Knebworth Park's charge up the table in the Herts Cricket League hit a wet road block - as rain forced their game with West Herts to be abandoned.
They were able to get just nine overs of play in against the Division Two leaders before the heavens opened at their Knebworth Lane home.
They do remain in third place but second place Eversholt stretched a bit further away after winning against Flitwick.
Potters Bar seconds are third from bottom after their match was also called off.
Datchworth had a day to forget in Division Three A, losing by 140 runs to Potton Town.
Tom Vits did manage 65 with the bat but they fell way short of the home side's 275-9.
Tewin picked up a fine win in Division Three B, beating Wheathampstead by 38 runs at home.
Played over 24 overs per side, Tewin made 193-5 with Josh Crutchett hitting 63 from 57 and skipper Luke Wilde thumping 46 in 32 deliveries.
Paul Shankster than ran riot with 4-18 in four overs, assisted by 2-28 from Vaughn Smith, as the visitors managed just 155-9 in reply.
WGC seconds remain top after beating Reed by four wickets.
Hatfield & Crusaders' game with Dunstable Town in Division Four A was abandoned but Hatfield Hyde fell to a second successive defeat, losing by just seven runs to Southgate Adelaide.
The visitors batted first and made 161-6 in rain-shortened game, Mohamed Miflan Murjeen the pick of the bowlers with 2-26.
And Hyde could only manage 154-9 in their 28 overs, Scott Davies top-scoring with 42.
Bentley Heath fell 15 runs short in their Division Five A match at Leverstock Green.
The home side batted first and made 176 as Heath trio Babar Ali (3-27), Anwar Khan (3-30) and Imran Ali (3-37) did the damage.
A slow start seemed to have been put behind them when Atif Bandeali (46), Ollie Hubbard (32) and Khan (29) pushed the score onto 141-5.
However, that soon became 142-8 and when Bandeali was the ninth wicket to fall, the game was all but done.
Little Berkhamsted Sahibs lost by eight wickets to Hemel Hempstead Town in Division Eight A while Bentley Heath seconds missed the chance to move into the top two as they lost to Wheathampstead by the same margin.
Hatfield Hyde seconds won by eight wickets, staying top of Division Nine A.
Adam Boland took 4-35 before an unbeaten stand third-wicket stand between skipper Michael Burson (65) and Luke Jeffery (37) took them to victory.
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