New-boy Andy Rennison hit an unbeaten 73 to steer East Bierley to a six-wicket win over Idle which enabled them to go one point clear at the top of the JCT 600 Bradford League Division One.

Rennison, recruited from Doncaster Town, looked a good acquisition as he struck 11 fours and a six to ensure that his side took the 19 points they need to head the table.

Bierley reached their victory target with 7.5 overs to spare thanks to the efforts of Rennison, Lee Goddard and Thomas Owens.

Wicketkeeper Goddard set the tempo for the successful run chase with a brisk 52 which contained a six and nine fours, while Owens made 32 not out in an unbroken fifth wicket stand of 55 with Rennison.

Idle, who batted first, had former East Bierley and Yorkshire batsman Neil Nicholson to thank for taking them to a total of 233 for eight. Nicholson stroked ten boundaries in his unbeaten 66 and gained support from the determined Paul Cummins who made 58. New left arm spinner Luke Jarvis was the pick of the East Bierley bowlers with four for 45.

Woodlands also made it three wins from three games as they crushed Bowling Old Lane in a re-run of last season's Sovereign Health Care Priestley Cup final by eight wickets. It was a triumph which yielded 16 points for the defending champions.

Old Lane, who have now slipped to the bottom of the table after a torrid start which has seen them defeated by three of the division's most powerful teams, East Bierley, Pudsey St Lawrence and Woodlands, posted exactly the same score that they made in the cup final last August of 144. In-form Amjad Khan (39) and Raqueeb Younis (27 not out) were the pick of the batsmen as Chris Brice took four for eight and Tosh Baker (3-26).

On the previous occasion they made Woodlands fight all the way for a two-wicket win, but this time, despite removing both openers Scott Richardson and Sam Frankland in the opening two overs for just four runs, Old lane failed to make a fight of it as Nicky Rushworth (86not out) and Chris Brice (48not out) hurried their side to victory with an unbroken third-wicket stand of 141.

Rushworth struck a six and 16 fours while Brice, enjoying his promotion to number three, hit ten boundaries as the Old Lane bowlers were made to suffer.

Ahsan Butt of Manningham Mills Picture by Manningham Mills CC

Newly-promoted Manningham Mills produced one of the results of the day. They defeated Pudsey St Lawrence by 30 runs to notch their second win in three games. Anson Butt (55), Amar Rashid (44) and Muenoddin Kadri (36) guided Mills to a total of 208 for seven despite the efforts of Gareth Clough (4-56).

St Lawrence plunged to 71 for six in reply and despite the best efforts of skipper Andrew Doidge (38) and wicketkeeper Graeme Wrighton (37) they were restricted to 178 for nine. The 18 points were a welcome tonic for Mills who have had three points deducted after failing to bowl their overs quickly enough in each of their first two games.

New-boy Alex Twigg was in sparkling form for Pudsey Congs. The opener made an unbeaten 108 as his side recorded an impressive six-wicket win over Brighouse. Twigg decorated his innings with 21 boundaries and showed just why Congs were so keen to recruit him from Harrogate. Matthew Doidge (43) was the other main scorer for Congs.

Haroon Rashid, the older brother of Yorkshire all-rounder Adil, had earlier made an unbeaten 103 for Brighouse with a six and 11 fours, but the Brighouse total of 206 for seven was clearly insufficient on a good batting track. Tom Glover continued his good form with the ball for Congs with four for 68.

Farsley and Hanging Heaton both recorded their first wins for the season. Farsley squeezed home by two wickets against Cleckheaton, while Hanging Heaton beat Saltaire by six wickets.

Farsley's new overseas player Kallum Fernando was their hero. He made 116 off 110 balls with three sixes and 15 fours while former Yorkshire opener Ashley Metcalfe made 52 as Farsley overhauled a Cleckheaton score of 218 all out.

Mohammad Zaman had earlier continued his fine start to the season for Cleckheaton with top score of 64 as he and Ian Nicholson (42) revived their side after a poor start. Jan Gadzina (4-26) and Chris Henry (4-33) were the main wicket takers for Farsley who picked up a much-needed 19 points.

Sri Lankan Thilan Thushara soon made his presence known for Hanging Heaton. He took four for 33 as Saltaire were dismissed for 123. Opener Wasim Munawar (33) and Khurram Maqsood (30) were the main contributors. Hanging Heaton eased to their target in 26.1 overs.

Former Saltaire batsman Tabissum Bhatti (87not out) and wicketkeeper Matthew Duce (81 not out) powered Baildon to a seven-wicket win over Bradford & B Bingley. They came together with their side tottering at 28 for three in pursuit of Bradford & Bingley's total of 191 for seven and added 164 in an unbroken partnership.

Bradford & Bingley had built their total around the contributions of Chris Thompson (53 not out), skipper Carl Sharp (36) and former Baildon all-rounder Phil Slater (33). Once again all of the wickets taken by Baildon feel to their spinners. Jeremy Batty (3-82), Mushtaq Ahmed (3-32) and Jamie Abbott (1-22).

Esholt continued to pile up the runs as they moved nine-points clear at the top of Division Two with a crushing 192-run win over Windhill. Esholt made an imposing 323 for eight with skipper Richard Whitehurst leading the assault with a belligerent 95 which contained two sixes and 16 fours. Baz King, who made a century on the opening day of the season, weighed in with 85 and Phil Carter (36) as Windhill's bowlers were made to toil.

Windhill never looked remotely like challenging Esholt's score as Robin Hill (4-41) and Ben Lister (3-24) went to work. Peter Nicholls top scored with 31 as Windhill finished on 131 for nine and thus just deprived Esholt a third-successive maximum points haul.

One of the most outstanding performances of the day came from Morley's off spinner Steve Lane. he took seven for 17 - including a hat-trick - as Gomersal's batting woes continued. His three in three success came when he trapped Adam Stott lbw for the top score of 21 before clean bowling both Rob Burton and Matt Garside.

Once again Gomersal's big guns failed to fire as they followed up last week's dismal total of 71 all out against Esholt with 88 against a Morley side which has now won all three of its matches. James Russell, a former Gomersal player, had put the skids under the home side by taking the first three wickets.

Morley, left with 66 overs in which to secure victory, took just 14.2 overs. Overseas Shoaib Khan made an unbeaten 51 off 36 balls with a six and nine fours, while Matthew Taylor finished unbeaten on 22.

Adnan Raees, the man who has succeeded Khan as Hartshead Moor's overseas player, helped his side to a thrilling one-wicket win over Spen Victoria. His side looked to have little hope when they plunged to 27 for five in reply to Spen's score of 184 for nine, but Raees refused to let the situation worry him.

He hit five sixes and ten fours in an unbeaten 97 and with help from Liam Evans (21) earned his die their first victory of the campaign. Raees had earlier taken three for 28 in a Spen innings dominated by Chris Elstub's knock of 78.

Undercliffe ended Yeadon's unbeaten start to the campaign by inflicting a 20-run defeat. New boys Darren Blenkiron (97not out) and former Yorkshire opener Simon Kellett (62) were supported by Andrew Duckworth (52not out) as a total of 253 for two was made.

Yeadon started poorly in reply until Grant Soames made his mark.The left-hander hit an unbeaten 94 but even that wasn't enough to spare Yeadon from defeat. Spinner Ben heritage took four for 62 for Undercliffe.

Bankfoot chalked up their second win of the campaign when Arfaq Ahmed (74) and Micky Hutchins (68not out) helped their side reach 240 for six before bowling out Lightcliffe for 106 to secure a 134-run win. Ahmed crowned a good all-round display by taking three for 25.

Richard Robinson (50), Lee Gordon (41) and Max Davidson (36) made valuable runs as Keighley beat Great Horton by nine runs. Keighley made 183 before bowling out Great Horton for 174 with Ross Towler taking four for 42.