PHIL Hayward finished with 6-13 from only four overs as Barnsley Beeches breezed past Tetbury 3rds by 190 runs to remain unbeaten at the top of Division Eight C in the Gloucestershire Cricket League.
Shankar Sundaramahalingam (3-51) made early inroads for Barnsley before Hayward tidied up with the second best bowling figures this summer throughout the entire competition.
Earlier, the home side reached 314-7 from their 40 after winning the toss, Sundaramahalingam giving the innings late momentum with an unbeaten 86 from just 38.
It was a memorable day also for Harry Kilby who captured 6-14 from eight for Poulton 2nds in a 108-run home victory against Haresfield Gladiators in Division Seven B.
And in Nine A, Tom Rudd bagged 6-21 from seven for Yorkley Star who edged Parkend 2nds by nine runs.
Over in 9C, meanwhile, Sohan Handaragamage’s burst of 6-29 from eight secured a 103-run triumph for Andoversford 2nds at home to Kingsholm 3rds.
Ollie Norman finished with 6-46 for Division One strugglers Redmarley who bowled out Cheltenham 2nds for 272, but still finished on the losing side in a 31-run setback.
Leaders Corse & Staunton trumped Cirencester by seven wickets, skipper Tim Dannatt compiling an unbeaten 126 from 101 (11 fours, six sixes).
And opener Jon Kear’s 125 off 131 (18 fours, one six) helped Lydney to an exciting three-run home success over Rockhampton whose top scorer was Rowan Cartlidge (65).
Opener Theo Nicholson smashed 148 off 125 (22 fours, three sixes) for Cranham in a 42-run victory away to Stroud 2nds in Division Four.
And in Seven B, captain Chris Gilchrist led from the front with a tremendous 154 from 87 (ten fours, 14 sixes) for Swindon United Churches who edged Stinchcombe Stragglers by four runs.
Jake Nickell led Hatherley & Reddings 3rds to a memorable seven-wicket success away to Painswick in Division Six A.
The opener thumped an unbeaten 146 off 105 (26 fours, one six) as the visitors reached a target of 237 with seven overs to spare.
Runs came at an even quicker rate at Oldbury-on-Severn who piled up 432-2 from their 40 at home to Stinchcombe 2nds in Division Nine E.
Captain Ollie Cooper retired on 142 from just 65 (22 fours, nine sixes) and Alex Riggs also retired after reaching exactly 100 off 41 (seven fours, nine sixes).
Stinchcombe, in reply, were eventually all out for 193, Dan Scott top scoring on 44.
Dumbleton 2nds remain top of Division Two despite a two-wicket away defeat at their Tewkesbury counterparts who are now only two points behind.
