Division Two
Skipper Matthew Anderson made a superb 112 as East Bierley regained the leadership of Division two with a 116-run win over Idle.
But it is might congested in the scramble for the two promotion places. East Bierley are just a single point ahead of Gomersal with Pudsey Congs a further point back in third place and Cleckheaton just six points behind the leaders.
|
|
P |
PTS |
East Bierley ® |
12 |
174 |
Gomersal (3) |
12 |
173 |
Pudsey Congs (R) |
12 |
172 |
Cleckheaton (R) |
12 |
168 |
Keighley (4) |
12 |
154 |
Saltaire (9) |
12 |
145 |
Manningham Mills (10) |
12 |
133 |
Undercliffe (6) |
12 |
119 |
Great Horton (8) |
12 |
115 |
Idle (11) |
12 |
113 |
Spen Victoria (5) |
12 |
90 |
Brighouse (12) |
12 |
82 |
Bankfoot (7) |
12 |
57 |
| |
|
|
It looks like being a nail-biting battle over the remaining half of the season to see which two teams secure promotion.
Three sixes and 13 fours flowed from Anderson's bat as he set his side on course for a total of 297-4. Oliver Ashford (71) and Andrew Newby (58) also hit half-centuries to boost their side's score.
Idle were dismissed for 181 as John Glover took 5-32 to secure a maximum 20 points for East Bierley.
Chris Rhodes took 4-18 as Gomersal bowled out Saltaire for 95 on their way to a four-wicket win. An unbeaten 44 from Phil Carter steered them home after Govinder Bargota (4-25) had posed a few problems for them.
Liam Stanhope produced the day's best bowling figures of 7-17 as Pudsey Congs bowled out Manningham Mills for 57 as they recorded a nine-wicket win.
| Today's Top Division Two stats |
Top team total 297-4 |
East Bierley v Idle |
Top individual score 112 |
Matthew Anderson (East Bierley) |
Best bowling performance 7-17 |
| Liam Stanhope (Pudsey Congs) |
Cleckheaton's overseas player Ahsan Zia took 7-21 as his side defeated Undercliffe by 30 runs. Joe Bowman had earlier shown his batting promise by hitting an unbeaten 91 in Cleckheaton's total of 178. Jack Carter battled his way to 52 for Undercliffe.
Shabbir Elahi took 5-30 and Mohammad Abbas (3-27) as Great Horton bowled out Bankfoot for 117 to secure a 110-run win. Mohammad Daud top scored with 53 in Great Horton's 227 while Atif Khokhar took 5-37 for Bankfoot.
Spen Victoria's batting crumbled again as they went down by 126 runs at Keighley. Andrew Coppen (3-4) and Jason Perry (3-10) sent them crashing to 85 all out in reply to Keighley's 211-8. Scott Hartley led the way with 63 while Jason Perry chipped in with 41 and Paul Wilkinson (37).
| Follow all today's action by clicking the links below |
| First teams |
|
|
| Second teams |
|
|
|
