Home whitewash as Vets clinch big win

HUDDERSFIELD produced a fantastic 48-8 win against bottom club Castleford in the Yorkshire Veterans Inter-district League.

Sponsored by Bluebird Care Kirklees, the Vets won 20-8 in the away match at Rothwell and followed up with a home whitewash, 28-0 at Milnsbridge BC.

The next match is against Bradford on Friday, June 30, when the home venue is again Milnsbridge BC.

The Huddersfield Veterans Association thanked Milnsbridge BC for providing an excellent green (prepared by their greenkeeper John Davies).

Officials of the club were thanked, and the ladies who provided a splendid table of light refreshments, for which all players and spectators expressed their appreciation.

Derek Hewitt 21 K Griffiths 14, Donald Booth 16 B Clark 21, Roger Stopford 21 A Wood 9, Harold Hick 15 B Riding 21, Frank Griffin 21 T Booth 20, Viv Smith 21 D White 10, Malcolm Gilbert 21 D Dobson 19, Dave Pollard 21 I Lewis 18. Manager Tony Emerson. Won 20-8.

Frank Greenwood 21 M Hermann 8, Peter Kain 21 J Lynch 10, Alan Bamforth 21 B Gore 2, Ron Manning 21 P Kendal 9, Roy Sutton 21 A Box 12, Barry Gibson 21 T Hawkins 16, John Hoyle 21 H Bolton 10, Eddie Haigh 21 P Holleran 13. Manager David Armitage. Referee Keith Womersley. Won 28-0. ■■Huddersfield Veterans stage the second round of the Team Knockout on Thursday, June 29.

It’s a 1.30 start, bowling down to the last eight.

Draw and venues: Lindley Lib A Scr v Golcar Lib A 5 at Almondbury Lib; Lockwood Con Scr v Lindley BC A 10 at Lowerhouses; Marsh United A Scr v Milnsbridge A Scr at Holmfirth; Brockholes A 10 v Hemplow 15 at Dalton; Netherton Con A 5 v Meltham A Scr at Hudds RUFC; Broad Oak A 15 v Clayton West Scr at New Mill; Springwood 20 v Almondbury BC A 5 at Denby Dale; New Mill A 20 v Linthwaite Hall 15 at Almondbury BC. ■■Huddersfield Veterans stage the preliminary round of the LD Trophy at Thorpe Green on Friday, June 30.

The venue is Thorpe green (1.30 start), bowling one game to go through to the next round, which is on Tuesday August 8.

Preliminary round: M Forster Lindley BC 7 v P Hunter Lowerhouses 5, D Green Lockwood Con 5 v C Rawcliffe Brockholes 5, D Union Outlane 7 v J Portelli Meltham 6, K Atkinson Lindley Lib 5 v C Perry Marsden Park 6, S Addy Meltham 6 v J Hunsley Longwood 7, M Ralph Springwood 5 v A Lawton Meltham 5, M Crines Primrose Hill 5 v W Blackburn Lindley BC 5, P Peel Marsden Park 6 v R Brook Lowerhouses 6, F Sykes Paddock I&C 5 v P Hirst Lowerhouses 6, A Starkey Meltham 6 v F Barraclough Marsh Utd 5, G Thomas Lowerhouses 7 v G Sykes Farnley Tyas 7.

Byes to next round: R Sands Marsden Park 6, D Sykes Marsden Park 5, C Ball Lockwood Con 5, B Cook Marsden Park 5, F Sheard Meltham 6. Tom Jennnings of sponsors Broad Oak Bowling Club shows the A&S Hirst Trophy to competing teams at the final. Winning Netherton captain Michael Sweeney is third from left (orange shirt) Picture by Dave Howarth ■■It’s renaissance time for Milnsbridge BC in the Veterans League as they turn back the clock to the early years of the decade when they lifted the Section 1 title in five consecutive seasons, writes JEFF JACKLIN.

They have conceded that title for the last three years to Lockwood Con but now sit proudly seven points clear approaching the half-way mark of the season.

In their latest challenge they saw off second-placed Clayton West 6-3.

Behind them, Clayton West hung on to second place and lead a trail of six contenders separated by six points.

That pack contains champions Lockwood Con, 8-1 winners over Lindley Lib A, who seem to be finding some sort of form after a stuttering start.

Elland followed up their big win over the leaders with an impressive 7-2 away win at Almondbury BC A.

A surprise 7-2 home defeat for Netherton Con A by lowly Rastrick saw them drop three places to sixth.

Cowcliffe lost 8-1 at Waterloo A while fellow strugglers Shepley recorded their second win of the season, 7-2 over Golcar Lib to lessen the gap to just one point at the foot of the table.

The Section 2 week started with three teams level on 54 points at the top of the table.

Two of those teams played each other and a 7-2 home win for Thonsgbridge still wasn’t enough to send them clear at the top, but it did drop Broad Oak to fourth place.

An 8-1 home win over Meltham B for Crosland Moor sent them clear at the top.

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

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

Paddock I&C 5 Slaithwaite 4, Almondbury Lib 7 Brockholes B 2, Bradley & Colne 6 Milnsbridge B 3, New Mill A 6 Waterloo B 3, Ravensknowle Park A 7 Springwood 2, Lindley Lib B 3 Holmfirth A 6.

Golcar Lib B 9 Marsh United B 0, Lindley BC B 3 Almondbury BC B 6, Marsden Park 7 Thongsbridge B 2, Meltham C 8 David Brown Sports 1, Broad Oak B 4 Netherton Con B 5, Huddersfield RUFC 8 Skel Windmill B 1. 3

Denby Dale 6 Kirkheaton C&BC B 3, Dalton 7 New Mill B 2, Elland C&BC B 6 Greenhead Park 3, Outlane 6 Lowerhouses 3, Holmfirth B 1 Canalside B 8, Primrose Hill Lib B 7 Ravensknowle Park B 2.

Brockholes A 5 Shepley A 2, Clayton West 4 Farnley Tyas 3, Lockwood Con 7 Paddock I&C 0, Longwood 7 Primrose Hill Lib 0, Oakfield T&BC 5 Milnsbridge BC 2, Thongsbridge B 5 Almondbury Lib 2.

Golcar Lib 6 Greenhead Park 1, Hemplow 1 Skel Windmill 6, Lindley BC 6 Thongsbridge A 1, Netherton Con 6 Holmfirth 1, Shepley B 2 Meltham 5, Lindley Lib 1 Crosland Moor 6, Meltham 1 Netherton Con 6, Golcar Lib 3 Skel Windmill 4.

Clayton West 105-82 Kirkheaton Con, Almondbury Lib 119-98 Meltham C, Golcar Lib A 76-91 Marsh United A, Linthwaite Hall 94-102 Brockholes A, Skel Windmill A 73-104 Meltham A, New Mill A 111-88 Broad Oak A, Almondbury BC A 109-102 Outlane, Waterloo A 72-98 Bradley & Colne, Crosland Moor 102-98 Marsh United B, Kirkheaton C&BC B 36-125 Slaithwaite, Primrose Hill Lib B 106-104 Meltham B, Kirkheaton C&BC A 109-105 Brockholes B, Canalside A 71-105 Lockwood Con, Netherton Con A 109-32 Denby Dale, Dalton 91-109 Primrose Hill Lib A, Thongsbridge B 104-97 Springwood.