Gavin Hamilton's gigantic all-round performance not only helped Yorkshire beat Glamorgan by 114 runs at Sophia Gardens on Saturday, but it also earned him a place among cricket's elite.

Yorkshire wrapped things up at tea on the third day as Hamilton completed his second five wicket haul of the match to go alongside his scores of 79 and 70.

Only a handful of the top names in the history of the game have achieved two scores of 50-plus and twice taken at least five wickets in the same match.

Yorkshire's official statistician Roy Wilkinson has confirmed that the only superior effort for Yorkshire came from George Hirst in 1906 when he scored 111 and 117 not out and claimed six for 70 and five for 45 in the game against Somerset at Bath.

Hamilton was cheered off the field in the wake of Yorkshire's victory - their fifth of the season - and he was even congratulated over the public address system by a generous Glamorgan official who said that his middle initial of M must stand for Midas!

''It was the sort of game you have in your dreams,'' said Hamilton. ''Everything came right for me at once and the runs and wickets just kept on coming. I cannot really say why it happened, it just did.

Hamilton has said he wants to be included in Scotland's squad for next year's World Cup but he may yet be forced to have a re-think if his excellent form earns him an invitation to join England A on their tour of Zimbabwe this winter.

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