LIGHTCLIFFE were dismissed for the season's lowest Premier Division score of 27 as they crashed to defeat in the All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League.

Mushy Raffique took 5-10 and Chris Henry 4-16 as they were dismissed in just 15.5 overs on the way to a 229-run defeat at Farsley.

Their top scorer was Jonathan Whiteoak with nine not out, and their total was exactly 200 runs less than the record 227 not out Alex Lees scored for them against Bradford & Bingley last month.

Farsley, who were keen to make up for lost time after having their previous three games abandoned, scored 256-4 in their 50 overs.

Dan Hodgson led the way with an unbeaten 101, an innings containing 12 fours, while South African James Price scored 94 as the pair shared a second-wicket stand of 114.

The spinners were in their element at Woodlands, where the home side recorded a four-wicket win over disappointing New Farnley.

Chris Brice took 6-12 for Woodlands as New Farnley collapsed to 128 all out, losing nine wickets for 41 runs and the last five for just seven.

Only opener Simon Lambert, who has been in fine form this season, looked comfortable as he made 52.

However, former Yorkshire, Essex and Northamptonshire off-spinner James Middlebrook ensured that Woodlands had to work for their win.

He took 5-41, but skipper Tim Jackson (44) and Alex Atkinson (43) ensured that Woodlands they reached their target.

Pudsey St Lawrence's hopes of a third successive league title were dealt a body blow as Cleckheaton beat them by 11 runs at Moorend.

Cleckheaton, champions in 2013 and 2014, avenged their recent Priestley Cup defeat by the Saints with a determined performance.

Their score of 155 looked modest but their bowlers defended it, with left-arm spinner Andrew Deegan taking 4-21 and Awais Ejaz (3-40).

Barrie Frankland (40) was the top scorer for St Lawrence.

Skipper John Wood was again top scorer for Cleckheaton with 41, while opener Nick Lindley chipped in with 38.

Off-spinner Chris Marsden (5-26) was the pick of the St Lawrence bowlers, with the defeat dropping them to fifth.

Leaders Hanging Heaton showed no mercy for second-from-bottom Pudsey Congs as they secured maximum points with a 137-run win.

Opener Nick Connolly scored his second century of the season to take his league tally to 461 with an unbeaten 122. It was his highest score of the campaign and included 13 fours.

Connolly shared an opening stand of 100 with skipper Gary Fellows (41), while David Stiff blasted 43 from 29 balls to push the Hanging Heaton total up to 255-7.

Off-spinner Josh Wheatley took 4-51 for Congs and top scored with 37 as they capitulated for 118.

Spinner Muhammed Rameez took 4-51 and was backed up by Chris Goodair (3-19) and Stiff (3-23).

Townville remain hard on the heels of Hanging Heaton after a hard-earned 11-run win over battling East Bierley.

All-rounder Jack Hughes was in the thick of the action with 43 and 4-44 in a match which again showed Townville's spirit.

The second-placed team scored 212 when they batted first, with Brayden Clark (46) and Jonathan Booth (42) being the other main contributors for Townville as Umar Yaqoob took 3-47 and Amar Rashid 3-60.

East Bierley were going well in reply until Shaaiq Choudary (63) and Adal Islam (46) were dismissed.

Wickets tumbled as East Bierley chased quick runs, and Conor Harvey (4-68) and Booth ensured that Townville secured the win.

Bottom team Batley will be wondering how they allowed their chance of a first win slip away at home to Bradford & Bingley.

They reduced the visitors to 25-6 when they batted first, but a seventh-wicket stand of 101 between skipper Gareth Phillips (50) and wicket-keeper Matthew Duce (61) sparked a recovery which enabled their side to post a score of 151.

Roheil Hussain (4-13) and Muhammad Shahnawaz (4-48) were the Batley bowlers who posed problems for Bradford & Bingley.

Batley again looked to be in a strong position when Shabir Rashid made 68, but they subsided from 88-2 to 139 all out to lose by 12 runs.

James Wilmshurst (4-18) and Noman Ali (3-21) impressed for Bradford & Bingley.