Arriving to find an already wet pitch under cover and an inclement forecast, the chances of a game were always low, despite the home side's motivation.

The predicted heavy rain arrived 30 minutes into a delayed star,t to curtail proceedings and deny veteran David Heath an opportunity to grace play for the first time at his old club in over 20 years.

It was on this ground in 2011 that Lightcliffe1stXI last gained promotion from the second tier.