BOTH Tong Park Esholt and Saltaire made it through to the Waddilove Cup quarter-finals on Sunday, making up for disappointing Aire-Wharfe League Division One defeats the day before.

TPE were hosting Bradford rivals, and Division Two side, Bolton Villas in the last-16.

The underdogs batted first, and a fine 93 from opener Imran Patel paved the way for them to post an imposing 258-9 from their 45 overs.

Neil Cooper took 3-49 to ensure the home side had a reasonable chance of a successful chase.

That was exactly what transpired, though TPE did not have it all their own way.

At 124-4, the hosts were struggling, but Fawad Maqsood eventually took charge, thrashing a superb 102 not out from just 73 balls.

That saw his side home by three wickets with just nine balls to spare, and was tough luck on Villas bowler Adam Shabir, who took 3-44.

Saltaire had a comfortable 79-run win at Kirkstall Educational in their last-16 tie, racking up 284-8 batting first.

Keeper Bilal Hamid top-scored with 74, while Farhan Sheikh struck 63 not out.

At 199-5, Kirkstall were in with a slim chance, but they collapsed at the back end of their innings, and were bowled out for 205, Saltaire captain Mustahsan Ali Shah taking 3-36.

Steeton have joined TPE and Saltaire in the last-16, after they beat Green Lane by three wickets in a low-scoring affair.

Those cup wins for TPE and Saltaire after disappointment in the league the day before.

The former were put to the sword by an aggressive batting display from Bilton, who raced to 298-7 in their innings.

Captain Dave Hester struck a fine 87 in the chase to keep his side in the hunt for a while, but TPE were eventually bowled out for 244 to lose by 54 runs.

They sit seventh in the 12-team table, with Saltaire, champions in 2021, a place ahead of them.

Ali Shah’s side visited New Rover on Saturday, with their hosts scoring 284-6 batting first.

Opener Muhammad Khurshid struck 60 in the chase, and despite battling efforts down the order from Jhanzaib Sulari (44) and Adbi-Hasan Ahmed (34), Saltaire eventually lost by 20 runs.

Sixth-placed Villas may be out of the cup, but they enjoyed a thumping league win on Saturday.

A magnificent fourth-wicket partnership of 166 between Siddhant Gola (91) and Bilal Ahmed (84) paved the way for them to score 255, before Shabir’s 5-29 helped dismiss opponents Olicanian for just 146.

Steeton gave a taste of what was to come the following day when they beat Green Lane by six wickets, keeping them up in fifth.

Thackley are struggling in Division Three, with their latest defeat a big one at home to Menston.

The visitors ran riot with the bat, scoring 351-9 in their 50 overs.

Opening bowler Craig Wiseman took three wickets, but also went for 103 runs from his 11 overs.

Captain Jack Holland hit 54 in the reply, but the Bradford side were never in the hunt to win, and were eventually bowled out for 206 to drop to ninth in the table

It was a better day for new leaders Harden, who beat title rivals Horsforth by six wickets.

Finally, in Division Four, former Craven League side Bingley Congs lost by 81 runs away to Otley’s second XI.

The hosts set a challenging 237-6, despite Alex Bradbury taking 3-53, and despite Harry Treloar scoring 59 from 64 balls in the chase, Congs were eventually bowled out for just 156.

Despite that setback, the Bradford District side are still sitting pretty in mid-table.