Road reign supreme as rivals feel under the weather (From Craven Herald)

Road reign supreme as rivals feel under the weather

11:20pm Wednesday 20th June 2012 in Craven League

Rain played havoc with the league programme with just six games starting and only two of them reaching a conclusion.

One team who have dodged the bad weather all season are Division One leaders Haworth Road and Saturday was no exception.

They entertained Oakworth and made 164 batting first with Will Burgess hitting 34 as Michael Scarborough rolled back the years to claim 7-51.

Oakworth were dismissed for 90 as Mohammed Zahid took 6-37 .

Craig Tempest (42), Neil Andrews (36) and Matthew Price (33) helped Bradley to post 181-5 at home to Crossflatts. The visitors had replied with 41-0 when rain stopped play.

There was play in two games in Division Two and neither reached a finish.

Cowling entertained Sutton and stumbled to 20-2, before Martyn Dalby (59no) and Matthew Wiggan (20), put on 82 for the third wicket. Soon after their partnership was broken the game was abandoned.

Just down the road at Glusburn, Riddlesden were the visitors.

Riddlesden made 129 with Naveed Hussain scoring 36 and Goher Ayub (35) as Mark Pickles bowled through the innings to finish with 7-63. The Park Field side were 23-0 off seven overs when play ceased.

There was a complete wash out in Division Three.

The one game in Division Four was the reverse of Glusburn v Riddlesden at Stockbridge.

The hom side struggled to 116-8 in their 45 overs with Darren Shields top scoring with 34no and Tahir Mahmood making 32 as J Wareing took 3-26.

The Park Field side were under the cosh at 45-7 when the weather saved them with Imran Mehban taking 6-15 off 14 overs.

Denholme II’s travelled to Thornton in Division Five and going first rattled up 232-8 in their innings on the back of a fine 102 from T Priestly as Mark Proctor finished with 5-64 off 11 overs.

Thornton had reached 31-2 in 14 overs when the rain arrived.

The only other game to reach a conclusion came at Skipton CI II where the Sandylands side were bowled out for 48 by Foulridge II.

Only Mel Seward (14) reached double figures as Imran Khaliq took 4-25 and J Springthorpe (4-20).

Foulridge cruised home by nine wickets with Mick Gildea making 30no.