RAIN meant that only one game reached a conclusion in Division One of the Mewies Solicitors Craven League.

Riddlesden were at Sutton, and Mohammad Shahnawaz announced the visitors’ intentions by walloping the first ball for six!

He made 53, with Zahir Abbas hitting 36 in their 205, Sam Solley taking 4-27.

Abbas then turned destroyer in chief, claiming 8-17 to skittle the Royd Hill side for just 57 in 20 overs, second-teamer Simon Todd making 32.

Third-placed Embsay reduced next-to-bottom hosts Cowling to 54-5 before Mohammad Shah Usman (91, including six fours and seven sixes) and Banaras Hussain (67 not out, including four fours and seven sixes) took the Coliseum side to 214-8.

Embsay strained very sinew to reach that target and were 204-9 with 20 balls left after Sam Arkwright scored 52, Phil Binner 49 and Scott Robinson 33 not out, only for heavy rain to curtail play.

Rain ruled out play in Division Two at Bradley, Thornton-in-Craven and Oakworth II, where Glusburn were the visitors. Meanwhile, in Division Three, Cononley lost to visitors Long Lee, who defeated them by six wickets.

The hosts made 151-7, including 56 not out from Harry Parker, and 48 from Herbie Starkey, but Long Lee knocked them off to climb to second.

Gargrave are a point from a promotion spot after a nine-wicket win at Crossflatts II, who were dismissed for 91.