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THE Colne Valley Federation team are up and running in their pursuit of the Division 1 title as they opened their 2018 campaign with a 19-13 victory against old rivals Wallasey.

Crosland Moor played host to the Valley’s home team as they registered nine winners, including an impressive plus-73 aggregate victory.

Stand-out performances came from Jack Dyson (Thongsbridge) with a 21-12 success in a high quality game with Les Henderson, and Danny Teale (Kirkheaton Con) who delivered a man-of-the-match display in his 21-9 success against Wallasey’s Colin Saville.

The away team, meanwhile, stuck well to their task at a tricky Higher Tranmere green as they registered four winners and limited the home team to just 24 chalks on the aggregate.

Notable performances came from Liam Fallas in a 21-17 win against James Fitzpatrick and the evergreen Andy Cairns, who registered a sweep winning 21-7 win over John Devlin.

Next up for the Colne Valley are close rivals Barnsley in what is sure to be a keenly-fought contest.

Jack Dyson 21-12 L Henderson, Wayne Moseley 21-13 J Bunting, Richard Walker 15-21 I Sherbrooke, Steven Haigh 21-6 G Lynch, Andrew Wadsworth 12-21 O Doyle, Richard Mozley 21-15 O Turner, Danny Beeby 21-8 B Leonard, Nathan Haigh 21-14 M Nelson, Mick Higgins 20-21 E Potter, Danny Teale 21-9 C Saville, James Martin 21-16 N Sherbrooke, Mark Atkinson 21-7 M Daugherty. Result - 236-163 (+73).

Andy Cairns 21-7 J Devlin, John Greenhalgh 8-21 P Lee, Gary Siswick 16-21 C Barton, Liam Fallas 21-17 J Fitzpatrick, Michael Martin 16-21 D Gilmore, Michael Sweeney 21-14 P Saville, Matt Hollingworth 17-21 M Andrews, Danny Kilburn 12-21 R Fitzpatrick, Ray Whitwam 18-21 R Lynch, Matt Richardson 18-21 A Thompson, Josh Brown 21-14 J Lloyd, Terry Brook 7-21 M Gilmore. Result - 196-220 (-24). SATURDAY’S Yorkshire Merit qualifying has a 2pm start and scratch.

Two qualifiers per green will go to the final at Cleckheaton Sports on Monday, May 28 (11.00).

Draw to be done at the green on the day.

G Smith (Moldgreen), A Daykin (Thongsbridge), R Whitwam (Crosland Moor), I Briggs (Longwood), C Allert (Almondbury Lib), L Fallas (Crosland Moor), R Mudd (Waterloo), M Hill (Waterloo), J Dyson (Thongsbridge), N Slattery (Almondbury Lib), J Martin (Almondbury Lib), R Chomiak (Crosland Moor), M Armitage (Linthwaite C&B), F Griffin (Waterloo), R Crowther (Longwood), J McMahon (Crosland Moor).

A Wike (Moldgreen), C Gant (Thongsbridge), M Sweeney (Crosland Moor), P Wike (Moldgreen), K O’Prey (Crosland Moor), B Shaw (Crosland Moor), K Lunn (Waterloo), J Greenhalgh (Crosland Moor), M Bramall (Thongsbridge), M Atkinson (Crosland Moor), P Ingleby (Lower Hopton), J Brown (Kirkheaton Con), B Tinker (Longwood), T Brook (Crosland Moor), G Sigsworth (Moldgreen), A Douglas (Almondbury Lib).

A Wadsworth (Almondbury Lib), L Mosley (Milnsbridge BC), N Haigh (Meltham), I Haigh (Meltham), D Kilburn (Kirkheaton Con), W Moseley

Denis Hartley 21 A Palmer 12, B Tinker 16 N Dyson 21, A Crowther 21 Ken Jackson 18, J Ollerenshaw 14 Gareth Metcalf 21, I Gledhill 21 G Fellows 3, T Walker 21 R Slatford 18, P Read 13 M Mozley 21, R Crowther 21 P G Illingworth 10, Geoff Price 21 Michael Pollard 15, David Hartley 21 T Graham 17, I Crawford 3 Paul Metcalf 21, G Howe 21 E Phillips 19.

T Poulter 14 A Harper 21, M J Peace 21 D James 14, P R Green 21 Brian Swift 12, R Dalby 21 B Hinchliffe 4, D M Richardson 21 K Yeardley 15, E Haigh 21 J D Taylor 20, A Goodyear 10 A Carter 21, J Stokes 21 M S Wilde 8, D Brookes 21 T Sykes 19, G M Richardson 21 K Roys 6, S Greaves 20 S M Skwarek 21, J Lindley 13 D Hamilton 21.

Graham Radcliffe 10 Peter Cliffe 21, D Pollard 3 Ray Whitwam 21, P Conneely 18 Mick Wenzel 21, M Crowther 3 Sean Price 21, M J Brierley 21 Richard Chomiak 10, M Stead 19 Reg Dearlove 21, S Halsall 21 Glenn O’Sullivan 20, G V Dyson 18 Ken Wenzel 21, C Hufton 11 Jordan Fernyhough 21, S Cameron 21 Tom Fowler 5, A Oldfield 10 Phil Longbottom 21, D Hewitt 21 Neil Fowler 7.

Ashley Battye 21 R Mudd 12, Gary Ashwell 21 K J Lunn 16, Alan Battye 11 Marcus Hill 21, A S Broughton 9 S Hellawell 21, S Maude 18 I Lunn 21, G Martin 18 Roger Lunn 21, C McGowan 18 F Griffin 21, Jamie Shaw 16 P A Hartley 21, P McWilliam 21 R Jackson 13, A Harrison 21 D Lunn 16, C Pulcella 14 S Lunn 21, R Battye 21 J Mitchell 13. (Crosland Moor), C Taylor (Broad Oak), J Hodgson (Moldgreen), G Siswick (Crosland Moor), T Butterfield (Kirkheaton Con), J Metcalfe (Kirkheaton Con), D Beeby (Almondbury Lib), S Haigh (Meltham), G Foulkes (Kirkheaton Con), M Martin (Almondbury Lib), R Craven (Skelmanthorpe Central). ■■Marsh Liberal Club have their Ladies Open Day competition on July 1.

It’s a 10am start and entry is £3 for players in Section C and down. Food available all day

From the 17th to the 21st of September, it’s the Ladies Open Pairs.

Drawn on the night, eight pairs down to two every evening. The final is on the Friday.

It’s £6 per pair for players Section C and down. Hot food available.

Call Julie on 07503 175713. Shore 18 John Dyson 21, A Read 14 Andy Robinson 21, B Dyson 20 Stuart Johnson 21, D Duck 8 Tony Quinn 21, D Cooling 15 Greg Hutchinson 21, P Thornton 21 Andy Walker 17.

D MonaghanJones 12 Aidy Brown 21, C J Wadsworth 21 L Morgan 13, C Newsome 16 G Armitage 21, Russell Gilbert 21 N Hirst 13, G Clegg 14 Alec I Brown 21, S Hoyle 21 Darren Hinchcliffe 20, S Pears 21 R Beal 11, J A Kaye 15 S Curran 21, R Oldham 6 P Morgan 21, N Raper 17 P Rollins 21, P Van Leeuwen 21 S Jessop 9, M Gilbert 19 K Morris 21.

K Bamforth 15 Graham Hirst 21, A Singleton 13 John Lockwood 21, D Shaw 19 David Griffiths 21, D J Thornton 15 John Leach 21, B Hanson 5 Ian Smith 21, R Singleton 13 Martin Murphy 21, S Given 21 Aiden Fox 18, A Cross 21 Tom Hirst 14, Rob Snr Spencer 21 Martin Fox 10, R Whitehead 21 Darren Hickey 19, P Haigh 15 David Laycock 21, A Bamforth 21 Wayne Hirst 20. G Baxter 12 K Brown 21, C Landon 21 P Holmes 20, P Cook 21 N Whittaker 8, M Robinson 21 P Dickinson 15, M Moran 21 J Reynolds 17, P Twist 7 C McSweeney 21, M Woodruff 21 J Price 7, T Balderson 21 G Siemecki 13, G Woodruff 21 R Singleton 16, D Woodruff 21 Shaun Irving 12, A Rose 21 Steve Irving 12, Mick Armitage 21 G Howarth 3.

B Nicholl 21 R Humpleby 19, K C Atkinson 9 K Holroyd 21, R Greenwood 21 P Pendleton 16, M Temple 21 Harry Redman 11, A Robertshaw 21 J Bull 11, E Grant 21 D Swales 5, G Kersley 21 B Smith 20, D Balmforth 21 M Lakey 3, R Berrett 14 M Carter 21, S Lowther 21 K Richards 8, James Balmforth 21 G Normanton 13, Stuart Rodd 21 R Laycock 13.

W Neill 21 R Ellis 16, C Wood 21 Jeff Smith 19, C Sykes 14 Alan Chapman 21, G Beevers 21 B Walsh 19, M Starkey 10 L Fitzgerald 21, A Pearce 9 D Nicholson 21, A Smith 10 Peter J Swinden 21, D Catherine 15 S Addy 21, D Allan 10 L Collier 21, Kieran Ormsby 21 D Shaw 18, M Neill 21 Adrian J Chapman 12, M Carter 21 C Gibson 17. R Brook 17 C Wood 21, Adam Whitwam 21 P Kowalski 2, Rob Gatenby 21 A Wilson 14, A Deal 21 P Daw 14, Derek Gibson 21 Stephen Hall 9, S A Whitwam 9 S Metcalfe 21, C Brook 13 A Cooper 21, K Sykes 21 M Surman 15, P Hirst 15 G Sewell 21, Rick Gatenby 11 P Wike 21, P Hunter 21 Chris Coldwell 13, R Edwards 21 Colin Quarmby 9. EARLY league tables in the Ballcraft Engravers Huddersfield Bowling League show champions Thongsbridge BC neck and neck at the top of the Subscription Cup standings with Crosland Moor BC.

Could this be the year when Thongsbridge’s colours are lowered a little on the mast?

More could become clear when the two have their first scheduled meeting on the Lower Hopton WMC green on June 9.

By coincidence, these two finalists in the Yorkshire Cup last season also meet in the second round on June 2 at Springwood BC.

Elsewhere, Meltham BC appear to be making the necessary effort to get back to the top flight at the first attempt, and are the only unbeaten team in the Drayton Cup.

Golcar Lib and Linthwaite Hall lead the Littlewood Cup, but with Cleckheaton Sports and Lindley BC both hot on their Colne Valley heels with a game in hand.

Elland CA&BC and Linthwaite C&BC share the Bamforth Cup lead but Meltham BC B and Paddock I&C are chasing strongly, the latter with a game in hand.

The Ingham Cup looks to be really competitive with any number of teams possibly involved, while Slaithwaite C&BC B have made a strong start in the Beaumont Cup – but with Kirkheaton C&BC and Grange Moor BC chasing hard for the one promotion place in that Cup.

The Binns and Taylor Cups are only just into their seasons and it’s too early to draw any clear conclusions, but Waterloo BC B have made a cracking start in the Binns, while three or four clubs are looking interested in the Taylor.

N Priestley 11 C Fleetwood 21, M Bray 21 S Goddard 7, B Cadwell 16 S Teale 21, M Pejica 21 K Stringer 11, Geoff Dyson 10 J K Rawlins 21, J Chadwick 2 J Helliwell 21, L Hayden 21 J Waddington 17, Sean Hoare 9 I McKenzie 21, J Nolan 21 M Whitehead 9, M Ward 7 S Shaw 21, R Smith 0 E Wareing 21, S Best 6 B Holt 21.

P Mitchell 21 J D Kaye 14, T Mitchell 21 D Johnson 13, M Hartley 21 A Forrest 6, R Hartley 21 A Wortley 10, N Hartley 13 R Saunders 21, G McQueen 21 P Powell 16, A Cockshaw 14 P D Smith 21, N Nunn 18 P Cooney 21, S Hudson 21 M Holt 20, I Swallow 15 B Morgan 21, S Lightfoot 21 F Kennedy 15, B Livesey 18 S Wood 21.

R Doody 21 Bryan Peaker 9, G Stockton 21 *WalkOver* 0, C Boothroyd 11 J Horvath 21, C Seedhouse 21 John Wilkinson 16, A Padgett 21 K Shaw 12, Scott Singleton 14 W Shaw 21, Mick Haigh 21 D Cooke 5, R Dundon 21 T Broadbent 19, A Farrington 12 David Bandey 21, C Dyson 19 Ian Wrigley 21, J D Ramsden 21 Keith Wallace 20.

DR Iredale 21 A Hawkins 11, Eddie Gray 20 A Hobson 21, D R Bentley 11 C Hanley 21, J Beacock 17 G Morris 21, Orvil Smith 8 Stephen Kelly 21, D Birkby 11 A J Nicholson 21, E H Siswick 14 J Proctor 21, Ian Smith 13 S McAvinue 21, M Utting 21 Br Maxwell 5, T Proctor 9 David McClean 21, W Garside 2 D Wadsworth 21, Ronald Wasp 21 C J Hemingway 14.

Paul Leonard 18 R Normington 21, A Wilkinson 11 M Rushworth 21, Gerald Edmonds 12 K L Kaye 21, Hubert Clegg 13 R Oldfield 21, John B Walker 10 A Wrigley 21, Lloyd Armitage 14 G Keyworth 21, K Hopper 19 D Rowan 21, Noel Guinan 21 T Boswell 6, Stuart A Wood 21 B Littlewood 18, Neil Kewley 16 M Coulman 21, David Phillips 16 K Wilson 21, Andrew Beardsall 21 S Fowler 13.

D Moore 21 Malcolm Dibb 5, S Burtop 18 Chris Harte 21, A Coldwell 10 Wayne Hudson 21, J McPhillips 8 Barry Hawksworth 21, J Wise 13 Phillip Binns 21, K J Boustead 21 Adrian Lambert 3, Dave Thornton 6 Clive Harte 21, S R Tattersall 21 Alan Whalley 8, J R Tattersall 21 Melvyn Dunne 13, P Garforth 21 Nick Lowe 20, I Fretwell 21 Pat Cleary 15, A J Tattersall 21 Mark Bell 1.

T Bolton 15 R Cox 21, G Murphy 12 J Haley 21, R Allen 14 C Ball 21, N Bennett 21 P Bodsworth 10, P Sweeney 21 D Farrier 9, G W Rothery 14 T Howden 21, C J Hirst 21 G Clarke 15, J Ainley 4 C Walker 21, A Farrand 21 S Allen 15, A Leonard 18 P Conneely 21, K Walsh 14 C Conneely 21, A Brook 21 G Smith 13.

R Newnham 21 G Chadwick 12, C Hampshaw 20 W Pell 21, J Gatenby 21 N Byrne 9, J Mellor 6 F Barraclough 21, J Lee 21 B Bogunovic 5, M Ralph 20 N Hinchliffe 21, D Turner 10 B Hamilton 21, J D Hoyle 21 D Bottomley 11, D Cooper 19 L Richardson 21, Bob Armitage 19 C North 21, C Newnham 6 C Fisher 21, M Brammah 21 B Dolman 19.

B Milnes 18 Hall David 21, M H Haynes 21 A Thorpe 11, C Armitage 18 R Gartside 21, T Finan 8 R Bradshaw 21, M Berry 13 N West 21, John Lees 3 C Sykes 21, A Johnson 5 R Lodge 21, Keith Mountain 12 J Senior 21, M Armitage 21 G Shaw 19, T Berry 14 L Trickett 21.

M Massey 10 Jeff Jacklin 21, D Thorp 19 J M King 21, R Porter 17 David Wright 21, N Beaumont 21 I Jowitt 20, D Leathwood 10 M Walker 21, T Wheat 12 Gordon Walker 21, T Blackburn 4 G Shaw 21, A Henderson 13 A L Messenger 21, V Hanlon 15 D Hunter 21, M Forster 7 H Messenger 21.

D Hartley 12 Allan Dobson 21, R Sowerby 21 Leonard Firth 20, Barry Wright 21 Martin Eastwood 16, R Hartley 21 Jack Broadhead 15, J Delmonte 14 Edward Hine 21, Paul Haythornthwaite 21 Brian Hallas 16, M Wragg 16 Trevor Witney 21, A Tanner 18 Nick Rothery 21, R Sharpe 16 Mark Berry 21, Peter Haythornthwaite 21 Alan Stephenson 15.

A Clarkson 20 T Crowther 21, D Hunt 10 B P Dyson 21, M Martinho 17 J Hunsley 21, J Hutchinson 21 P Brennan 10, L Dobson 19 M Willans 21, G Roys 21 L Dyson 7, J Fisher 10 S A Crone 21, Ian Yeardley 21 Steve Nutton 17, P Hill 21 M R Whitehead 10, G Smith 10 Roy Whitehead 21.

I Battye 20 R Auty 21, G Alsop 21 C Johnson 20, J Sykes 21 J Taylor 13, I Allott 21 R Chaffer 17, R Smith 21 C Beaumont 15, Ben Hirst 15 Andrew Whitehead 21, A Hirst 21 M Hepworth 18, K Pitt 10 S Auty 21, T Kelly 21 D Vickers 15, D Barraclough 21 *WalkOver* 0.