Veterans’ victory

L Wright 13 P Hellawell 21, A Thornton 21 John Dyson 12, K A Wood 8 J Clarkson 21, I Lumb 11 J Unsworth 21, C Dack 10 J Hirst 21, B L McGrath 20 Phil Power 21, Dave Thornton 15 Pete Dickenson 21, K Dack 21 S Smart 13.

G Rollinson 21 Michael Durrans 13, P Sykes 21 Gary Blackburn 2, Alan Birchall 21 Michael Binns 9, John Lee 14 Graham Ward 21, E Armitage 20 Simon Rayner 21, K Hinchliffe 8 Lou Dunk 21, D J Dalton 19 Steve Robinson 21, P Caine 21 Barrie Buckley 10.

David Matthews 21 D Erving 19, *WalkOver* 0 J Radley 21, Bryan Cook 21 K Churcher 17, Graham Kewley 21 D Holmes 10, Colin Perry 21 K Hann 7, Andrew Billington 13 E Sykes 21, Phillip Peel 21 M Beecroft 16, Derek Sykes 10 W Hartley 21.

B Roebuck 21 C Burgess 4, John D Haigh 21 B Faichney 9, J Webster 19 G Nash 21, D Haigh 10 R Parish 21, Robert Iredale 21 M Pointon 15, D Hyde 10 C Longbottom 21, B Taylor 11 G Skillbeck 21, J Baxter 21 B Summers 14.

David Hallos 21 Eamonn Lam 9, K Clarkson 13 Stephen Mitchell 21, K Williamson 12 Peter Armitage 21, K Dyson 21 John Donnelly 4, S Dyson 19 R Howard 21, P Harrison 21 Wright Eastwood 11, M Bower 12 Trevor Berry 21, G Slack 7 David Armitage 21. HUDDERSFIELD Veterans moved up to fourth in the Yorkshire Inter-district League with a 34-22 win over Skipton.

The home team won 22-6 at Thongsbridge while the away team lost 16-12 at Broughton.

Huddersfield’s next assignment, however, is much tougher against second-placed Bradford.

R Stopford 21 J Parkin 15, A Broughton 21 L Buxton 20, H Hick 21 A Phillips 20, D Hewitt1 6 D Seed 21, F Griffin 9 C Taylor 21, J Hodgson 20 B Farrage 21, M Gilbert 21 M Claxton 14, D Pollard 8 D Jaques 21. Lost 16-12.

P Kain 21 T Hargreaves 16, F Greenwood (C) 14 A Keighley 21, A Bamforth 21 K Burnett 13, B Gibson 21 WJ Dennis 15, R Sutton 21 A Downing 18, R Manning 21 C Hassleby 10, K Brown 21 M Demain 16, E Haigh 21 D Helmsley 15. Won 22-6.

1 West Riding 69, 2 Bradford 68, 3 Halifax 66, 4 Huddersfield 57, 5 Wakefield 51, 6 Leeds 50, 7 Skipton 46, 8 Castleford 41. ■■The Huddersfield Veterans Over 70s preliminaries will be played on Thursday, May 31.

The draw will be made at the greens and it is a 1.30pm.

(18 bowl down to 9) B Hinchliffe Marsh United 3, R Mudd Waterloo 2, B Cooke Marsden Park 6, J Yalden Thongsbridge 3, D Sykes Marsden Park 5, G Whitehead Lowerhouses 7, A Wilkinson Broad Oak 3, K Wilson Broad Oak 3, J Kaye Lindley Lib 4, G Nash Canalside 5, R Jackson Waterloo 3, P Booth New Mill 3, R Whiteley New Mill 3, J Gatenby Springwood 4, N Hinchliffe Marsh United 5, M Ralph Springwood 5, D Sykes Brockholes 2, C Perry Marsden Park 6.

(20 bowl down to 10) D Garner Netherton Con 2, J Baxter Milnsbridge Scr, F Greenwood Golcar Lib Scr, R Sutton Meltham Scr, T Sykes Marsh United 2, E Haigh Clayton West 2, D Iredale Rastrick 4, P Winterburn Netherton Con 3, J Sheard Netherton Con 3, C Rawcliffe Brockholes 5, D Batley Bradley & Colne 5, D Walls Brockholes 3, T Lockwood Lowerhouses 7, J Pickering Bradley & Colne 6, P Illingworth Milnsbridge 2, D Peacock Milnsbridge 3, J Townend Paddock I&C 4, T Randerson Hemplow 3, G Price Milnsbridge 3, G Fellows Meltham 3.

(20 bowl down to 10) R Ellis Meltham 2, R Stopford Rastrick Scr, E Haigh Lockwood Con Scr, J Swallow Brockholes 5, D Frost Crosland Moor 4, H Hick Almondbury BC Scr, D Singleton Golcar Lib 2, J Sykes Thongsbridge 6, H Ellis Lockwood Con 4, J Hoyle Brockholes Scr, D Hirst Golcar Lib 2, M McCluskey Waterloo 3, M Haynes Almondbury BC 5, G Sykes Farnley Tyas 7, J Jacklin Kirkheaton Con 4, S Greaves Clayton West 3, B Walsh Meltham 4, K Morris Springwood 4, P Green Brockholes 1, A Wrigley Broad Oak 3.

Fern Beaumont (New Mill) 21 Julie Holcroft 16; Marie Lockwood (New Mill) 21 Wendy Walton 9; Karen Gant (Meltham) 21 Linda Traynor 12; Linda Gledhill (New Mill) 21 Joan Jolly 12; Alicia Beaumont (Meltham) 21 Liz Bennett 12; Chloe Ghaffar (Meltham) 21 Andrea Padgeon 11; Sophie Brown (Farnley Tyas) 19 Sue Phillips 21; Suzanne Howarth (New Mill) 21 Sheila Todhunter 8; Chloe Hirst (Lockwood Con) 19 Lilian Beach 21; Lynda Drury (New Mill) 21 Jean

Brockholes A 2 Clayton West 7, Waterloo 6 Lindley Lig A 3, Netherton Con A 5 Lockwood Con A 4, Golcar Lib A 7 Meltham A 2, Almondbury BC A 4 Milnsbridge A 5, Thongsbridge A 1 Marsh U A 8, Cowcliffe 6 Elland CBC A 3.

Crosland Moor 6 Broad Oak A 3, Meltham B 2 Rastrick 7, Skel Windmill 6 Almondbury Lib 3, Longwood 6 New Mill A 3, Hemplow 7 Shepley 2, Hemplosw 1 Rastrick 8.

Paddock I&C 6 Golcar Lib B 3, Holmfirth A 6 Canalside 3, Lockwood Con B 7 Kirkheaton Con 2, Lindley Lib B 3 Thorpe Green 6, Springwood 7 Ravensknowle Park A 2.

Outlane 6 Marsden Park 3, Marsh U B 8 Denby Dale 1, Milnsbridge B 6 Meltham C 3, Slaithwaite 8 Netherton Con B 1, Broad Oak B 6 Bradley/Colne 3, Lindley BC B 2 Brockholes B 7.

Kirkheaton CBC B 2 Thongsbridge B 7, New Mill B 8 Greenhead Park 1, Lowerhouses 6 Holmfirth B 3, Elland CBC B 6 David Brown Sp 3, Huddersfield RUBC 8 Primrose Hill Lib B 1, Ravensknowle Park B 6 Dalton 3.

Marsh United A 122 Cowcliffe 109, Clayton West 140 Kirkheaton Con 132, Skel Windmill 134 Crosland Moor 139, Lindley Lib A 133 New Mill A 110, Waterloo 132 Thongsbridge A 128, Meltham A 90 Netherton Con A 145, Meltham B 110 Kirkheaton C&BC A 124, Milnsbridge A 132 Golcar Lib A 108, Hemplow 131 Primrose Hill Lib A 123, Almondbury Lib 126 Broad Oak A 126, Thorpe Green 144 Longwood 138, Lockwood Con A 133 Lindley BC A 123.

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

Skel Windmill B 6 Brockholes B 1, Golcar CBC 6 Hemplow 1, Holmfirth 5 Marsh Lib 2, Oakfield TBC 6 Thongsbridge A 1, Meltham 3 Primrose Hill Lib 4. THE popular annual Marsh United £2000 Competition, sponsored by LWC Wholesalers Ltd, starts on June 2.

There are eight qualifying evenings leading up to the final on August 4.

There’s again an £800 prize for the eventual winner, with other prizes percolating down to first round losers in the final taking home £100, coupled with a £50 prize for the biggest break on the final evening.

A further innovation this year is a £25 prize for the final runner-up on each qualifying evening.

(6pm practice, 6.30pm start) Tony Throup (Spen Victoria) v Gary Siswick (Crosland Moor BC), Ashley Tattersley (Lower Hopton) v Glenn Smith (Pudsey), Robert Hitchen (Lower Hopton) v Gary Smith (Pudsey), Ray Mortimer (Sheffield) v Brian Lee (Alverthorpe). ■■The Denby Dale Bowling Club Open Mixed Pairs is on Sunday, June 3.

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

M Beaumont/K Beaumont v C Heywood/E Caddick, K Collins/L Penny v B Holdsworth/W Holdsworth, D Stones/V Stones v C Allen/T Allen, D Allen/R Curtis v A Moore/R Moore, S Betts/C Betts v D Barracliffe/S Bainbridge, P Woolf/Partner v A Mailer/ Partner, S Hallas/B James v L Sykes/S McCaffrey, D Newsome/A Whitworth v N Copping/J Robson, L Wiltshire/Partner v A Kendal/Partner, K Morgan/A Morgan v P Hodgson/J Hodgson, M Swallow/J Swallow v J Wilkinson/J Wilkinson, R Hardcastle/T Hewitt v C Wilson/M Wilson, E Bell/B Jakeman v M Lally/K Taylor, S Fox/E Wearing v D Harrop/C Holmes, M Hobson/J Hamilton v P Brier/J Wood, W Edgar/J Edgar v D Doman/D Renkel.