SECOND-placed Ingrow St John's were involved in a Division One thriller at ten-man Crossflatts on another rain-affected Saturday in the Mewies Solicitors Craven League.

In a game that was reduced to 40 overs per side, the Saints roared to 68-0 from nine overs before the elements intervened.

On the restart, they only added 74 more runs to reach 142 all out, with Babar Khan and Sarum Qureshi making 44 as Mohammed Adil claimed 5-71 and Feyaz Akram 4-57.

The Ryshworth Park side struggled in reply and when 7pm arrived there were still 26 overs to go.

The Saints managed to bowl 22 overs in the last hour and reduced Crossflatts to 74-8 with three overs to go before 8pm. But Steven George and Jamie Hodgson doggedly held out for a draw.

Leaders Oakworth were at home to next-to-bottom Thornton, with both needing the points for obvious reasons, but the weather intervened and no play was possible.

Barrowford had reached 50-0 after 12 overs at Bingley Congs before play was curtailed, while Riddlesden were 67-2 at home to Haworth off ten overs, with Rinki Sainh hitting 57 not out.

Only 14 overs play were possible at the Coliseum, where Cowling had reached 37-1 against Foulridge.

In Division Two, Glusburn must have thought they had done all the hard work at Chatburn when they shot the leaders out for just 56, with Nick Williamson taking 5-19 and David Atkinson 5-27.

However, the Ribble Valley side snapped back to have their Park Field opponents back in the hut for a paltry 39. Only Williamson (17) reached double figures as Jonny Lockley (6-17) and Andy Booth (4-19) wreaked havoc.

Denholme made 76-3 at Barrowford before rain intervened, while second-placed Sutton had to settle for a point at home to Oakworth II.

There was no play between Wilsden and Ingrow, while Sandy Lane conceded their game to Bradley.

Hepworth & Idle did their chances of survival a world of good when they defeated Long Lee by 54 runs to move out of the bottom two spots.

Tim Shackleton (102) was their batting hero as the Westfield Laners posted 177, with two balls of their allotted 30 overs remaining, as Jonathan Green claimed 5-52 and David Collins 4-57.

Shahbaz Ahmed made 31 as the Golden View side replied with 123-7.

Division Three leaders Gargrave saw only 14 overs of play at Wagon Lane, in which time they had reached 40-2.

Both Skipton CI and Airedale have both overtaken Ingrow St John's II, who entertained Cononley and rattled up 185-7 declared, with Arfan Mahmood hitting 65 not out and Abid Hussain 44.

The visitors got home by six wickets thanks to a super knock of 98 not out by Andrew Starkey and 43 from Joel Grainger.

Skipton CI raced to a ten-wicket victory at Thornton-in-Craven, while Airedale whipped Pendle Forest out for 61 at Bradford Road as Martin Casey (4-23) and Saqib Javaid (4-26) did the damage.

The home side then struggled to reach their target, stumbling to 57-8. Waris Ismail faced 50 balls for 12 not out, helping his side over the line in the 27th over.

There was no play at Haworth West End at home to Wilsden II.

Division Four front-runners Riddlesden II had Haworth II on the rack at 64-6 when play ceased in Bronteland.

Denholme II raced to 201-2 in 28 overs at home to Crossflatts II, with Adrian Shires hitting a magnificent 119 not out, Cameron Foster making 44 and Callum Gerrard 30 not out. Crossflatts II were then shot out for 52, with Neil Spencer taking 4-14.

Airedale II had made 126-3 at Oakworth III when play stopped. But Alfie Raistrick (4-12) and Stephen Timperley (4-24) helped Eldwick & Gilstead dismiss Glusburn for 66 at Park Field.

Timperley made 26 not out and Michael Brodigan 29 not out (one six, five fours) to see the visitors to the spoils by nine wickets in just 9.3 overs.

Ingrow II and Bingley Congs II figured in a time-limit draw. Congs batted out their 45 overs to make 139-8, Tony Teale hitting 54 and Michael Baines 26 as Tony Hodgson claimed 4-25.

Ingrow set off briskly in reply but once Dan Baines held a superb catch at deep mid-wicket to dismiss Ben Percy, the hosts batted out for a point off their 23 overs at 80-8, skipper Jonny Teale claiming 4-13 and Michael Baines 3-8.

Gargrave II, victorious in a low-scoring encounter with Chatburn II, have jumped over Sutton II into second spot in Division Five as the Royd Hill side only saw seven overs of play at Skipton CI.

Haworth West End were sailing along on 100-0 at Cononley II, with Harry Sherlock on 51 not out and Paul Calvert on 47 not out, when rain stopped play.

Steve 'Silver Fox' Dalby hit 85 not out and skipper Ben Davy 43 as Cowling II made 172-2 before declaring at Long Lee II. The Golden View had made 121-7 when 8pm arrived and the spoils were shared.