INCONSISTENT Skipton suffered a disappointing three-wicket defeat against Division Two relegation battlers Harden.

They were undone by Tom Cummins who took an impressive 8-46 as they were dismissed for just102 when they were put in to bat.

Ben Holderness (3-28) helped reduce Harden to 38-6 before Matthew Topham steered the home side to victory with an unbeaten 53.

Steeton are still in the bottom two in Division One after a 123-run defeat at home to leaders Otley.

Dave Hester (71) top-scored in Otley’s 234 in which occasional spinner Matthew Price picked up 4-57. Paul Hardwick also weighed in with 3-52 and Steve Pearson 2-43.

The Summerhill Lane side never looked likely to threaten the target as they slumped to 110 all out.

Despite a good all-round performance from Ted Haggas, Addingham suffered a 76-run defeat against Ben Rhydding.

Haggas took 3-55 as Ben Rhydding made 219-9 and hit 71 in their reply of 143.

The Ben Rhydding innings was dominated by Redmond Bolton (95no) while Richard Hey was the best of the Addingham bowlers with 4-65.

Azhar Mahmood starred as hosts Green Lane overwhelmed struggling Silsden in Division Three.

Waleed Akhtar (77), Asif Yousaf (56) and Neil Britton (49) were the main contributors to Lane’s 265-9 as Shaun Brentnall (3-58) and Nick Firth (3-79) were in the wickets.

Then Mahmood produced a devastating 7-25 spell and, together with Britton (3-12), skittled out Silsden for 49 in reply to Lane’s 265-9.

Bottom team Upper Wharfedale took a real hammering as they suffered a 262-run defeat at the hands of Bolton Villas.

Luke Stockill (125), Junaid Bashir (79no), Luke Pickford (54no) and Andrew Clarke (44) powered Bolton Villas to 351-6. Kyran Clarke took three wickets for Upper Wharfedale but they cost him 129 run.

Upper Wharfedale crumbled to 89 all out as opening bowlers Sam Lawrence (5-34) and Luke Pickford (4-43) did the damage.

Second teams

Leg spinner Andrew Luxton proved the catalyst for Steeton’s two-wicket win at Otley.

He ended a second-wicket stand of 154, removing talisman Graeme Wolfenden for 96, before going on to claim 6-16 from eight overs as he bamboozled the middle order.

Having looked likely to post a target in excess of 300, Otley were limited to 201-9 in their 50 overs.

Luke Watson top-scored with an excellent 46 when Steeton replied but the visitors were struggling at 144-6.

They were grateful to experienced skipper Gary Boulton, who saw them home with an unbeaten 29.

Silsden were involved in an exciting last-ball tie at home to Green Lane. Having been put into bat, the Cobbydalers posted

187-5, the key partnership being a third-wicket partnership of 87 between veterans Andrew Pullen (103) and Hugh Sugden (40).

Simon Watson (57) led the way for Lane in reply as Kieren Lawrence claimed 4-30. Silsden claimed a tie after Ben Southern ran out last man Daniel Melrose off the last ball with the scores level.

Skipton amassed 290-3dec at home to Harden, who were bowled out for 148.