CONONLEY A stayed ahead of Cross Hills A at the top of the Walker Foster Division One table after the two sides shared a 6-6 draw.
Both sides went into the match buoyed by good wins, Cononley A defeated Lund Park A 11-1 at home while Cross Hills A triumphed 10-2 at Craven A.
Cross Hills A suffered a big shock in the first game when Stuart Myers recorded a 21-3 for the leaders,
The next five winners went to Cross Hills with Martin Loftus 21-12 recording the best victory, the best, before Cononley hit back to square the match.
It means Cononley A are six points ahead of Cross Hills and Colne Cricket Club who moved into joint second place after 10-2 wins over Devon A and Lund Park A.
Keighley A recorded their seventh straight win when they beat Silsden 9-3.
Cross Hills B continue to lead the way in the Andrew Town Joinery Division Two following an 8-4 home win over Steeton A, while Colne Legion B 135 points also won at home 10-2 against Keighley B.
Steeton A recovered from their loss to Cross Hills B with an 8-4 home win against Whinfield B. Oakworth's wins over Whinfield A 7-5 and Silsden PF B 8-4, moved them into fourth place.
There was a surprise at the top of the top of the Skipton Building Society Division Three with leaders Sutton B losing both their away matches at Settle B and Steeton B 7-3.
Grassington failed to take full advantage. A 9-1 home win over Silsden PF C was followed by a 7-3 defeat at Keighley C which leaves them 12 points adrift.
Third-placed Craven B won 8-2 at Whinfield C 8-2 and 7-3 at home to Gargrave C 7-3. Settle B are looking dangerous. As well as beating the league leaders they overcame Silsden PF C 9-1.
Craven bowler Robbie Ellis won the Yorkshire Parks Junior Merit at Thorner. He defeated his Shipley rival Bailey Rice 21-16 in the final after overcoming Callum Fennel 21-18 in the semi-finals.
The Clarkson and Supplementary Cup semi-finals take place tonight.
Clarkson Cup – semi-final: Sutton A 45 v Keighley A 5 (at Lund Park Top), Settle A 60, Silsden 15 (at Rolls Royce)
Supplementary Cup – semi-final: Gargrave A 45 v Steeton A 70 (at Colne Cricket Club), Craven A 30 v Silsden PF A 40 at Cross Hills
The Hargreaves Ltd Summer Doubles will be held at Broughton Road this Sunday with a 12.30pm start. There are available spaces for three pairs. Contact Peter Haworth to enter.
SKIPTON Inter District Veterans got back on the winning trail by beating league-leaders Bradford.
The home team produced a good performance at Craven with six winners. David Jacques led the way with a 21-4 victory while Brian Gore 21-13, Kevin Burnett 21-15, Len Buxton 21-15 , Alister Keighley 21-16 and Mick Duke 21-19, all returned good win.
Those results produced an overall score of 158-124, with a match points win by 21-7.
The away side travelled to Peel Park, although it was a tough match they picked up three winners, Barry Turnbull 21-12, Billy Hardwick 21-13 and David Hemsley 21-16.
They picked up ten valuable points as Bradford won the match 31-25.
The win keeps Skipton in fourth place with two games to go, it is still wide open with the top teams still to play each other.
P W L D F A Pts
Bradford 5 4 1 0 1530 1263 191
Huddersfield 5 4 0 1 1487 1348 168
Halifax 5 2 1 2 1451 1338 161
Skipton 5 3 2 0 1415 1340 154
West Riding 5 1 3 1 1389 1433 134
Castleford 5 0 3 2 1294 1463 107
Wakefield 5 1 3 1 1292 1477 103
Leeds 5 1 3 1 1275 1471 102
Tomorrow the Inter District Veterans take part in the one-day challenge for the Hickson Trophy. Skipton face a tough task as they are drawn to play hosts Bradford at Asa Briggs
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