Bradford Premier/Aire-Wharfe - Jack Hughes stars against Hanging Heaton as Townville swap places at the summit

Heaton were going well while Nick Connolly (33) and Ben Kohler-Cadmore (27) were together but Hughes claimed both their wickets on his way to 4-11 as the visitors were restricted to 127. Hughes then hit 32 in the reply and with Harry Warwick (63no) leading the way, Townville eased home by seven wickets.

Sam Storr (52no) and Jonathan Donnelly (38) built on Arjun Ramkumar’s 46 with an eight-wicket stand of 49 to help Wrenthorpe to 196-8, Robert Clegg taking 4-33.

Openers Marcus Walmsley (38) and Alex Cree (49) gave Methley a solid start to their reply and Jonathan Read (42) carried it on until he became Oliver Kilburn’s first victim in a 4-27 spell that ensured the home side came up six runs short.

The rest of the Premier programme fell victim to the wintry conditions.

Sufyan Patel (50) and Yasir Ali (45no) enjoyed some success before Batley’s game with Morley was called off; New Farnley’s Lee Goddard included five sixes in his 73 at Cleckheaton, while Pudsey St Lawrence only managed two overs against Bradford & Bingley but stay top of the West Section.

Otley’s 100 per cent start to the Aire-Wharfe season looked under threat when Luke Jarvis (5-29) and Tuseif Arshad (3-35) restricted them to 127 of which Alex Atkinson made 46. But Chris Thompson then produced a 10-over, 6-16 spell that skittled Bilton for 66.

A century stand between Andrew Duckworth (77) and Henry Scanlan (66) meant Rawdon could declare on 270-8 and even though Horsforth put up a game response led by Oliver Hardaker (54), Jake Hodges’s 6-45 haul meant they could only manage 219-9.

Ted Haggas took 6-36 as Follifoot were bowled out for 101 and Robbie Miller included seven sixes in his unbeaten 71 to clinch victory for Addingham. Ed Hayhurst scored 72 as Collingham overtook Olicanian’s 148 total with two wickets to spare, while Henry Barrow (6-34) and Jason Wright (3-20) dismissed Saltaire for 74 to give Burley a comfortable win.

With Henry Wilson (5-13) and Paul Dover (5-25) tearing them apart, none of the North Leeds batsmen managed double figures and Ilkley took only 9.2 overs to overhaul their 38 total.

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