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Division One
Pudsey St Lawrence skipper James Smith blasted an unbeaten 134 as his side defeated Saltaire by 101 runs to go 19 points clear at the top.
St Lawrence have won all three of their opening fixtures and gave another demonstration of their batting power as they picked up a maximum haul of 20 points at Roberts Park.
Smith struck nine sixes and 10 fours as he made his runs from 137balls and he was joined in a second-wicket stand of 119 by opener Mark Robertshaw who made 59.
| Today's top Division 1 stats |
| Top team total 238-2 |
| Pudsey St Lawrence v Saltaire |
| Top individual score 134no |
| James Smith (Pudsey St Lawrence) |
| Best bowling performance 6-34 |
| Andrew Robertson (Yeadon) |
Their efforts enabled St Lawrence to post a score of 238-2 - a total Saltaire never threatened to challenge as they were dismissed for 137. Gareth Clough was the pick of the bowlers with four for 33 while Wasim Munawar was Saltaire's main contributor with 31.
There was no doubt where the most exciting finish was. It came at the Britannia Ground where the match between Pudsey Congs and East Bierley ended in a tie.
Congs' slipper Glenn Roberts was superbly caught by Andrew Rennison when he tried to score the one run required from left-arm spinner Luke Jarvis's final ball to win the game.
Congs has gone into the final over wanting 14 to pass East Bierley's total of 182-6 in a match reduced by rain to 38 overs a side.
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P |
PTS |
| Pudsey St Lawrence (5) |
3 |
58 |
| Bradford & Bingley (2) |
3 |
39 |
| Woodlands (6) |
3 |
38 |
| Yeadon (10) |
3 |
34 |
| East Bierley (3) |
3 |
32 |
| Undercliffe (P) |
3 |
32 |
| Gomersal (9) |
3 |
29 |
| Pudsey Congs (4) |
2 |
28 |
| Baildon (1) |
2 |
27 |
| Saltaire (11) |
3 |
25 |
| Cleckheaton (7) |
3 |
22 |
| Farsley (8) |
2 |
19 |
| Bankfoot (P) |
3 |
5 |
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Jarvis struck with his first ball having Eugene Burzler - who had shared a fifth-wicket stand of 83 with Andrew Bairstow - caught by Scotland captain Gavin Hamilton. But East Bierley's joy was short-lived as their former player Andrew Bairstow hit two huge sixes.
After failing to connect with the fourth ball, Bairstow pushed a single to tie the scores, but Jarvis had the last laugh when he dismissed Roberts with the last ball of the game.
Bairstow finished unbeaten on 71. He struck three sixes and seven fours in an innings which spanned just 48 balls.
East Bierley's scored of 182-6 owed much to the batting of Derbyshire wicketkeeper Lee Goddard who was making his first appearance of the season. He struck 11 fours.
Newly-promoted Undercliffe notched up their first win of the campaign when they recorded a convincing 69-run win at Woodlands.
Overseas player Nawaz Sardar was the star of the show. He scored a crucial 53 off 58 balls when Undercliffe were wobbling at 79-4 and enabled his side to post a challenging score of 186-9. He followed up by taking four for 25 as Woodlands were bowled out for 117.
Left-arm spinner Chris Brice took four for 48 and top scored with 35 but even his efforts couldn't spare Woodlands from defeat.
Cleckheaton also recorded their first win. They defeated bottom team Bankfoot by nine-wickets
Skipper John Wood (51no) and Marcus Walmsley (43no) steered their side past Bankfoot's below-par score of 129-7 with 15 overs to spare. Paceman Ian Wardlaw posed the most problems for Bankfoot's fragile batting by taking four for 29. Opener Andrew Duckworth (49) and Greg Fotheringham (31) battled hard but couldn't spare their side from another low score.
Bradford & Bingley moved into second place after an emphatic eight-wicket win over Farsley at Wagon Lane. Wicketkeeper Matthew Duce sped them to their modest victory target of 110 with a rapid 58 off 47 balls which contained 11 boundaries.
Farsley, who opted to bat first, were undone by the Bradford & Bingley seamers Richard McCarthy (4-44) and Will Briggs (3-22).
Left-armer Andrew Robertson continued his fine early season form for Yeadon by taking the best figures of the day in Division One - six for 34 - as his side dismissed Gomersal for 96 to secure a 15-run win in another low-scoring encounter at Yeadon.
The home-side, who are now fourth in the table, looked in deep trouble at 39-5, and even though Paul Machell battled bravely for 33 not out, a total of 111 looked insufficient. Left-arm spinner Ben
Platt took five for 36 for Gomersal but his efforts were in vain
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| Matthew Bottomley top scored with 88 for Keighley |
Division Two
Brighouse made it three wins out of three as an unbroken eighth wicket stand of 48 between Amjid Tariq and Dominic Walsh enabled them to defeat previously unbeaten Manningham Mills by three wickets with three balls to spare.
When Tariq and Walsh came together the game looked up for Brighouse. Their side, despite a battling 48 from opener Ben Moody, were 101-7 and 48 runs were needed from the final 11 overs in the gathering gloom.
| Today's top Division 2 stats |
| Top team total 259-2 |
| Lightcliffe v Spen Victoria |
| Top individual score 121no |
| Chris Taylor (Lightcliffe) |
| Best bowling performance 6-46 |
| John Carruthers (Hanging Heaton) |
But with sensible shot selection and brisk running between the wickets they turned the game around despite the efforts of Zeeshan Qasim (4-29). And in the end Manningham Mills were made to pay dearly for not batting out their overs. The four extra overs they gave to Brighouse proved decisive.
The Mills batsmen perished going for their shots on a wicket which gave assistance to the bowlers. Seamer Sajad Ali was the pick of the Brighouse bowlers with five for 31.
Brighouse are now third in the table behind the other two clubs with three wins to their names - Hanging Heaton and Keighley.
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P |
PTS |
| Hanging Heaton ® |
3 |
58 |
| Keighley (4) |
3 |
54 |
| Brighouse (12) |
3 |
49 |
| Windhill (3) |
3 |
39 |
| Manningham Mills ® |
3 |
36 |
| Hartshead Moor (5) |
3 |
33 |
| Bowling Old Lane (6) |
3 |
30 |
| Lightcliffe (7) |
3 |
30 |
| Morley (9) |
3 |
28 |
| Spen Victoria (8) |
3 |
13 |
| Idle (10) |
3 |
8 |
| Great Horton (11) |
3 |
7 |
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Skipper John Carruthers took six for 46 as Hanging Heaton beat previously unbeaten Windhill by 85 runs. Leg spinner Mark Lawson also played a huge part in his team's success. He took three for 54 to follow up his impressive innings of 82 not out which enabled Hanging Heaton to post a total of 220-8.
Ahsan Butt - the all-rounder who featured in Baildon's title-winning side last season - was the top performer for Windhill making 78 and taking three for 58.
Keighley were pushed all the way by lowly Great Horton. Matthew Bottomley's (88) enabled Keighley to make 215-5, but the visitors fought hard and thanks to 88 from Talish Butt, they replied with 208-8. Seamer Ross Towler ensured Keighley pulled through by seven runs with a spell of five for 46.
Lightcliffe picked up a maximum 20 points as they thrashed Spen Victoria by 114 runs. Former Yorkshire and Derbyshire opener Chris Taylor made a superb 121 not out and was joined in a second-wicket stand of 193 by skipper Jonathan Wilson who stroked 106.
Taylor's century - his first for his new club - contained six sixes and eight fours, while Wilson struck six sixes and 11 fours. Lightcliffe's total of 259-2 was the highest of the day.
Spen never looked like challenging such a big target and were bowled out for 145 despite some defiance from skipper Peter Jackson (37) and Sean Raven (34). Adil Ladak was the pick of the bowlers with four for 25.
Morley lost their last six wickets for just nine runs as they were dismissed for just 59 in their 82-run defeat by Hartshead Moor. Spinner Craig Woodhead did the damage with five for 11.
Hartshead Moor's total of 141 owed much to the contributions of Matthew Evans (35) and Graham Hilton (32). James Russell (4-35) was the pick of the bowlers.
Idle are still searching for their first win after a 91-run home reverse against Bowling Old Lane.
The visitors made 200-8 thanks largely to a fine knock of 79 from Mubtada Akhtar. Tom Johnson (4-52) was the pick of the bowlers. Opener Simon Curry (31) was the only batsman to resist for long as Idle were dismissed for 109. Newcomer Josh Jackson took four for 19.
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