Welwyn Garden City saw their hopes of the title in the Herts Cricket League Championship just lengthen ever so slightly as they were held to a draw.

They were ahead on runs at Digswell Park but unable to shift the final two batsmen of Dunstable Town as time and overs ran out.

They weren't the only ones to draw though, another three of the fixtures in the division ending without a winner.

The only match though that did produce a victor was the one involving Flitwick, the leaders beating Broxbourne to move 30 points clear of WGC in second.

Welwyn had opted to bat on winning the toss and made 196-9 in their 60 overs.

Andrew Nolan led their line-up with 82 from 108 balls, seven of them going for four and three over the boundary rope.

He was the last man to go as he tried to push the score on, opener Fayaz Homyoon's 30 the next best score.

The reply was also lacking in runs but when Dunstable lost an eighth wicket, standing at 123-8 in the 47th over, WGC smelt blood.

However, despite having another 12 overs to go, they could find another breakthrough and the spoils were shared.

Radhakrishna Marripati was the pick of the home bowlers with 3-23.

Kobie Richmond and Charlie Randall set up an emphatic 119-run win at Flitwick in Division Two A.

On a surface always offering assistance to the bowlers, they piled on a match-defining stand of 158 after a stuttering start of 37-2 where Haydon Bartlett Tasker hit 21.

Randall went on to strike 80 and Richmond was run out in the final over for 99.

Their total of 254-9 soon became a tall order for the home side as  Richmond and Gareth Jones (2-24) had them struggling and behind the run rate at 33-3 in 10 overs.

Amelia Kemp chipped in with a wicket and Randall then returned to take 3-19, along with 2-27 from Alex Richmond.

It left the hosts on 133.

The seconds also had a convincing win, defeating Hatfield & Crusaders seconds by 87 runs.

Knebworth set off rapidly before losing the first wicket on 55 when Mark Woods (25) was bowled, misreading a straight ball and offering no shot. 

The score sped onto 97 before Abhina Parvathanei (18) was the second to fall.

Adam Sergeant maintained the run rate and a total of 230 plus was on the cards but after he was out for 75 in the 26th over runs became harder to find. 

Two run outs and only James Hobbs (29) and Owen Watkins (23) getting into double figures the innings finished on a disappointing 190 in the 47th over. 

Jack Randall (4-28) & Rob Burnell (2-18) opened the bowling and wickets fell regularly and by the 13th over they'd reduced Hatfield to 40-6. 

No further wickets fell before the change in bowling at the 21st over although the Park’s bowlers had kept beating the bat.

Watkins was introduced into the attack picking up wickets with his first and third balls and another in his second over to finish with 3-2.

Skipper Graham Fisher then snared the final wicket with his first ball in the 31st over to bowl them out for 103.

The thirds completed a hat-trick of league wins with a four wicket win over Wheathampsted.

Wheato set off at nearly five an over but losing wickets repeatedly, one to a run out featuring Mothilal Pav, who then removed three upper order batsmen with stunning deliveries. 

Shiva Pole snapped another and 14 overs from Iain Hildebrandt and Finn Hobbs saw them both take two apiece at a combined cost of 35.

A second run out featuring Paul Mathews saw Knebworth needing to chase a target of 121.

They started slowly at 25-3 but Pole and Adam Hassall then made a stand of 47 with Pole making a lusty 40 including two sixes to lift them to a healthy 80-4

Paul Mathews went for a quick 13, and Hassall for a meticulous 17, laying the foundation for the win.

Then it was about  small partnerships. Miles Baron and Iain Hildebrandt put on 19 to reach 114 before Hildebrandt saw them home with a not out 20.

Tewin continue to lead the pack in Division Three A after a 75-run win away to Allenburys & County Hall.

They are now 26 points clear though after chasers Bushey suffered a loss at home to Letchworth.

Alex Portas hit 63 and Will Pickworth 51 as Tewin made 191-7 in their 50 overs and they skittled the hosts out for 116 inside 30.

Paul Shankster took 3-19 but was beaten to the top bowling prize by 3-8 from Sai Nanduri.

Datchworth meanwhile won by 32 runs against Hemel Hempstead Town.

Nitin Sahni top scored with 42 while Kieran Atkinson took 3-28.

In Division Four A, Hatfield & Crusaders first team won by 49 runs at home to North Enfield, while Hatfield Hyde beat Reed by four wickets in Division Four B, leaving them second in the table.

Bentley Heath beat Mill Hill Village by seven wickets in Division Five A.