THE top two in C Division met in the Dales Council League at Station Road.

Halifax Direct B made a healthy 208-9 (Syed Hassan Tahir 73, Regan Phillips 5-30) in the 35-overs-per-side match, Drighlington B replying with 151 (Ashfaq Sheikh 53).

Meanwhile, fellow promotion chasers St Chads Broomfield had it easy at Meanwood Road, dismissing Cookridge C for 42 (Shafiq Ahmedzai 5-6) before going on to win by ten wickets.

Baildon B conceded to Shipley Providence, while Tong Park Esholt v Leeds Caribbean B was abandoned with no play.

In B Division, champions Savile Stars were castled for just 43 at Sands Lane, with Fahd Omar taking 5-6, and relegation-thretened Adel replied with 44-4.

Leeds Sikh B were involved in a drawn game at Gledhow, making 93 in 34.1 overs before Baildon replied with 53-8 in 32 overs.

In a 28 overs a side game at Clariant, Farsley’s declaration at 75-5 after 21 overs backfired when Pudsey St Lawrence knocked off the runs for the loss of six wickets in 30 overs.

Thornbury B v Drighlington was abandoned without play, while there was no play in any of the A Division matches.