Saints remain in control at halfway point of season

The table toppers had little difficulty in maintaining their 14-point lead at the top of the table, defeating visitors SBCI by seven wickets.

SBCI posted 163, with Thomas Wood (54) and Taufeeq Ahmed (5-52) featuring, but the hosts required fewer than 29 overs to take the spoils, led by Matthew Smith (88) in a score of 165-3.

Triangle blasted 19 sixes in their innings of 312-9 when they entertained Upper Hopton at Grassy Bottom.

Christian Silkstone (77), James Callighan (74) and Edward Denham (44) topped the scoring with credit to Hopton's Thomas Wilson (4-66) for his perseverance.

The visitors fell well short at 155 all out, as Silkstone took 4-63, with Triangle moving up to fifth in the table.

After opting to bat first Booth made a dreadful start at Thornton, with the top three batters all recording ducks.

From 36-4, a partnership between Sam Sharkey (53) and Patrick Thomas (36) put some respectability into the score but Sharkey lacked any real help and he was last out at 135 all out.

Thornton's careful reply took 38 overs to reach a winning 136-2, with Ben Birkill (50 not out) and Richie Wear (47) ensuring the win.

Bradshaw's revival appeared to be in danger at home to Copley, after falling to 127 all out.

They lost the first four wickets for 27 runs with only Adam Forbes (56) producing a performance up to recent standards.

However, the hosts' bowling attack came to the rescue, limiting the visitors to 108 all out, as only Inshal Dar (39 not out) offered any real resistance.

Aaron Buckley was impressive with figures of 6-37 as Bradshaw moved 21 points away from the bottom two.

Oxenhope hosted Sowerby St Peter's and the home innings featured a partnership of 128 runs for the third wicket.

Alex Baker's 118 was a career best and Lewis Brown (106) also hit a century in a total of 285-8. Jack Leonard took 4-69.

The visitors remain in the bottom two after falling for 130 all out, with the home attack led by Joel Fothergill (6-61).

Shelf Northowram HT just squeezed a win, by 15 runs, at home to bottom team Luddendenfoot.

Hedge Top's Daniel Klemm and Razwan Saghir both hit 40 as Tom Stott took 6-52 for the Foot.

At 128-2, the visitors looked on course for a win but, when top scorer Jacob Whitehouse (40) was dismissed, the innings quickly went downhill to 182 all out as Saghir (5-60) enjoyed an all-round day.

The First Division performances of the day came at Moderna Way where hosts Mytholmroyd rattled up 343-6 against Low Moor HT.

The opening bowling attack reduced the Royd to 117-6, only Tom Earle (42) scoring freely, but the rest of the Trinity bowling was, at best, ragged with James Cowens (120 not out) and Luke Sutcliffe (109 not out) taking full advantage to hit career best scores.

All credit to the Trinity batters who prevented the Royd taking maximum points with a backs-to-the-wall effort at 196-7, Tony Dowling (54) top-scoring and Milo Robbins returning 4-54.

Leaders Blackley came a cropper at home in the local derby with Greetland and their lead at the top is now down to seven points.

Greetland posted a challenging 241-7, with Adil Nawab (51 not out) and Aber Saghir (45) leading the scoring.

Muhammad Asif registered 4-59 as Greetland fell well short of the target with 169 all out.

Warley & Elland leapfrogged Oakworth in the table after defeating the Keighley team at Hullen Edge by 65 runs.

The evergreen Nolan Bottomley (43) topped the scoring in Warley & Elland’s 189-8 and Oakworth’s reply closed on 124 all out, with Faheem Khatana taking 4-32.

There was a very competitive match at Clayton where Mount posted 262-8, led by Mahmadbhai Makda (110 not out) and aided by Ashrafali Abed (42) and Ismail Mayat (41).

Clayton opener Scott Price hit 44 runs but at 80-7, a close finish appeared very unlikely.

However, Will Garside (89 not out), Atif Iqbal (43) and Matthew Roe (30) combined to take the 45-overs score to 249-9, with Mount pleased to see the overs run out, Makda taking 4-49.

Southowram moved into third place following the victory over Great Horton PC at Ashday Lane.

Horton posted 181 all out with Christopher Beesley (72) and Finley Townsend (4-48) featuring.

Sohail Sajjad (40) led the Rams’ reply, which reached a winning 183-6 in the 28th over.

Second Division leaders Queensbury dispatched Stones thanks to Oliver Challis (80 not out) and Joseph Clough (64 not out).

The visitors had compiled 206-8 with Connor Friend (60 not out) in form and although the hosts slipped to 94-3, Challis and Clough added a winning 113 runs to take the reply to 207-3.

A personal best of 5-13 for Sowerby Bridge's John Brown could not prevent his team losing to Outlane at Walton Street.

The visitors scored 152 all out with Chris Brook (71) top-scoring and Bridge were unable to cope with the bowling of Asfaq Patel (4-28) and Ajmal Khan (4-33) as they slipped to 108 all out.

Leymoor beat Augustinians by 21 runs at Woodhouse Gardens after compiling 152 all out. Joshua Moore (40) top scored and Rajkumar Mariappan (6-49) took the bowling honours.

Inderjitsingh Dhillon hit 46 not out but the visitors could only reach 131 all out, as Jack Earnshaw took 5-32.

Thunderstorms around Hebden Bridge caused the abandonment of two matches.

Stainland visited Old Town, where a tight finish was in the offing, after the home side posted 232-8, with Shakir Malik (113) leading the scoring and Adil Shah (47 not out) anchoring the innings.

Stainland had reached 190-7 in the 37th over when the rain came, Eoin Doran (62) and Usman Shabbir (44) having topped the scoring.

The other match that was affected came at Bridgeholme, who compiled 261 all out against Bradley & Colnebridge. Waqas Raja hit a career best 88 runs from just 34 balls.

The visitors were on 205-7 in the 33rd over, chasing a reduced score of 232, due to a first rain break, when the storm hit with six overs remaining. Mohammed Zafar was on 82 not out, after Imran Khan had scored 63.

The final of the Sunday League's Rod Warhurst Cup was played at Sowerby Bridge and Lightcliffe celebrated a fourth win in the last six seasons.

Lightcliffe’s 205-8 eclipsed Upper Hopton’s 126 all out, with the player of the final award going to Jack Anderson, of Lightcliffe, for his 60 runs.

The semi-finals of the knockout competitions take place on Sunday (1pm). In the Briggs Priestley Parish Cup, Booth face Bradshaw while Triangle take on Copley.

In the Orox Crossley Shield, Illingworth St Mary's go up against Great Horton PC while Stones face Triangle.