Townville stay in top form whilst Undercliffe go down with a whimper
CREDIT: Alan & Jack Birkinshaw @ Bradford Premier League
PREMIER LEAGUE
| Townville v Woodlands | |
| Toss won by: Woodlands | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Woodlands 175-7 (50 overs) | Townville 179-7 (42 overs) |
| Scott Richardson 41 | Abdul Wahid 77 |
| Brad Schmulian 39 | Jonny Booth 45 |
| Mathew Lumb 3-56 | James Sawyer 5-36 |
| Townville (18pts) bt Woodlands (5pts) by 3 wickets | |
| Full Scorecard | |
Townville continued their late-season resurgence, despite a late wobble, as they leapfrogged oppnents Woodlands into second place with a three-wicket win.
At 114-0 after 23 overs, requiring just 62 more runs for victory, Townville were seemingly cruising towards a dominant win. Woodlands skipper Brad Schmulian had tried 7 different bowlers, to no effect, as he tried to dislodge the opening pair of Wahid and Booth. With his last throw of the dice, Schmulian turned to left-arm seamer James Sawyer who succeeded where all his teammates had not and induced a remarkable collapse almost out of nowhere.
Sawyer started inauspiciously, with two wides and then 4 more runs conceded from his fist 3 legal balls, before he trapped Booth LBW with his next delivery. With the first ball of his next over, Sawyer repeated the trick and removed Jack Hughes and ex-teammate Kieran Collins could not get him away for the remainder of the over. Sawyer, changing his angle to round the wicket to the right-handed Collins, induced a mishit defensive prod from the batter which was excellently caught close in by Mosun Hussain and now Townville were 128-3.
But Sawyer was not finished yet, in his next over he had Dulaj Ashen excellently stumped by Alex Kaye before completing a double-whammy of Collins wickets by trapping Liam Collins lbw for a first ball duck – sparking wild celebrations. At that point, Sawyer had the incredible figures of 4-2-7-5 and Townville were 132-5 and still 44 runs away from victory.
Through all this chaos, Wahid stood firm at the other end, picking up runs to keep reducing the target and preventing Woodlands from getting completely on top. Cup final hero Conor Harvey decided that this situation required a very different innings to last Sunday, as he did not hit a single boundary in his first 28 balls. Neither batter could do anything more than defend against the impressive Sawyer, but they were inching towards victory until Wahid holed out to long-off for 77 with 26 runs still required. Schmulian brought himself back soon after to remove Matthew Race for 6 and Townville were 162-7 with 11 overs to go. Tom Chippendale stuck with Harvey as the runs required approached single digits and then Harvey cut loose to win the game with two boundaries off Sawyer in the 42nd over.
Townville’s opening pair may have made batting look easy at times, but Woodlands’ first innings was a struggle from start to finish. Harvey dispatched of openers Hussain and Sam Frankland early as the visitors limped to 27-2 in the ninth over. Henry Pearson and Brad Schmulian survived the next 22 overs, but could only manage an anaemic 61 runs in that time as the hosts’ miserly bowling attack gave them no freebies. Just as they would have been hoping to kick on, both batters fell to injudicious shots – Pearson walking across his stumps to Hughes and playing on to his own stumps, and Schmulian caught in the deep as he tried to attack Mathew Lumb.
Their usual hope for quick scoring, Muhammad Bilal, fared no better than those who preceded him with an innings of 17 from 28 balls before being caught in the deep off Hughes. Only Scott Richardson bucked the trend of the innings, with an excellent 41 from 44 balls in a half-century partnership with his brother Elliot before both perished to boundary catches in the final over of the innings, bowled by Lumb.
Townville, who were top of the league after three matches then 8th in the league after 12, have now risen back to second in the league with this victory. Woodlands have now lost seven games this season and it will pain them to see that they are now an almost inconceivable 97 points behind bitter rivals New Farnley.
| Farsley v Undercliffe | |
| Toss won by: Farsley | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Farsley 183ao (40.3 overs) | Undercliffe 78ao (21.2 overs) |
| Ryan Cooper 66 | Seamus Nazir 5-16 |
| Ben Wright 45 | Calum Fletcher 4-35 |
| Amir Shahzad 6-45 | |
| Farsley (18pts) bt Undercliffe (4pts) by 105 runs | |
Undercliffe’s relegation to the First Division was confirmed as they surrendered to a heavy defeat against a Farsley team that had been reeling following two heavy losses.
Winning the toss and electing to bat, Farsley’s innings often oscillated between the sublime and the ridiculous. Opener Chris Beech was dismissed with the first legal delivery of the game, but then Undercliffe’s seamers were taken apart by Ben Wright and Ryan Cooper as Farsley raced to 58-1 at the end of the 7th over. James Overend was particularly expensive as Wright hit him for 6 fours in one over. Undercliffe were forced to turn to spin early, bringing Mohammed Suleman on for the 8th over and he stemmed the flow of runs immediately with a maiden. Shahzad’s next over went for 13 runs across ten wayward deliveries and Wright looked at complete ease with 45 runs from just 32 balls.
But just like last week versus Cleckheaton, Wright would throw his wicket away as he skied Suleman to give Jude Roberts an easy catch. Roberts then replaced Shahzad and struck with his second ball to remove Stanley Brown and then Andrew Sims four overs later. 71-1 was now 76-4 and Farsley appeared on the ropes. Cooper found a savvy partner in keeper Jonathan Read, and the pair resisted Undercliffe’s spinners for the next 18 overs in an 82 run partnership.
Captain Bailey Worcester recalled Shahzad to the attack to break the partnership and this decision paid immediate dividends as he castled Read with his very first ball. Perhaps sensing another collapse may be coming, Cooper chose to attack Sunny Matharu in the next over, smashing his first ball for four but then failing to clear Overend on the boundary two balls later to fall for 66. At that point, the collapse became an utter rout as Farsley’s lower order fell, one after another, to Shahzad as he proved much too fast for anyone to handle – all clean bowled in the space of just 15 deliveries. From 158-4 with 16 overs to go, Farsley were bundled out for 183 just 6 overs later.
Even with a slightly two-paced pitch, this was certainly an under par score that Undercliffe certainly could chase down. Sadly, and unfortunately rather predictably, Undercliffe’s batters failed to even get halfway to that total. Missing regular opener Oliver Hardaker, Salman Hanif was promoted to open but he continued the procession of clean bowled dismissals from the Clubhouse End with a first ball duck. Fellow opener Danish Hussain was then run out in the second over as he was caught dawdling by an excellent throw in from Cooper in the deep. Kyle Welsh should have followed a ball later, but Farsley’s inability to take slip catches meant another easy chance was missed and Stanley Brown was denied a deserved wicket.
Welsh’s luck didn’t do him much good, as ex-teammate Calum Fletcher bowled him through the gate three overs later and now the visitors were 14-3. Suraj Singh looked fluent early in his innings, scoring some classy boundaries but he will still be kicking himself that he didn’t notice Wright stood in a close midwicket position as he chipped an easy catch to him to give Fletcher his third wicket. Young leg-spinner Seamus Nazir, who is having an excellent season, was brought into the attach in the 13th over and he removed Jude Roberts for 1. Flatcher had his fourth three balls later when Suleman chased a wide ball and could only nick it through to Read for a golden duck.
Nazir should have had Shahzad in the following over too, but he saw the chance dropped. He and Worcester combined for a few quick boundaries but the latter pushed his luck too far and found Cooper on the boundary for Nazir’s second. Just like in Farsley’s innings, Undercliffe’s lower order collapsed remarkably quickly as Nazir ran through the last three wickets in just eight balls to end with outstanding figures of 5-16 from just 4.2 overs.
With this defeat and results elsewhere, Undercliffe must now focus on rebuilding their side for a Division One campaign next season. Farsley will be delighted to grab a confidence-boosting win after being shellacked by Cleckheaton and New Farnley – moving back up to fourth in the table.
| Methley v Baildon | |
| Toss won by: Baildon | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Baildon 235ao (47.3 overs) | Methley 215ao (48 overs) |
| Seif Hussain 57 | Jared Warner 104 |
| James Skingle 42 | Cameron Sharp 4-60 |
| Finlay Rooke 3-31 | |
| Josh Sullivan 3-62 | |
| Baildon (19pts) bt Methley (7pts) by 20 runs | |
| Full Scorecard | |
Baildon kept their survival hopes alive for another week as they compounded Methley’s recent malaise with a deserved victory at Little Church Lane.
Winning the toss and batting first, Baildon did not get off to a great start as they lost Hector Bowerman and Jonny Reynolds cheaply to be 40-2 in the twelth over. Overseas batter Callum Rainger was able to counter attack for a time with a brisk 41 whilst skipper Kevin Mcdermott held firm at the other end. Both batters would fall either side of drinks to the excellent Finlay Rooke and Will Kelly and Anoush Fernandez would follow soon after as the innings tottered at 128-6 in the 32nd over.
This Baildon side does not give up easily, and Seif Hussain and James Skingle took the attack to Methley, who were missing the control of the absent Taylor Cornall, putting together a partnership of 99 from just 81 balls. Just as they had Methley rocked back on their heels, both batters fell within 6 balls of each other – Skingle caught off Charlie McMurran and Hussain LBW to Josh Sullivan. Just twelve balls after Hussain’s departure, the innings was over – Sullivan dismissing Abdullah Ijaz and Cam Sharp to leave Baildon all out – just 15 runs short of full batting points and with 21 balls remaining.
Without Cornall, Methley promoted keeper Liam Thomas to open with Kris Ward and the pair navigated the first 5 overs of the chase with ease to get to 24-0. Opening bowlers Ijaz and Will Smith responded with three devastating dismissals over the next three overs – Smith dismissing Thomas and Alex Cree whilst Ijaz removed Ward. Now it was 26-3 and, once again, it was down to captain Jared Warner to try and win the game for his side. He and Jake Smart were able to see off Ijaz and Smith without any further alarm, but Smart could not resist an attacking shot against Sharp’s first over and perished to break the promising partnership.
James Wainman was the next man in and he started with three quick boundaries but, one ball after hitting Hussain for a maximum, he could not repeat the feat and was bowled to leave his side 78-5 in the 21st over. Unlike last week versus Pudsey St Lawrence, Warner was a lot more positive in his strokeplay and he took the lead in 37 run partnership with Charlie McMurran. But, like many of his predecessors, McMurran could not stay in long enough to really turn the game as he was caught off Sharp for 9 in the 30th over.
This trend continued with next men Sullivan and Ben Waite, both falling to Sharp and leaving Warner stranded at the other end without the support he needed. At this point, Warner decided to go to full-on attack mode – taking Hussain for three boundaries in the 43rd over and Sharp for two more in the 46th to move to his century. Rooke then hit Ijaz for two boundaries in the 47th and Methley were suddenly 214-8 – needing 22 runs from the last 18 balls for victory.
Skipper Mcdermott took responsibility for the next over, coming on to bowl for the first time in the innings at such a critical juncture, especially with Warner on strike. A dot first up may have helped settle any nerves, before jubilation as he bowled Warner with his next delivery, leaving his opposing skipper crestfallen. Number 11 Matty Bridge managed a single from the next delivery to get Rooke on strike. Rooke could not get the next two balls away as the pressure built. On the last ball he swung but could only edge the delivery through to the keeper and Mcdermott had delivered victory for his side – ending with 2 wickets and just one run conceded from his solitary over and sparking delight for his team. Baildon’s survival chances live to fight another day and, whatever may happen over the last three weeks, this is a victory that will live long in the memory for their players and supporters.
| Jer Lane v Pudsey St Lawrence | |
| Toss won by: Pudsey St Lawrence | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Pudsey St Lawrence 210ao (49.5 overs) | Jer Lane 198ao (45 overs) |
| Junaid Khan 46 | Kyme Tahirkheli 54 |
| Ahsan Bhatti 4-48 | Yasir Ali 40 |
| Muhammad Aamir 3-53 | Ricky Priestley 5-38 |
| Chris Marsden 3-77 | |
| Pudsey St Lawrence (19pts) bt Jer Lane (6pts) by 12 runs | |
| Full Scorecard | |
Pudsey St Lawrence bounced back from their cup final disappointment with a resilient performance to clinch a close but deserved victory over Jer Lane at Park Avenue.
Junaid Khan was the unlikely batting hero for the Saints after his side had really struggled to break free of the vice grip Jer Lane’s spinners had exerted on them. Coming in at number 11 with his side 147-9 in the 44th over, he smashed 46 runs from just 29 balls (including 24 from one Kyme Tahirlheli over) as he and Harry Cullingford boosted the total up to 210 before Khan was stumped in the final over.
This partnership saved an innings that had faced adversity from the very first over when Mark Robertshaw was dismissed by Amaan Ali. Fellow opener Archie Scott followed three overs later and then young Ricky Priestley was bowled by Ahsan Bhatti four overs later to reduce the visitors to 32-3. Josh Priestley and Archie Phillipson looked to be getting the measure of the pitch and bowling as they put on 40 runs over the next 8 overs but this would be a false dawn. Both batters, along with next man Jonty Mighell, would be gone in the space of the next three overs and the home side were back on top.
Charlie Best responded in his usual positive style for a breezy 31 from 34 balls whilst Harry Cullingford defended resolutely against everything the home side could throw at him. Best and then skipper Barrie Frankland came and went a few overs after drinks and now the Saints were 126-8 with more than 15 overs remaining. Chris Marsden resisted alongside Cullingford for nine overs at 21 runs between them before Marsden fell and Khan came to the crease to begin his game-changing innings. Whilst Khan’s hitting will take the focus, Cullingford’s unbeaten vigil of 29 runs from 74 balls should not be underestimated in a day where only one of his teammates could survive for more than 35 balls.
Jer Lane’s reply started positively due to the aggression of the enigmatic Tahirkheli – he and Adal Islam saw off the first 17 overs with no alarms at 77-0 and Tahirkheli unbeaten on 52. Marsden struck in the following over to prize out Islam, caught behind, for 18 before the in-form Archie Scott dismissed Tahirkheli two overs later before he could do more damage. Hamzah Iqbal and Bhatti tried to rebuild, but the pitch was becoming more and more responsive to the visitors’ spinners.
Marsden picked up two wickets straight after drinks, Bhatti and Raqeeb Younas both caught as they tried to break the pressure. 77-0 after 17 had now become 113-4 after 27 and the hosts were finding out just how hard it can be to chase a decent total at this ground. Scott bowled keeper Sam Johnson in the 29th over and that brought skipper Yasir Ali to the crease. He and Iqbal started to find a method that was working, Ali hitting Scott’s final over for two fours in the 33rd over before Iqbal took Marsden for two sixes in the next.
Frankland chose to stick with spin and brought Ricky Priestley back into the attack to replace Scott. Whilst his first two overs were negotiated easily, this was a decision which turned the game. In the 39th over, Priestley bowled Ali for 40 and then picked up the wicket of next man Haris Hussain two balls later. Amir Hussain became his third victim in his next over and then Amaan Ali became his fourth one over later, both bowled. Iqbal remained, however, and he and last man Muhammad Aamir hit 13 quick runs to reach 193-9 with 6 overs to go. Priestley would bowl the next over and five more runs came from the first 5 deliveries to move Jer Lane just 13 runs from victory. Aamir could not survive the final ball of the over as he gave a catch to keeper Best and dash their hopes of victory. Priestley ended with a second spell of 6-2-22-5 as he almost-singlehandedly turned the game in his team’s favour just when their opponents had seemed set for victory.
| Carlton v Cleckheaton | |
| Toss won by: Cleckheaton | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Cleckheaton 299-8 (50 overs) | Carlton 205ao (42.3 overs) |
| Yousaf Baber 92 | Naveed Malik 43 |
| Khizer Qadeer 56 | Farukh Alam 36 |
| Aaron Ratnalingam 52 | James Stansfield 4-11 |
| Naveed Malik 3-62 | Max Chappell 4-78 |
| Cleckheaton (20pts) bt Carlton (6pts) by 94 runs | |
| Full Scorecard | |
Cleckheaton moved closer to Premier Division safety with a vital victory over Carlton, especially so following Baildon’s win today at Methley.
As has been the case so many times this season, they were once again indebted to sizeable batting contributions from Yousaf Baber and Khizer Qadeer, though a sparkling fifty from young Aaron Ratnaligam was equally impressive. After losing both openers at 50-2 after 12 overs, Baber and Qadeer combined for a 131-run partnership in 23 overs to set an excellent platform for their side. Whilst Qadeer would fall before he could fully accellerate to his devastating best, Baber moved serenly to a classy 92 whilst Ratnalingam punished the tired Carlton bowlers for his 34-ball 52.
Some late wickets stopped Cleckheaton from passing 300, but many of Carlton’s bowlers came in for heavy punishment from Cleck’s middle order – skipper James Glynn in particular as he conceded 105 runs from his 15 overs, whilst Nash Charles and Farukh Alam combined to concede 65 runs from just 7 overs.
Carlton’s openers fell in a similar way to Cleck’s – both out in the first 13 overs with the score on just 49. Cameron Wallis, promoted to number three due to Carlton’s overseas bater Syed Shah returning home this week, acquitted himself well for a tidy 31 before he was the third wicket to fall in the 16th over. Naveed Malik and Dan Ford attacked Cleck’s spinners and forced skipper James Stansfield to change things up and bring himself into the attack in the 23rd over.
This change brought immediate reward with the dismissal of Ford off the final ball of his first over, before he returned in his next over to bowl Malik and then dismiss big-hitter Muhammad Tariq LBW for a golden duck. Stansfield was still not finished, taking his fourth wicket in his next over as opposing skipper Glynn nicked off to Ethan Lee at slip. This spell effectively ended the game as a contest at this point, even with some late hits from Alam as Max Chappell cleaned up the last three wickets to fall and seal the victory.
This win moves Cleckheaton 44 points clear of 11th-placed Baildon with just 60 points left to play for. Carlton’s late season decline continues as they now have dropped to 9th place, just 16 points above Cleckheaton, which will be a disappointment after their early season promise.
| Bradford & Bingley v New Farnley | |
| Toss won by: New Farnley | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| New Farnley 274-7 (50 overs) | Bradford & Bingley 192ao (42.5 overs) |
| Ryan McKendry 86 | Rishi Chopra 65 |
| Aidan Langley 73 | James Swallow 50 |
| Udith Patabadige 3-54 | Gurman Randhawa 5-69 |
| New Farnley (20pts) bt Bradford & Bingley (5pts) by 82 runs | |
| Full Scorecard | |
New Farnley’s unbeaten run continues as they cantered to a comfortable win over Bradford & Bingley at Wagon Lane today.
Classy opener Aidan Langley passed 1,000 league runs for the season as he and Ryan McKendry starred once again in another strong New Farnley batting display. Some late cameos from Fletcher Coutts (37no) and Ed Brown (30), alongside some wayward bowling conceding 31 extras, ensured that the title winners secured maximum batting points with ease. Bingley’s overseas pacer Udith Patabadige was the standout performer in the innings, dismissing Steve Bullen and last week’s centurion Alex Lilley cheaply whilst also contributing to two runouts in the field.
Bingley’s reply was quickly in tatters at 9-3, with all three top order batters dismissed with only two runs scored between them. Ex-New Farnley batter Joe Pyrah flashed brielfy with 22 from 16 balls, but he ran out of luck and was bowled to become the second of Gurman Randhawa’s five victims today. Only Rishi Chopra and James Swallow made meaningful contributions with the bat, putting together a 98 run partnership for the fifth wicket to give the innings some respectability. Adam Ahmed continued his fine season with the dismissals of both Chopra and Swallow before Randhawa would wrap up the tail for his final three wickets.
Despite this defeat, Bingley remain in the top half and are still close enough to dream of a potential top four finish with a strong end to the season. New Farnley have added another 20 point win to their points haul this week and are rapidly closing in on the league record for most points in a season. They host a demoralised and out of form Methley at the Barry Jackson Ground next week as they look to reach that milestone.
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Division 1: Brookes and Thompson help Morley defeat leaders
| Pudsey Congs v Morley | |
| Toss won by: Morley | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Morley 249-8 (50 overs) | Pudsey Congs 218-9 (50 overs) |
| Finn Brookes 114 | Yohan Mendis 79 |
| Gordon Thomson 51 | Bilal Butt 56 |
| Aryan Singh 33 | Gordon Thomson 5-63 |
| Morley (18pts) bt Pudsey Congs (6pts) by 31 runs | |
Finn Brookes and Gordon Thomson were the key performers as Morley defeated leaders Pudsey Congs for the second time this season.
Wicketkeeper Brookes hit his second successive century while Thomson made (51) and took 5-63 as Morley triumphed by 30 runs.
With Crossflatts suffering a stunning defeat at Sandal, Morley are now back in second place and in a strong position to clinch promotion to the Premier Division. They have 239 points, three more than Crossflatts with Batley a further three adrift.
Brookes is certainly proving to be a fine signing. He made 114 from 130 balls as Morley made 249-8. He hit a six and 12 fours and was joined in stands of 89 by fellow opener Aryan Singh (33_ and 96 by Thomson for the fourth wicket.
Vinit Patel, who returned to the Morley side last week and made an immediate impact as they defeated Crossflatts, rocked Congs by dismissing Callum Oliver and Nick Lindley to reduce them to 4-2.
Hassan Butt (36) helped steady the innings along with slipper Yohan Mendis before being stumped by Brookes to give Thomson his first wicket to make it 83-3.
Mendis and Bilal Butt made a determined bid to try and wrest the initiative from Morley. Together they added 95 before Mendis was dismissed by Thomson for 79.
It was the first of four wickets to fall for three runs and the last of the victims was Butt for 56. Morley were in command and despite the efforts of Raman Athwal and Duncan Heath they were bowled were restricted to 218-9.
| Sandal v Crossflatts | |
| Toss won by: Crossflatts | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Crossflatts 57ao (26.3 overs) | Sandal 59-5 (11.1 overs) |
| Michael Carroll 6-22 | Preston McSween 3-23 |
| Sam Noden 3-10 | |
| Sandal (18pts) bt Crossflatts (2pts) by 5 wickets | |
| Full Scorecard | |
Crossflatts promotion hopes suffered a stunning blow as they suffered a five-wicket defeat at Sandal.
They were made to regret their decision to bat first as they were bowled out for 57 with only Jacob Stephens (18) making double figures as Michael Carroll (6-22) and Sam Noden (3-10) .
Fast bowler Preston McSween (3-23) posed some problems for Sandal, but his side had too few runs on the board on what could prove to be a costly afternoon for them.
| Yeadon v Batley | |
| Toss won by: Batley | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Yeadon 169ao (42.2 overs) | Batley 171-8 (48.4 overs) |
| Matthew Vorbach 45 | Hisan Ahmed 56 |
| Ali Hamza Waseem 4-42 | Daanyaal Hussain 42 |
| Arbaab Hussain 3-34 | Matthew Vorbach 4-38 |
| Batley (19pts) bt Yeadon (5pts) by 2 wickets | |
| Full Scorecard | |
Batley’s late surge towards the promotion places gathered pace with a two-wicket win at Yeadon which takes them to within six points of second-place Morley.
Hisan Ahmad (56) and Daanyaal Ahmed (42) played the key innings as Batley edged past Yeadon’s 169 with eight balls to spare despite the efforts of Australian Matthew Vorbach (4-38).
Vorbach had earlier top scored with 45 as Yeadon struggled against the bowling of li Hamza Waseem (4-42) and Arbaab Hussain (3-34). Yeadon will regret the fact they were bowled out with 7.4 overs of their innings unused.
| Gomersal v Hartshead Moor | |
| Toss won by: Hartshead Moor | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Gomersal 279ao (49.5 overs) | Hartshead Moor 218ao (47 overs) |
| Daniel Syme 68 | Nick Ward 61no |
| Jonathan Boynton 52 | Chris Swift 57 |
| Josh Twohig 34no | Hardik Karungale 7-47 |
| Gomersal (20pts) bt Hartshead Moor (7pts) by 61 runs | |
| Full Scorecard | |
Overseas player Hardik Karungale impressed with 7-47 as Gomersal won the basement battle with Hartshead Moor by 61 runs.
The result confirms Hartshead Moor’s relegation, but Gomersal continue to fight on. They are now 28 points behind East Bierley with four games to play.
Gomersal recovered from a shaky start to make 279 with Daniel Syme (68) and Jonathan Boynton (52) being backed up by Josh Twohig (34no).
Nick Ward (61no) and Chris Swift (57) made half centuries for Hartshead Moor but their side were bowled out for 218 as Karungale posed problems.
| Ossett v East Bierley | |
| Toss won by: East Bierley | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Ossett 188ao (46.5 overs) | East Bierley 157ao (38.1 overs) |
| Callum Geldart 102 | Muhammad Rameez 7-27 |
| Daniel Cross 5-43 | Mubtada Akhtar 3-37 |
| Ossett (18pts) bt East Bierley (6pts) by 31 runs | |
| Full Scorecard | |
Callum Geldart and Muhammad Rameez produced outstanding individual performances as Ossett continued their recent revival with a 31-run win over East Bierley.
Opener Geldart dominated the Ossett innings as he made 102 from 120 balls. He struck two sixes and 12 fours but only Alex Page of the remaining batters made double figures in a total of 188 as spinner Danny Cross (5-43) and Mustafa Rafique (3-35) posed problems.
East Bierley had no answer to the left arm spin bowling of Muhammad Rameez (7-27) as they were bowled out for 157. Cross top scored for East Bierley who are still precariously placed in the league table.
| Bankfoot v Birstall | |
| Toss won by: Birstall | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Bankfoot 163ao (38.5 overs) | Birstall 167-5 (27.2 overs) |
| Gary Wainwright 43 | Nick Kaye 61 |
| Alex Drake 3-30 | Sharoon Siraj 29 |
| Daniel Marlow 3-39 | |
| Birstall (20pts) bt Bankfoot (4pts) by 5 wickets | |
| Full Scorecard | |
Skipper Nick Kaye (61) and overseas player Sharoon Siraj (29) share a third-wicket stand of 80 which enabled Birstall to secure a five-wicket win at Wickets Close.
Their efforts helped their side to overhaul Bankfoot’s total of 163 which featured 43 from Gary Wainwright.
Bankfoot were unable to dominate the Birstall bowling with Alex Drake (3-30) and Daniel Marlow (3-39) leading the way.
Division 2: It’s Lightcliffe’s Dey as promotion is secured
| Lightcliffe v East Ardsley | |
| Toss won by: Lightcliffe | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Lightcliffe 391-4 (50 overs) | East Ardsley 216ao (45.1 overs) |
| Rajat Dey 116no | Harry Appleyard 51 |
| Niall Lockley 110 | Oliver Appleyard 37* |
| George Leach 91 | Jordan Pickles 5-86 |
| Yusuf Malik 36 | |
| Lightcliffe (20pts) bt East Ardsley (5pts) by 175 runs | |
| Full Scorecard | |
Niall Lockley and Rajat Dey hit centuries as Lightcliffe secured promotion with four games to go with an emphatic 175-run win over relegation-threatened East Ardsley.
The tone for the afternoon was set by Lightcliffe openers Niall Lockley (110) and George Leach (91) as they enjoyed a first wicket stand of 188.
Lockley made 110 from 91 balls and peppered the boundaries as he hit a six and 15 fours while Leach hit a six and 15 fours.
Their scoring rate was made to look pedestrian as overseas player Rajat Dey romped to 116 from just 53 balls. He hit a stunning 11 sixes and seven fours as Lightcliffe posted the day’s highest score of 391-4.
East Ardsley made a spirited 216 in reply to pick up three batting points. Harry Appleyard (57) and Oliver Appleyard (37no) were their top scorers as Jordan Pickles (5-86) helped Lightcliffe seal the win which means Division One cricket for them next season.
| Hunslet Nelson v Hanging Heaton | |
| Toss won by: Hanging Heaton | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Hunslet Nelson 106ao (32 overs) | Hanging Heaton 112-4 (18.2 overs) |
| Alastair Finn 35 | Tom Lindsay 55* |
| Matthew Varley 32 | Joshua Morris 3-27 |
| Umar Farroq 3-14 | |
| Wasim Khaliq 3-38 | |
| Hanging Heaton (19pts) bt Hunslet Nelson (3pts) by 6 wickets | |
| Full Scorecard | |
Hanging Heaton need just one more point to be certain of promotion after their comfortable six-wicket win over Gordon Rigg Jack Hampshire Cup winners Hunslet Nelson.
The result provided Hanging Heaton with some consolation for the defeat they suffered against Nelson in the cup semi-final.
Patel’s decision to put Nelson in paid dividends as the home side were bowled out for 106. Only Alastair Finn (35) and Matthew Varley (32) resisted for long as Umar Farooq (3-14) and Wasim Khaliq (3-38) impressed.
A hat-trick by Josh Morris (3-27) gave Nelson hope as Hanging Heaton were reduced to 52-4. After having Myles Wood caught by Finn, Morris clean bowled both Ajami Sherwani and Connor Ward.
Tom Lindsay made sure there were no further alarms as he hit an unbeaten 55 from 26 balls with five sixes and four fours.
| Keighley v Altofts | |
| Toss won by: Altofts | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Altofts 172ao (44overs) | Keighley 173-4 (28.5 overs) |
| Reece Jackson 81 | Ahmed Ali 48 |
| Richard Vigars 34 | Gareth Lee 40 |
| Simon Bailey 5-58 | Muhammad Imran 36 |
| Zeeshan Qasim 3-32 | |
| Keighley (20pts) bt Altofts (4pts) by 6 wickets | |
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Third place Keighley had their experienced bowlers Simon Bailey (5-58) and Zeeshan Qasim (3-32) set up their six-wicket win over fast-fading Altofts.
Bailey and Wasim enabled their side to bowl out Altofts for 172, a total that was dominated by South African Reece Jackson (81).
Ahmed Ali (48), Gareth Lee (40) and Muhammad Imran (36) ensured that Keighley won with more than 20 overs to spare.
| Scholes v Great Preston | |
| Toss won by: Great Preston | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Great Preston 220-9 (50 overs) | Scholes 141ao (35.5 overs) |
| Oli Baron 103no | Josh Fell 33 |
| Greg Keywood 3-47 | Greg Keywood 31 |
| Christian Jackson 3-37 | Alfie McMillan 4-21 |
| Tom Morrison 3-43 | |
| Great Preston (19pts) bt Scholes (4pts) by 79 runs | |
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Skipper Oli Baron led from the front with an unbeaten century as Great Preston ran out 79 run winners over a Scholes side fighting to avoid relegation.
Baron’s 103 not out featured seven sixes plus eight fours and was key to his side making 220-9 despite the determined efforts of Christian Jackson (3-37) and Greg Keywood (3-47).
Scholes were unable to build suffic ient momentum in their innings. Josh Fell made 33 and Keywood (31) but nobody was able to make a telling contribution as Alfie McMillan (4-21) and Australian Tom Morrison (3-43) took the Great Preston bowling honours.
| Windhill & Daisy Hill v Buttershaw St Paul’s | |
| Toss won by: Buttershaw St Paul’s | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Buttershaw St Paul’s 186 (36overs) | Windhill & Daisy Hill 60ao (15.2 overs) |
| Jonathan Burston 52 | Zahir Abbas 6-34 |
| Majid Khan 32 | Amjid Hussain 4-24 |
| Zaib Ali 5-45 | |
| Buttershaw St Paul’s (18pts) bt (4pts) by 126 runs | |
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Windhill & Daisy Hill had no answer to the bowling of Zahir Abbas (6-34) and Amjid Hussain (4-24) as they were bowled out for 60 to go down to a 126-run defeat.
Buttershaw St Paul’s had made 186 in their innings with captain Jonathan Burston making 52 and Majid Khan (32) in the face of good bowling from Zaib Ali (5-45).
| Bowling Old Lane v Northowram Fields | |
| Toss won by: Bowling Old Lane | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Northowram Fields 149ao (33 overs) | Bowling Old Lane 68ao (36.3 overs) |
| Babar Khan 58 | Babar Khan 4-21 |
| Shahid Mehmood 4-42 | Sam Gardner 3-24 |
| Northowram Fields (17pts) bt Bowling Old Lane (4pts) by 81 runs | |
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Northowram Fields recovered from 17-4 to ,ade what proved to be a match-winning score of 149 as they defeated Bowling Old Lane.
They looked in trouble when Rounak Rathi and Shahid Mehmood both struck two early blows after Kammy Siddique asked Northowram Fields to bat first.
Overseas player Babar Khan was determined to revive his side and he made a determined 58 as he stood form against the bowling of Mehmood (4-42).
That man Khan was in the thick of the action again when Old Lane batted. He took 4-21 and was supported by Sam Gardner (3-24) as Old Lane were dismissed for just 60.
Division 3: Gibson hits ton as Streethouse stretch their lead
| Liversedge v Streethouse | |
| Toss won by: Streethouse | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Streethouse 289-6 (50 overs) | Liversedge 114ao (30.1 overs) |
| Matthew Gibson 105 | Reuben Shuttleworth 39 |
| Lee Tarbuck 50 | Ismail Patel 3-23 |
| Brent Law 39 | |
| Streethouse (20pts) bt Liversedge (3pts) by 175 runs | |
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Opener Matthew Gibson hit a century as Streethouse extended their lead to 41 points with a commanding 175-run win over bottom side Liversedge.
Gibson made his 105 from 121 balls with 18 fours and shared in two crucial partnerships as Streethouse posted a score of 289-6.
Brent Law (39) joined Gibson in an opening stand of 93 before Lee Tarbuck (50) added 108 for the second wicket with the century maker.
Streethouse closed out victory by bowling out Liversedge for 114. Ismail Patel led the way with 3-23 while Ben Brown and Michael Bates both picked up two wickets. Reuben Shuttleworth (39_ top scored for Liversedge.
| Heckmondwike & Carlinghow v East Leeds | |
| Toss won by: East Leeds | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| East Leeds 168ao (46.1 overs) | Heckmondwike & Carlinghow 171-4 (23.4 overs) |
| Amraze Mehmood 52 | Wajid Hussain 91 |
| Khurram Shehzad 5-36 | Hassan Abbas 33no |
| Wajid Hussain 3-14 | |
| Heckmondwike & Carlinghow (20pts) bt East Leeds (4pts) by 6 wickets | |
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Heckmondwike & Carlinghow closed to within three points of second-place Brighouse with a six-wicket win over lowly East Leeds.
The victory was set up by the bowling of Khurram Shehzad (5-36) and Wajid Hussain (3-14) as East Leeds were bowled out for 168 when theyy chose to bat first. Opener Amraze Mahmood (52) top scored.
Hussain continued huis good form with the bat as he made 91 to spearhead the successful run chase. Hassan Abbas was 33 not out when victory was achieved.
| Wrenthorpe v Spen Victoria | |
| Toss won by: Wrenthorpe | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Wrenthorpe 173ao (35.3 overs) | Spen Victoria 174-1 (37.3 overs) |
| Harvey Anderson 44 | Sam Carroll 89no |
| Zain Khan 38no | Corey Roebuck 48 |
| James Russell 5-52 | |
| Spen Victoria (20pts) bt Wrenthorpe (2pts) by 9 wickets | |
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Spen Victoria openers Sam Carroll and Corey Roebuck share d a 133-run partnership as they set their side on course for a nine-wicket win/
Carroll made 89 and Roebuck 48 as Wrenthorpe’s total of 173 was overhauled with 12.5 overs to spare.
The win gave Spen Victoria revenge for the defeat Wrenthorpe had inflicted on them in the reverse fixture.
Skipper Harvey Anderson (44) and tail-ender Zain Khan (38) battled hard but lacked support was Spen skipper James Russell (5-52) posed problems.
| Wakefield St Michaels v Hopton Mills | |
| Toss won by: Hopton Mills | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Hopton Mills 264-9 (50 overs) | Wakefield St Michael’s 226ao (46.4 overs) |
| Joel Austin 63 | Ashley Hale 52 |
| Mubashar Hussain 58 | Cavan Connolly 36 |
| Adam Siddique 33no | Tanveer Hussain 32 |
| Craig Ellison 3-37 | Ben Haigh 4-42 |
| Abdullah Qureshi 3-25 | |
| Hopton Mills (20pts) bt Wakefield St Michael’s (6pts) by 38 runs | |
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Australian Joel Austin passed 1,000 league runs in his debut season as he helped Hopton Mills to a 38-run won over Wakefield St Michael’s.
Austin made 63 and along with Mubasher Hussain (58) and Adam Siddique (33no) helped his side compile a total of 264-9.
Ashley Hale (52) was backed up by Cavan Connolly (36) and Tanveer Hussain (32) as St Michael’s replied with 226 but Ben Haigh 4-42 and Abdullah Qureshi (3-25) ensured it was Hopton Mills’ day.
| Adwalton v Crossbank Methodists | |
| Toss won by: Crossbank Methodists | |
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
| Crossbank Methodists 157ao (36.3 overs) | Adwalton 159-3 (24 overs) |
| Wahab Hussain 42 | Chris Batt 35no |
| Kabeer Hussain 38 | Anas Imtiaz 35no |
| Anas Imtiaz 3-33 | |
| Nathan Cant 3-55 | |
| Adwalton (20pts) bt Crossbank Methodists (3pts) by 7 wickets | |
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Adwalton registered their tenth win of the season as they defeated Crossbank Methodists by seven wickets.
Anas Imtiaz (3-33) and Natan Cant (3-55) led the way with the ball as Adwalton bowled out Crossbank Methodists for 157. Wahab Hussain (42) and Kabeer Hussain (38) were the top scorers.
Adwalton took just 24 overs to knock off the runs with Chris Batt and Imtiaz both finishing 35 not out.
