Farsley's awesome foursome too good for Bankfoot

5:20pm Sunday 29th June 2008

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Farsley remain ten points ahead in the JCT600 Bradford League Division Two table.

Robert Thornton (3-16), Chris Henry (3-29), Ashley Metcalfe (2-9) and Lorenzo Inghram (2-21) proved an irresistible combination as visitors Bankfoot were dismissed for 107, only Craig Johnstone (36) detaining them for long.

Inghram (38no), Harvey Anderson (37) and Dan Clayton (30no) then weighed in as Farsley won by nine wickets.

Second-placed Idle almost matched them, triumphing by eight wickets over Lightcliffe at Cavendish Road.

Andy Marshall (5-32) was instrumental in Lightcliffe being dismissed for 116, skipper Dan Shuffe (51no) and Greg Pickles (38no) adding 84 unbroken as Idle won in the 31st over.

Keighley have joined Idle in second after a thrilling four-wicket victory at home to Morley with two balls to spare.

Adam Larkin (80), Nathan Bromby (49no) and Matthew Taylor (32) sped Morley to 201 for five but Keighley just got there, chiefly thanks to Andy Waggett (75) and Ross Towler (34), who added 88 for the third wicket, Richard Barber taking four for 50.

Undercliffe are fourth after a comfortable 58-run victory over Spen Victoria, James Hawley (49) and Andrew Duck-worth (43) just missing out on collections in Undercliffe’s 217 for eight.

James Baker (37) and Haroon Javed (33) did well as Spen went to 86 for two but the invaluable Hawley (4-44) then went to work and the visitors were dismissed for 159.

Gomersal aren’t out of it yet either after an 18-point haul at home to Windhill, who collapsed from 136 for three to 192.

Ammar Mahmood (53), Mohammed Altaf (37) and Richard Clow (37) had given Windhill such a solid start but that was spiked by Richard Burton (4-27).

Richard Gould (56), Adam Greenwood (43no) and Bradley Parker (40) then ensured there was no upset.

Bottom club Hartshead Moor notched only their second win of the season after Martin Ellis took six for 32 as visitors Great Horton were dismissed for 167, Suleiman Khan making 54.

Craig Field (40) and Simon North (34) then helped Moor home by five wickets in the additional over they were given by Great Horton – four balls remaining when the hosts won.

• Former Farsley seamer James Anyon, 25, has agreed a new two-year deal with Warwickshire.