Kegworth and Kibworth beat the weather as well as their opponents to put themselves in the thick of the Everards League title chase.
A day of heavy showers caused problems at all the Premier Division games and generally made life difficult for batsmen.
Kegworth were five-wicket winners at Earl Shilton, where the home side – who won the toss – were bowled out for 130 in 38.5 overs of a match reduced to 43 a side.
Opener Craig Ashcroft put Kegworth on course with 35 before, with about a dozen runs needed, drizzle started and skipper Jordan Holmes hastened the finish with a six.
It was just as well he did because, a few minutes later, a deluge set in.
Kegworth are fifth in the table, 18 points behind leaders Barrow & Burton, who suffered a five-wicket home defeat against Kibworth.
Rishi Patel (64) and Ramesh Kara (46) steered Barrow to 90-0 before a downpour brought an early tea.
That reduced the contest to 36 overs a side and, in the second half of their innings, the home side slipped to 185 all out with off-spinner Tim Mason taking 3-30.
Pite van Biljon (70) gave Kibworth the initiative, but skipper Matt Craven said: "We made life difficult for ourselves. From needing 50 off 11 overs with eight wickets left, it came down to wanting three off the last over."
Tom Driver settled the issue with a boundary off the first ball.
The win puts Kibworth joint second with Market Harborough, seven points behind Barrow.
Craven said: "The league looks very open this year. Normally, it's between two or three teams but it's at least four or five this time."
Harborough's game at Sileby was abandoned. The home side were 43-1 after 19 overs when rain set in and they eventually totalled 116-7 off 28.
Harborough were 68-3 off 14 in reply when the match was called off.
