Danny Mulhall and Josh Bird kept Hoylandswaine in with a chance of winning the Drakes Premiership Two title.

Former Lascelles Hall bowler Mulhall bagged five for 32 and Bird – who joined the Haigh Lane side from Monk Bretton – added five for 16 to dismiss Meltham Seconds for just 48 in a rain-hit programme.

Hoylandswaine didn’t even lose a wicket knocking off the required 49 and remain four points behind leaders Kirkburton, who knocked over Armitage Bridge for 95 in sealing a 10-wicket win for themselves.

Matt Crookes with three for 27 and George Smith with four for 10 did the bulk of the damage for Kirkburton.

Shepley Seconds – winners of the Earnshaw Cup and Paddock Shield – stayed on course for a treble with a quick-fire win over Shelley in the Frank Platt Championship Two.

Chris James with three for 18 and Danny Netherwood with four for 10 sent back Shelley for just 54. Gary Bradley was 32 not out as Shepley sealed a nine-wicket win.

DRAKES PREMIERSHIP TWO

Barkisland 162-3 (L Bridges 61, J Colman 55*)  v Elland - Abandoned.

Honley 240-9 (M Sykes 32, C Woodhead 38, A Jakeman 26, A Cawtheray 45, B Lindley 30) v Broad Oak 37-0 - Abandoned.

Slaithwaite 141 (G Holroyd 61*) v Cawthorne 144-4 (J Penty 27, A Pratt 41*, M Sykes 28). Cawthorne 6pts Slaithwaite 0pts.

Meltham 48 (D Mulhall 5-32, J Bird 5-16) Hoylandswaine 49-0. Hoylandswaine 6pts Meltham 0pts.

Armitage Bridge 95 (P Harrison 42; G Smith 4-10, M Crookes 3-27) Kirkburton 98-0 (N Wilson 43*, D Greaves 39*). Armitage Bridge 0pts  Kirkburton 6pts.

Scholes v Holmfirth - Abandoned.

Golcar 150-9 (R Read 38; A Steers 4-19) Skelmanthorpe 156-3 (M Wimpenny 52, M Rammell 31, A Steers 39*, J Dollive 27*). Skelmanthorpe 5pts Emley Clarence 1pt.

FRANK PLATT CONFERENCE TWO

Delph & Dobcross 204-9 (A Lees 29, S Broadbent 55, B Cruse 62; T.Gibson 3-45) Clayton West 157-9 (R Dennis 42*; S Sajid 4-23). Delph & Dobcross 5pts Clayton West 1pt.

Marsden 113 (N Shaw 36; G Saunders 6-25) Emley Clarence 115-6 (W Appleyard 29, R Whetham 43). Emley Clarence 6pts Marsden 0pts.

Lepton Highlanders 131-8 (P Baxter 33; B Robshaw 4-21) Hall Bower 133-4 (M Beaumont 70*, M Balicki 32). Hall Bower 5pts Lepton 1pt.

Shelley 54 (C James 3-18, D Netherwood 4-10) Shepley 55-1 (G Bradley 32*). Shepley 6pts Shelley 0pts

CEDAR COURT CONFERENCE TWO

Almondbury 163-8 (A Ulhaq 100; S Matlub 3-21, B Shufflebotham 3-60) Almondbury Wes 58-2 (M Shaw 32*) - Abandoned.

Denby Dale 244-6 (R Lammyman 72, A Amos 33, A Geldart 51, A Jacques 28) Linthwaite 188 (A Khan 57, M Nadeem 86; F Stower 6-33). Denby Dale 6pts Linthwaite 0pts.

Cumberworth United 160 (J Rayner 26, C Whitaker 38, T Irving 28, R Greaves 33; T Walker 6-49) Lascelles Hall 164-3 (R Shaw 69*, C Bullock 39, M Essex 38*). Lascelles Hall 6pts Cumberworth United 0pts.

Moorlands 192-9 (J Galindo 41, O Myzak 38, M Qadir 33; J Zafar 3-34, P Metcalfe 4-30) Paddock 57-4 - Abandoned.

Kirkheaton 168 (N Akram 81*, J Mir 34; D Wagstaff 3-34, K Malcolm 5-30) Thongsbridge 73-4 (M Bridge 39*; M Asaf 3-25) - Abandoned.

Sunday – Rastrick 188-8 (S Farlow 30; C Sanders 3-23) Denby 56 (J.Pearson 4-30). Rastrick 6pts Denby 0pts.