TOWNVILLE moved to within a point of All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League top-flight leaders Hanging Heaton after being involved in the first tie of the season against Cleckheaton.

It was one of three games to be decided under the Duckworth Lewis Stern formula after rain again caused disruption to the day's programme – and saw Hanging Heaton's match at Farsley being abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Cleckheaton made 220-9 in 50 overs with opener Nick Lindley compiling a superb 110, an innings containing five sixes and 11 fours.

Jack Hughes (4-35) and Conor Harvey (3-60) were the pick of the bowlers for Townville who were left with a victory target of 177 from 36 overs.

Hughes top scored with 35 as Townville finished on 176-9 as Qaisar Ashraf (3-38) and Curtis Free (3-56) tried to force victory for Cleckheaton.

Pudsey St Lawrence moved up to third after they recorded a 92-run win on DLS away to bottom team Batley.

Opener Mark Robertshaw put his run of low scores behind him with an impressive 133 as St Lawrence made 324-6 in 50 overs.

Robertshaw struck two sixes and 14 fours as he helped his side to a total of 324-6 in their 50 overs.

He was joined in a third-wicket stand of 156 by Barrie Frankland (70). There were also useful additions from Charlie Best (35) and Chris Marsden (32). Muhammad Shanawaz was the pick of the Batley bowlers with 4-63.

Batley were faced with a revised target of 279 from 40 overs and finished on 187-7.

Mohammad Khan led the way with 86 as Josh Wilson (3-48) and Tom Hudson (3-21) ensured that St Lawrence secured the victory which took them back into third place.

Woodlands suffered their second successive defeat as they went down by six wickets to Bradford & Bingley in the third match decided by DLS.

Paceman Jack Hartley caused problems for Woodlands as he took 6-85. Only a last-wicket stand of 61 between Elliot Richardson (39) and Jack McGahan (27no) enabled them to reach 165.

Bradford & Bingley reached their revised target of 162 with one ball to spare thanks to Joe Greaves (43), Jack Edgar (39) and Gareth Phillips (31).

East Bierley's Umar Yaqoob produced the Premier Division's best bowling performance of the season. He took 7-46 as his side bowled out Pudsey Congs for 114. Only skipper Babar Butt (39) resisted for long.

East Bierley eased to victory by five wickets with Amar Rashid making 46no and Adal Islam 36. Josh Wheatley took 3-42 for Congs.

New Farnley ended their run of four defeats with a comfortable eight-wicket win over Lightcliffe.

Opener Simon Lambert continued his good run of form with an unbeaten 66 as they cruised past the Lightcliffe total of 124. Spinner Luke Jarvis returned his best figures of the season, 5-12.