Richmondshire hold a 21-point lead at the top after winning at Thornaby on D/L method. They posted 218-7, thanks to the in-form Rob Carr who made 58, while Gary Pratt scored 59 and Ajay Mandal 64 not out.

The hosts were then set a revised target of 181 to win, Husnain Bukhari fired 51 not out, but Mandal with the ball claimed 3-18 from his 11 overs to restrict them to 117-5.

Barnard Castle won by 114 runs at Stokesley. They started positively, as Josh Bousfield made 31 and then skipper James Quinn with an impressive 101 from 120 balls, which included nine fours and three sixes and then Samarth Seth scored an excellent 100 from 84 balls, which included 11 fours and two sixes, as they put on 203 runs together for the third wicket, in a mammoth total of 313-8 declared.

In reply, Jonny Weighell made 36 and Harry Harding 32, but Karl Carver stole the show with 4-29, and Richard Watson chipped in with 3-10 late on. as the home side were all out for 149, giving Barney the maximum points to keep the pressure on at the top.

Hartlepool kept in touch with a D/L method win, at home to Marske. They decided to bat first and made a decent start, as opener Alan Tebbett made 57 and Paul Braithwaite scored a brilliant 120 from 158 balls, which included 11 fours and a six, as they put on 120 runs together for the second wicket and then Neil Whitworth added 37 and Gareth Shaw 36 not out late on, for a total of 281-6.

The Seasiders were desperate for a win and were then set 212 to win from 30 overs and started well. Openers Tom Hewison scored an excellent 95 from 63 balls, which included 13 fours and two sixes and Adam Hickey added a breezy 47, as they put on 112 runs for the first wicket, as the chase began. However, Neil Whitworth then took 3-64 and Braithwaite with ball claimed 3-30, with Marske finishing on 192-9.

Normanby Hall chose to bat first at Middlesbrough, but were soon in trouble at 22-5, as opening bowler Alfie Taylor-Clarke (5-22) struck early blows. Matthew Maloy then claimed 3-19, as the visiting side totalled just 108 all out. Boro opener James Lowe then scored 51, to ease his side to victory closing on 112-3.

Billingham Synthonia were asked to bat first at home to struggling Great Ayton, and lost early wickets. However, Chris Atkinson made 43, Tayyab Tahir also scored 43 and Thomas Harper added 42 not out, alongside Thomas Wing who made 52 not out, as they got up to 232-5, despite Lucas Parry claiming 3-45.

Ayton then had a revised D/L target of 199 to win, but crashed to 21-3. JP Meade claimed 3-44, but Doug Mulholland then scored 42 to give the visitors hope, however, Wing with the ball then took 3-47 and the visitors finished on 180-9.

Marton started well at Saltburn, with Liam Coates scoring 34 and Lee Hodgson 92, with Jonathan Spillane then adding 57, as he and Hodgson put on 137 runs for the third wicket. They finished on 209-6, with Alex Smith claiming 3-53.

The hosts were then set a D/L target of 119 to win, from 20 overs. Skipper Ben Ainsley made 31 runs and then Ryan Gibson added 38, while Fez Hussain tried his best with 3-30, but they finished on 119-3 off 15.5 overs.

In Division One, Darlington remain in second place as they won at Seaton Carew on the D/L method, after the home side had posted 173-8. Liam Gough top scored with 39, as James Kelly took an impressive 6-52. Set 150 to win, the visitors had Mathew Harwood to thank as he made 42, despite Danny Thomas taking 3-38 and they finished on 151-7.

Darlington RA kept in touch and are third, following an easy win at Great Ayton. They totalled 223-1, thanks to Joe Kennedy who hit 19 fours in a century score of 107, from 113 balls, while Henry Blackett hit 66 not out and Dale Marshall 35 not out. Andrew Russell then claimed 6-21 from his 15 overs and Carl McGregor took 3-48, as they bowled out their hosts for just 86 in total.