Steeton’s John Akrigg has already set his sights on a new milestone after becoming the club’s highest all-time run scorer.

The 37-year-old passed Bryan Tunney’s record of 8,069 when he made 96 in his side’s 34-run defeat at home to Bilton last Saturday.

Now Akrigg is targeting the 10,000 mark after expressing his delight at reaching the top of the list at Summerhill Lane.

He said: “I’ve worked hard for it and I’m proud. Hopefully, I’ve a few years left in me and I’d like to aim for 10,000. A few others in the league have achieved it.

“I’m just enjoying still playing cricket, though. It’s not about records.”

Two innings stand out for the batsman, who has spent 14 years in two spells with Steeton – sandwiched between a stint with Silsden – since making his first-team debut as a 15-year-old.

He hit a club-best 184no in a stand of 266 with Nathan Geisler at Tong Park in 2006 and, last year, set a new sixth-wicket league record of 194 with Jonathan Best at Follifoot, when he made 106.

Akrigg only needed two runs to pass Tunney last week but was pleased to do so with a big innings, even if it was in a losing cause.

Ironically, it was another sixth-wicket stand with Best (exactly 100) that gave Steeton a chance but when Akrigg was out for 96 off 102 balls, soon to be followed by Best for 50, Steeton fell short on 231-7.

Leaders Bilton had earlier set a commanding 265-7, recovering from 35-4 as Jarrod Leggett smashed 106no, Aussie Grant McDonald taking 4-93.

Elsewhere in Division Two, Jeremy Batty and Rob Verity each hit 42 in Harden’s 175-9 against Olicanian, who fell short on 146-9 despite 81no from Craig Thornton.

Silsden remained rooted to the bottom after they could only make 108 all out in reply to Knaresborough’s score of 207-9.

Steeton II increased their lead to 12 points at the top of Division One as James Emmott took 6-57 in Beckwithshaw II’s 184 all out. Steeton cruised home by seven wickets, Adam Hardwick making an unbeaten 66.