Aravinth Kathirvel is all-round star as Crofton Phoenix move up Premier Division

Kathirvel top scored with the bat in making 97 as Crofton posted a 253 score then claimed four wickets with the ball with opponents Knottingley Town dismissed for 153 to fall exactly 100 runs short.

After being put in Phoenix started well, but then had overcome a mid-innings blip to reach their challenging total with Kathirvel leading the way and unlucky not to register a century after hitting 12 fours and a six in his 91-ball knock.

Best support came from Muhammad Nadeem (44) in an 122-run stand for the sixth wicket while Daniel Hayes did most to restrict them as he claimed 6-44.

Knottingley’s reply fell away after they had reached 102-2 as Kathirvel took 4-31 and Akmal Rabani 2-42. Top scorers were Bradley Davis (57), Pubudu Dasanayaka (33) and Roshan De Zoysa (27).

Third-placed Calder Grove maintained their challenge near the top with a five-wicket success against Old Sharlston.

Thomas Buxton (57) and Michael Townend (25no) brought them home comfortably past Sharlston’s 124 total, which had included 39 from Brayden Pickard.

Scott Reyner led Grove’s attack with 4-51 while Joseph Clough took 3-22 and Ethan Harrison 2-28.

Waseem Masood bowled Normanton MIB to a 69-run success against Nostell St Oswald.

Nostell were bowled out for 104 in reply to 173 as Masood claimed 6-24 from 13 overs and Wasim Malik took two wickets.

Wasim Shah battled in vain for St Oswald with a knock of 41 while Joe Grove (3-46) was the pick of their bowlers.

Normanton’s innings owed much to a 61-ball knock of 56 from Malik, who hit three sixes and four fours.

A six-wicket haul from Ricky Crompton helped South Kirkby to hold onto their 14-point lead in the Premier.

After coming into the attack as first change bowler Crompton proceeded to put the skids under Fenwick with a devastating five-over spell that saw him take 6-18.

With Liam Rollin also claiming 3-39 Fenwick were all out for 86 after Kirkby had posted a 231-8 total from their 46 overs with opener Dale Woolsey (60) top scoring and handy contributions coming from Hedley-Paul Keegan (35) and George Senior (31no).

Horbury Bridge raced to an eight-wicket victory after they bowled Notton Challengers out for 107 in their Championship match.

Andrew Waterson (47no) and Kash Baig (33no) brought them home in just 21.2 overs after Ben Terry had taken 4-7.

Glasshoughton won a thrilling Championship match against Askern Welfare seconds.

Replying to their opponents’ 198-7 – when Jake Medley took 4-34 – Glasshoughton reached their target with one wicket to spare with Yathish Gowda (61) and Max Dakin (39) putting them on course and last pair Iwan Raven (17no) and Medley (4no) getting them over the line.

Ferrybridge Power Station maintained their Division One challenge with a 14-run win over Bullcroft Main despite being bowled out for only 104.

Jonathon Ding’s 46 proved crucial as Main were then dismissed for 90 with Jack Hart 7-43 their main destroyer.

Fourth-placed Featherstone Town chased down Whitley Bridge’s 192-7 to win their derby by three wickets.

David Beckett (62) and Ryan Armitage (35) led the way after Isaac Keane had top scored for Bridge with 60 and Benjamin White hit 44no. Vipin Reddy (5-32) was the pick of Town’s bowlers.

Thorpe Audlin totalled 193-5 on their way to a 58-run win over Newton Hill.

Charlie Abel and Jamie Evans both hit 76 before Jack Unwin (5-32) and Chamila Wijesinghe (3-29) bowled the second-placed team to their victory.

Despite 42 from Russell Harris and 33 by Tom Bilsborough a collapse from 79-2 to 135 all out saw Newton Hill fall 58 runs short.

Division Two leaders Notton made it seven wins from eight as they defeated Eggborough Power Station by 55 runs.

Good batting from Selwyn Barnsley (78), Duan Kapp (44) and Badar Zaman (30) paved the way as Notton posted a 196-7 score.

Eggborough were then dismissed for 141 as Alex Hughes took 3-5 and Dan Hurst 3-18.

Ryhill & Havercroft raced to a seven-wicket success against Knottingley Town seconds after restricting their opponents to 80-9 with Jack Vale taking 3-15 and Luke Speight 3-17.

Lewis Johnston (30) and Sean Plant (28no) led the winning response.