Clifton Alliance's batsmen blazed away in the second team game at home to Acomb in division three.

Their freewheeling approach saw them tot up 236 all out in 43 overs.

Paul Atkinson made 66, John Myers 40, Paul Walton 44 and Mick Knowles 34 not out, while Paul Hemmingway took 4-43.

In reply, Rob Littlewood made 42 and Andy Ingle 25 but Knowles took 5-37 in nine overs to dismiss Acomb for 154.

After two or three not

too successful seasons, Stillington are enjoying something of a revival and have moved into fourth place in the division after beating Heworth by 110 runs.

Good knocks by Barry Milburn (39), Kev Borwell (50) and Tim Jarvis (48) took Stillington to 211-5.

Heworth then made a progressive response led by John Preston (32) before Wayne Linton took six wickets for three runs in 28 balls as Heworth were dismissed for 101.

Updated: 11:20 Monday, July 04, 2005