FORMER Yorkshire opening bowler Iain Wardlaw was in devastating form as runaway All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League Championship Division Two leaders Hartshead Moor bowled out second-placed Hunslet Nelson for just 40 as they raced to a nine-wicket win.

Wardlaw took 7-22 and was backed up by his new-ball partner Danny Squire (3-16) as Nelson's promotion hopes were dealt a body blow.

Mohammad Khan was unbeaten on 26 when Hartshead Moor sealed their victory.

They are now 74 points ahead of Liversedge, who climbed above Hunslet Nelson after recording and eight-wicket win over Buttershaw St Paul's.

Their latest success was set up by bowlers Asif Ali (4-23) and Wasim Khaliq (3-25) as Josh Fell (31) made the only score of note in a Buttershaw St Paul's score of 100.

Steve Lane was promoted to open for Liversedge and justified the faith placed in him by smashing 51 from 34 balls, including four sixes and five fours.

It proved to be a good day for bottom two Spen Victoria and Brighouse, who recorded much-needed victories.

Bottom team Brighouse produced the division's result of the day as they chased down a Northowram Fields score of 201-9 to win by one wicket with 8.4 overs to spare.

Their match winner was No 9 Asad Mahmood.

He bludgeoned 82 from 59 balls, including six sixes and six fours, to enable his side to cash in on the earlier half-century from Sohail Hussain (51) and take 19 points.

Northwowram Fields' best bowler was Zafar Khan with 6-55, and that came after he had made 34.

Their top scorer was Ashton Richardson with 50, while the best of the Brighouse bowlers was Sunny Matharu (4-35).

Young spinner Alex Leadbeater returned 4-13 as Spen Victopria bowled out Hopton Mills for 110 to record a 21-run win.

Fehsal Rajput (3-37) gave him support as Spen defended their total of 131.

Peter Jackson top-scored with 33 as Michael Carroll (4-25) and Umar Abbas (3-50) posed the main threat.

Idle are a team on a roll.

After a barren start to the season, they have now won four on the trot, their latest victims being Altofts, who they beat by 11 runs.

Arbaab Hussain was a key figure in Idle's success after top scoring with 45 in their 135 and taking 3-20 as Altofts were bowled out for 124.

The key boiwler for Idle was overseas player Deron Greaves with 5-46.

Farroukh Alam (39) led the way for Altofts but could not save them from defeat.

Myles Robinson (3-26) and Callum Nuttall (3-41) were the best of the Altofts bowlers.

James Rogers (4-38) and Matthew Haines (3-40) did the hard work as Keighley bowled out Carlton for 122 to record a 16-run win, young Daniel Ford top-scoring for Carlton with 31.

Jack Beetham's 38 was the top contribution in Keighley's 138 as Joshua Thurwell (5-32) and Will Smith (3-15) kept runs at a premium.