Aire-Wharfe Cricket: Burley seamer Nick Brook was the clear Man of the Match, beating Bilton almost single handed.

He took the last nine wickets of Bilton's innings, including his first hat-trick, as the visitors were dismissed for 96.

For a time, with Burley reduced to 62 for eight, it still looked as though he might end up on the losing side, but, coming in at No 9, Brook cracked an unbeaten 30 to see his side home by a wicket.

Steeton maintained their 100 per cent record, crushing last season's runners-up Rawdon by eight wickets.

Like defending champions Adel, Rawdon have stuttered at the start of this campaign, and accurate bowling by Stuart Hudson and Neil Spragg restricted them to 109 off their 50 overs. In-form Matthew Pinniger (39) and Andrew Howarth (30no) steered Steeton to an impressive win.

Newly promoted Silsden are also unbeaten and have now registered their first victory, beating Knaresborough by five wickets on their own patch.

David Short, signed this season from Steeton, took five wickets and Andrew Pullan, four, taking his total for the season to 16, as Knaresborough were dismissed for 123. David Jackson (39) and skipper John Akrigg (35) saw Silsden home.

Calverley's miserable start to the season continued when they crashed to defeat from a strong position against North Leeds.

Matthew Brookes (4-29) and Neil Waite (3-45) gave Calverley a chaseable target by keeping North Leeds down to 126 for nine, of which Steve Wales hit 49 not out. But the Calverley batsmen could find no answer to the bowling of Nick Richardson, whose 20-over spell included ten maidens and produced figures of five for 30.

Steve Alred provided the main resistance with 18, with extras producing joint second highest score of 16 as Calverley were skittled out for 88.

Kiwi Shane Battock took four wickets and then hit an unbeaten 73 as Tong Park cruised to an eight wicket win against Collingham. Vice captain Chris Shepherd took six wickets as Collingham were all out for 99.

Steve Thompson's stubborn, unbeaten 34 helped Guiseley to hang on for a draw at Hall Park for whom Neil Cowgill hit 61 as they set a 185-run target.

Aussie Peter Frances's five-wicket spell was the key performance as Skipton bowled out Alwoodley for 90 before Mark Whittaker's 49 not out clinched a seven wicket win.

Darryl Robinson's first half century of the season helped Addingham to their first win of the campaign, beating Illingworth by six wickets. Phil Sant also weighed in with an unbeaten 37.

Menston also grabbed their first victory, beating Green Lane by two wickets thanks to a four-wicket spell from all-rounder Richard Taylor and a knock of 43 from David Lester.

Otley had a tough afternoon in the field at Ilkley but 51 not out from Chris Smith helped them clinch a draw and their first point of the season. Ilkley set a 220 target after Chris Quaife had shown the way with 49 and Mark Luffman set about the Otley defence with 83 not out.

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