Watts and Marsden whip out Cleck tail

Spinners Chris Marsden (4-32) and Steve Watts (3-20) sparked the collapse after skipper John Wood (37) and Ammer Mahmood (31) looked to have put their side in a strong position at 147-4 in reply to St Lawrence’s 182-8, a score that owed much to Adam Waite’s knock of 74 as Yorkshire’s Iain Wardlaw took 5-52 for Cleckheaton.

St Lawrence are one of four clubs to have won both their opening games, Pudsey Congs, Hanging Heaton and Woodlands are the others.

Congs, who defeated Saltaire by 150 runs, lead by a point from their neighbours. Their new-look side made 214 against Saltaire with Eugene Burzler (54) and opener Nick Lindley (50) countering some good bowling from Mansha Khan 5-36. Saltaire were dismissed for just 64.

Left-arm spinner Chris Brice had Lightcliffe in a spin, taking 6-32 as they were bowled out for 161. Alex Stead battled hard for his team’s top score of 61.

Off spinner Josh Wheatley (3-43) was Lightcliffe’s best bowler as Woodlands secured a five-wicket win. Scott Richardson (43) and Grant Soames (35no) guided the champions towards their target.

Hanging Heaton defeated newly-promoted Baildon by four runs.

Gary Fellows (69), Simon Davies (47) and Mark Lawson (36) laid the foundations for a furious late assault from David Stiff who struck five sixes and three fours in a 61 not out which helped them to 256-6. Simon Bailey took 4-60 for Baildon.

Simon Webb (73), Jonny Reynolds (67) and Sohail Raz (53) kept Baildon in the hunt but they finished just short of their target on 252-8. Stiff took 4-85.

East Bierley’s new Pakistani fast bowler Waqas Maqsood took 6-54 as they defeated Bradford & Bingley by 76-runs at Wagon Lane.

Manningham Mills edged out Morley by one wicket in the final over. Mills overhauled a modest Morley 143-8 despite Nathan Bromby (6-40). Kashif Naveed (50) top scored for Morley.