KINGOWER captain Jayden Leach’s stellar season has reached new heights, with the brilliant all-rounder clubbing an unbeaten century against Arnold in their T20 clash.
He is now averaging more than 100 with the bat after five matches.
Redbacks skipper Henry McCullough won the toss and put the home side in to bat.
When McCullough had in-form Kingower opener Will Deason caught behind for a golden duck, he must have thought his call was the right one.
But 131 runs later, when Matthew Rowe was bowled by Ryan Balsley for 53 off 41 balls, Kingower was on its way to a massive tally.
By that stage, after 14 overs had been bowled, Leach was 75 not out.
Lachlan Dejong contributed a neat 14 off 11 balls, and at the death Tyler Murphy added a useful 11 not out off six, but it was all about Leach.
He reached his century in the final over, finishing with 101 not out off just 60 deliveries, as his team amassed 4-190.
Leach hit 16 fours and two sixes in his knock, with a host of Arnold bowlers put to the sword.
Michael Dale’s four overs went for 49 runs, including 17 off his first over.
Ryan Balsley took the wicket of Rowe, but also took some stick, taking 1-38 off his four allotted overs.
McCullough finished with 1-25, while Harvey Lakey took 1-7 off his single over, clean bowling Dejong.
Surpassing Kingower’s total was always going to be a tall order for the Redbacks, who were never up to the pace required despite a fine 62 off 49 balls from opener Heath Lock, finishing on 5-111.
Dale, with 16 off 26, was next best for the Redbacks, while McCullough made 11 off 14 balls.
Leach backed up his batting heroics by taking 1-5 off three overs, with McCullough his victim. Ryder Smith ended with 2-14 to be Kingower’s only multiple wicket taker.
Arnold hosts ladder-leading Wedderburn Band on Saturday, while Kingower travels to face Boort Yando.