Josh inspires in Summer final at Slaithwaite

Milnsbridge A 8 Rastrick 1, Waterloo A 8 Meltham A 1, Marsh United A 8 Golcar Lib A 1, Almondbury BC A 3 Lindley Lib A 6, Clayton West 7 Cowcliffe 2, Netherton Con A 6 Elland C&BC A 3, Lockwood Con 7 Shepley 2.

Thongsbridge A 8 Hemplow 1, Crosland Moor 8 Lindley BC A 1, Kirkheaton C&BC A 7 Linthwaite Hall 2, Brockholes A 7 Primrose Hill Lib A 2, Broad Oak A 6 Meltham B 3, Canalside A 5 Thorpe Green 4, Kirkheaton Con 7 Skel Windmill A 2.

Paddock I&C 2 Milnsbridge B 7, Almondbury Lib 6 Slaithwaite 3, Bradley & Colne 1 Springwood 8, New Mill A 9 Ravensknowle Park A 0, Holmfirth A 7 Brockholes B 2, Lindley Lib B 7 Waterloo B 2.

Golcar Lib B 8 Thongsbridge B 1, Lindley BC B 5 Marsh United B 4, Marsden Park 6 Netherton Con B 3, Meltham C 5 Broad Oak B 4, Skel Windmill B 1 Almondbury BC B 8, Huddersfield RUFC 6 David Brown Sports 3.

Denby Dale 8 Greenhead Park 1, Dalton 6 Kirkheaton C&BC B 3, Elland C&BC B 7 Canalside B 2, Outlane 9 Holmfirth B 0, Ravensknowle Park B 3 New Mill B 6, Primrose Hill Lib 7 Lowerhouses 2. THE Summer Handicap qualifying and final will be held on Sunday.

Sponsored by Sticky Fingers Childcare, it’s a 10.30 start and scratch at four venues for qualifying, with four going through per green and heading straight to Slaithwaite for the final.

Draw will be done at each green on the day, and dress code applies for the final.

S Gledhill (4) Longwood, A Douglas (2) Canalside, C Heaton (4) Shepley, J Baillie (3) Slaithwaite, R Craven (3) Skelmanthorpe Central, B Holland (3) Meltham, J Hodgson (4) Shepley, G Beaumont (3) Crosland Moor, I Newby (3) Lower Hopton, N Haigh (2) Meltham, P Ingleby (2) Lower Hopton, B Shaw (3) Crosland Moor, T Chatfield (4) Slaithwaite.

J Martin (2) Canalside, A Wike (3) Moldgreen, R Taylor (4) Shepley, M Armitage (3) Linthwaite C&B, W Dews (3) Netherton, M Higgins (3) Lockwood Con, A Crawley (3) Moldgreen, N Slattery (3) Lower Hopton, P Toon (3) Canalside, G Tandy (3) Longwood, S Price (5) Crosland Moor, R Crowther (3) Longwood, G Hirst (3) Lower Hopton.

N Beecroft (4) Almondbury BC, A Wadsworth (3) Canalside, B Tinker (3) Longwood, G Woodruff (4) Linthwaite C&B, T Butterfield (3) Kirkheaton Con, H Jones (3) Slaithwaite, T Atkinson (5) Moldgreen, C Taylor (4) Broad Oak, C Wadsworth (4) Shepley, N Kendal (4) Linthwaite C&B, T Eckersley (4) Slaithwaite, T Brook (3) Crosland Moor, R Mudd (3) Waterloo.

Jim Derby 12 Thomas Hanson (Pudsey) 21, Dave Walker 12 James F Griffin (3) Waterloo, G Metcalf

Hanson (Pudsey) 21, Matt Gillies 18 Jack Dyson (Thongsbridge) 21, Jack (3) Slaithwaite, C Coldwell (4) Shepley, M Gilbert

Hargreaves 14 Scott Fisher (Denby Grange) 21, Dean Ferris 21 Gaz Lally (4) Shepley, D Reeves (2) Netherton, J Grundy (5)

(Crossgates) 11, John Davies 12 GI Wilson (Lower Hopton WMC) 21, Andy Moldgreen, R Eaton (5) Canalside, Kyle SpencerHalsall

Raymond 10 Josh Mordue (Pudsey) 21, Ben Gloag 18 Stuart King (Pudsey (3) Canalside, A Rose (3) Linthwaite C&B, J

Littlemoor) 21, Charlie Roberts 16 Chris Mordue (Pudsey) 21, Ryan Bancroft 21 Makepeace (3) Moldgreen, R Walker (3) Slaithwaite, G

Liam Griffin (Pudsey) 10, Mike Holden 21 James Davison (Thongsbridge, c) 17, Fellows (3) Slaithwaite, I Briggs (3) Longwood.

Darren Griffiths 21 Kevin Burns (Ossett Flying Horse) 19. Milnsbridge extend lead at top of Veterans as second-placed rivals mess up in big style to slip to sixth in the latest 10-man standings

Skelmanthorpe Windmill A 12 v Meltham A Scr at Outlane, New Mill A 16 home defeat for second-placed Bradley & Colne

v Broad Oak A 12 at Lockwood Con, Almondbury BC A 4 v Outlane 32 at by Springwood who, as a result, were one of four Broad Oak, Waterloo A Scr v Bradley & Colne 20 at Lindley BC, Crosland teams to overtake the Colne Valley side. Moor 8 v Marsh United B 28 at Cowcliffe, Kirkheaton CBC B 36 v Slaithwaite

20 at Crosland Moor, Primrose Hill B 36 v Meltham B 12 at Waterloo, Lindley Lib B won for the fifth game on the

Kirkheaton CBC A 12 v Brockholes B 16 at Huddersfield RUFC, Canalside A bounce and take second position in a group of 12 v Lockwood Con Scr at New Mill, Netherton Con A 4 v Denby Dale 32 at five teams separated by three points chasing Springwood, Dalton 32 v Primrose Hill A 8 at Milnsbridge BC, Thongsbridge

B 24 v Springwood 16 at Kirkheaton Con. leaders Almondbury Lib.

A 9-0 home win for New Mill A over ■■The Julie Haigh sponsored Harry Haigh Ravensknowle Park A lifted them right out of Memorial Under 16 Boys Merit preliminary is at the relegation battle to mid-table comfort, but Rastrick BC on Saturday (9.45am scratch. left their victims languishing in the second 10am start). relegation spot. The two form teams in Section The Alan and Patricia Stephenson sponsored 4 continue to show the way with Marsden Park Peter Shaw Memorial Under 16 Girls Merit stacking up their sixth straight win followed by preliminary is not required. Almondbury BC B winning for the fifth Nine girls will go straight to the final at consecutive week. Crosland Moor BC on Sunday June 25 (10am).

They still can’t shake off Golcar Lib B, who are The boys final is also at Crosland Moor, with just three points behind with a game in hand. eight of the 15 from Saturday going through. ■■Huddersfield Veterans stage the second round There is a Junior Inter-district match this of the Bistro Knockout next Thursday, June 15. Saturday (7pm, players meet 6.30) at Paddock It’s bowling down to the last 16. I&C against Leeds B.

Matthew Armitage (Almondbury BC), William Torley (Brockholes), Scott Singleton (Almondbury Lib), Megan Beresford (Marsh Lib), Joshua Gough (Marsh Lib), Charlie Evans (Marsh Lib), Jasmine Sanderson (Almondbury BC), Daniel Berry (Almondbury BC), Aimee Jennings (Almondbury BC)

Clayton West Scr v Kirkheaton Con 8 at Almondbury Lib, Almondbury Lib 16 v Meltham C 28 at Dalton, Golcar Lib A 4 v Marsh United A Scr at Thongsbridge, Linthwaite Hall 12 v Brockholes A 8 at Almondbury BC, YORKSHIRE Men had a cracking win against Greater Manchester to open their County Championship campaign in style.

Featuring many Huddersfield players, Huddersfield won 225-196 in the away leg at Openshaw AEU Club and 232-172 at home at Ossett Flying Horse.

In the home clash, Josh Brown from Kirkheaton Con had an excellent debut, winning the £50 sweep and man-of-thematch award with his victory – helping the middle four pull 49 points back after Yorkshire trailed by six following the first four jacks (Craig Gant losing to Gary Ellis in the game of the day).

Wayne Moseley and Ashley Tattersley were also in terrific form in the middle matches, while the last four won comfortably despite Ashley Daykin being defeated in the final game.

Yorkshire got off to a fast start in the away match, with Jack Dyson of Thongsbridge among the early winners.

The next match is against North Midlands on Sunday, July 2.

Craig Gant (Thongsbridge) 16 Gary Ellis 21, Craig Newton (Lower Hopton WMC) 21 Tim Holt 12, John Spinks (Pudsey) 21 Nicky Brooks 18, Gareth Coates (Ackroyd Victoria) 8 Paul Leah 21, Wayne Moseley (Lockwood Con) 21 Steve Copeland 7, Mark Hughes (Crossgates) 21 John Ashton 13, Josh Brown (Kirkheaton Con) 21 Andrew Lowe 4, Ashley Tattersley (Lower Hopton WMC) 21 Nigel Greenhalgh 11, Kieran Smith (Crossgates) 21 Paul Heap 13, Ian Booth (Lower Hopton WMC) 21 Jimmy Hynes 18, Robert Hitchen (Lower Hopton WMC) 21 Ben Stapleton 13, Ashley Daykin (Netherton Con) 19 Steve Leach 21.