AUSSIE Darren Docksey picked up four wickets as Keighley claimed a thrilling derby victory over Bradford & Bingley.
The match continued until almost 9pm as the gathering gloom threatened to bring things to a halt, but Keighley scraped home to pick up six valuable points in the race for promotion.
The Waggon Lane club reached 208-6 despite docksey 6-43, which ensured the Keighley batsmen had to fight all the way.
Things looked bleak as they lost their first wicket with just five runs on the board, and then slipped to 39-2, but captain Mark Beckett played a superb innings in the middle order.
He reached 80, partnering Steve Reape (29) and Robert Hopkinson (30) as they pushed the total along.
They lost late wickets cheaply in the scramble for runs, but Docksey produced the winning runs to give the club hope of reaching the second promotion place.
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