Dyson wins Classic and Champion slot

JACK DYSON won the Rastrick Classic final to become the first player to be dual champion at the event.

Whoever won the final would achieve that honour because Dyson, who won in 2014, was up against Simon Coupe, who took the title in 2015.

After a steady start by both players, Dyson took control and after a brief fightback by Coupe went on to win in style.

Along with the winners prize of £1,000, Dyson also qualified for the Champion of Champions at the Waterloo Hotel in Blackpool this Saturday, where he plays Graeme Wilson who, coincidentally, was the beaten finalist at Rastrick when Dyson won in 2014!

Dyson thanked Clive Wilkinson of Marston’s brewery (main sponsor) and Neil Broadbent (Competition Organiser).

Graeme Wilson (Lower Hopton) 21-7 Gareth Lally (Crossgates), Chris Mordue (Pudsey) 21-20 Neil Grant (Sale XL), David Gwilliam (Glossop) 5-21 Simon Coupe (Preston), Mark Hughes (Crossgates)21-7 Stuart King (ASA Briggs), Jack Dyson (Thongsbridge) 21-16 Wayne Ditchfield (Chorley), John Kennish (IOM)15-21 Gary Ellis (Whitefield), Steven Gilroy (Crossgates)21-18 Chris Kelly (Thongsbridge), Jack Hargreaves (Hyde) 21-12 Aaron Harrison (Burnley). Lindley BC Ladies and Gents Competition. Ken Ellis won the Rose Bowl by beating Dave Allen 15-14, while Sue Scott won the Silver Salver when she beat Sheila Thorp 15-13. From left: Dave Allen, Ken Ellis, Sue Scott, Sheila Thorp ■■Roger Crowther scored a 21-17 win over Michael Heap of Wigan in the Co-op Funeralcare Waterloo Men’s Handicap, before falling at the next stage 21-10 to Ryan Clark of Sheffield. Stuart King and GI Wilson both lost. ■■Denby Dale BC Open Ladies Pairs will be held on Sunday.

It’s a 9.30am start with four jacks on.

N Farrar/K Hill v L Chadwick/J Todd, L France/B Normanton v E Bell/L Wood, J Kendal/H Wilson v U Noel/J Jimenez, K Fox/L Fox v P Hodgson/Partner, M Wilson/K Taylor v A Ainley/J Hamilton, B Lockwood/ H Mullarkey v J Cain/C Proctor, J Slater/C Kershaw v C Scaramuza/E Long, R Barber/T McDermott v K Holland/J Naylor, I Burgin/H Easingwood v M Wrigley/J Wilkinson, J Wood/S Betts v J Graham/W Edgar, M Nicholson/K Gant v J Barlow/S Cooke, P Barr/J Bray v A Kendal/A Heal, A Whitworth/L Wetherhill v S Hallas/ S Westgarth, L Bardon/M Berry v A Shaw/L Davis, J Wadsworth/M Brennan v S Proctor/C Collier, H Harris/C Hawke v C Dempsey/B Walsh. on Saturday. ■■The final of the Ladies Afternoon Drawn Doubles will be at Crosland Moor on Wednesday, Sept 27 (2pm).

Finalists are Karen Stott (Lindley BC) and Sue Bentley (Paddock CBC) against Elaine Bell (New Mill) and Ann Smith (Meltham). ■■The Autumn Handicap final is being played at Almondbury Liberal Club on Sunday.

This is now a one-day competition starting at 10am.

Bar and food available. ■■The President’s Cup will now be at Kirkheaton Con, again all on one day, October 1 (10am start and scratch).

The event is generously sponsored by Total Food Service Solutions.

Entries to Andrew Wadsworth (preferably in bulk through club reps). SHEPLEY A won the Dearne & Don Ernest Daniel Plate and Millhouse the John Barlow Trophy at Kirkheaton Cricket and Bowling Club.

They are both four-pairs team handicap knockout events and are traditionally played on the same day, with the Plate first, followed by the Trophy.

Shepley had to play their B team and it was close for the initial part of the game, before running out convincing winners against Stocksbridge Friendship.

One of their pairs stormed to a 21-3 win and, with their 10-point handicap start, this sealed the win.

Shepley went on to win three out of the four pairs matches.

Millhouse Sports won the John Barlow Trophy, beating Stocksbridge BC 90-45.

Millhouse had a 10-point deficit to make up but after 21-2 and 21-4 wins, the match was all-but won.

A further 21-10 win followed and, soon after, the final match was conceded.

In the semi-finals, Millhouse beat Thongsbridge A.

Millhouse had 10 start and after the first two matches, the gap remained at 10.

Millhouse were edging the final two matches until the point was reached where Thongsbridge could no longer catch up and the match was conceded.

In an all-South Yorkshire affair, Stocksbridge BC beat Penistone A in the other semi-final. Friendship (0) 69 Clayton West A (0) 50; Shepley B (20) 59 Shepley A (10) 94. Friendship (0) 52 Shepley A (10) 87. Stocksbridge BC (20) 85 Penistone A (0) 68; Millhouse Sports (10) 77 Thongsbridge A (0) 53. Stocksbridge BC (20) 45 Millhouse Sports (10) 90.