Imran demolishes Hopton with career best bowling display

Abdulrahimzai recorded career best figures of 9.3-2-22-7 while skipper Aaron Buckley took 3-14 as the pair sent the visitors packing. The match was over some 46 balls later as the hosts coasted to 39-1, and 12 points, to move out of the bottom two.

Leaders Illingworth St Mary's posted 180 at home to Sowerby St Peter's with Matthew Smith (68) and Isaac Thompson (43) top-scoring and Harry Clarke returning 4-66.

St Peter's lost their first five wickets for only 12 runs and despite the efforts of Alex Healey (41), the visitors were all out for 99.

Joint second-placed Oxenhope were limited to 118 all out by visitors Luddendenfoot, for whom Tom Stott shone with 4-44.

But the Foot’s hopes were dashed by the bowling effort of Joel Fothergill, who recorded career best figures of 13.3-5-26-8 and the visitors were dumped for 65 all out.

Thornton were in fine form at SBCI, rattling up an impressive total of 255-2 thanks to Nikki Hutchinson, who hit a career best 152 not out, and Charlie Palmer (94 not out), who together, forged an unbeaten third-wicket partnership of 228.

SBCI had no answer and their innings closed on 160 all out. Greg Soames took 4-39.

At Grassy Bottom, Triangle posted 235 all out against Shelf Northowram HT, led by Nathan Madden's 51, as Razwan Saghir took 4-52.

The Hedge Top response stumbled from 10-1 to 69-6. Daniel Barron (65) stopped the rot and skipper Harry Talbot (37 not out) and Ryan Allen (31) came within 17 runs of pulling off a very unlikely win, but fell just short at 219 all out, Sam Mellor taking 4-63.

Booth also set a challenging target at home to Copley, Jon Midgley (75), Patrick Thomas (45) and Matthew Hoyle (41 not out) propelling their team to 251-7.

Copley fell 70 runs short as five Booth bowlers shared the wickets in a total of 181 all out, only Oliver Brooks (49) topping 40 runs.

In the First Division, Mount travelled to leaders Blackley and were dismissed for 121, with skipper Ismail Mayat (36) the only batter able to deal with an attack led by Freddie Long (4-53).

Blackley retained top spot, but only just, as they won by one-wicket. Sam Hesmondhalgh (46) had held the innings together but when he was caught with the score at 118-9 it was panic stations. However, Long hit the all-important four runs as Blackley won with 122-9.

Greetland's Shakeel Mahmood was caught off the bowling of Southowram's Tom Belfield (4-70) when on 98 runs as the visitors closed on 201 all out.

Sohail Sajjad (68) and Dean Crossley (79) led the Rams’ reply, which reached 200-8 with one ball remaining. A single was scrambled off it and the match finished in a tie.

Clayton moved into second place in the table, following a 58-run win at Mytholmroyd.

The visitors were restricted to 141 all out, as Spencer Harris took 4-43, but it proved more than enough as the Royd could only muster 83 all out in the face of the bowling attack of Matthew Roe (5-17) and Kian Phillipson (4-39).

Low Moor HT compiled 152-7 at Cullingworth but Jack Rogers (70 not out) provided the backbone of the home team's reply and, despite a return of 4-57 from Connor Briscoe, Cullingworth won in the 29th over with 158-6.

With the exception of Mudassar Iqbal (36) no Warley & Elland batter reached double-figures, as the visiting Great Horton PC bowlers removed the hosts for 83 all out.

Horton cruised to 84-4 in the 25th over to claim the win that moves them up to mid-table.

In the Second Division, Stainland's Peter Lombard hit 47 not out as the visitors closed on 134 all out at Queensbury, Darren Jack taking 4-51.

The Queensbury openers secured a 10-wicket win with James Myers (28) and Scott Pearson (83) guiding the leaders to 135-0.

Waqas Raja (56) top scored as home side Bridgeholme reached 200 all out against Sowerby Bridge, Jamie Heritage taking 4-71.

It was far too much for Bridge who could only muster 105 all out, as Bridgeholme stayed second, 18 points adrift of the leaders.

In their trip to Stones, Old Town were in good shape at 105-2 but opener Nazakat Ali (61) then lost his wicket to Connor Friend, who claimed career best figures of 7.2-2-29-7 as Town slumped to 140 all out.

Friend's effort was in vain however as Stones fell eight runs short at 132 all out, with Neezam Khan (4-25) and Shakir Malik (4-39) leading the attack.

Outlane posted 199 all out at Augustinians, with Anurag Bhope top-scoring with 43 runs and the hosts fell well short on 106 all out, with Zeeshan Rahman (5-33) producing his best bowling of the season.

Shakil Khan (70) led Bradley & Colnebridge to a score of 183 all out at Leymoor, who were shot out for 67 all out in the 25th over. Shahid Khan shone with the ball to take 5-43.

In round three of the Briggs Priestley Parish Cup, Bradshaw cruised to a six-wicket home win over Oxenhope.

The Keighley team succumbed on 109 all out, with Amjid Azam (4-41) leading the wicket-taking, before the in-form Piers Fisher (55) led Bradshaw to 110-4 and the semi-finals.

Copley progressed in similar fashion at Mount, winning by 10 wickets.

The hosts struggled to 119 all out with Mahmadbhai Makda (50) the only batter to make any real impression against a Copley bowling attack, in which Inshal Dar claimed 4-26.

Sid Gomersall (72 not out) and Oliver Brooks (41 not out) completed the win as Copley replied with 121-0.

Booth eased into the semi-finals after beating Oakworth at Broad Fold Park by 191 runs.

Robert Laycock (112), Max Rawson (62), Jon Midgley (58 not out) and Sam Sharkey (55) featured in a mammoth Booth total of 329-3 and Oakworth were all out for 138 in the 32nd over.

It was a similar story at Triangle, who fired 342-7 against SBCI, courtesy of Kurtis Whippey (95 not out), Tom Fryer (74) and James Callaghan (63).

Thomas Wood (52) and Daniel Keighley (32) battled valiantly but the SBCI reply slipped to 126 all out, Josh Graham taking 4-32.