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Division One

Gareth Clough hit a timely century as Pudsey St Lawrence extended their winning start to four games with an emphatic 148-run win over East Bierley,

All rounders Gareth Clough and Chris Marsden set up this latest success with fine individual performances.

The consistent Clough made an unbeaten 119 which was compiled from 131 balls with four sixes and 11 fours.

Clough was assisted by David Hester (32) and Marsden (55) as St Lawrence recovered from a nervy 42-3 to post a total of 252-5.

East Bierley, who must now be dreading their return to Tofts Road next Sunday in the second round of the Sovereign Health Care Priestley Cup, were dismissed for just 104.

Scotland skipper Gavin Hamilton made 44 for East Bierley but the rest of their batting was disappointing as Marsden picked up four for 26 with his off spin.

St Lawrence are now 22 points ahead of Woodlands who inflicted a second successive defeat on champions Baildon.

Paceman Sarfraz Ahmed (5-27) and left-arm spinner Chris Brice (4-48) sealed their 19-run win by dismissing Baildon for 165. New recruit Adil Islam with 59 and Simon Webb (41) battled hard but couldn't spare Baildon from another loss.

Woodlands had struggled when they batted first. Brice (30) was their top scorer as Andy Walker (4-48) and Mushtaq Ahmed (3-28) posed problems.

Woodlands' joy at winning the match was tempered by the fact that former Yorkshire opening batsman Scott Richardson suffered a broken hand from the first ball of the match and will be out of action for six weeks.

Pudsey Congs produced some batting fireworks as they defeated Gomersal by 98 runs. Andy Siddall (127no) and Mark Gill (100) both hit fine centuries as Congs compiled a score of 339-4.

Siddall hit four sixes and 17 fours while Gill struck five sixes and 11 fours. Together they put on 173 for the third wicket.

Andrew Bairstow provided rapid runs in the final overs as he finished unbeaten on 50 which he made off just 25 balls.

Gomersal never looked like matching the Congs' score but did gain maximum batting points by replying with 241-9. Seventeen-year-old opener Andy Gorrod again impressed with 80, while Greg Pickles made 49 in the face of good bowling from Congs' skipper Glenn Roberts (4-56).

Another centurion was Farsley's Shabbir Rashid. His 101 not out

enabled Farsley to secure their second win of the season - a seven-wicket triumph over Yeadon.

Rashid stroked a six and 17 fours in his 100-ball innings as Farsley, with the aid of a forceful 52 from opener James Lee, overhauled Yeadon's score of 195 with 10.2 overs to spare.

Debut-making overseas player Tharanga Da Silva announced his arrival on the Bradford League scene with an unbeaten 52 for Yeadon. Unfortunately he did not receive any effective support. Opener Andrew Pickering - promoted from the second team - was the only other batsman to make an impression with 39. Skipper Chris Henry took four for 77 for Farsley against his old club.

Newly-promoted Undercliffe are third following their 20-run win over Bradford & Bingley. Opening bowlers Kurtis Whippey (3-36) and Harry Painter (3-51) posed problems for Bradford & Bingley who were dismissed for 175 in reply to Undercliffe's 195-7.

David Clow (36) was Bradford & Bingley's top scorer while Sri Lankan Naweed Ghany showed promise in his knock of 32.

Undercliffe, who made a sluggish start, were revived by a patient 54 from former Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire opener Ashley Metcalfe, and a ferocious 59 from 29 balls by wicketkeeper Luke Holyroyd which contained five sixes. Clow was the most successful bowler with three for 57.

Cleckheaton recorded their second win when they beat Saltaire by five wickets at Moorend. The visitors never fully recovered two wickets in Ian Wardlaw's opening over without a run on the board.

Opener Tim Jackson (42) and Waleed Akhtar (39) tried to steady the ship but Saltaire were dismissed for 120 with Wardlaw finishing with four for 38 and overseas player Ammer Mahmood (4-37).

Cleckheaton also lost early wickets but recovered to win with ease as Ian Nicholson made 50 and Edward Walmsley 42no)

Division Two

The top two were both all beaten as the battle at the top hotted up. Leaders Hanging Heaton, Keighley, and Brighouse all saw their unbeaten records perish, while Windhill were also defeated.

It means the battle for promotion is now intriguingly poised. Hanging Heaton, despite their 23-run reverse at Manningham Mills, still lead by 10 points from Keighley and Brighouse, with Mills a further point back.

Mills showed no ill-effects from their loss at Brighouse last week as they overcame Hanging Heaton.

Leaders Hanging Heaton suffered their first defeat of the campaign when they went down by 23 runs at Manningham Mills while second-placed Keighley lost by five wickets at Bowling Old Lane.

Experienced opener Amjad Hussain (60), former Hanging Heaton player Mohammad Sharafat (39no) and Gulsheraz Ahmed (34) steered Mills to a total of 203-9 despite the efforts of former Yorkshire leg spinner Mark Lawson (3-43) and Harvey Anderson (3-47).

New boys Rob McFarlane (65) and Nick Bresnan (37) fought hard but the fine bowling of Zeeshan Qasim (6-52) proved decisive as Hanging Heaton were bowled out for 180.

Keighley had a nightmare afternoon at Bowling Old Lane where they were bowled out for just 83. Zubair Najeeb (4-28) and Amjid Khan (3-20) did the damage. Old Lane lost five wickets knocking off the runs required to win.

Hartshead Moor inflicted Brighouse's first defeat of the campaign - winning by 60 runs. Hartshead Moor compiled a challenging 241-8 with Jonathan Gould making 50. Brighouse replied with 181-6, a score built around an unbeaten 92 from skipper Paul Cummins who had earlier taken three for 49 with his off spin.

Windhill lost ground in the promotion race as they suffered a 31-run home loss against Morley. Former Windhill opener Neil Johnson marked his first return to his old club by making 51 in a Morley score of 173-9. Windhill, despite 80 from Fahid Rehman, were dismissed for 142 with Morley skipper David Nebard taking four for 25.

Tosh Baker hit an undefeated 104 as Spen Victoria notched up their first win - a 121-run triumph over bottom team Great Horton. Baker punctuated his innings with three sixes and 11 fours and he was well supported by Matthew West (51) and Peter Jackson (44) as Spen made their highest score of the season - 255-3.

Great Horton lost early wickets against Robert Warriner (4-22) and were eventually dismissed for 134.

Idle are still without a win. They suffered an eight-wicket loss at Lightcliffe were they were restricted to 113-9 in their 50 overs. Simon Curry top scored with 54 as Josh Wheatley kept the batsmen in check with four for 27. Lightcliffe, despite the early loss of in-form Chris Taylor, were led to their victory target by skipper Jonathan Wilson (53no).