Full scorecards League Tables Second team review
Division One
The title race took a dramatic twist as the top three teams were all beaten and now just 20 points covers the top six.
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P |
PTS |
| Undercliffe (P) |
13 |
178 |
| Pudsey St Lawrence (5) |
13 |
176 |
| Bradford & Bingley (2) |
13 |
168 |
| Pudsey Congs (4) |
13 |
164 |
| East Bierley (3)* |
13 |
162 |
| Woodlands (6) |
13 |
158 |
| Cleckheaton (7) |
13 |
148 |
| Baildon (1) |
13 |
143 |
| Gomersal (9) |
14 |
132 |
| Farsley (8) |
12 |
117 |
| Yeadon (10) |
13 |
82 |
| Saltaire (11) |
12 |
77 |
| Bankfoot (P) |
13 |
47 |
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Undercliffe went down by two wickets away to champions Baildon, Pudsey St Lawrence lost by a similar margin at home to Bradford & Bingley and Congs suffered an 85-run loss at Cleckheaton.
Undercliffe still lead the way but only by two points from St Lawrence with Bradford & Bingley now up into third place a further eight points back. Pudsey Congs have dropped to fourth with East Bierley and Woodlands -winners over Yeadon and Bankfoot respectively - breathing down their necks.
The most dramatic game was at Jenny Lane where Baildon recovered from 59-6 to overhaul Undercliffe's total of 168 all out. Tom Smallwood (41) master-minded the fightback with help from skipper Ian Philliskirk (21) who was batting down at number eight.
An unbroken ninth wicket stand of 34 between Andy Walker (25no) and Mushtaq Ahmed (21no) enabled Baildon to defeat Undercliffe for the second time this season.
| Today's top Division 1 stats |
| Top team total 327-4 |
| East Bierley v Yeadon |
| Top individual score 131 |
| Gavin Hamilton (East Bierley) |
| Best bowling performance 6-49 |
| Ian Philliskirk (Baildon) |
Undercliffe were left to reflect on missed opportunities. Openers Tabassum Bhatti (47) and Mark Gilliver (37) shared a stand of 85 for the first wicket, but once they were parted the innings crumbled. Philliskirk followed up his eight for 42 against Bankfoot last week with six for 49.
Bradford & Bingley had Sri Lankan Naveed Gharni to thank for their two-wicket success at Tofts Road. He took four for 67 with his leg spin as St Lawrence were restricted to 234-7 and followed up by making 76 as his side eased home with two balls to spare. Opener Scott Etherington (34) shared a second-wicket stand of 115 with Gharni.
Opener Alex Stead (57) and skipper James Smith (56) both made half-centuries for St Lawrence but nobody was able to build on their good work.
Cleckheaton are making a habit of beating the title contenders.
They put in another good performance to dent Pudsey Congs' prospect.
Three of their left handers, Ian Nicholson (75), Mally Nicholson (58no) and Marcus Walmsley (54) made half centuries and steered their side to a total of 241-7 despite the efforts of Eugene Burzler (3-73) and Glenn Roberts (3-56).
Congs made a poor start to their innings, plunging to 49-4, and never recovered. The only bright spot for them was a hard-hit 54 from Burzler which contained five sixes and four fours. They were finally bowled out for 156 with left-arm spinner Mark Cummins taking three for 60.
There were two centuries at East Bierley where the home side defeated Yeadon by 125 runs after posting the day's highest total of 327-4. Scotland opener Gavin Hamilton made a splendid 131 - an innings which contained four sixes and 14 fours.
Hamilton was well supported in a second-wicket stand of 134 by Andrew Rennison (64), before Greg Wood blasted a half-century off just 25 balls. His innings of 53 contained two sixes and eight fours.
Yeadon slumped to 33-3 in reply but recovered to make a respectable 202 all out thanks to a maiden Bradford League century for Tharanga De Silva. The talented Sri Lankan struck a six and 17 fours before falling onto his wicket after being struck on the back of the head by a bouncer from Muhammad Azharullah (3-42). Left-arm spinner Luke Jarvis took three for 35.
Yeadon remain in the relegation places along with Saltaire and Bankfoot who both suffered heavy defeats. Bankfoot, without a number of first team regulars, were no match for sixth-placed Woodlands.
Spinner Chris Brice (4-19) and Sarfraz Ahmed (4-39) joined forces to dismiss Bankfoot for 128, as Woodlands secured a six-wicket win.
Saltaire's hopes of avoiding the drop were dealt a blow as Gomersal beat them by 146 runs. Rob Burton returned season's best figures of five for 47 and Shahzaib Khan (3-31) as Saltaire were dismissed for a dismal 106 in reply to Gomersal's 252-5.
Opener Andy Gorrod gave his side a good start with a knock of 58 which contained nine fours. His good work was carried on by Adam Greenwood (66no) - his highest score of the season - and Shahzaib Khan (45)
Division Two
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P |
PTS |
| Hanging Heaton ® |
13 |
205 |
| Lightcliffe (7) |
13 |
186 |
| Hartshead Moor (5) |
13 |
162 |
| Bowling Old Lane (6) |
13 |
160 |
| Hartshead Moor (5) |
13 |
162 |
| Windhill (3) |
13 |
153 |
| Manningham Mills (R) |
13 |
151 |
| Keighley (4) |
13 |
145 |
| Morley (9)* |
13 |
123 |
| Spen Victoria (8) |
13 |
120 |
| Brighouse (13) |
13 |
110 |
| Idle (10) |
13 |
55 |
| Great Horton (11)* |
13 |
42 |
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Lightcliffe inflicted only a second defeat of the season on Hanging Heaton as they won the top-od-the-table clash by 44 runs.
Former Yorkshire player Chris Taylor made 92, Josh Wheatley (58) and Matt Taylor (34) as Lightcliffe made 242-6 before dismissing Hanging Heaton for 198.
Haroon Rashid battled hard for Hanging Heaton and made a fine 82, but only Rob McFarlane (36) of the other batsmen made an impact as slow bowlers Umar Salim (3-56) and Josh Wheatley (3-73) sealed Lightcliffe's win
The victory enabled Lightcliffe to cut Hanging Heaton's lead to 19 points.
Hartshead Moor moved up to third after beating Keighley by 87 runs thanks largely to the efforts of batsmen Graham Hilton. They put on 173 for the second wicket with Hilton striking a six and 19 fours as he made 103 - his first century of the season. Field, who hit 12 fours, made 85, as Hartshead Moor compiled a total of 194-7. Steve Reape was Keighley's best bowler with four for 70.
| Today's top Division 2 stats |
| Top team total 294-7 |
| Hartshead Moor v Keighley |
| Top individual score 107no |
| Paul Cummins (Brighouse) |
| Best bowling performance 5-6 |
| Dave Nebard (Morley |
Keighley were restricted to 207-9 despite the efforts of Imran Patel (51) and Jake Hoyle (37). Danny Squire (3-36), Craig Woodhead (3-51) and Tom Manvell (3-51) shared the wickets.
Bowling Old Lane dropped to fourth after suffering an 80-run defeat at Windhill. Even a superb 101 from skipper Amjid Khan - which contained six sixes and nine fours - couldn't save Old Lane as Awais Ejaz took three for 32 and Lewis Dean (3-38) as they were bowled out for 201 in reply to Windhill's 292-6. Ahsan Butt continued his rich vein of form with 72, while Ayyuz Akram made 70, Fahid Rehman (47) and Amir Qadir (39no).
Acting skipper Tauseif Arshed led from the front as Manningham Mills defeated Great Horton by eight wickets. Arshad took four for 41 as Great Horton were dismissed for 167. Former Great Horton player Iqbal Khan took three for 28 against his old club. Mills cruised to their target with the experience Amjit Hussain making 73no, and Indian batsman Ravi Teja (54).
There was a dramatic finish as Brighouse where Spen Victoria snatch a one-wicket win when wicketkeeper Paul Eachus scored two from the final ball of the game. Opener Matthew West (63) and Tosh Baker (38) were Spen's top scorers as they chased down Brighouse's total of 224-2 which was built around an unbeaten 107 from skipper Paul Cummins. He stroked ten fours and was well supported by Sajad Ali (67no) in an unbroken third-wicket stand of 148.
Morley skipper dave Nebard had lowly Idle in a spin. he took five for six as the visitors were dismissed for 51. Morley cruised to a nine-wicket win with 14-year-old James MicNichol making an unbeaten 35.
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