They've done well to close in on Iden's total of 247-7 and, with seven wickets in hand and six balls to go in this East Sussex Cricket League top-of-the-table clash, they need just seven runs to win.

But what's that noise? It's the distinctive sound of a Triumph TR6 Trophy motorcycle being revved up again and again. And what's that music? It's the first bars of that most famous of film-scores.

That's right! It's Great Escape time and, playing the Steve McQueen role, it's Iden's very own (50 per cent extra free) version – Robin Mayes.

While the laws of physics dictate that the village's opening bowler would be unlikely to ever get sufficiently airborne to negotiate a 20ft barbed-wire border fence, at least he can still bowl a bit.

And so it was that after five balls of canny seam-up, the visitors still needed three runs off the last. Mayes bowls, batsman Pete Eames swings and they scamper through for a single to end on 246-3.

It means that Iden pick up a valuable draw and a crucial 13 points, ensuring they remain top of the league. In many ways, however, the match should prove a wake-up call to the home side.

Some 10 catches and one half-chance (Tom Rawstorne) were spilled by Iden on a pitch that as the day progressed, became a batsman's paradise.

That being said, having been put in to bat on an overcast day, Iden's batting performance was top class.

With Michael White away in Slovenia on a cultural exchange, it was left to Rawstorne (22) to open in his place.

After his departure and that of David White for a golden duck, Phil Shanks (59) and Chris Curd steadied the ship.

Curd batted beautifully. The highlights of his 118 were a couple of classy cover-drives, while the frequency with which he inter-changed his selection of carefully-laundered sweatbands was evidence of a man in control of every aspect of his game.

Crowhurst Park's reply started badly with Mayes (9-1-32-3) picking up opener Paul Brookes for a duck.

But his partner Martin Barry was unflustered, a display of clean-hitting seeing him smash his way to a century, reaching 133 before finally playing on.

He was well supported by Eames (90 not out), but in the end, the visitors simply ran out of steam as Iden finally managed to exert some pressure in the final 10 overs.