The delayed Telegraph and Argus League Cup tie finally got off the ground, with Bradford Arms hitting double figures against Bradford All Stars.

However, the match was spoiled by three players being dismissed by the referee - two from the hosts and one from the visitors.

Ryan Metcalfe was in outstanding form for the hosts and took charge of midfield. Craig Thomas hit four goals for Arms, Danny Harrison grabbing a brace in an emphatic 10-4 victory.

West Bowling United look to be struggling in the league but they have six matches in hand on the teams at the top, and also have to play the top teams - in some cases both home and away.

They started their backlog in tremendous fashion by taking a point off leaders TVR United.

The first half went much the way of the visitors and if all the chances had been taken they would have been out of sight at the interval but all they had to show at the break was a 20th-minute penalty, converted by Shazad Ashraf.

Debutant Oscar Erorh was in devastating form. His pace was causing the hosts problems and he won the penalty kick.

TVR missed a penalty at the end of the first half, and the second half was a repeat of the first, although this time it was TVR who played the better football.

Continuous pressure by the home side was rewarded midway through the second half when skipper Nasser Hussain scored a deserved equaliser with a diving header from a free-kick.

Both teams had chances to take the lead in the second half but it finished with the teams deservedly sharing two goals and the same number of points.

Lidget Green gave their own chances of winning the title a boost when they beat West Bradford Spartans 4-2.

A first half hat-trick by Younis Bismillah gave the home side a three-goal cushion at the interval, and a further strike by Shamid Saddiq was replied to by the visitors with strikes from Danny McAry and Michael Vaughn to give a 4-2 scoreline.

Thornbury Youth CC were in goal-scoring mode against a gallant Abundant Life Church.

A first-half strike by Toseef Arshad after 20 minutes was followed ten minutes later by one from Mohammed Ahmed.

Substitute Mohammed Auzer hit a 15-minute hat-trick at the start of the second half for the hosts, and Majid Ali netted the seventh.

Nazraan Khan pulled a late consolation goal back for the visitors.