A quarter-final cup battle went to the wire as Bedale defeated Wensleydale 3-2.

In the pivotal clash on court Bedale's John Abbotson and Ian Grogan were locked in a tense battle before Abbotson scampered home with two points to spare in the fifth game.

Elsewhere in the quarters Thirsk defeated Thorp Perrow 3-2, Knaresborough romped through 5-0 against Harlow while RAF Leeming were awarded a 5-0 walk-over when rivals Harrogate Squash somehow overlooked the fixture.

Results - Plate B contest quarter finals: Bedale 3 Wensleydale 2 (Bedale names first): John Abbotson beat Ian Grogan 9-7, 3-9, 9-3, 8-9, 10-8; Andy Sedgwick lost to John Chilton 7-9, 7-9, 5-9; Mike Lumley lost to James Iveson 4-9, 10-8, 9-4, 6-9, 2-9; Andrea Offord beat Sally McGregor 9-2, 9-2, 9-5; Andy Hawkswell beat Chris Taplin 9-1, 9-3, 9-5.

Thirsk 3 Thorp Perrow 2 (Thirsk names first): Nigel Laws lost to John Watson 9-7, 3-9, 9-8, 0-9, 8-10; Mark Fox beat John Hart 9-7, 10-9, 6-9, 9-5; Nick Stafford lost to Richard Meeres 5-9, 3-9, 4-9; Andrea Mayne beat Jim Martin 9-4, 9-3, 9-0; Joe Coomber beat Dave Trewhitt 9-5, 9-5, 6-9, 9-2.

Harlow 0 Knaresborough 5 (Knaresborough names first): Martyn Gibson beat Jim McGuinness 4-9, 9-7, 10-8 3-9, 9-3; Adrian Forge beat Stuart Anderson 9-1, 9-3, 9-10, 8-9, 9-6; Peter Bottomley beat John Lovell 9-0, 9-4, 9-1; Phil Strong beat Lee Richardson 9-4, 9-7, 9-8; Ray Geary beat Richard Elliott 9-3, 9-3, 9-2.

RAF Leeming 5 Harrogate Squash, walk-over.