Bradford's 24-match unbeaten home run, stretching back to September 2006, is over after York beat them 22-14 at Cleckheaton.

A relatively inexperienced side, which included debutants Andrew Busfield and James Darcy, battled hard but were edged out by a side with strong title credentials.

Result – Bradford 14, York 22 (at Cleckheaton): Foursomes (4-8): B Mountain & J Laybourne bt M Brown & R Moore 5&4, M Atter & D Bairstow lost to J Plaxton & C Lone 2&1, C Hey & J Copperwaite bt J Miller & G Forder 3&1, M Gaffney & H Tetley lost to J Preston & D Hague 2&1, J D Hussain & A Busfield lost to W Adamson & R Heath 2&1, J Darcy & R Malloy lost to A Lount & A Smith 2&1. Singles (10-14): B Mountain (Bfd) beat M Brown 3&1, M Atter (Bfd) lost to J Miller by 1 hole, D Bairstow (B St Ives) bt G Forder by 1 hole, J Laybourne (B St Ives) bt R Moore 4&3, C Hey (Kly) lost to J Plaxton 4&2, M Gaffney (C'heaton) lost to D Hague 3&1, J Copperwaite (Branshaw) lost to J Preston 2&1, H Tetley (B St Ives) lost to C Lone 2&1, J D Hussain (N'cliffe) bt R Heath by 1 hole, A Busfield (S Bfd) lost to W Adamson 3&2, J Darcy (N'cliffe) h/w A Lount, R Malloy (N'cliffe) h/w A Smith.