Yeadon'S promotion hopes have drifted by once more and again they have provided the club with a frustrating season by showing that they can beat the best- such as table topping Cleckheaton - but then lose to those heading for the bottom of the table such as Ben Rhydding.

It is this inconsistency that has cost the Yeadon club promotion over the past two seasons.

Opening batsman Neil Elvidge is still striving to reach the thousand runs mark for the season but he could only make 19 against Salts on Saturday in a game which ended disappointingly for Yeadon when rain prevented the last two overs being bowled with Salts on 101-3 in reply to Yeadon's 206-7.

They had to be content with just the one point which put them out of the promotion race.

Jon Carey produced another good knock of 46 and young Naeem Khan again underlined his value to the side with 52 as Yeadon piled up the runs.

Skipper Damon Gormley has recovered some of his best form and he made 35 as his side finished on 206-7.

Salts lost the early wicket of Williams, caught by Gilks off the bowling of Khan without scoring, but then K Mahmood (13) and A Jones (40 no) steadied things but it was merely a holding project by Salts who were never likely to win and with two overs to go found themselves rewarded with a rainstorm which ended the game with them 105 runs short of the Yeadon total.

Yeadon tried nine bowlers in a bid to dismiss stubborn opponents with Khan the most successful with 2-23 off nine overs.

Yeadon.- N Elvidge c Hyman b Hussain 19, J Carey c Jones b Wilkinson 46, N Khan c King b Mahmood 52, D Gormley b Mahmood 35, A Pickering run out 9, K Gilks c and b Mahmood 10, D Smith not out 13, C Thornton b Mahmood 3, G Hodgson not out 1; x 18; ttl. 206-7.

Bowling: I Hussain 13-1-56-1; M Ahmed 4-0-14-0; G Wilkinson 13-4-36-1; B King 4-0-30-0; K Mahmood 11-4-28-4; S Mahnmood 5-0-26-0.

Salts.- K Mahmood c Thornton b Carey 13, G Williams c Gilks b Khan 0, A Jones not out 40, B Hyman b Khan 0, B King not out 41; x 7; ttl. 101-3.

Bowling: J Carey 7-1-15-1; N Khan 9-3-23-2; C Thornton 20-0-15-0; N Elvidge 3-0-4-0; G Hodgson 2-1-5-0; K Gilks 2-0-7-0; D Smith 2-0-13-0; A Pickering 2-0-9-0; S Gilks 1-0-5-0.

A superb innings of 84 not out by Andy Cookland saw Yeadon Seconds to a four wickets win over a Salts side which made 182-9.

Ben Rhydding remain in a re-election spot despite a15 runs win over visitors Lidget Green.

Ben Rhydding made 163 all out with the major contributions coming from Dominic Kelly with 34 and Gerald Kirby with 28.

Lidget Green made a good start with opener Munawar hitting 78 but his colleagues succumbed to the bowling of R Horner who took 4-47, John Dobson with 3-28 and Dom Kelly with 2-16.

Ben Rhydding.- M Smith lbw Mohammed 9, P Grummitt c Allitt b Mohammed 18, G Kirby b Mohammed 28, D Kelly lbw Khan 34, J Bell b Mohammed 0, E Fornes b Khan 19, N Sheard c Munawar b Hanif 13, J Dobson b Hanif15, R Horner not out 10, A Broadhead C Yaqub b Khan1, D Lane run out 1; X 15; ttl. 163.

Bowling: I Khan 25-6-68-3; A Mohammed 16-2-40-4; N Hanif 9-0-43-2.

Lidget Green.- W Munawar lbw Kelly 78, I Khan c Lane b Horner 0, W Allitt lbw Dobson 31, A Yaqub c Kirby b Dobson 1, A Mohammed lbw Horner 8, N Hanif b Horner 0, M Hassan b Horner 0, M Hussain not out 9, C Wilson b Kelly 0, L Smith b Dobson 2; X 19; ttl. 148.

Bowling: J Dobson 15.3-5-28-3; R Horner12-1-47-4; D Kelly 6-1-16-2; D Lane 2-0-15-0; P Grummitt 2-0-10-0; G Kirby 4-0-14-0.

Ben Rhydding seconds were shot out for a mere 27 by Lidget Green who had made 232-9.

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