Bradford side Clayton seal Halifax League title on final day

They inserted visitors Mytholmroyd and dismissed them for 100 in 90 minutes, after they were 10-4, Mitesh Mistry (5-42) and Matthew Roe (4-45) bowling throughout the 17.4 overs.

Clayton were celebrating after only 48 balls of their innings as they scored 101-0, David Paynter (56 not out) and Scott Etherington (42no) bringing a fine season to a successful close.

Promoted Upper Hopton had to settle for the runners-up spot, finishing the season just two points adrift of Clayton.

They closed with a 65-run victory over relegated Augustinians, but it was not the easiest of wins as they had to rely on two batters - Thomas Wilson (44) and Charlie Gallagher (40) - in a score of 164.

In reply, unusually for a team scoring only 99, all the visiting batters scored runs but, with a top score of 16, it was not enough as Jordan Bloom took 4-18.

Daniel Gill (61) top-scored for third-placed Great Horton Park Chapel in their 204-9 at Blackley, where Lewis Holt took 4-49.

In reply, Blackley were in trouble at 66-5, but Michael Midwood rolled back the years with a knock of 102 in 126 balls.

Unfortunately, he received little support from the top and middle order, and when he was dismissed with the score at 161-8 the odds were on a Horton win.

Sam Mindham (25) and Ben Pedley (22no) made a gallant effort but, in a very tight finish, Horton took the last wicket with the last ball of the match when Jonathan Stenson, attempting to tie the scores, was run out.

At Low Moor Holy Trinity, where Greetland visited, the hosts’ Kaden Lancaster hit a career-best 68 not out and, with Chris Ramsden making 50 not out, in a score of 217-8.

Greetland reached a winning 218-8 in the 44th over of their chase to finish their season above the hosts.

The First Division is the only one of the three first-team leagues to be completed, with the other two both having one more game to go this coming Saturday.

In the Premier Division at the weekend, Triangle produced a run fest at Grassy Bottom, where Oxenhope visited.

James Callaghan thumped a career-best 162, and with Christian Silkstone backing him up with 88, the hosts racked up a mammoth total of 379-6.

No doubt overwhelmed by the onslaught, the Oxenhope reply only lasted 31 overs.

Ben Howell (46) made the best effort, but with Jake Dixon taking 6-36 they were never going to come close and were all out for 156.

Ben Howell (right) saved face with a quickfire 46 from 32 balls, having being thumped for 92 off his nine overs by a rampant Triangle batting line up. (Image: Richard Leach.)

Champions Thornton did not take their foot off the gas in their first visit to Hullen Edge and skittled Warley & Elland for 80, with Bradley Weatherhead taking 4-17.

Then it uncharacteristically took nearly 26 overs for Thornton to score 81-3.

Illingworth St Mary’s had an eight-wicket win at home to Shelf Northowram Hedge Top.

The race for the Second Division championship will go the wire as both promoted teams, Sowerby St Peter’s (208 points) and Oakworth (199), comfortably recorded maximum points.

Oakworth were only required to score 60-1 in their innings as they had bowled out visitors Bradley & Colnebridge for 56, Bradley Powell taking 5-23.

The home team quickly won the match, taking only six overs to overhaul the B&C total.

Cullingworth made a successful long trip to Southowram, winning by two wickets.

The Rams struggled for all their 45 overs against a tight bowling attack, and could only make 128-9 as James Bloodworth took 4-30.

The visitors needed a team effort to reach a winning 131-8, with no-one scoring more than No.10 Graham Rankin, whose 23 not out saw his side over the line.

Mount cruised to an eight-wicket win at Leymoor, while Old Town’s promotion aspirations took a severe blow as visitors Queensbury left Boston Hill with a 59-run victory.

Queensbury batted first and scored 155, with Yasir Saleem taking 4-34.

Town’s reply started disastrously as their first six wickets fell for only 15.

There was a minor recovery, but not enough to concern the visitors as they eventually fell for 96, Khalid Mahmood bagging 6-34.