WESTOW hung on to beat Burn in a real run-fest in division one of HPH York Vale Cricket League.

Home side Westow raced to 50 inside ten overs before Elliott Taylor (104) and Andy Welford (72) accelerated the score to 297-6. Dave Queenan escaped most punishment by taking 3-63.

Burn's wicketkeeper-batsman Glenn Hunter was not overawed by the run chase and bludgeoned 163 runs to leave his side needing to get seven for victory off the last over. However, bowler Mark Earle kept it tight and Westow successfully defended their big total.

Westow's total was only eclipsed by leaders Bishopthorpe who piled up 301-5 against British Sugar. Openers Andy Walton Knowles (83) and Chris Moores (125) put on 220 for the first wicket. Graham Davies then struck 41 before Ryan Bushall (5-25) and Ian Holmes (3-35) bowled out Sugar for 127.

Drax relied upon Gary Slaywe (54no) to rally them to 198 against Wheldrake, whose Les Fearn took 5-58. Despite 51 from Martin Lambert, Wheldrake could not cope with the accuracy of Rich Ounsley (5-31) and Paul Smith (4-25) and they finished on 127.

Norwich Union came out victorious against Askham Bryan YPO. Union man Will Phelps top scored with 57 as his side reached 152-6. Roger Faulkner then produced 8-62 to skittle Askham for 135.

Fulfordgate's Peter Fairburn smashed 77 of his team's 237-5 against York in division two. Steve Bygott then bagged 5-27 as York were bowled out for 100.

The Ben Johnson team totalled 214-7 against Hirst United with Dave Lacey (45) Dave Bell (57) and Phil Palmer (43no) all scoring heavily. Hirst made 118-8.

Stephen Parkinson top scored with 46no in Heworth's 183-5 against Thixendale. Nick McGee then took 5-35 to leave Thixendale shy at 158 all out.

Stockton and Hopgrove's Pete Fairclough hit 70 against Copmanthorpe, whose John Hughes (38) and Charles Mitton (51) responded by putting on 103 for the first wicket. Steve Purdy added 52 as Copmanthorpe eased to victory by five wickets.

Stillingfleet opener John Wright (80) smashed the Kelfield attack but, as soon as he and Chris Woodfine departed, the wheels came off. Andy Atkinson (6-57) and Phil Smith (3-37) bowled 'Fleet out for 184. Kelfield also started well with Andy Charlton (60) and Martin Rhodes (31) keeping up with the run rate but after they were out Chris Walker (6-42) took control and ended the Kelfield innings at 158.

In division three, Thorpe Willoughby posted 222-6 against Burton Salmon with Dave Watson top scoring with 79. However, sloppy fielding and dropped catches meant that Steve Warner (51) and Alistair Byrne (66) took Salmon home by three wickets with two balls to spare.

Wistow all rounder Lee Clayton grabbed 4-24 to end the Malton and Old Malton innings at 130-9. He then smashed 75no as Wistow won by eight wickets.

Ovington totalled 131 against Clifton Alliance whose Dale Sanders (4-44) and Zac Lovely (3-7) did the damage but Clifton were bowled out for 113.

University of York Staff were held together by 46 from Rich Waites to set a target of 139-9 against Acomb, who lost their top order to Jake Grace (3-25) and John Heath (4-36) and were bowled out for 132.

A bowler-friendly wicket in division four at Huntington saw Drax skittled for 59 by Stu Ross (5-22) and Jamie Ross (3-20). Huntington lost six wickets in winning.

Pocklington hit 179-9 against Woodhouse Grange with Phil Nolton taking 4-72 for Grange whose Ian Jozefowicz hit 43 but his side lost by 18 runs.

Copmanthorpe found Selby's Jim Barr (5-26) and Chris Jefferys (3-14) too hot to handle and were bowled out for 121 as Selby won by four wickets.

Ovington hit 166-5 against Heworth with Perwez Ahktar (42) and Chris Storey (47no) to the fore against Heworth. Andy Thrall then struck 70 but Carl Walker (4-34) saw Heworth out for 157.

Thorpe Willoughby's Kev Rich hit 110 in his side's 171-8 against Stockton and Hopgrove in division five. Despite 60 from Barry Sellers Stockton were all out for 150.

Wheldrake's Simon Rouse hit 45 and Paul Lees 61 in 177-5 against Tadcaster Magnet. Rouse, with 3-14, helped bowl out Tad for 111.

Selby were dismissed for 135 by Burn, whose openers Armstrong (56no) and Adam Prescott (42) put on 124 in their side's eight-wicket victory.

Updated: 11:15 Thursday, July 21, 2005