THERE was a sensational tied game at Easingwold where the home side retained a 22-point lead in a record breaking tie against second placed Dunnington.

The premier division clash a York and District Senior League set a record aggregate of 602 runs scored and also featured the highest ever second innings total, the highest ever tie and the first time both sides had topped 300 in a game.

In addition, it featured four century partnerships and two individual centuries.

Paul Miles and Hamid Khan laid the foundation for the batting dominance by putting on 106 for Dunnington's first wicket before Khan fell for 36.

Having dominated this initial stand, Miles was outscored by Collis King who had made 64 in a second wicket partnership of 107 when he was run out.

Miles then powered his way to a career best 147 as he and Harwood Williams 37 took Dunnington to a seemingly unmatchable 301-5. Easingwold's opening pairing of Martin Piercy and Jonathon Marwood responded by adding 102 before skipper Piercy fell for 55.

Martin Robinson was out for 24 but Marwood moved to 114 as he and Dan Copeland 64 added 104 for the fourth wicket.

Ajaz Aktar took 4-109 before Easingwold started the final over requiring 12 for an astonishing victory.

This was reduced to six off the final delivery but was then reduced by a wide. The final delivery was clubbed by Gavin Rees directly to a boundary fielder who to his dismay allowed the ball to cross the line for a four which levelled the scores at 301-7

Another record tumbled at Thirsk where Clifton Alliance's Jamaican Lorenzo Ingram raised the highest individual score in the premier division to 179 not out.

He shared an opening stand of 104 with Richard Musgrave, who made 49, and then figured in an unbroken third wicket partnership of 169 with Dave Taylor who made 52no. Ingram hit 25 fours and two sixes in a 156-ball innings in 174 minutes and his effort enabled Clifton to record a total of 307-2 just one week after taking 304-5 off the Beverley attack.

Their total was the second highest recorded in the premier division and was the first instance of a team scoring 300 in two consecutive games. Faced with this massive score Thirsk did well to earn a draw with two teenagers, John Cook and Mark Wainwright (56) putting on 95 for the first wicket and the former steering his side to safety at 186-4 before being run out for 74 in the final over.

Heworth gained their first win of the season when they emerged with a five wicket advantage from their trip to Pickering. The hosts took first innings and made 155-9 through cousins Mark and Craig Aconley while Richard Bowling's 4-72 asked questions. Two useful innings from Dave Simpson 48 and Guy Wilkinson 50 then kick started Heworth's season.

Acomb lost some ground on the leading pair when they came off second best in a draw at Beverley.

Neil Stephenson was in fine form for the home side as he made an unbeaten 118 whilst good support from Oliver Grantham 74 and Alistair Brumfield 34no enabled Beverley to reach 268-5.

Four Acomb batsmen then made good starts without being able to continue on to a big score as Shaun Lightowler claimed 3-63. Sanjaya Rodrigo's 39 was the best effort with Andy Tute 31, Richard Sykes 32 and Matt Dickinson 34no seeing Acomb to a draw at 182-5.

No Sheriff Hutton Bridge batsman had previously scored a century in the premier division but this was remedied when Mike Smith hit 115, to record his maiden league century against York II.

Paul Scaling and former Wilberfoss skipper Ian Clish each made 30 which helped the Bridge reach 240-8 despite the efforts of Scott Gregory, who captured 4-88.

With only a limited attack, Smith was then required to bowl 16 overs when York replied. Duncan Snell returned to the scene of his formative cricket to make 36 and Shaun Gorman made 31. Paul Oldfield bowled a lengthy spell which just kept his side ahead as he claimed 3-79 but the jewel in the York side was James Pringle, who followed his successful debut as captain of the League's Under-21 team a week earlier by hitting 87 not out to ensure York gained full batting points in their total of 210-4.

Woodhouse Grange have moved into joint third place after getting the better of a draw in an excellent game against Sessay.

Jonathan Bean made 73 and Nick Hadfield 77 as they were paired in a first wicket stand of 122. the latter was then the junior partner in a second wicket stand of 90 with Kamran Sajid whose unbeaten 62 saw Grange bag five batting points at 218-2.

Sessay then mounted a spirited reply with Chris Till hitting 59 and John Flintoff making 42 and were able to draw with ease at 187-6.

Updated: 09:35 Monday, May 24, 2004