Hanging Heaton have won the Sovereign Health Care Priestley Shield for the first time since 2003 after defeating Pudsey St Lawrence by three wickets at Spen Victoria.

Nabeel Hafeez was voted man of the match after making top score of 70 as Hanging Heaton cruised past Pudsey St Lawrence's score of 178 all out with 5.2 overs to spare.

Hafeez arrived at the crease after a brisk opening stand of 58 between Howard Ellis (26) and Michael Royce (26) and took charge with an array of attacking strokes.

Unafraid of taking the aerial route, he hit two sixes and ten fours in an innings which spanned 82 balls.

Left-arm spinner Adam Hopkins took four for 50 to keep St Lawrence in the hunt, and when Luke Duckitt removed dangerman Hafeez and his brother Adeel in the same over, Hanging Heaton's nerves were jangling.

At 164-7 there was still a chance that Hanging Heaton would falter, but skipper Andrew Nettleton and Mick Horner steered their side home without further loss. Horner eventually securing victory by pulling a short ball from Luke Duckitt for six.

Richard Marsden (1-27) and Chris Sharkey (0-28) both bowled their ten overs economically, but their colleagues were guilty of conceeding far too many boundaries.

When St Lawrence reflect on the game they will no doubt pinpoint the number of boundaries they offered up and the inability of any of their batsmen to post a big score as being decisive.

St Lawrence are normally a free scoring side but they were kept in check by disciplined bowling. Spinner Umar Rehman (4-36) and Adeel Hafeez (3-31) were the main wicket takers, but they were well supported by all the other bowlers employed.

Big-hitting Richard Marsden, who struck two big sixes in an unbeaten 32 and Lee Mortimer (32) were the top scorers for a St Lawrence side that failed to recapture the free-scoring form they have shown in the league this season.

The action as it happened.

Pudsey St Lawrence innings

Pudsey St Lawrence won the toss and elected to bat. Mick Horner opened the bowling and had a loud lbw appeal against St Lawrence skipper James Milligan rejected first ball.

Milligan opened the scoring with a single to cover and followed up with the first boundary. 11-0

Nabeel Hafeez shared the attack and started with a steady over.

Milligan struck his second boundary in the third over. The ball racing to the cover boundary.

11-1 David Hester, scorer of a century yesterday, is bowled without scoring by Nabeel Hafeez. It's a big wicket for Hanging Heaton.

New batsman Lee Mortimer opened his account with a firm clip to square leg for a single.

Milligan stroked another boundary off Horner. The ball racing to the boundary in front of the tearoom.

Mortimer hit his first boundary with a clip to the square leg boundary off Hafeez as the score moved to 32-1 after 10 overs.

Mortimer then rocked onto the back foot to punch Hafeez through the covers for another four as the score reached 41-1 after 12 overs.

Mortimer had a let off two balls later when he was dropped at square leg by Michael Smith as he attempted to clip Hafeez off his legs.

Milligan moved the score on to 46 when he played a firm clip off his legs as Horner strayed in direction.

Milligan brought up the 50 off 82 balls with the eighth four of the innings.

Adeel Hafeez replaced his brother at the scorebox end and Milligan greeted him with a drive for four but it was to be his last scoring shot

55-2 Milligan gets an edge chasing a wide ball and slip Howard Ellis takes a fine diving catch.

Phil Wilson gets off the mark with an off driven four but his stay is a brief one.

59-3 Adeel Hafeez gets his second wicket in his first over as his brother Nabeel dives to take a low catch at mid off.

Mortimer moved on to 31 when he drove Horner through mid off for another four.

70-4 Mortimer's innings comes to an end as Hafeez gets a third wicket. Wicketkeeper Francis Nelson dives to take a fine low catch. Hafeez has changed the complexion of the game.

Horner completed his 10 overs spell with figures of 10-1-40-0 after an unchanged spell from the car park end. He is replaced by the young off spinner Umar Rehman.

77-5 St Lawrence are now in real trouble as Rehman bowls Luke Duckitt for three with a ball that appeared to skid through his defence.

There's a lot resting on the shoulders of the experienced Chris Hester and new batsman Duncan Butler.

St Lawrence were subdued by the fall of wickets and the tight bowling. Hester finally broke the stranglehold with successive offside fours from Rehman.

The experienced Peter Byrne replaced Adeel Hafeez who had taken three wickets and Butler greeted his arrival by driving his first four.

Chris Goodair becomes the sixth bowler used as he takes over from Rehman with his left arm medium pace from the car park end with the total on 97-5.

The 100 finally arrived off 195 balls.With 17 overs left St Lawrence still had plenty of work to do.

With 35 overs gone the score was 112-5 with the sixth-wicket pair stabilising the innings in readiness for a late assault.

114-6 Another crucial wicket Hester reached out for a ball from Goodair and nicks a catch to wicketkeeper Nelson.

114-7 ASecond wicket in the over for Goodair as newbatsman Cameron Roy is cleaned out by a beauty.

Chris Sharkey got under way by driving a half volley from Byrne to the cover boundary.

There's a bonus for St Lawrence as wicketkeeper Nelson can't cling on to a ball from Goodair and it hits the helmet behind him. Umpire Graham Griffiths signals five penalty runs.

In the 40th over Sharkey hits the first six when he lofts a ball from Byrne over long on.

146-8 Rehman returned to the attack at the car park end and struck immediately. Sharkey missed an attempted drive and his leg stump was knocked back.

162-9 Butler was next to go when he was bowled attempting to force the pace against Rehman.

Marsden decides to hit out striking two huge sixes as he moves on to 32.

178-10 Last man Adam Hopkins is trapped lbw to end the innings after 46.5 overs. Rehman (8.5-2-36-4) was the most successful bowler while Adeel Hafeez (10-2-31-3) was the man who made the decisive breakthroughs.

Hanging Heaton innings

Hanging Heaton's openers Howard Ellis were determined to give their side a sound start when they replied to Pudsey Lawrence's score of 178 all out.

Ellis struck the first boundary and looked confident but Royce had an escape when he hit a ball from Richard Marsden to cover where Chris Sharkey dropped a regulation catch.

Royce drives Marsden through the covers as Hanging heaton reach 28-0 after four overs.

The first bowling change came after just five overs with Chris Sharkey replacing Luke Duckitt at the car park end.

When Sharkey over-pitched with his fourth ball Royce lashed it to the cover boundary. Its 33-0 after six overs and Hanging Heaton are going along well.

Royce continued to keep the scoreboard rolling as he hit the ball straight past bowler Marsden for four to take the score on to 49-0.

The 50 partnership came up off just 62 balls and contained nine boundaries

The tenth boundary followed when Howard Ellis clipped Marsden through mid on for four.

58-1 St Lawrence finally break the opening stand as Ellis is trapped lbw by Marsden for 26.

After opening his account with a single, Hafeez lofted Marsden down the ground for four. Hafeez then followed up by glancing Sharkey for four to long leg.

A second bowling change saw left-arm spinner Adam Hopkins replace Sharkey at the car park end. Hafeez lofted his second ball over extra cover for four.

74-2 Hopkins bowls Royce for 26 and then troubles new man Michael Smith

Chris Hester was introduced to the attack at the scorebox end as Marsden completed his spell with excellent figures of 10-3-27-1.

Hafeez wasn't afraid of hitting the ball in the air and lofted Hopkins down to long on for four.

80-3 Smith is trapped lbw for one as Hopkins claims his second wicket. Is it game on?

The score was 86-3 when drinks wer taken after 26 overs. On the resumption Hafeez frove Hester over mid off for another four.

Chris Goodair opened his account by driving a four off Hopkins and in the same over Hafeez pulled a short ball over midwicket for six as the score move on to 99.

The 100 came up with a flowing off drive for four by Hafeez as he moved on to 40.

Goodair was also not afraid of the aerial route and chipped Hester over mid on for a boundary.

120-4 Just what St Lawrence needed. Goodair attempts to pull a ball from Hopkins but misses and is given out lbw. There's 18 overs left.

Hafeez drove Hopkins through cover for four to reach his 50 off 60 balls with a six and nine fours. He celebrated by pulling a bad ball over midwicket for six.

Francis Nelson joined in the fun by driving Hester straight for four and four byes saw the score race on to 141-4 with 34 overs gone.

147-5 Hopkins gets his fourth wicket as Nelson fails with an attempted pull to a short ball and is given out lbw. Thirty-two runs still needed with five wickets to fall

Cameron Roy replaced Hopkins 10-1-50-4 and was immediately driven for four by Hafeez.

162-6 Luke Duckitt takes over from Sharkey 10-1-28-0 and gets the prized wicket of Hafeez who skies an attempted pull and is caught by Cameron Roy at square leg.

163-7 Adeel Hafeez skies a pull and top edges a catch to wicketkeeper Phil Wilson as Duckitt takes his second wicket of the over.

Skipper Andrew Nettleton steadies his side's nerves with a glorious cover driven boundary off Roy.

Victory is in sight and Mick Horner finishes the game in style by hooking a poorly directed short ball from Duckitt into the crowd for six.