Lockwood Con power along

this season with Almondbury BC A the latest winners by a 7-2 scoreline.

If the West’s home form is disintegrating then their away form is never going to be sufficient to stave off any fears of being involved in the developing relegation dogfight.

Currently they are one point ahead of the bottom two, who were last season’s promoted pairing of Thongsbridge A and Brockholes A.

Both lost again to Lindley Lib A and Cowcliffe respectively and both by the same 6-3 score.

In Section 2, Longwood continue to lead the way following their sixth consecutive win of the new season, but they have only a one-point lead over New Mill A with Rastrick a further four points behind them but with a game in hand.

This trio have opened up a 10-point gap between themselves and Crosland Moor in fourth place.

All four won again, three of them playing away from home.

Leaders Longwood won 7-2 at Lindley BC A, Crosland Moor 6-3 at Shepley with New Mill A and Rastrick both having eye-catching 8-1 wins.

Rastrick winning at Almondbury Lib and New Mill A over Meltham B to push their visitors down a place to fifth in the updated table.

Defeat for Shepley left them in bottom place albeit now level with Primrose Hill Lib A who lost 1-8 at Broad Oak A. ASHLEY Daykin won the Paul Sigsworth Trophy at Meltham BC.

The Yorkshire County stalwart defeated Mark Bramall 21-10 in the final sponsored by Michael Pogson. Mark Atkinson 21-7 Nathan Haigh, Ashley Daykin 21-13 Robert Hitchen, Mark Bramall 21-18 Graham Hickey, Jack Dyson 21-19 Kieran O’Prey. Atkinson 17-21 Daykin, Bramall 21-17 Dyson. Daykin 21-10 Bramall. Sunday marks qualifying for the Jack Burgin Trophy. It’s a 2pm start and scratch with four qualifiers per green. Draw to be done at the green on the day of qualifying. The final is at Lockwood Con on Sunday, May 27.

M Fisher (4) Lockwood Con, C Noble (5) Primrose Hill, J Fernyhough (4) Crosland Moor, J Hodgson (3) Moldgreen, P Longbottom (5) Crosland Moor, K Wenzel (4) Crosland Moor, N Hartley (5) Paddock I&C, G Stocks (6) Lockwood Con, P Butterfield (3) Kirkheaton Con, P Thornton (4) Lockwood Con, J Allen (4) Lindley BC.

J Conneely (5) Lockwood Con, P Conneely (5) Lockwood Con, J Hulley (4) Milnsbridge BC, T Fowler (4) Crosland Moor, S Lunn (3) Waterloo, C Wadsworth (4) Shepley, M J Sykes (3) Longwood, D Farrier (6) Lockwood Con, B Tinker (3) Longwood, G Woodruff (4) Linthwaite C&B, I Crawford (3) Longwood.

S Price (4) Crosland Moor, C Conneely (6) Lockwood Con, D Shaw (3) Broad Oak, F Turton (4) Lindley BC, M Shackleton (4) Waterloo, L Turton (4) Lindley BC, G Foulkes (3) Kirkheaton Con, S Smart (4) Waterloo, R Beaumont (3) Broad Oak, T Atkinson (5) Moldgreen, D Slattery (4) Lockwood Con.

G Turton (4) Lindley BC, A Crawley (3) Moldgreen, B Dyson (4) Lockwood Con, P Cooney (3) Lindley Lib, C Coldwell (3) Moldgreen, R Walsh (4) Lockwood Con, T Boothroyd (3) Crosland Moor, D Allen (4) Lindley BC, K Beaumont (3) Lockwood Con, C Ball (5) Lockwood Con, J Gant (3) Kirkheaton Con.

It was the last 16 in the Sub-Team KO and only in one of the eight ties was the handicap the deciding factor.

The 10-point advantage for Denby Dale saw them edge out Ravensknowle Park A by 160-157.

There was a notable win for Section 4’s bottom placed team Netherton Con B, who beat Section 3 highfliers and previously unbeaten Lindley Lib B by 156-142.

The bottom two teams in Section 3 went head-to-head and Almondbury BC B were 155-129 winners over Springwood.

Results:

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

Kirkheaton C&BC A 7 Skel Windmill 2, New Mill A 8 Meltham B 1, Almondbury Lib 1 Rastrick 8, Shepley 3 Crosland Moor 6, Broad Oak A 8 Primrose Hill Lib A 1, Lindley BC A 2 Longwood 7.

Denby Dale 160 Ravensknowle Park A 157, Lindley Lib B 142 Netherton Con B 156, Meltham C 139 Outlane 168, Brockholes B 161 Kirkheaton C&BC B 151, Huddersfield RUBC 143 Slaithwaite 167, Almondbury BC B 155 Springwood 129, Thongsbridge B 152 Lindley BC B 141, Holmfirth A 169 Milnsbridge B 124.

Marsden Park 110 Springwood 113, Clayton West 98 Netherton Con B 109, Skel Windmill 102 Marsh United B 111, Longwood 101 Primrose Hill Lib A 85, New Mill A 88 Brockholes A 93, Ravensknowle Park B 93 Canalside 100, Almondbury Lib 85 Almondbury BC A 103, David Brown Sports 96 Thongsbridge A 108, Greenhead Park 77 Cowcliffe 109, Meltham A 105 Primrose Hill Lib B 81, Lowerhouses 117 Bradley & Colne 105, Meltham B 80 Milnsbridge A 101, Meltham C 87 Lockwood Con B 118, Lindley Lib B 125 Ravensknowle Park A 77, Lockwood Con A 105 Paddock I&C 66, Milnsbridge B 96 Brockholes B 122, Slaithwaite 98 Outlane 111, New Mill B 88 Waterloo 106, Huddersfield RUBC 89 Lindley BC A 112, Golcar Lib B 116 Thongsbridge B 111, Golcar Lib A 109 Holmfirth B 75, Kirkheaton C&BC A 113 Almondbury BC B 72, Kirkheaton C&BC B 91 Crosland Moor 100, Holmfirth A 114 Thorpe Green 111.

Skel Windmill A 5 Netherton Con 2, Paddock I&C 7 Brockholes A 0, Clayton West 5 Thongsbridge B 2, Golcar Lib 6 Farnley Tyas 1, Milnsbridge BC 4 Crosland Moor 3, Almondbury Lib 6 Shepley A 1.

Hemplow 6 Skel Windmill B 1, Brockholes B 6 Golcar C&BC 1, Primrose Hill Lib 3 Lindley Lib 4, Thongsbridge A 5 Holmfirth 2, Marsh Lib 3 Oakfield T&BC 4.