PAPPLEWICK brushed aside the challenge of Plumtree with a thumping nine-wicket win to move up to second in the table and firmly establish their championship credentials.

Papplewick put the home side into bat and then wasted no time in bowling them out for only 91 in the 43rd over, the Papplewick bowling attack sharing the wickets.

The visitors then raced to 95-1, including a stand of 66 between John Wakelin (30 not out) and Tiamor Khan (31 not out) to take maximum points.

Caythorpe maintained their winning form in a closer match away to Attenborough who won the toss and asked the visitors to bat first. Opener Guy Welton hit 110 (14 fours) as Caythorpe posted 199-7 in 50 overs, which included a first wicket stand of 79 with skipper Jim Hindson.

Despite a stand of 78 between Alec McKinlay (67, seven fours) and Shaun Fitzgibbon (58, six fours), Caythorpe managed to bowl out the home side in the last over, Stephen Randall taking 4-59 as they moved into third place.

Cuckney were at home to Farnsfield and were put in to bat when the visitors won the toss. They made 231 all out in the 50th over which included an invaluable eighth-wicket stand of 95 between Tom Ullyott (59, six fours, one six) and David Hunt (44), Richard Stroh also contributing with 44.

Lewis Saxby took 5-59 for the visitors who then toiled away to reach 189-6 in their 50 overs to claim a losing draw. Michael Bell scored 42, Phil Creswell (40 not out) and David Loveridge (33 not out) shared an unbeaten stand of 87 at the close.

Mansfield Hosiery Mills batted first at Welbeck and made 204-9 in their 50 overs with Hassan Adnan scoring 54 (five fours, one six) and Joe Caunt, 35. Guy Darwin took 5-46 for Welbeck, supported by Martin Dobson's 3-47. The home side replied but could not reach the target, finishing on 193-9 in 50 overs for a losing draw. Matt Higgins top scored with 47 and shared a 70 stand with Guy Darwin (23). Keshera Jayasinghe finished with 4-41 and Kieron Garside 3-59.

Kimberley were hosts to Wollaton who chose to bat first on winning the toss. They scored an imposing 281-5 in 50 overs with stands of 84 for the third wicket, between Scott Elstone (99, ten fours, two sixes) and Ed Savill (42), then 97 for the fifth wicket between Elstone and Tom Savill (81 not out, seven fours, four sixes).

The home side could not match the required rate but saw their overs out, reaching 204-8 at the close, Nick Langford 69 (four fours, three sixes) and Jon Shaw 37 – which included eight fours. Wollaton's Nick Ellsmore took 4-64.

CUCKNEY 231-10 in 49.2 overs (16 pts) drew with Farnsfield 189-6 in 50 overs (9 pts). For Cuckney: T Ullyott 59, R Stroh 44, D Hunt 44, W Butler 3-45. For Farnsfield: M Bell 42, P Cresswell 40*, D Loveridge 33*, L Saxby 5-59.

PLUMTREE 91-10 in 42.5 overs (0pts) lost to Papplewick 95-1 in 21.3 overs (20pts). For Papplewick: T Khan 31*, J Wakelin 30*.

Caythorpe 199-7 in 50 overs (20pts) beat ATTENBOROUGH 186-10 in 49.2 overs (6pts). For Caythorpe: G Welton 110, S Randall 4-59. For Attenborough: A McKinlay 67, S Fitzgibbon 58.

Mansfield Hosiery Mills 204-9 in 50 overs (18 pts) drew with WELBECK 193-9 in 50 overs (9 pts). For Mansfield Hosiery Mills: H Adnan 54, J Caunt 35, K Jayasinghe 4-41, Kieron Garside 3-59. For Welbeck: M Higgins 47, J Brice 31, G Darwin 5-46, M Dobson 3-47.

Wollaton 281-5 in 50 overs (17pts) drew with KIMBERLEY 204-8 in 50 overs (8 pts). For Wollaton: S Elstone 99, T Savill 81*, E Savill 42, N Ellsmore 4-64. For Kimberley: N Langford 69, J Shaw 37.

Clifton 227-8 in 50 overs (20pts) beat WI CAVALIERS 118-10 in 43.5 overs (3 pts). For Clifton: R Harris 74, L Andrews 57, A Turner 4-23. For WI Cavaliers: A Haye 33, O Nurse 4-67, R Anderson 3-44.

The result is in order of team batting first. Uppercase indicates home side.