Union defeat ahead

Crosland Moor A v Lindley Lib A at Rastrick, Netherton Con A v Kirkheaton Con A at Farnsley Tyas, Lower Hopton A v Meltham A at Cowcliffe Lib, Lower Hopton B v Canalside Sp A at Golcar Lib, Thongsbridge A v Lockwood Con A at Brockholes.

Brockholes A v Cowcliffe Lib A at Milnsbridge BC, Slaithwaite A v Cleckheaton Sp A at Kirkheaton Cricket, Clayton West v Mondgreen Con A at Shepley, Broad Oak A v Waterloo A at Linthwaite Cricket, Longwood A v Marsh U A at Bradley/Colne.

Almondbury Lib A v Golcar Lib A at Meltham No2, Linthwaite Cricket A v Milnsbridge BC A at Milnsbridge Lib, Crosland Moor B v Hemplow A at Lowerhouses, Thongsbridge B v Lockwood Con B at Moldgreen Con, Shepley A v Linthwaite Hall A at Paddock I&C.

Farnley Tyas v Almondbury BC A at Almondbury Lib, Kirkhaton Con B v Meltham B at Lindley Lib, Moldgreen Con B v Lindley BC A at Netherton Con, Netherton Con B v Rastrick at Dalton Cricket. Free: Milnsbridge Lib A.

Golcar Lib B v Hemplow B at Slaithwaite Cricket, Kirkheaton Cricket v Bradley/Colne at Thorpe Green, Primrose Hill Lib v Lockwood Con C at Thongsbridge, Almondbury Lib B v Lndley Lib B at Springwood. Free: Paddock I&C A.

Grange Moor v Longwood B at Marsh U, Marsh U B v Broad Oak B at Elland No1, Elland v Thorpe Green at Linthwaite Hall, Springwood BC v Lowerhouses at Clayton West. Free: Cowcliffe Lib B.

Paddock Cricket v Hudds RUFC at Grange Moor, Slaithwaite B v Canalside B at Meltham No1, Almondbury BC B v Waterloo B at Lockwood Con, Penistone v Lindley BC B at Broad Oak, Kirkheaton Con C v Skel Windmill at Holmfirth, Skel Cental v Outlane A at Crosland Moor.

Milnsbridge BC B v Crosland Moor C at Huddersfield RUFC, Netherton Con C v Brockholes B at Penistone, Thongsbridge C v Linthwaite Hall B at Cleckheaton Sp, Shepley BC B v Cleckheaton Sp B at Elland WMC, Holmfirth v Marsden at Longwood. Free: Marsden and Holmfirth.

Dalton Cricket v Golcar Lib C at Skel Windmill, Meltham C v Longwood C at Lindley BC, Paddock I&C B v Elland WMC at Primrose Hill Lib, Outlane B v Broad Oak C at Almondbury BC, Hemplow C v Lower Hopton C at Canalside Front. HUDDERSFIELD prospect Charlotte Heath helped England win the annual Under 16 Girls’ International against Switzerland.

She was in the team which recorded an impressive 5-1 result at Pannal, near Harrogate.

The team of Heath, Thalia Kirby, Caitlin Whitehead and Daisy Kennedy won high praise from England Girls’ squad coach, Mark Day. “They were brilliant,” he said. “The Swiss girls were really strong in the morning and were quickly up in the foursomes, but our girls were confident, played really well, managed themselves well and stayed patient.

“They played really solid golf which was very impressive – and a credit to the regional squad programme.”

All four girls are in England Golf THE Halifax-Huddersfield Union team are getting ready to face champions Sheffield at West End after slipping to their heaviest defeat of the season against Teesside.

Despite winning the foursomes 7-5 against a team who hadn’t been beaten this season in that format, Halifax-Huddersfield went down 22-14 overall.

The Union are now fourth, but they can finish third if they can achieve what no other team has done this season – beat Sheffield.

Manager Frank Greaves was called into action after the withdrawal of matchplay champion Chris Lander and helped Tom Calvert record a win, being 1up after nine when their opponents had to retire (so Greaves was excused from the afternoon singles).

This was after Tom Hunt and Josh Morton had won 3&1 and Matthew Colcombe and Dan Hartley had been beaten 5&4.

In the fourth match Graham McLean and Josh McAspurn were in a good battle against Jack Trewitt and Thomas Harbord (both plus one).

“The best we’ve played against” commented Macca after they had lost the 16th, halved 17 and then won with a par on the last to halve the match.

“The 16th was the only hole