With 223 balls, the ward patient 120 gave the foundation to take a 255 -run lead in the last day after reaching the stumps at 357 from the house.
The ward set a tone for a difficult day for Lions bowlers as he dug with opener Nivethan Radhakrishnan, who hit 58 out of 110 balls, as he tried to blunt the danger of tourists.
Radhakrishnan eventually pulled Pat Brown, who took Hamza Sheikh a hat-trick behind the square in the first innings. Clayton then took a more aggressive approach to 84 strikes 84 from 101 balls in the third wicket partnership of 140 runs with the ward.
Left-arm spinner James Colls ended the stand when Clayton staged Freddy McCan in the first slip and after reaching his ton after five hours at the crease after the ward, Cook finally fainted him for wicketkeeper James Reve Put out with Nick.
Cook again hit the signature style, when Hugo Burdon first stuck, but had an advantage to set the last day on the house.
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