In-form Delph are on the up

CRICKET: DELPH are up to third in the Drakes Huddersfield League premiership after a back-to-back to wins.

Irfan Zahoor hit 101 (14 fours and four sixes) in an eight-wicket defeat of Skelmanthorpe, while Bilal Khiljee (107 not out) and Bruce Cruse (84 not out) shared a stand of 178 in a nine-wicket win over Kirkburton.

Khiljee also struck 14 fours and four sixes in his 98-ball stay.

Scores —

Skelmanthorpe 198-9, Delph 199-2; Kirkburton 200, Delph 201-1.