Riddlesden and Haworth win big to put pressure on the top

Haworth made the right call to send Denholme in at West Lane and dismissed them for 105, with the in-form Neil Rollins taking 6-34.

Liaqat Ali (26), keeper Adam Khan (18) and Richard Taylor (14) were the only players to reach double figures, but it was a different proposition when Haworth batted, captain Jamie Rowell leading them to an eight-wicket victory inside 19 overs with 59 not out off 55 balls, including 10 fours and a six.

Stuart Jackson (24no) kept him company.

Riddlesden won the toss at Haworth Road Meths and made 210, with significant contributions from Ehsan Khan (49) and Saquib Hussain (60).

Meths, despite a defiant last-wicket stand, only totalled 111 as they struggled to cope with Mohammed Zulfiqar (5-46) and Mohammad Ishtiaq (3-22).

Cowling remain top by nine points from both Haworth and Riddlesden, but the latter have only played five games compared to the other duo’s six.

The Keighley Road side were sent in by visitors Sutton in their derby and racked up 260-8, buoyed by an opening stand of 125 by keeper Rahman Ali (76) and Wasim Hussain (29).

Ali cracked 13 fours and a six, and there was support up the order from Danish Hameed (28), Daud Khan (19) and the influential Laiq Ur Rehman (43), with George Elrick doing well to take 3-71.

The best in Sutton’s reply of 109 were 24s from Sam Solley and new signing Anoop Chandrashekharan, from Coventry Blues, as Connor Brown (3-56) and Hamid Ullah (5-35) cashed in.

The outstanding innings of the day in the league came from Bradley captain Dave Hunt in Division Two.

His 132 off a mere 70 deliveries, including 16 fours and eight sixes, was the mainstay of their 361-5 after they were sent in at Ingrow.

Hunt dominated the opening stand of 201 with Mohammed Qadeer (45) before more pain was inflicted on Ingrow with an unbroken partnership of 137 between keeper Juni Ashraf (58no) and Ibrar Ali (74no).

Ashraf’s runs came off 53 balls and contained five fours and three sixes, while Ali was in for 74 deliveries, hitting nine fours and two sixes.

In what was a relegation clash, Ingrow replied with 168, Atif Malik scoring 58 off 61 balls, including eight fours and two sixes, backed up by Mo Chowdhory (38) and Shahid Ajmal (24), with Chowdhory and Malik putting on 51 for the fourth wicket.

Akeel Rashid took 4-25, Vince Grant 2-21 and Toby Meynell 2-34 as Bradley, who have a game in hand, moved out of a demotion berth by a point, depositing Ingrow there instead.

Glusburn faced leaders Airedale at Park Field and handed them their first league defeat.

Sent in, Airedale made 152, Raja Mohammad Adnan (41) and Mathew Cox (23) adding 61 for the third wicket, with Danny Ridehalgh taking 3-29.

Glusburn were 38-4 but No 6 Irfan Khaliq rescued them with 69 not out off 47 balls, including 11 fours and two sixes, finding a good ally in keeper Pete Schofield (29no) as they won by three wickets after 27 overs, with Scott Whittam-Ritchie taking 355.

Thornton-in-Craven’s batting came to the fore at home to Silsden, who made 187-9 after being given first knock, captain Jack Roberts (42) and Jack Lister (20) adding 54 for the second wicket before their innings was given a late boost by numbers 9 and 10 Ahsan Rizwan and Will Pullen making 32 and 33 not out respectively.

Then the Booth Bridge Laners made light of their chase, winning by six wickets in the 35th over, despite Pullen taking 4-54.

Skipton CI’s batting failed miserably at Long Lee, who recovered from 20-4 to 175 after being sent in, Waqas Ahmed leading the revival with 55 off 70 balls, including nine fours and a six.

Yasser Chatta made 31, adding 75 for the fifth wicket with Waqas Ahmed, who then put on 68 with Shahbaz Ahmed (46) for the sixth wicket.

CI, also in the mix to go down, were then skittled for 39 inside 13 overs, with Shahbaz Ahmed taking 6-17 and Jack McGrogan 4-22.

Cononley continue to shine with bat and ball as they go neck and neck with Bowling Baptist at the head of Division Three.

Sent in at Menston Crompark, the visitors made 217-7, with Andrew Starkey making 120 off just 81 balls, including 22 fours and a six, to get an honourable mention alongside Hunt.

Scott Brook (22) and Tom Feather (21) offered minor support before the latter got to work with the ball, taking 3-21 as Crompark were back in the pavilion for 60, with Harry Parker bagging 3-22 and Herbie Starkey 2-13.

Gargrave II were also in the runs at home to Keighley III, making 222-8 after winning the toss in a mid-table battle, with Tahir Mehmood taking 4-60.

Mehmood then scored 57, adding 67 for the fourth wicket with Dawud Qurban, whose contribution was precisely two, but Keighley could score no more than 130.

Cowling II were never at the races at Scotchman Road, being back in the pavilion for 106 after winning the toss, Sajid Shafait doing best with 19.

Baptist then knocked off the runs for the loss of one wicket in the 14th over.

Haworth II were heavily beaten at Sandy Lane by Bingley Congs III, who made 208 after winning the toss, Zakary Fyfe-Gudgeon doing well to take 4-39.

Matt Wooding’s 21 was the best that Haworth could offer up after tea when they were dismissed for 86.

Silsden II and Sutton II continue to dominate Division Four but won in contrasting fashions.

The Cobbydalers made 198-5 at home to Ingrow II after winning the toss, with Finlay Nixon-Snowden hitting 12 fours in his 60 and Andrew Pullen 16 fours in his 77 not out.

Boe Kennedy and Kieran Lawrence both made 22s, with Lawrence not out, as they recovered from 37-4, with Nixon-Snowden and Pullen putting on 114 for the fifth wicket and Pullen and Lawrence 47 unbroken for the sixth.

Ingrow then could not cope with Alex Nelson (6-37) and were skittled for 84, with Abid Hussain (18) doing best.

Sutton’s game against Hepworth & Idle III was much more exciting.

Sent in, they made 218-7, captain Craig Thornton (57) and 14-year-old keeper Jack Middleton (23) giving them a fine start with a partnership of 55 before teenagers Theo Reay (21) and Ben Middleton (40) added 47 for the sixth, Dylan Hanson (23) and Caleb Gledhill (18no) offering back up.

H&I’s reply was dominated by the experienced Dave Matthews, who made 104 off 107 balls, but they ended on 216-9 to lose by two runs as Laurence Powell took 3-27 and Reay 2-22.

Glusburn II lost a low-scoring encounter at Airedale II, who made 124-8, keeper Trevor Cox scoring 44, Umar Dar (3-27), Iain Beattie (3-25) and Kevin Hird (2-32) doing best with the ball for Glusburn.

The visitors then finished five short of three figures, despite Amir Javed’s 36, as Calum Davies bagged 3-21, Liam Gordon 3-16, Warren Coppack 2-32 and Paul Feather 2-19.

Bradley II had a similar contest at home to Bowling Baptist II, who made 132, with Umar Ali bagging 3-22 and Matthew Speak 4-27.

Keeper Harry Andrews (23) and Kaif Rehman (27no) did well with the bat for Bradley, but there was little else as they were dismissed for 85.

Denholme II showed grit to defeat Menston Crompark II at Keighley Road, dismissing them for 69 thanks to Josh Wheatley (4-21), Usman Khakhel (3-20) and Michael Robinson (2-7).

Denholme then won by three wickets in the 21st over.

THE outstanding innings of the day in the Mewies Solicitors Craven League came from Bradley captain Dave Hunt in Division Two.

His 132 off a mere 70 deliveries, including 16 fours and eight sixes, was the mainstay of their 361-5 after they were sent in at Ingrow.

Hunt dominated the opening stand of 201 with Mohammed Qadeer (45) before more pain was inflicted on Ingrow with an unbroken partnership of 137 between keeper Juni Ashraf (58no) and Ibrar Ali (74no).

Ashraf’s runs came off 53 balls and contained five fours and three sixes, while Ali was in for 74 deliveries, hitting nine fours and two sixes.

In what was a relegation clash, Ingrow replied with 168, Akeel Rashid taking 4-25, Vince Grant 2-21 and Toby Meynell 2-34 as Bradley, who have a game in hand, moved out of a demotion berth by a point, depositing Ingrow there instead.

Glusburn faced leaders Airedale at Park Field and handed them their first league defeat.

Sent in, Airedale made 152, with Danny Ridehalgh taking 3-29.

Glusburn were 38-4 but No 6 Irfan Khaliq rescued them with 69 not out off 47 balls, including 11 fours and two sixes, finding a good ally in keeper Pete Schofield (29no) as they won by three wickets after 27 overs.

Thornton-in-Craven’s batting came to the fore at home to Silsden, who made 187-9 after being given first knock, captain Jack Roberts (42) and Jack Lister (20) adding 54 for the second wicket before their innings was given a late boost by numbers 9 and 10 Ahsan Rizwan and Will Pullen making 32 and 33 not out respectively.

Jack Laycock (3-63) and David Wolfe (3-28) got among the wickets, and then the Booth Bridge Laners made light of their chase, Rob Cockell hitting 68 off 64 balls, including nine fours.

He found support from Matt Bowker (32) and then David Holt (42no), who added 102 for the fourth wicket with Cockell, and Laycock (22no) then joined him to see the job through in the 35th over, despite Pullen taking 4-54.

Skipton CI’s batting failed miserably at Long Lee, who recovered from 20-4 to 175 after being sent in, Tanveer Hussain taking 3-44.

CI, also in the mix to go down, were then skittled for 39 inside 13 overs, Ian Henderson doing best with 13.

Cowling are keeping the pressure on Riddlesden and Haworth at the top of Division One.

The Keighley Road side were sent in by visitors Sutton in their derby and racked up 260-8, buoyed by an opening stand of 125 by keeper Rahman Ali (76) and Wasim Hussain (29).

Ali cracked 13 fours and a six, and there was support up the order from Danish Hameed (28), Daud Khan (19) and the influential Laiq Ur Rehman (43), with George Elrick doing well to take 3-71.

The best in Sutton’s reply of 109 were 24s from Sam Solley and new signing Anoop Chandrashekharan, from Coventry Blues, as Connor Brown (3-56) and Hamid Ullah (5-35) cashed in.

If the outcome after the toss went wrong for basement boys Sutton, it went very right for Gargrave, who sent home side Eldwick & Gilstead in at Grange Road and dismissed them for 61, with Ben Howlett (5-19) and John Beckwith (4-41) bowling unchanged.

Keeper Shaun Airey then scored 29 as the visitors won by eight wickets in just the ninth over.

Cononley continue to shine with bat and ball as they go neck and neck with Bowling Baptist at the head of Division Three.

Sent in at Menston Crompark, the visitors made 217-7, with Andrew Starkey making 120 off just 81 balls, including 22 fours and a six, to get an honourable mention alongside Hunt.

Scott Brook (22) and Tom Feather (21) offered minor support before the latter got to work with the ball, taking 3-21 as Crompark were back in the pavilion for 60, with Harry Parker bagging 3-22 and Herbie Starkey 2-13.

Gargrave II were also in the runs at home to Keighley III, making 222-8 after winning the toss in a mid-table battle.

Dominic Ferneyhough led the way with 66 and was backed up by Tom Storr (26), Tom Vernon (45), Ben Wood (21) and Will Peryer (22no), with the Toms adding 74 for the third wicket, Wood and Ferneyhough 47 for the fifth and Ferneyhough and Peryer 60 for the seventh.

Dieter Kayley (4-42) and Vernon (3-17) then helped to dismiss Keighley for 130.

Cowling II were never at the races at Scotchman Road, being back in the pavilion for 106 after winning the toss, Sajid Shafait doing best with 19.

Baptist then knocked off the runs for the loss of one wicket in the 14th over.

However, Skipton CI II’s gained a much-needed win at home to Wilsden II, scoring 183-6 after being handed first knock, Sean Williamson hitting 61 not out off 62 deliveries, including six fours and a six.

Backing came from keeper Bruce Woodhouse (21) and Jonathan Sharpe (39), who put on 71 for the first wicket before Williamson added 48 for the third with Tariq Ghani (12).

CI then used eight bowlers in dismissing Wilsden for 125, with Sefal Allam (3-20), Ghani (3-12) and Matt Ryder (2-20) doing best.

Silsden II and Sutton II continue to dominate Division Four but won in contrasting fashions.

The Cobbydalers made 198-5 at home to Ingrow II after winning the toss, with Finlay Nixon-Snowden hitting 12 fours in his 60 and Andrew Pullen 16 fours in his 77 not out.

Boe Kennedy and Kieran Lawrence both made 22s, with Lawrence not out, as they recovered from 37-4, with Nixon-Snowden and Pullen putting on 114 for the fifth wicket and Pullen and Lawrence 47 unbroken for the sixth.

Ingrow then could not cope with Alex Nelson (6-37) and were skittled for 84.

Sutton’s game against Hepworth & Idle III was much more exciting.

Sent in, they made 218-7, captain Craig Thornton (57) and 14-year-old keeper Jack Middleton (23) giving them a fine start with a partnership of 55 before teenagers Theo Reay (21) and Ben Middleton (40) added 47 for the sixth, Dylan Hanson (23) and Caleb Gledhill (18no) offering back up.

H&I’s reply was dominated by the experienced Dave Matthews, who made 104 off 107 balls, but they ended on 216-9 to lose by two runs as Laurence Powell took 3-27 and Reay 2-22.

Glusburn II lost a low-scoring encounter at Airedale II, who made 124-8, with Umar Dar taking 3-27, Iain Beattie 3-25 and Kevin Hird 2-32.

The visitors then finished five short of three figures, despite Amir Javed’s 36.

Bradley II had a similar contest at home to Bowling Baptist II, who made 132, with Umar Ali bagging 3-22 and Matthew Speak 4-27.

Keeper Harry Andrews (23) and Kaif Rehman (27no) did well with the bat for Bradley, but there was little else as they were dismissed for 85.