Both Keighley and Bingley St Ives remain firmly rooted at the bottom of the Bradford Scratch League's 1st Division as the season draws to a close. Keighley went down 8-0 at Cleckheaton on Friday and St Ives failed to make any ground on the team above them, Bradford Moor, with a 4-4 result.

In the Third Division, Skipton shared the points at Branshaw on Friday and are in second place, four points behind Bradford, who beat Headley 8-0, but with a game in hand. Silsden's chances of promotion took another knock as they went down 6-2 at West Bowling.

Bracken Ghyll have opened up a five points gap at the top of the 4th Division with their 8-0 win over East Bierley, while nearest challengers Riddlesden won 6-2 against Fulneck.

The Second Division match between Hollins Hall and South Bradford was postponed until July 25. The two earlier postponed matches involving Keighley and St Ives, Ben Rhydding and Fulneck, will also be played on that date.

First Division: Bingley St Ives 4, Bradford Moor 4 (I Owens lost to N Harker-Bell 3 & 2, A Brown beat D Wright 1 up, C Jackson lost to P Hill 5 & 4, J Mountain beat G Brown 3 & 2); Cleckheaton 8, Keighley 0 (C Green beat A Houldsworth 2 up, M Gaffney beat S Murray 3 & 2, M Day beat L Houldsworth 3 & 2, D Woodcock beat A Utley 5 & 4); West Bradford 7, Northcliffe 1.

Second Division: Ghyll 4, Shipley 4; Hollins Hall v South Bradford - no result; Woodhall Hills 3, Rawdon 5.

Third Division: Bradford 8, Headley 0; Branshaw 4, Skipton 4 (J Proctor beat R Addyman 2 up, P Hollindrake lost to P Pethybridge 2 & 1, G Fothergill lost to J Harding 1 down, J Marshall beat A Robertson 4 & 2); West Bowling 6, Silsden 2 (D Scarfe beat A Kkais 3 & 2, S Green beat A Mawson 4 & 3, P Court lost to P Davies 7 & 6, R Clarkson beat A Isherwood 1 up).

Fourth Division: Bracken Ghyll 8, East Bierley 0 (D Wood beat M Daisey 3 & 1, D Lampkin beat T Burnell 6 & 4, A Cox beat T Smith 4 & 3, J Stones beat M Priestley 2 & 1); Clayton 2, Ben Rhydding 6; Riddlesden 6, Fulneck 2 (M Scarborough beat J Allan 4 & 3, B Dean beat P Carras 7 & 5, C Bottomley lost to I Holdsworth 5 & 4, A Barraclough beat R Puleikis 7 & 5.

Bingley St Ives - Ladies Section, Mr Captain's Medal: 1 Mrs G Binns 77-10-67, 2 Mrs J Marks 87-18-69, 3 Mrs E Dovernor 88-18-70. Mr Captain's Stableford: 1 Mrs J Robinson 47pts, 2 Mrs L Parker 47pts, 3 Mrs M Belton 45pts.

Silsden - 4BBB Medal: 1 Alan Cooney and Andrew Peden 54, 2 Andy Kkais and Bob Thomas 56, 3 John Bellerby and David Coates 56. Mixed Shield: 1 Denise and Colin Edwards 57, 2 Barbara Saddington and Andrew Isherwood 58, 3 Pat Challis and Chris Isherwood 59. Ladies Section, Medal 5, 1st Division: 1 Sue Hope 92-25-67, 2 Joyce Abbatt 88-20-68, 3 Barbara Saddington 94-26-68; 2nd Division: 1 Margaret Polley 101-38-63, 2 Mary Potter 100-36-64, 3 Andrea Harney 98-32-66.