Farsley skipper Chris Henry hit a four off the last available ball to clinch a dramatic one-wicket win over Woodlands and a place in the Priestley Cup final for the second successive year.
Henry’s men will now play Bradford & Bingley, who were six-wicket winners over Cleckheaton, in the decider at Spen Victoria on Sunday, August 29.
Farsley were indebted to sixth-wicket pair Lorenzo Inghram (70) and David Syers (58), who put on 115 as their side chased down a Woodlands score of 266 all out.
Overseas player Inghram hit a six and seven fours, while Syers – playing his last game of the season due to his football commitments – hit five boundaries. It was a great way for him to sign off before starting a trial period with Bradford City.
Farsley’s hopes looked to have gone when Safraz Ahmed (3-42) removed both batsmen in the space of four balls in the 45 over but Joe Greaves (28) kept up the momentum and Henry finished the job in style.
When the last over started, Farsley needed ten runs to win with two wickets in hand.
With his main strike bowlers having completed their stints, Woodlands skipper Pieter Swanepoel gave the responsibility for the last six balls to Sam Frankland.
Frankland bowled Greaves off the first delivery but Farsley refused to be beaten.
Robert Thornton took two runs from the second delivery but failed to score off the third.
Unperturbed, he struck a four from the fourth ball before taking a single off the fifth, which meant Henry had to get three runs from the last ball to win the game.
The skipper rose to the challenge and drove the ball to the boundary to spark joyous scenes among the Red Lane faithful.
Former Yorkshire players Scott Richardson (76) and Swanepoel (67) were top scorers in the Woodlands innings. Richardson struck 11 fours, while Swanepoel hit two sixes and eight fours.
Safraz Ahmed added a brisk 35 before the innings ended, with Henry (3-42) the pick of the bowlers.
Meanwhile, seam bowler Will Briggs took 5-40 as Bradford & Bingley bowled out Cleckheaton for 184 to set up their win.
Briggs ripped the heart out the Cleckheaton innings and prevented them from posting a match-winning score.
Overseas player Ammar Mahmood (52) and opener Marcus Walmsley (40) were the only players to make an impression as Cleckheaton were dismissed for 184 in 45.2 overs.
Bingley eased to their victory target in 42 overs, skipper Slater leading the way with an unbeaten 61 that included nine boundaries.
Sri Lankan Naveed Gharni (38) and Matthew Duce (35) gave good support as victory was achieved with eight overs to spare.
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