medal as a skipper has been key but the manner of the club's revival, having trailed the leaders by 24 points after a dispiriting loss to Hull in early June, has thrilled the club stalwart.

"It is the most satisfying," he said. "I always remember 2004 as the one that surprised me the most. I never felt we had a chance of winning the league that year against a Sheffield Collegiate side that was all conquering.

"That will always have a special place but this year, as captain, is the most rewarding for me. We put a lot into it and, thankfully, we came out on the right side. People were writing us off at the start of the season so it is a terrific achievement and one I am really proud of."

Kay revealed he'd had conversations with members, committee chiefs and a couple of senior players about whether to use this season as a building block for future campaigns following the club's indifferent start.

"After Hull we proved that we could put a run together and that we had the players capable of competing in the Yorkshire League," Kay added. "The committee kept faith with me and the players and it was the right decision."

Now, having lost the Yorkshire League Cup final to Yorkshire Academy on home ground barely 24 hours after their league success, York are determined to go out in style in front of their home supporters against Collegiate.

"Take nothing away from Academy. They wanted to win and had lads playing for contracts and careers," Kay said. "They came at us hard. But one game doesn't define a season. Our season has been defined by winning the Yorkshire League title.

"It would be nice to win the final game. What we do intend is that guys who have waited for their turn all season will get a chance to perform. There will be one or two changes to the line-up.

"Richard Brown will come in to replace Chris Booth and will get a chance with the bat and, of course, we want to win. There is no better way to celebrate then after a victory."