Max Stokoe and Adam McAuley have blasted their way into the record books.

The Cronkbourne batsmen had an unbroken stand of 362 to take their side to 389 for 1 in Saturday’s Premiership game against Ramsey. The previous highest partnership was 266 made by Daniel Heginbotham and Dave Griffiths for Castletown in the 2008 T20 match against Vagabonds.

Max smashed 188, including 16 fours and 11 sixes in his innings, while Adam hit 160 with 17 fours and 4 sixes.

Ramsey were then bowled out for 119 to give the Tromode team victory by 270 runs. Grant Atchison scored 33 and Nick Keiswetter took 4 -30.

Peel and St John’s kept their 13 point lead at the top of the table with a comfortable eight wicket win at home to Valkyres.

Chris Langford starred for the Douglas side by making an unbeaten 47 out of the team’s final total of 80. Akkie van den Berg bowled well to return 4 -10 from eight overs while skipper Dan Hawke finished with 3 -13.

The Saints then knocked off the runs for the loss of two wickets with openers Ollie Webster and Chris Hawke both hitting 24.

Danny Kniveton struck 86 to help Crosby to 233 for 6 against Castletown. In a good team performance, Drew Buxton cracked 30, Martyn Oates 29 and Harry Rothwell 24. 

Best of the Town bowling came from Garreth Roome who returned 2 -19 from eight overs.

In reply Castletown battled back, led by Roome (41) and Christian Steriopulos (61). In a tense finish, they needed 42 from the last five overs and then 18 from the final two overs.

Then in a dramatic spell Harry Rothwell was hit for a massive six, but took two wickets. That left Castletown needing eleven runs from the final six balls.

Tight bowling restricted the batsmen to just three runs and so Crosby notched a famous victory by a very close margin. That places them in third place in the Premiership – seven points behind Cronkbourne.