Stead and Khan star for Lightcliffe

Ex-Illingworth and Yorkshire player Gary Fellows made 87 at the top of the visitors’ order and Heaton, who have recruited heavily in the last couple of seasons, totalled 248 for nine.

It would have been more but for the efforts of overseas player Khan, who dismissed the top six visiting batsmen on the way to figures of seven for 46 with his left-arm spin.

Stead, who recently passed 10,000 Bradford League runs, added another 125 to his tally in guiding Lightcliffe to victory with four overs to spare.

He hit four sixes and 14 fours and finished unbeaten, adding 137 for the third wicket with Khan (80).

Brighouse remain next-to-bottom of Division Two after falling four runs short of visitors Great Horton’s 183.

Naeem Khan made 83 not out for the visitors and resisted the efforts of Tahir Khan (five for 36) and Umar Salim (four for 30) to dismiss him.

Mohammed Rafiq (33), Salim (32), Fakhar Hussain (33) and Zafar Jadoon (33) all contributed in the home reply but Brighouse slipped from 124 for three.

Their last two men were bowled by the third and fourth deliveries of the final over.

Illingworth maintained their promotion bid in Division Three of the Aire/Wharfe League with 79-run home win over Horsforth Park.

Richard Farrell-Smith (78) and Aussie James Whiteley (72) helped them to 269 for five and four wickets for Jamie Moorhouse helped limit the visitors to 190.

One-time promotion contenders Northowram Fields continue to back-track in the Central Yorkshire League’s Championship.

They lost by 45 runs at Wakefield St Michaels with Richard Atkinson (78 and four for 29) the thorn in their side.

Wakefield made 207 for seven and the visitors were on track when Christian Silkstone (76) and Chris Metcalf (38) put on 97 after the Rams had been 21 for three.

However, once Silkstone’s fine 55-ball knock had come to an end the tail folded disappointing and Northowram were all out for 162.

Barkisland and Elland both lost by eight wickets in the Huddersfield League’s Premiership.

Barkisland were beaten at leaders Hoylandswaine, their batsmen struggling against former Indian Premier League bowler Zafir Patel.

The quick bowler, who played for Delhi Daredevils in 2012, took six for 48 as Barkisland were dismissed for 143.

Third-wicket pair Sarjinder Singh (55 no) and ex-Elland player Ryan Robinson (51 no) completed a comfortable win for the home side.

Greg Finn made 34 out of Elland’s 98 all out at home to Shelley, who needed only 14.1 overs to wrap up victory at Hullen Edge.

Todmorden lost at home by seven wickets to mid-table rivals Accrington in the Lancashire League.

Todmorden posted 196 for nine with half centuries from sub pro Saliya Saman (57) and Simon Newbitt (54). South African Ockert Erasmus took five for 52 for the visitors.

Accrington openers Ramiz Hussain (54) and Sam Excell (61) put on 110 for the first wicket and although Nigel Doyle struck three blows he was the only successful Tod bowler.

Erasmus (44 no) and skipper Stuart Crabtree (26 no) added 55 to seal victory.

BRADFORD LEAGUE

Division One

Lightcliffe v Hanging Heaton

Lightcliffe won by 6 wickets

Lightcliffe 15 pts, Hanging Heaton 7 pts.

Hanging Heaton 248 for nine

G Fellows lbw b S Khan 87

N Connolly lbw b S Khan 38

J Fraser c J Wilson b S Khan 9

D Paynter lbw b S Khan 42

B Elvidge c T Powe b S Khan 8

D Stiff c C Greenwood b S Khan 37

j Byrne c A Tait b C Greenwood 5

J Suggitt lbw b C Greenwood 14

D Busfield st M Horne b S Khan 1

M Smith not out 0

J Carruthers not out 1

Extras 6

Bowling: E Edwards 2.0 0 27 0, A Stead 4.0 0 20 0, C Greenwood 14.0 2 88 2, J Wheatley 15.0 2 62 0, S Khan 15.0 4 46 7.

LIGHTCLIFFE 249 for four

J Wheatley c D Paynter b B Elvidge 22

A Stead not out 125

J Wilson lbw b B Elvidge 6

S Khan c M Smith b D Stiff 80

R Thompson lbw b G Fellows 3

E Edwards not out 7

Extras 6

Bowling: D Busfield 4.0 0 30 0, D Stiff 12.2 1 69 1, B Elvidge 7.0 0 38 2, J Carruthers 6.0 0 23 0, D Paynter 7.0 0 37 0, N Connolly 2.0 0 16 0, G Fellows 7.0 0 34 1.

Division Two

Brighouse v Great Horton

Great Horton won by 4 runs

Brighouse 8 pts, Great Horton 18pts.

GRETA HORTON 183

M Naeem not out 83

M Bilal c M Khurshid b T Khan 32

M Khan c M Khurshid b T Khan 0

M Altaf b T Khan 3

W Rehman c M Rafiq b T Khan 16

M Siad b U Salim 22

Awais Hussain c and b U Salim 6

S Zaman lbw b U Salim 0

Altaf Hussain c M Khurshid b T Khan 6

S Rehman c M Rafiq b U Salim 4

K Khan run out 0

Extras 11

Bowling: Fakhar Hussain 10.0 0 30 0, M Rafiq 5.0 0 23 0, Z Jadoon 10.0 1 56 0, T Khan 9.0 3 36 5, U Salim 12.0 1 30 4

BRIGHOUSE 179

Z Hussain c M Siad b S Zaman 0

Z Jadoon lbw b M Naeem 33

M Khurshid c M Naeem b S Zaman 27

U Salim c W Rehman b S Zaman 32

Fakhar Hussain b S Rehman 33

T Khan c K Khan b S Rehman 0

M Daud b S Rehman 0

M Rafiq b W Rehman 33

Faisal Hussain c K Khan b M Naeem 0

M Mistry not out 2

I Ashraf b W Rehman 0

Extras 19

Bowling: S Zaman 14.0 3 44 3, K Khan 6.0 1 22 0, Altaf Hussain 2.0 0 10 0, M Naeem 15.0 3 32 2, W Rehman 6.4 2 33 2, S Rehman 6.0 1 22 3.

AIRE/WHARFE LEAGUE

Division Three

Illingworth v Horsforth Park

Illingworth won by 79 runs

ILLINGWORTH 269 for five

R Farrell-Smith c J Carlill b B Williams 78

J Lawton c M Williams b B Williams 37

J Whiteley c P Kempton b J Carlill 72

C Cook c J Carlill b B Williams 3

A Ledger c W Brown b R Carlill 9

B Robertshaw not out 24

J Moorhouse not out 20

Extras 26

Bowling: B Williams 14.0 1 75 3, D Holah 1.0 0 10 0, M Williams 14.0 1 87 0, J Carlill 15.0 2 51 1, R Carlill 6.0 0 35 1.

HORSFORTH PARK 190

R Carlill lbw b L Kelly 2

A Rose b J Moorhouse 1

B Williams lbw b L Kelly 14

C Postle c S Thompson b J Moorhouse 0

W Brown c C Cook b J Moorhouse 16

M Williams c B Robertshaw b A Ledger 23

D Holah c C Cook b A Dixon 22

P Kempton not out 41

L McDonald c J Lawton b J Moorhouse 18

J Carlill c J Whiteley b B Robertshaw 38

R Smith b L Kelly 0

Extras 15

Bowling: L Kelly 13.2 2 49 3, J Moorhouse 14.0 3 49 4, A Ledger 6.0 0 23 1, J Whiteley 2.0 0 16 0, A Dixon 6.0 0 16 1, B Robertshaw 5.0 0 30 1.

CENTRAL YORKSHIRE LEAGUE

Championship

Wakefield SM v Northowram Fields

Wakefield won by 45 runs

WAKEFIELD SM 207 for seven

R Atkinson b J Smith 78

J Cooper lbw b Z Khan 11

M Atkinson c J Smith b J Bennett Keer 35

J Holland c C Metcalf b J Bennett Keer 2

R Wilby c C Metcalf b J Bennett Keer 35

M Halloran c J Lister b J Smith 12

A Leyshon b J Bennett Keer 3

N McMahon not out 17

C Thornton not out 4

Extras 10

Bowling: Z Khan 12.0 4 46 1, C Thompson 15.0 5 43 0, J Bennett Keer 14.0 1 58 4, J Smith 9.0 1 52 2.

NORTHOWRAM FIELDS 162

R Larner c N McMahon b R Atkinson 7

Z Khan b M Halloran 7

D Patel c N McMahon b M Halloran 6

C Silkstone c M Halloran b A Leyshon 76

C Metcalf b C Thornton 38

G Morrison c M Atkinson b R Atkinson 6

L Moore c J Cooper b A Leyshon 6

J Smith lbw b R Atkinson 0

J Lister not out 0

J Bennett Keer b R Atkinson 5

C Thompson lbw b A Leyshon 1

Extras 10

Bowling: M Halloran 7.0 0 37 2, R Atkinson 11.0 4 29 4, A Leyshon 9.3 0 45 3, P Brown 3.0 0 28 0, C Thornton 2.0 0 21 1.

HUDDERSFIELD LEAGUE

Premiership

Hoylandswaine v Barkisland

Hoylandswaine won by 8 wkts Hoylandswaine 6 pts, Barkisland 0 pts.

BARKISLAND 143

J Finch b Patel 1

J Summerscales b Patel 25

A Scholefield b Patel 17

L Bridges c Lockwood b Abbas 4

L Brown c Marsh b Patel 14

D Robinson c Marsh b Patel 4

S Oddy b Patel 14

D Sykes lbw b Wilkinson 18

P Ackroyd lbw b Wilkinson 4

M Steers not out 6

C Williams lbw b Singh 1

Extras 35

Bowling: Y Abbas 10 2 31 1, Z Patel 12 3 48 6, R Wilkinson 8 4 14 2, B Potter 3 0 16 0, S Singh 2.2 0 8 1.

HOYLANDSWAINE 145 for two

A Morris b Williams 14

G Nawaz c Williams b Steers 20

S Singh not out 55

R Ryan not out 51

Extras 5

Bowling: A Scholefield 7 2 25 0, M Steers 13 4 46 1, C Williams 8.1 0 45 1, L Brown 2 0 29 0.

Elland v Shelley

Shelley won by 8 wkts. Shelley 6 pts, Elland 0 pts.

ELLAND 98

D Arms c Wadsworth b Younas 10

F Rehman c J Sykes b M Sykes 16

A Rowles c Khiljee b Hasnat 14

W Qasim c Lees b M Sykes 5

G Finn c L Sykes b M Sykes 34

A Blakey c Ahmed b Hasnat 8

J Hendy lbw b Hasnat 0

B Speak b M Sykes 3

A Finn c Khiljee b Hasnat 1

S Khan c Wadsworth b M Sykes 5

W Gardener not out 0

Extras 2

Bowling: I Younas 10 3 13 1, M Sykes 11 0 40 5, B Khiljee 12 5 22 0, Y Hasnat 9 3 22 4.

SHELLEY 102 for two

I Sykles b Qasim 15

J Hart not out 59

A Ahmed c G Finn b A Finn 0

B Khiljee not out 18

Extras 10

Bowling: W Qasim 7 0 51 1, J Hendy 3 2 6 0, A Blakey 2 0 27 0, A Finn 2 1 8 1, B Speak 0.1 0 4 0,

LANCASHIRE LEAGUE

Todmorden v Accrington

Accrington won by 7 wickets

Todmorden 0 pts, Accrington 10 pts.

TODMORDEN 196 for nine

SD Newbitt c Hayhurst b Erasmus 54

BD Sutcliffe c Erasmus b Hayhurst 3

KM Garland c Wilson b Hayhurst 0

A Sutcliffe c Wilson b Hayhurst 5

S Saman (Pro) c Hanson b Erasmus 57

EC Gilford b Erasmus 12

BA Pearson c Excell b Erasmus 17

SA Priestley not out 18

PD Senior c Hanson b Erasmus 18

G Foster run out 0

Extras 12

Bowling: Clarke 9 1 40 0, Hayhurst 14 2 39 3, Erasmus 17 3 52 5, Hargreaves 2 0 11 0, Hanson 7 0 37 0, Excell 1 0 15 0

ACCRINGTON 199 for three

R Hussain c Priestley b Doyle 54

SD Excell c Newbitt b Doyle 61

SJ Hanson st Pearson b Doyle 0

OJ Erasmus not out 44

SPS Crabtree not out 26

Extras 14

Bowling: Saman 15 2 40 0, Foster 5 0 28 0, Senior 7.5 0 42 0, A Sutcliffe 4 0 17 0, Doyle 8 0 57 3, Gilford 2 0 8 0.