Beckwithshaw stumble due to Pleasance knock

Joe Pleasance hit 82 as Green Lane inflicted a first defeat of the season on Beckwithshaw to climb above them into second place in the table.

With John Inglis and Phil Critchley scoring half centuries and Pip Waters weighing in with 41, Beckwithshaw looked in a reasonable position at 242-7 but their bowling couldn't cope with the home batting.

As well as Pleasance's fine knock, Michael Abbott hit a half-century and Yasser Ali remained unbeaten on 65 as Lane got home with six wickets and two overs to spare.

That allowed leaders Burley to open up a seven-point lead at the top after their comfortable win over Thackley. Despite a third successive five-wicket haul from Nasser Jamal, Burley were able to set a target of 192-7 and with Nick Brook (4-28) and Mark Harrison (4-25) in command, the visitors were dismissed for 103.

Andrew Doidge was the star of the show as Rawdon continued to lift themselves away from the basement with a four-wicket win at North Leeds. Doidge took 5-35 as the home side were restricted to 139-9 in which Barry Singleton (48) and Usman Khawaja (42) stood out. He then hit an unbeaten 44 to see his side to a comfortable victory.

Harden came away with four points from their clash with fellow Division Two promotion hopefuls Olicanian, successfully defending a total of 175-9 despite a battling 81 not out from Craig Thornton.

Upper Wharfedale continue to look impressive, Kevin Taylor hitting 80 in their 233-8 before Steve Pearson (5-59) had Bolton Villas reeling, but the visitors managed to hang on for a point.

Tong Park Esholt will be kicking themselves after losing to Follifoot. James Druce (30) and Luke Waters (50) put on 70 for the opening wicket. But from 94-2 they lost nine wickets for 28 runs as Oral Blackford marked his return from injury with 4-22 and Nick Louden took 4-29. The visitors also struggled but scraped home by two wickets.

Nial Lockley (81) was the star performer as Illingworth won by five wickets at Calverley, while Peter Barnes (68no) and Jonathan Tattersall (50) helped Knaresborough to 207-9 before Tattersall, Freddie Stephens and Sam Ryan each picked up three cheap wickets to skittle Silsden out for 108.