It was a disastrous night on Saturday in the Yorkshire Inter District League for Division One leaders Bradford No 1.

They lost 5-1 at Castleford - the scene of their last defeat some 14 matches ago, coincidentally by the same score.

Sajid Khan looked on the brink of putting Bradford one up with a consistent performance in the first frame against Pete Fisher, leading by 56 with 59 on the table.

However, Fisher got amongst the balls and picked off the points to snatch an undeserved opener.

The second frame was well and truly deserved as Castleford went 2-0 in front, with Fisher making a match-winning 72 break.

Wayne Cooper then stepped in and won his first frame comfortably, but struggled in his second, with opponent Micky Tomlinson surprisingly pinching the frame on the pink.

Making his first appearance for two seasons, Ilyas Khan found his form had deserted him and opponent Matt Hodgson took full advantage, registering wins in both frames.

Castleford now tie top spot with Bradford, and also have a game in hand.

In Division Two, Bradford No 2 were held to a 3-3 draw at Wakefield No 1, for whom Richard Binns opened with a 72 break against Boover Singh.

The second went Wake-field's way, but only after Singh had clawed back three snookers and looked likely to pinch the frame.

Hanif Rafiq then got Bradford back on level terms with a solid performance, winning both frames and playing some good snooker.

Mick Bedford put the visitors in front and appeared to have done enough to win the second but was unfortunate to just lose out.

The second legs of the Flexprint Services-sponsored Heys Trophy first round are to be played tomorrow night.

The next round will be played on January 10 and 24, which is also when the first round of the E Rosse Hopkinson Plate will commence. The draw for that will be made once all Heys Trophy results have been received by early next week.

The draws for the second rounds of the Bradford Snooker Championships were made at Cuedos Snooker Club at the weekend: Singles - C Metcalfe v M Bedford; P Jackson v M Slater; T Mohammed v W Cooper; J McEachran v S Bedford; I Khan v S Khan; N Khan v M Sharp; D Parker v S Jackson; J Wellham v H Mawson.

Pairs - J Murgatroyd/M Slater v P Young/S Moore; J McEachran/D Bentley v W Cooper/D Proctor; D&C Tolson v E Ratcliffe/P Storey; M Unsworth/A Briggs v M Bedford/J Fisher; C Leeson/J Britton v S Bedford/C Brannan; S Jackson/D Goy v A Hodgson/C Smith; T Roberts/D Gallagher v D Parker/P Wood; M Sharp/R Duffield v C Metcalfe/M Bucham The ties are to be played by January 27.