The scramble to escape relegation to Division B has reached fever pitch, with Guiseley, Menston and Rawdon all picking up maximum points from their weekend matches.

Rawdon still remain favourites for the drop as they trail Burley and Menston by nine points, while Guiseley and Beckwithshaw are a further point ahead.

Result of the day was Rawdon's four-wicket win at Follifoot who were lying second at the start of the day.

Bruce Percy's return for the final few fixtures has given Rawdon a lift, though it may not be enough to save them.

The experienced Percy top-scored with 64 at Follifoot, figuring in a partnership of 88 with Duncan Stow, who contributed an undefeated 42. Denis Rock also played his part with 34 not out as Rawdon overhauled the home side's total of 209 for nine.

Menston's former Guiseley medium-pacer Martin Knowles had a magnificent eight for 29 analysis from his 17 overs in restricting visitors Burley to 115 all out. Opener Gary Thompson then made an undefeated half century and Menston won by four wickets, leaving Burley on a relegation knife-edge.

Guiseley won their first league game since toppling Adel in June, and victims Beckwithshaw are now sweating on the outcome of the closing games. Peter Graham removed six Beckwithshaw batmen for 50 runs as the home side reached 177 for eight in their allotted overs, Simon Barker hitting a valiant 45.

In reply, Guiseley reached their target with four wickets down, Ian Chaplin making a match-winning 54 not out.

Mid-table Steeton are not yet completely safe, though it would be a surprise if they were overhauled, with a ten-point cushion between them and the second relegation spot.

They took two points from a losing draw at Green Lane in a nail-biting finish. Chasing 226 to win, Steeton reached 221 with their last pair at the wicket when the overs ran out. Simon Curry (83), Gareth Lee (59) and Garfield Williams (53) punished Steeon's bowlers, but when the visitors replied Grant Lindsey hit the highest individual score of the match with 88, while Gary Boulton's 71 was also invaluable.

Green Lane climbed into second place, 24 points behind Adel who were crowned champions seven days earlier.

A massive 513 runs were scored at Bilton where the home side gained a winning draw against North Leeds. Mark Cowell and Mick Emmerson hit 94 not out and 83 respectively in the Bilton innings of 265 for six. North Leeds made a determined reply but were 17 runs short of the home side's total with nine wickets down, Luke Jarvis taking five wickets for Bilton.

Two issues were resolved in Division B where Hall Park are promoted and Illingworth relegated. Hall Park's winning draw at Bardsey was enough to take them into Division A, Jonathan Haigh proving influential with an innings of 33 and three wickets for 23 runs.

Illiingworth's fate was sealed with

a seven-wicket home defeat against

Ilkley.