Pool bowler Leigh Ellis stole the limelight from Aussie Travis Rowe for once when he claimed all ten wickets against Rothwell on Saturday.

The player who played his junior cricket with Yeadon CC and later had spells with Olicanians and Green Lane before joining Pool, took 10-30 on an historic day for him.

It was the first time the feat has been achieved in the Leeds League since Dave Littlewood did it for Kirkstall three years ago.

Ellis, whose previous best this season was 5-26 in the Hepworth Cup, included nine maidens in his 18 over spell as Rothwell were put out for a mere 68.

Paul Henry (35 no) and David Singleton (33 no) then knocked off the runs in 8.3 overs to keep Pool well entrenched at the top of the table.

Esholt made 246 against Great Preston thanks mainly to good knocks from Atsham Jubbar, who followed up his 119 of last week with a brilliant 94, and Mohammed Maroof making 82 which he then backed up with a superb 7-51 with the ball as Great Preston fell for 137 in reply.

Otley Town 's Nick McNeice took the bowling honours as Cookridge were crushed. His 6.30 backed up by Kafiat Hussain's 4-17 saw Cookridge dismissed for 56. Town went on to win by seven wickets with Hussain showing his consistency with a knock of 37.

Pool Mills were thrashed by an Oulton side which made 184 as Jamie Wilkinson took 4-55 and Ian Clarke 3-20.

Mills were shot out for 66 in reply as David Flint grabbed 8-22 off 14.4 overs.

Mills only had Clive Baldwin in form with the bat and he made 24 of their total.

Colton fell to a surprise defeat at the hands of Olicanians for whom Mick Fletcher took 5-18 as they were bowled out for 103.

Opener Chris Lawes made half the winning score with his 52 and Anthony Shirley finished things off with an unbeaten 26.

Olicanian seconds emerged with the points after a run feast against Khalsa at the Scott Hall ground. Winning the toss Gerard Moran, deputising for skipper Robert Brear, chose to bat. The decision was soon being vindicated by the visiting batsmen, especially after Ernie Moorhouse joined Danny Cox as a result of Rupert Jones being run out by a direct hit from point after he had scored six of the 26 runs on the board.

Moorhouse was soon into his stride taking 15 and then 17 off successive overs as he raced to his first fifty of the season.

Cox, who had started more carefully, then decided to play catch up and he reached his fifty.

It seemed that it was going to be a race to three figures but sadly with the score on 196 a very tired Cox holed out for 87 to be followed two runs later by Moorhouse who holed out in the deep for 88.

Their partnership was worth 180 and with ten overs left and the score approaching 200 they were set to break their own record breaking acheivements of a couple of weeks ago.

In a rush to post some quick runs OIicanians lost quick wickets and remembering Rothwell's successful effort to bat out Moran declared at 225-6 giving Olicanians 53 overs to bowl.

It was a plan that almost backfired for Khalsa, with nothing to lose, went for the win and at one stage were 190-4 with ten overs left.

However, instead of slowing the pace down they kept on trying to hit every ball out of the ground.

At this point enter the man for the crisis. Ernie Moorhouse kept his cool, bowled line and length and collected five wickets and the points for Olicanians as Khalsa self destructed.

Keith Dawkins took a miraculous caught and bowled as the home side collapsed for 208.

White Rose hopes

shattered by the

Bradford League

THE Airedale and Wharfedale League's hopes of winning the White Rose Trophy at Harrogate on Sunday bloomed and then were crushed by the Bradford League.

Defending their title the Bradford League were in trouble at 17-4 at one stage as Ilkley's David Wigley struck but then former Yeadon spinner Craig Hunt took charge and the Idle man hammered 79 before being run ouit as he led the Bradford recovery.

In partnership with Bankfoot's David Priestley, who made a half-century, Hunt - who helps with the coaching at Otley CC -helped to take Bradford to a final score of 182-8.

David Wigley finished with figures of 3-24.

In reply the Airedale and Wharfedale Legaue were never really up with the run rate and finally capitulated for 146.

Collingham's Ben Driver made 52 while the Menston St Mary's schoolboy Michael Oldfield claimed 3-18 forthe Bradford League.

Oldfield included three maidens in his ten over spell.

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