Ballcraft Engravers Huddersfield Bowling League

I Wimpenny 8 J Fernyhough 21, D Curran 21 K Brown 19, K Morris 14 Shaun Irving 21, Aidy Brown 21 G Baxter 6, Derek Crawley 21 G Howarth 11, P Rollins 21 D Fernyhough 7, N Hirst 17 J Price 21, D Sykes 21 R Singleton 11, K Curran 13 G Siemecki 21, Darren Hinchcliffe 13 G Kaye 21, Alec I Brown 21 N Whittaker 17, S Curran 21 G McGowan 6.

S Goddard 21 M Cooney 14, J Waddington 10 Dean Berry 21, S Shaw 19 N Beecroft 21, D Toth 10 R Waller 21, S Walker 17 R M Halliwell 21, J K Rawlins 12 G Brant 21, M Slack 14 A Johnson 21, MG Nicholson 19 Don Crowther 21, C Gamble 21 R Brooke 20, I McKenzie 21 R Lees 20, S Teale 21 *Unnamed Player* 11, C Fleetwood 8 M Shaw 21.

J Makepeace 21 D M Wood 18, C Wood 21 N Broadbent 17, P Kowalski 13 K Terry 21, A Wilson 3 R Humpleby 21, P Daw 7 R Chapman 21, Stephen Hall 21 R Laycock 5, N Wike 21 M Carter 11, James Chappell 18 G Normanton 21, M Surman 21 D Stuart 12, Gary Ashwell 20 B Smith 21, J Grundy 13 C Smith 21, T Atkinson 21 J Bishop 12. YORKSHIRE Ladies had a fantastic win against Mid-Cheshire in the second game of the first stage round robin of the inter-county Championship.

Sponsored by Damart, they had an overall points differential of 113.

The away team, playing at Norley BC, began with the first five players all coming from behind to win, and three of the last four players won to single figures - Alicia Beaumont (Meltham) 21-9, Mo Chambers (Glasshoughton) 21-9 and Sharon Gadd (West Park) 21-03.

The home team, playing at Marsh Hall 21, R Hartley 21 P Leonard 7, I Swallow 21 John A Walker 7, G McQueen 21 J Cocking 18, B Parker 21 S A Wood 20.

W Shaw 21 M Thornton 19, Peter Ramsden 21 M Lee 9, Bryan Peaker 18 P Cooney 21, T Broadbent 7 JD Kaye 21, Caius Milton 17 D Johnson 21, D Cooke 6 N Small 21, Ian Wrigley 21 G Whippey 18, Alan Wimpenny 12 A Wortley 21, K Shaw 7 B Morgan 21, Howard Marshall 21 C Doran 9, C R Noble 12 S Greaves 21, Keith Wallace 16 R Saunders 21. United, faced a green that was exceptionally fast and outfoxed two of their own bowlers, but the rest of the team were winners - with Fern Beaumont (Paddock C&B) finishing 21-6 in an outstanding performance, and Suzanne Howarth (New Mill) having another good game, ending 21-08.

Yorkshire 229, Mid Cheshire 168 - Linda Gledhill (New Mill, capt) 21 Annie Jones 16; Julie Best (Marsh Utd) 11 Jackie Ollier 21; Chloe Hirst (Halifax) 8 Alisha Marshall 21; Fern Beaumont (Paddock C&B) 21 Pat Newhouse 6; Suzi Ladbrooke (Lockwood Con) 21 Kath Johnson 17; Marie Lockwood (New Mill) 21 Lisa Downes 19; Karen Gant (Meltham) 21 Pat Kennedy 10; Sophie Brown (Almondbury BC) 21 Lyn Rankin 17; Suzanne Howarth (New Mill) 21 Janet Trotman 8; Dill Harvey (Meltham) 21 Sarah Johnson 15; Lynda Drury (New Mill) 21 Elaine Garner 13; Julie Mallinson (Lockwood Con) 21 Jean Starkey 10. D M Haigh 21, A Brewer 18 A Deal 21, A Wilson 4 Derek Gibson 21, G Kersley 21 SA Whitwam 17, E Grant 14 Rob Gatenby 21, K C Atkinson 16 S Taylor 21, A Robertshaw 17 D Oakes 21, M Temple 10 K Sykes 21, R Berrett 14 P Hunter 21, A Balmforth 21 W Holmes 9, R Greenwood 15 Adam Whitwam 21, S Lowther 19 R Edwards 21.

Yorkshire 224, Mid Cheshire 167 - Nichole Farrar (Whitkirk) 21 Joan Nicholls 13; Alexis Lunn-Gadd (Ossett Flying Horse) 21 Rosie Walker 14; Viv Abel (Skipton Broughton Road) 21 Sue Worral 17; Andrea Buckley (New Mill) 21 Tamsin Birkett 14; Debbie Talbot (New Mill) 21 Jennifer Oulton 13; Karen Hill (Hanging Heaton) 13 Andrea Bell 21; Mandy Wilson (Chapel Allerton) 13 Stacey Linegar 21; Lisa Daykin (Thongsbridge) 21 Dot Barker 12; Alicia Beaumont (Meltham) 21 Val Dale 9; Mo Chambers (Glasshoughton 21 Linda Hough (Norley) 9; Sharon Gadd (West Park) 21 Hazel Williams 3; Sally Turner (Mirfield C&B) 9 Nichola Boulton 21. ■■After a cracking final, R Kaye from Broad Oak beat S Hallas (Brockholes) 21-20 in the Marsh Liberal Ladies Open Day. It was a top event, with a strong competition played in the true spirit. Losing semifinalists were E Bell (New Mill) and D Neil (Bradley/Colne). M Martinho 11 C Wheelwright 21, P Hill 13 Barry Wright 21, J Fisher 16 S Nutton 21, A Clarkson 21 K Hanley 15, B Lockwood 14 Paul Haythornthwaite 21, D Hunt 21 R Sowerby 17, G Smith 17 J Delmonte 21, M Higgins 10 Peter Haythornthwaite 21, V Atherton 16 M Wragg 21, A Bentley 21 R Hartley 14. Peter Hill 21 R Auty 5, Stuart Pears 21 C Johnson 11, Tom Wiltshire 21 I Yeardley 15, Antony Brown 21 J Taylor 15, Duncan Swift 21 S Auty 20, Richard Jenkins 15 D Vickers 21, Gary Haddington 15 G Roys 21, Lawrence Riley 21 M Cartledge 9, Paul Buchan 21 R Chaffer 10, Jack Hill 21 R Craven 16. NETHERTON Con were delighted winners of the A&S Hirst Four-man Team competition.

Having qualified at Longwood Bowling Club, skipper Michael Sweeney led his team past Canalside and Slaithwaite to face Bradley & Colne in the final.

And they swept the board in the two singles and the doubles to take the silverware – sponsored by Broad Oak Bowling Club – with a 56-40 scoreline.

Sweeney and Wayne Dews won the singles in solid style, while father and son pairing Rob and Joe Wiltshire did what was necessary in the doubles.

“It’s massive for us as a club, because we have struggled a bit after losing some of our big star players,” said Sweeney.

“Winning this gives us something to shout about.”

Results: Netherton 55-46 Canalside, Slaithwaite 45-23 Moldgreen, Bradley & Colne B 29-48 Meltham, Crosland Moor 52-59 Bradley & Colne A.

Semi-finals: Netherton 49-42 Slaithwaite, Meltham 43-53 Bradley & Colne.

Final: Netherton 56-40 Bradley & ColneA - Michael Sweeney 21-14 Daniel Radcliffe, Wayne Dews 21-12 Matthew Richardson, Rob and Joe Wiltshire 14-14 Bailey Rice and Tom Gasson.

Gary Ashwell and Neil Slattery were thanked by the Huddersfield Bowling Association for helping with the measuring all day.

President Andrew Wadsworth explained: “Without people like them it would be nigh on impossible to run these things.”

P Armitage 10 M Heap 21, S Mitchell 21 D Murphy 15, T Norcliffe 21 Robert(Bob) Gilbert 19, W Eastwood 0 Mick Beaumont 21, D Matley 18 T Kennedy 21, H Clegg 15 Galvin Evans 21, T Berry 21 M Catherine 16, J Donnelly 3 C Hirst 21.

P Harrison 15 D Thornton 21, K Clarkson 9 N Lowe 21, S Dyson 8 F Turner 21, P Mawson 5 A Lambert 21, G Slack 7 Pat Cleary 21, A McCulloch 16 Kevin Brook 21, A Hodgson 1 Adrian Brier 21, T Boothroyd 10 A Whalley 21.

D Sykes 21 R Tandy 18, J Gough 16 E Whitehead 21, E Coates 21 Paul Collins 12, G Chadwick 21 J Heavens 15, T Rowley 15 J Folan 21, J Townend 21 P Brennan 9, G Wood 15 Denis Burnand 21, C Gough 21 M R Whitehead 9.

F Sheard 21 K Wood 19, M Waddington 11 P Swallow 21, D Berry 18 T Johnson 21, A Carratt 21 J Ainley 4, L Collier 6 A Green 21, J Portelli 21 J Booth 6, S Addy 21 L H Holmes 9, A Starkey 18 P Antich 21.

J Brown 13 John Malpas 21, G Collins 10 William Whitehead 21, P Goodison 8 David Griffiths 21, D Union 4 David Laycock 21, D Hartley 15 Robert Clayton 21, B Mitchell 4 David Whitehead 21, M Beaumont 13 Ronnie Appleyard 21, B Holmes 9 John Haikings 21.