PICKERING II had the better of a draw at home to Hemingbrough in Ebor Division Two after Leslie Welburn (51) and Oliver Sigsworth (31) helped them to 173.

Then Andrew Exton took 5-47 to restrict the visitors to 138-7, skipper Tom Collins top-scoring with 36 before becoming one of Exton’s victims.

Batting first at home to York III, Londesborough Park were bowled out for 124 after Jack Neil weighed in with 4-48.

Toby Giddings then followed up the previous week’s half-century by top scoring with 42 as York lost six wickets in reaching their total.

At North Marine Road, Scarborough II’s first innings 200-6 was enough for the bulk of the points against visiting Clifton Alliance II, whose 158-6 was reached with contributions from Mike Thompson (41) and Matt Phillips (25no).

For the home side, Thomas Bruce had scored 47 and Matthew Watson 50 before being run out.

Heworth II had posted 160-8 before their match was abandoned, with visitors Acomb II on 83-4.

In Division Three, Stamford Bridge cruised to an eight-wicket against local rivals Pocklington at Low Catton Road, thanks in the main to Mark Fairweather’s 5-27 and Dan Davies' miserly 3-2 as the visitors were shot out for 78, with the hosts closing on 80-2 to take maximum points.

At Saville Park, home side Castleford II managed to hang on at 91-6 after watching Dunnington II rack up 276-6. Josh Tattersall bagged 118, while Harrison Mussell contributed 88 to what turned out to be a very challenging total. In another weather-affected affair, Civil Service (163-6) took the bulk of the points off hosts Copmanthorpe (147-7).

Batting first at home to Cawood, Selby II (196-7) had Tom Rich (58), and Gareth Pearce (59) to thank for the target set for their near-neighbours, who hung on at 126-8.

North Duffield (83-3) notched up their first win in the league after beating fellow newcomers Heworth IV by seven wickets at York Road in Division Four.

Stephen Hardy (5-39) and James Knibb (5-35) shared the wickets as visiting Heworth were skittled for 81.

Having been bowled out on ‘Nelson’, Carlton Towers (111-10) then dismissed visitors Thorp Arch & Boston Spa II for just 60 as they moved to joint second in the table.

Drax (226-7) had a convincing 145-run win over Cawood II (81-10), with Graham Raynor weighing in with 68.

In a close encounter at Sandhill Lane, hosts Woodhouse Grange IV (159-9) had just enough in the bank to keep Peter Atkinson-inspired Bolton Percy II (148-9) at bay in another match where weather rules came into play, Atkinson making 57.