Hanging Heaton heading for top flight again after promotion as champions

They made sure of the championship with a week to spare as they enjoyed a five-wicket victory over Crossflatts and will go into the final weekend of the season on 331 points, with second-placed Yeadon on 310 and Sandal third on 286.

With a maximum 20 points available from the last game, both the championship and the two promotion places are settled.

Hanging Heaton completed their impressive second successive promotion campaign in fine style by beating Crossflatts after the visitors had made 206 with Tom Lindsay (5-42) the main wicket taker.

Openers Charlie Kendall (67) and Bradley Wood (46) then shared an opening stand of 100 before Heaton eased to victory.

Bottom side East Bierley produced an emphatic 141-run victory at Birstall to keep alive their hopes of avoiding relegation from Division One.

They made 269-8 from their 50 overs, Farakh Hussain top scoring with 44, Nate Holdsworth making 41 and Adam Brown 35.

Daniel Marlow was the pick of the Birstall attack with 4-54 from 15 overs, but his side were dismissed 128 in 30 overs in their reply.

East Bierley now have 167 points and are five behind Crossflatts and 17 adrift of Batley who they play in their final game at South View Road next Saturday.

Batley missed a chance to end their relegation fears when they lost by 39 runs to Bankfoot.

Byron Haycock’s unbeaten 136 proved the key to Bankfoot’s success as they made 249-5 despite Mohammed Bhoola taking 3-65.

Batley were all out for 210 as Arbaab Hussain led the way with 38, Roheil Hussain hit 34 and Mounam Ejaz 30.

Relegated Gomersal produced one of their best performances of the season to beat Jack Hampshire Cup holders Northowram Fields by five wickets in Division Two.

Northowram were dismissed for 230 as Reuben Shuttleworth took 3-60. Gomersal then paced their chase well to reach their target with four balls to spare.

Matthew Dyson led the way with 54, Logan Silverwood made 40 and Adam Holroyd 40no.

The victory earned Gomersal 20 points but came too late to rescue their season. With 133 points and only one game remaining, they cannot escape the bottom two.

Hartshead Moor were dismissed for 175 to lose by 31 runs to Bowling Old Lane.

Opener Henry Crowhurst top scored with 44 after Mohammed Khan had earlier bowled superbly, taking 5-31 from 15 overs.

Spen Victoria went down by 37 runs to Keighley after being bowled out for 164.

Andrew Robertson took 4-59 and top scored with 44 while Kabir Bashir claimed 3-37 and Sam Carroll hit 38.

Scholes will finish as runners-up, but rounded off their promotion-winning season in Division Three with a two-wicket victory at Heckmondwike & Carlinghow.

They dismissed their opponents for 104, with Josh Fell taking 3-25, and got home despite making hard work of the chase after Muhammad Shahnawaz almost turned the match Heckmondwike’s way with 5-36.

Hopton Mills’ hopes of applying late pressure to the leading pair ended with a 40-run defeat against East Leeds.

East Leeds made 211 despite Khurram Shehzad claiming 6-47 and Mubashar Hussain 3-58.

Mills were all out for 171 with Stephen Bland (63) and Ben Haigh (52) hitting half centuries.