Batting disaster gifts points to Upper Wharfedale

Illingworth travel to 2nd in the table Horsforth next week needing to improve on this week's poor batting performance. They had the ideal chance to climb to second themselves after a superb performance from the bowlers in dismissing Upper Wharfedale for a mediocre 127 on a good batting wicket.

All the bowlers chipped in with skipper Luke Brooksby the pick taking 3-32 and Aussie Battle picking up 3-50 from his 15 overs but both Stuart Thomson 2-14 off 8 and Alex Ledger 2-17 providing ideal support.

At 74-4 after 20 overs the Jammy Green men appeared well in control but a succession of mis-judged shots saw them slump to 88-9. The last pair Stephen Cook and Stuart Thompson nearly pulled off an unlikely win with a stand of 30, the biggest of the game before Thompson was unluckily bowled and a defeat which saw the Grassington men draw level on points with Illingworth and Addingham in equal third place as the halfway stage of the league season approaches.