Cumbria reached the semi-final of the NCCA Trophy with a splendid six wicket win over Cambridgeshire.
Another superb innings from Cockermouth captain Matthew Sempill, backed by former Sandair team-mate Marcus Stables, saw Cumbria through to the win with 2.5 overs to spare.
It was a fine all-round effort by Cumbria after their coach broke down en-route and they did not reach their hotel until 3am.
Not the best preparation, which was possibly contributory to Cambridgeshire electing to bat and put a sleep-denied Cumbrian side straight into the field.
Nevertheless Cumbria responded well and had removed half the side for 79, and got a sixth wicket on 100.
A seventh-wicket stand of 67 between Lee Thomason (58) and Ben Clilverd (58) put them back on course and with Jacob Squire-Wood (20) chipping-in they finished on 229-9.
Cockermouth opening bowler Sam Sharp was the most successful Cumbria bowler, taking 4-33 from his 10 overs.
It was a tougher ask than Cumbria would have imagined earlier in the day but the Furness pair Sam Dutton (20) and Nathan Waterston (20) gave them a reasonable start taking it to 48 before both were back in the pavilion.
Skipper Michael Slack was run out for eight and at 60-3 there might have been concerns. But they had used only 12.4 overs, so were up with the required rate and had two reliable men coming together.
Sempill, in particular, was in good nick after taking a century off Cambridgeshire last Tuesday in the Championship game.
He had a willing ally in Stables, once of Cockermouth now of Sandbach, and together they turned the game for Cumbria. And virtually won it themselves.
In just under two hours they put on 162 for the fourth wicket and when they were parted left four overs to score the eight runs needed for victory.
Pasul Hindmarch and Stables duly saw Cumbria over the line with two overs and five balls to spare.
Stables finished unbeaten on 70 off 116 deliveries, after batting for two hours and ten minutes, hitting eight fours and a six.
The admirable Sempill batted 116 minutes, facing 103 deliveries and hit 13 fours and two sixes.
In the other quarter finals Oxfordshire beat Suffolk by three runs; Berkshire beat Wales by 58 runs and Dorset beat Devon by seven wickets.
