Slideshow: Benton Park are crowned champions at Headingley after close encounters

Eliot Goldthorp and his sister Francesca were part of the winning Benton side, and were following in the footsteps of siblings Nathan and Callum.

The tournament has featured quite a few future stars over the years, including Joe Root and Matt Fisher, and there was plenty of talent on display here at the Headingley Carnegie Stadium.

In the first semi-final, Ermysted’s batsmen were unable to stay at the crease for too long, aside from Jo Jo Holderness and they were dismissed for 83, with Eliot Goldthorp taking four wickets.

However, Benton Park initially struggled to make much headway in reply, but after the midway point they started to increase their run-rate.

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They eventually reached 84-3 with a few overs to spare, thanks in large part to an impressive partnership between Josh Stephenson and Will Holmes, who scored 36 and 27 respectively.

Honley then faced Brigshaw in the second semi-final.

The East Yorkshire and Wakefield champions went in to bat and immediately started to accumulate runs, with Yorkshire player Harry Anderson making 43 before being dismissed.

His team-mate at county level, Dan Ford, then hit a half-century as they set an imposing total of 137.

Honley initially looked like they would be far adrift of that target, having scored 35 runs in just over seven overs.

However, the partnership of Owen Kenworthy and Charlie Jakeman brought more fours and sixes to the table as they steadily closed in on their target.

With one over remaining, they required 13 runs to win only for Jakeman to be bowled, extinguishing any real hope of turning the tie around.

They finished on 131-3, an agonising six runs short.

The final therefore appeared to be a straight fight between the best batting and bowling teams.

Brigshaw again batted first and seemed as though they were set for a fairly big score, having reached 75-2 as they approached the 12-over mark.

Another county player, Josh Neal, was batting well, but the wickets began to tumble around him and soon he was gone as well.

In the last eight overs, they contrived to lose eight wickets while putting on just 19 runs to finish 94 all out, with Holmes claiming five wickets.

Benton Park’s use of spin and their adept fielding was crucial to their victory and the low score of their opponents made their task much easier.

Captain Joe Smith was the outstanding player, hitting some incredible shots and never giving the bowlers a moment’s rest.

He showed impressive composure for such a young player to record his half-century, eventually scoring 54 not out as his team coasted to victory with more than four overs to spare.

Cue the ecstatic celebrations as the rest of the squad invaded the pitch, before performing knee-slides near the boundary.

Meanwhile, Ermysted’s and Honley were slugging it out for third place. This game was all about the exuberance of the batting. Holderness was excellent, hitting 45 before being dismissed, as the school from Skipton got to 75 runs at the halfway point.

Sam Pilling then continued the impressive scoring, making a half-century, as Ermysted’s finished on 143-3.

Honley suffered an early setback, losing an opener in their first over.

From that point on though, they seized the initiative.

Noah Thackeray and Kenworthy, team-mates at Taverners, exuded confidence, but Thackeray missed out on a half-century. However, there was little to worry about from Honley’s perspective, who had Kenworthy to thank as he amassed 55 before being bowled.

A few more dismissals made for a nervy finish, but the target was reached with an over and a half to spare.