YORK missed out on Yorkshire ECB County Premier League excitement that was going on all around them as their game at Driffield yesterday was brought to an abrupt stop by a thunderstorm at the tea interval.

York had batted first for 147-8 with Marcus Wood being top scorer despite being run out for the second game in succession.

Greg How was next highest scorer with 20no before the game was left in limbo by the weather.

After taking the lead from Doncaster on Saturday, the tables were turned on Harrogate, who suffered a shock eight-wicket defeat at Sheffield Collegiate, whose former Yorkshire player, Richard Kettleborough took four for 42 in 22 tight overs.

Harrogate had to be satisfied with 182-8 as Collegiate overtook their target with eight wickets and eight overs to spare.

Meanwhile, Harrogate's main rivals for the title, Doncaster, were shrugging off Barnsley's 93 all out with a seven wicket hammering in 36 overs at Town Fields.

With Mark Cowell and Brad Wigney back in harness, Scarborough overtook Cleethorpes' 119 in 53 overs with four wickets and 30 overs to spare.

Wigney, who did not play against York on Saturday, took 6-51 and Cowell scored 41.

YORKSHIRE ECB COUNTY PREMIER LEAGUE

DRIFFIELD v YORK

York: M Wood run out 32, S Piercy c Southwick b Lawrence 13, S Mason b Lawrence 3, N Kay lbw Lawrence 6, N Stone run out 16, A Kay b Lawrence 11, J Hamlin lbw Lawrence 0, G How not out 20, J Pringle b Fisher 15, N Durham not out 10, Extras 21, Total (8 wkts) 147.

Bowling: S Lawrence 24-5-48-5, R Swiers 10-3-20-0, S Winterbottom 13-3-38-0, N Winterbottom 7-1-16-0, J Fisher 6-1-14-1.

Match abandoned - rain - 3pts each.

ROTHERHAM v SHEFFIELD UTD

Rotherham: J Whittle b Eastwood 43, s Bailey b Downing 0, O Burford c King b Eastwood 51, A Raison c Swanepoel b Trower 43, D Plummer b Burden 29, A Swallow st King b Burden 7, D Adams c Downing b Burden 2, J Plater not out 18, L Jeffries not out 6, Extras 15, Total (7 wkts) 214.

Bowling: P Swanepoel 16-3-70-0, M Downing 8-1-45-1, P Eastwood 11-6-14-2, J Trower 14-2-43-1, D Burden 11-1-35-3.

Sheffield United: J Trower not out 95, M Barlow b Smallman 83, A Twigg not out 31, Extras 8, Total (1 wkt) 217.

Bowling: L Jeffries 15-2-62-0, M Smallman 13-1-56-1, D Adams 7-0-28-0, A Swallow 5-0-25-0, A Bashford 5-0-16-0, J Plater 4.5-1-27-0.

Sheffield United (6pts) won by 9 wkts.

SCARBOROUGH v CLEETHORPES

Cleethorpes: Mike Smith lbw Wigney 2, W Abe c&b Wigney 12, S Kabir st Wilson b Harrison 35, N Wheeler c Wilson b Wigney 32, R Green c Lyth b Clifford 11, J Winter c Fletcher b Clifford 14, R Leaf b Wigney 1, S Airey b Wigney 5, J Davies lbw Clifford 0, G Thompson c Wilson b Wigney 0, Matt Smith not out 0, Extras 7, Total 119.

Bowling: B Wigney 26.4-11-51-6, R Harrison 11-2-44-1, C Clifford 15-6-17-3,

Scarborough: N Tubbs c Abe b Davies 17, M Cowell not out 41, A Lyth b Davies 0., D Harland b Davies 32, C Allen lbw Davies 0, A Gallagher b Thompson 6, N Fletcher b Davies 2, G Wilson not out 8, Extras 14, Total (6 wkts) 120.

Bowling: J Davies 13.4-45-51-5, S Airey 8-1-34-0, S Kabir 3-0-20-0, G Thompson 5-2-5-1.

Scarborough (8pts) beat Cleethorpes (0pts) by 4 wkts.

SHEFFIELD COLL v HARROGATE

Harrogate: J Inglis c Fisher b Wylie 6, J Proud c Wall b Ivill 31, P Hepworth lbw Kettleborough 26, P Hampshire lbw Kettleborough 4, D Wyrill b Wylie 43, S Kippax b Kettleborough 3, R Bradshaw b Kettleborough 1, M Cousen not out 37, N Leverson b Whylie 0, D Pennett not out 3, Extras 8, Total (8 wkts) 162.

Bowling: A Wylie 15-4-44-3, R Kettleborough 22-8-42-4, M Ivill 16-6-32-1, R Ibbotson 7-0-36-0.

Sheffield Collergiate: N Gaywood not out 65, N Priestley c&b Kippax 49, R Kettleborough c Bradshaw b Pennett 36, E McKenna not out 5, Extras 8, Total (2 wkts) 163.

Bowling: A Burton 10.5-0-44-0, D Pennett 15-2-50-1, P Hepworth 16-5-29-0, S Kippax 11-1-38-1.

Sheffield Collegiate (6pts) beat Harrogate (0pts) by 8 wkts.

YORKSHIRE ACADEMY v HULL

Yorkshire Academy: R Pyrah b Hatch 12, N Harris c Dani b Patterson 1, T Bhatti c&b Ward 28, T Owens c Londesborough b Hatch 51, G Newton c Ward b Hatch 0, M Beckett st Londesborough b Cox 5, I Dews c Londesborough b Patterson 28, C Gilbert b Hatch 12, C Elstub b Hatch 14, G Ramsden not out 13, G Davies not out 2, Extras 16, Total (9 wkts) 182.

Bowling: N Hatch 15-3-57-5, S Patterson 13-2-23-2, A Dani 15-2-29-0, B Ward 8-0-23-1, S Cox 9-0-41-1.

Hull: I Haller c Ramsden b Pyrah 17, A Simpson b Gilbert 24, A Dani c Beckett b Pyrah 4, D Stephenson b Harris 3, B Ward b Harris 0, A Ward b Gilbert 7, S Cox b Pyrah 34, T Londesborough c Davies b Ramsden 2, S Patterson c Beckett b Elstub 0, N Match not out 8, J Mell (absent hurt) 0, Extras 14, Total 123.

Bowling: G Ramsden 5-2-4-1, C Gilbert 12-4-14-2, C Elstub 8-0-27-1, N Harris 9-4-22-2, R Pyrah 6.2-1-24-3, T Bhatti 4-1-7-0, G Davies 5-2-14-0.

Yorkshire Academy (8pts) beat Hull (0pts) by 59 runs.

Other results: Barnsley 93 (R Lucey 32; D Jones 3-7, P Ellis 3-25), Doncaster 95-3 (P Ellis 32no).

Castleford v Appleby-Frodingham - result not to hand.