York Cricket Club’s Hull setback

8:10am Tuesday 6th May 2008

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DESPITE an aggressive century from Australian ace Dan Wilson, York Cricket Club's Bank Holiday was spoiled by a last-gasp defeat at Hull YPI.

The Clifton Parkers were hoping to complete a win double after their 135-run annihilation of hosts Appleby-Frodingham on Saturday maintained their 100 per cent start to the defence of their Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB County Premier League crown.

An inspired Wilson pounded his way to a ton to help York to a worthy 254-5 total.

But the visitors then found their Hull foes to be in even greater run-gathering form. Needing five off the last ball to win and four to draw, they hammered a decisive points-grabbing six.

Full report in tomorrow's The Press