DALES COUNCIL League Division A leaders Bradford Moor held Cookridge to 202-8 (Neil Bonnington 50) before making 206-8 (Nabeel Nawaz 69, Naveed Andrabi 61) to claim a fifth straight win.

At Broad Lane, Halifax Direct made the highest score of the day (272-5), with Farhan Ali producing an unbeaten 101 and Banaras Siddique 50 not out. They then held Pudsey St Lawrence to 218-9 (Oliver Beckett 90) to earn a 54-run win.

At the Roundhay Oval, Pudsey Congs were bowled out for 140 (Zahid Mahmood 51) before Leeds Sikh made 144-5 in reply, with Navjit Degun making 61.

Kamran Ali hit 113 in Thornbury's 242-8 to beat New Wortley, who could only reach 177-9, with Basharat Rasool making 54. Farnley Hill made 154-8 at Shipley before bowling out Shipley Prov for 120.

Savile Stars made 240 (Irfan Aziz 67) and bowled out Tong Park Esholt for 76 (Arshad Mahmood 5-10).

Division B leaders Baildon made 173-9 at Morley before bowling out the home side for 137, with Joe Bickerdyke making 50 for the hosts.

Second-placed Woodhouse scored 276-8 (Atif Iqbal 67, Usman Shakir 61) at Cookridge and then dismissed them for 142. Drighlington batted first at home and made 148 before Adel scored 151-5 in reply, with Faisan Siraj retiring hurt on 53. Visitors Crompark were bowled out for 121 (Alex Monaghan 5-39) but Farsley could only manage 70 in reply.

Division C leaders Thornbury racked up 201-9 at Baildon and then bowled out the home side for just 76.

Leeds Sikh continued their improved form, with Kanwardeep Singh making 72 of their 182, but Drighlington could only muster a mere 37 in reply, thanks to 5-9 from Shamroz Khan.

The first tie of the season came at Fulneck when visitors Pudsey St Lawrence B made 107 but the last Pudsey Congs B wicket fell with the scores level.