The Division One leaders, who topped Group B, will be at home to Group A runners-up Bradley in the semi-finals on Sunday, July 14, while the other semi-final is a Bradford derby between Group A winners Bowling Baptists and Group B runners-up Hepworth & Idle. Gargrave completed their group matches in style, defeating hosts Sutton by eight wickets. Sutton opted to bat but could only make 142, with the wickets being shared between Joe Wood (3-28), Matt Simpson (4-35) and George Beckwith (2-19), opener Sam Solley making 37 as they stuttered from 62-2.
Lee Barrett was in no mood to mess around after tea, scoring an unbeaten 77 off 71 balls, including 12 fours and two sixes. Simpson completed an influential match by scoring 38, adding 71 for the second wicket with Barrett as the target was passed in the 23rd over. Silsden finished third in the group, winning a thriller at Cononley.
Sent in, the Cobbydalers made 179-7, with Mohsan Gulbar scoring a stylish 60, including five fours and four sixes. Colin Stead was outstanding with the ball for Cononley, taking 2-11 off eight overs, while Andrew Starkey chipped in with 2-26. Cononley were then dismissed for 177 off the penultimate ball to lose by two runs, which was tough luck on Tom Feather, who made 79.
Other contributions came from Charles Calvert (22) and Andrew Starkey (23), Gulbhar completing a fine match by taking 3-12. More in line with Gargrave’s match was the emphatic victory, also by eight wickets, for Glusburn at home to T.
