Oxenhope and Oakworth were brought down to earth as the Under-17s league was thrown wide open.

Max Davidson took 5-24 against Upper Wharfedale but Oxenhope went down to a 41-run defeat.

Denholme are starting to show real form and Richard Wear anchored their innings with 38 as they reached 115-9. Oakworth's three top batsmen went without scoring before Jack Ellis (22) and Ollie Stell (17) worked to repair the damage but their innings ended on 69-9.

Howarth skipper Peter Gower matched Cowling's Matthew Wiggan with 34 not out and led his side to an eight-wicket win over the Pinnacle boys. Cowling scored 84-4 and Haworth reached victory in 17 overs.

In the Under-15s league Embsay beat Gargrave by 96 runs.

Fifteen-year-old Katie Briggs was 'man of the match' for Denholme as she took 3-5 to restrict Haworth to 43-7. Denholme won by seven wickets.

Crossflatts kept Thornton-in-Craven rooted to the bottom of the table with a 23-run victory with Jake Yaxkley and Dominic Bennett reaching maiden retirements. The O'Hara brothers, Jim and Tom ended the Booth Bridge reply.

In the Under-13s league Oxenhope inflicted a first defeat on Glusburn thanks to 25 from Jimmy Marshall, but Glusburn took swift revenge in a return match when they picked up a six-wicket win. Oakworth beat Earby by 46 runs and Haworth West End reached 99-4 against leaders Barrowford with Chris Fazackerley scoring 25 not out.

Cononley saw Denholme pick up an eight-wicket win.

In the Under-11s league Oxenhope beat Silsden and Oxenhope had the edge over Oxenhope. Earby beat Gargrave and Upper Wharfedale defeated Silsden.

Results

Keighley Cup 2000 League (Under 17s): Denholme 115-9 ( R Wear 38, R Clark 27*, S Hartley 3-26), Oakworth 68-9 (J Ellis 22, R Wear 3-7); U Wharfedale 115 all out (S Moon 31, C Baines 24, M Davidson 5-24), Oxenhope 74 all out (A Brown 28, L Dyson 25, S Moon 5-23); Cowling 84-4 (M Wiggan 34*), Haworth 87-2 (P Gower 34*, P Broadley 30).

William Spencer Cup (Under 17s): Denholme 112-7 (N Woodhead 47, S Mallinson 3-30), Oxenhope 113-6 (N Trowers 50*). Long Lee 110-6, Cowling 111-0.

Ian Dyson Electrical League (Under 15s): Embsay 127-6 (R Davies 32*, J Moore 31*), Gargrave 31-9.

Johnson & Johnson League (Under 15s): Haworth 43-7 (K Briggs 3-5), Denholme 47-3; Crossflatts 107-4 (D Bennett 33*, J Yaxley 30*), Thornton-in-Craven 84-9 (D Ibbotson 30*, T O'Hara 3-12)

Raleigh Hargreaves Cup (Under 15s): Skipton 55 all out (J Bedford 24, M Bowker 3-4, T Oliver 3-11), Earby 57-0 (A Yates 27*, D Helliwell 25*)

Procter Homes League (Under 13s): Skipton 127-3 (A Hussain 26*, M Raw 26*, C Lambert 25*), Bolton Abbey 48-8 (T Reeves 3-1); Oakworth 107-4, Earby 61-9; U Wharfedale 30 all out, Settle 31-2; Glusburn 57-5, Oxenhope 58-2 (J Marshall 25); Haworth WE 99-4 (C Fazackerley 25*), Barrowford 100-3 (J Coates 25*); Gargrave 43 all out (J Wilkinson 3-3, R Fountain 3-7), Sutton 49-5; Oxenhope 67-8 (J McDonald 3-2), Glusburn 68-4; Cononley 64-7, Denholme 66-2 (L Pickles 27*).

CartaSport League (Under 11s): Oxenhope 230-4 (T Marshall 19, S Feather 15), Silsden 124-12 (J Pullan 4-2, S Feather 4-2)

Oakworth 224-4 (J Roberts 13*), Oxenhope 226-3 (A Smith 3-9); Earby 213-6 (C Bowker 16*), Gargrave 115-13 (L Hipgrave 5-0)

U Wharfedale 266-2 (B Schindler 16*), Silsden 169-7.