Runaway division four leaders Woodhouse Grange powered to a nine-wicket win over Huby with 12 overs to spare.

Jon Bean (86) and Mike Hattee (57no) made easy work of chasing down Huby’s 167 all out.

For the visitors, Chris Cundall had made 45 and Darren Howell 38, but Richard Hollingsworth took 3-23 and Mat Shepherd 3-28.

Stillington lost by two wickets at Acomb despite Wayne Linton making 62 in their 163-7. Acomb skipper Neil Hinde hit an unbeaten 77 to see his side home.

Bubwith beat Easingwold by three wickets to register their first league win since July 2010.

Brian Last (4-33) and Simon Lazenby (4-17) had Easingwold all out for 114, with Eric Watson making 33. Easingwold skipper Alan Robinson took 3-26 but Paul Van Dijk (45) helped them to victory.

Sessay veteran John Flintoff made an unbeaten 76 in his side’s 166-8 against Heworth, whose Joel Johnson responded with 44 as they clung on for a draw at 112-9.

Castleford lead division five by 88 points after beating Civil Service by 69 runs. Graham Sherlock’s 3-36 helped peg the hosts to 177-8. Mike Thomson then made 49 and Sherlock hit an unbeaten 49 but Service could only total 108 all out.

Early pacemakers Huntington slipped out of the top two after an eight-wicket home defeat by Selby.

Jamie Middleton (3-15) and Richard Sherwood (4-8) whipped Huntington out for 86 before Garry Townend (37no) and Josh Cruise (30no) sealed the win.

Ten-man Rowntrees pulled off a shock seven-run win over York IV.

Paul Horner hit 118 but Felix Adams claimed 5-27 in a 7.3 over spell to have Rowntrees all out for 199. York’s Glen Richmond hit 52 and Marcus Bellerby 45, but Matt Horner (3-44) and Graham Pearce (3-35) dismissed York for 192.

Second-placed Stamford Bridge lost ground when they came off second best in a draw at Sheriff Hutton Bridge.