RAIN through Saturday and on Sunday morning couldn't delay the start of the Mewies Solicitors Craven League's Manorlands Plate Twenty20 competition and, given all the hard work by groundsman Wilf Scarborough and his team at Oakworth, it was perhaps fitting that the host club won the event.

Ingrow St John's and Sutton qualified as winners of the First and Second divisions respectively, and Oakworth were in action as Wynn Cup winners, with the last place going to Long Lee, who were invited to mark the long association that the late Derek Granger had with the club, with the plate being held in his honour.

Long Lee All Stars faced Sutton in the morning semi-final, with Ryan Ridehalgh, who plays for Ilkley in the Aire-Wharfe League, hitting a magnificent century as Sutton racked up 193, which was 70 too many for the 'Old Stars'.

Jack Hainsworth and Ben Fothergill gave Oakworth a bright start in the second semi-final but the innings subsided to 109 all out, which most people thought was not enough.

St John's started well but wickets then began to fall regularly on a wicket that was giving the bowlers some assistance and they finished ten runs short, Jack Davison being their chief tormentor with a superb 3-4 from four overs.

Backing him up was some outstanding fielding, including a breath-taking one-handed effort on the boundary by Hainsworth.

Taking the pace off the ball worked in the final for Sutton but Oakworth still made 134, although the visitors made that look small by scoring 29 off the first two overs.

Ridehalgh took 18 off Davison's first over but he got his man in the fourth over of the match, aided by a Brannan Lawn stumping.

New bowler Richard Cavender immediately saw off the other dangerman David Snowden and generally applied the breaks, Oakworth eventually winning by 30 runs.

Proceeds from the day will be presented to Manorlands Hospice, and Oakworth skipper Michael Scarborough, whose idea the twenty20 was, received the trophy from nurse Dawn Sheridan on behalf of the hospice.

Before the start of the first semi-final, Wilf thanked everyone for turning up, long-time Long Lee player Paul Stowell leading the minute's applause in memory of Derek, who is best remembered for his umpiring in the league with Colin Myers.

Craven League fixture secretary Trevor Coe gave a vote of thanks to the Oakworth Club, president Wilf Scarborough and all his helpers, who had made the day such a huge success, and he was confident of a healthy donation being made to Manorlands Hospice.