SELDOM has the last day of the Aire-Wharfe League season thrown up more tension-filled head-to-heads.

Division One leaders Beckwithshaw host defending champions Otley, who are six points behind, to decide this year’s title.

Skipton entertain Pool, with the winner joining Horsforth in the top flight and, at the bottom of Division Two, Tong Park Esholt face Knaresborough, one of the sides they have an outside chance of overhauling to avoid relegation.

In Division Three, leaders Addingham have a tough match against fifth-placed Hall Park, second-placed Olicanian have a slim nine-point advantage over opponents New Rover, and third-placed Calverley will be concerned that the toss of a coin could deny them the chance of bonus points that would help them go up.

Otley have led the table for most of the season but have been unable to shake off Beckwithshaw, and a surprise defeat by North Leeds three weeks ago led to them dropping into second.

When the sides met earlier in the season, Otley's James Davies and Ricky Halloran bowled out Beckwithshaw for 182, Ben Morley cracking 112 in 100 balls to clinch victory by a 12-point margin

But no-one can underestimate a team with in-form batsmen like Alexis Twigg and Ben Quick and, perhaps more importantly, the lethal attack provided by Yasar Ali and Istikhar Hussain.

Skipton and Pool, just a point apart, go into their decider on the back of heavy defeats, Skipton being skittled out for 78 by Thackley and Pool losing to relegation-threatened Harden.

Skipton came out on top when they met earlier in the campaign, Shahid Nadeem and Gary Owens turning the game with three wickets in as many overs when Pool looked on course for victory.

Tong Park Esholt’s chances of avoiding joining Green Lane in relegation are extremely slim.

They need a full bonus-point win while stopping opponents Knaresborough taking more than one or hope that Ben Rhydding can beat Harden and deny them more than two bonus points.