Howard Leng claimed a hat trick when Crathorne entertained Thimbleby. When the visitors batted first, they soon found Leng in good form and he finished with the outstanding figures of seven for 41 in 13.3 overs as Thimbleby managed only 110 all out in 28.3 overs.

In reply Crathorne won losing just three wickets and they had opener Paul Mooney in top form with the bat. He was at the wicket throughout the Craythorne innings and finished undefeated on 64 hitting no fewer than 12 boundaries.

Broughton and Kirby defeated Kildale without losing a wicket despite being required to score 152 runs.

When Kildale made first use of the wicket Peirson opened with 27 but it was the third wicket partnership between Andrew Blackett and Steve Corcoran which laid the foundations for the eventual total of 151 all out compiled from 39 overs.

Blackett struck found boundaries in 36 and Corcoran also found the line on a similar number of occasions when he finished with 32. John Harris was the most successful bowler in the home attack and from 9.5 overs he claimed five wickets for only 46 runs. White took two for 33 and both Smith and Briddock took one wicket apiece.

Broughton and Kirby batted 25 overs scoring the required runs. Jimmy Scott was magnificent and he crashed a couple of sixes and 13 boundaries carrying his bat for 104 and his opening partner Andrew Robinson ended with 40 not out which included six fours.

Ingleby Greenhow were much too strong for Swainby and had 139 runs to spare at the end. When they made first use of the wicket, Ingleby posted their highest score for some time. Michael Fawcett opened the innings scoring 119 and Flintoff and Staples both contributed 37 before Cook finished with 31 not out out of a total of 235 for three.

Although Kerr opened the Swainby reply scoring 32 the innings produced a score of only 96 all out as man of the match Michael Fawcett took four for 42 and Sonley three for nine.

Stafford Place dismissed East Harlsey for only 106 but replying were sent back with only 82 on the board. Willey was the destroyer of the Stafford Place innings when he took eight for 39 runs. Then other two wickets were claimed by Grainge at a cost of 41 runs.

East Harlsey also found run making difficult and their two openers managed just one run between them before Hunter retrieved the situation scoring 40. Willey and Weldon each scored 18 runs to enable three figures to be reached even though Smith in the Stafford Place attack returned a magnificent figures of four for three. Robson had three for 35 and Graves took two for 55.

Kirby Sigston overtook the Skelton Castle total of 189 for five with half their wickets remaining. Raynor, who opened the innings, was still there at the end unbeaten on 76 and Thompson, who went in at number three added 73 to the eventual total of 192 for five.

Hutton Rudby posted 252 for six before dismissing visitors Chopgate for only 94. Haltby (16) and Rose (29) gave the Chopgate reply an encouraging start and Cook added 24 but in the end the bowling of Reed with three for 30, Fielding (2-15) and Yung whose three wickets cost him only 19 runs proved too much for the Chopgate batsmen.

In contrast the runs flowed when Hutton Rugby made first use of the wicket. Although two of their first three batsmen managed only 18 runs between them a total of 252 for six was quickly established. Green who opened the innings, added 35, Alexander made 40, Smith 37, Jones 32 and Cook an unbeaten 43. M Cook, Vout and Brown all took two wickets for Chopgate.

At Maltby, Scruton went down by 39 runs. Replying to a target of 204, Scruton managed only 164 for seven which included 39 by Barker and 56 by his opening colleague Plews. Although Barritt, Brass and Norman all got into double figures Scruton did not seriously threaten the Maltby attack in which Hutchinson returned three for 62 and Cowan four for 49.

In the Maltby innings, Morrow scored 38 and Hutchinson 34, the pair sharing a productive partnership for the second wicket. Afterwards Francis hit a valuable 44.