TRAILING leaders Pudsey St Lawrence by seven points with one match to go, Woodlands haven't given up on claiming a sixth JCT600 Bradford League Division One title in 11 years.

But, as Woodlands' cricket secretary Brian Pearson said: "If I was a betting man, my money would be on Pudsey."

Saints are, ironically, at Cleckheaton, champions for the past two seasons, while Woodlands are at Priestley Cup runners-up Lightcliffe.

Cleckheaton are also in with a mathematical chance but need to beat Pudsey St Lawrence by 18 points and hope that Woodlands take four points less than them.

The battle for silverware took a dramatic turn last weekend when Woodlands lost a thriller to Pudsey Congs, and Pearson added: "We would be a lot happier if we were trailing Pudsey St Lawrence by three points than 14 but that match last weekend was a great game of cricket and the standard this season has been as good as I have known it in terms of the evenness between sides."

Saints did get the jitters when they were closing in on what could be a first championship since 1991 but Pearson said: "I never thought they were going to blow it.

"While our strength has probably been in our bowling, Pudsey St Lawrence's has probably been in their batting.

"Mark Robertshaw has been doing it for them for three seasons now, Adam Waite is his opening partner and had a really good first half to the season – you can compare them with Andy Gorrod and Tim Jackson at Cleckheaton – and Chris Marsden and Jim Smith have also played important innings.

"But Paul Hutchison would probably confess that they are a bowler short."

Robertshaw is currently on 997 runs, having topped the league averages last season with 771 at 55.07 and bagged 1,094 in 2013 at an average of 54.70, when he was third in the list.

Others with a slimmer chance of four figures are Jackson, who needs 114, and Hanging Heaton's Nick Connolly, who is on 911 and at relegation-threatened Undercliffe.

The Intake Road club need eight points for safety, while Farsley will probably need a maximum at home to New Farnley to stand any chance of staying up.

Six points for East Bierley at Congs will secure their top-flight status for another season, but, Saltaire, who meet Priestley Cup winners Bradford & Bingley at Wagon Lane, are already down.

In Division Two, Morley (337 points) and Scholes (318) have been promoted, but the championship is still up for grabs with two matches left.

Morley are at third-placed Baildon, whose challenge has faded over the last third of the campaign, while Scholes are at lowly Brighouse.

All matches start at noon.