Haigh’s fine

THE latest qualifier for the Marsh United £2000 Competition final on August 4 is Wayne Moseley (Lockwood Con).

He beat Terry Brook (Crosland Moor BC) 21-19 to go through.

The draw for June 16 (6pm practice, 6.30pm start) is: Trevor Boothroyd (Crosland Moor BC) v Chris Mordue (Bradford), Graeme Wilson (Lower Hopton WMC) v Lee Kington (Warwick & Worcester), Gordon Bradford (Elland CA&BC) v Paul Ingleby (Lower Hopton WMC), Ross Meese (South Yorkshire) v Danny Sillitoe (Leeds). ■■The Mirfield Pairs preliminaries are on Tuesday, June 19. It’s bowl down to two pairs with the draw at the green on the night (start and scratch 6.45). Summer Handicap final at Slaithwaite. From left: winner Nathan Haigh, Michaela Senor representing the sponsors Sticky Fingers Childcare, Association president Andrew Wadsworth and runner up Connor Davies NATHAN HAIGH from Meltham overcame some big names in the Summer Handicap to land his first Huddersfield senior major at Slaithwaite.

The 21-year-old who works for Lloyds Bank in Copley cashed in with some superb bowling, culminating in a thrillin 21-20 victory over Connor Davies in a showpiece sponsored by Sticky Fingers Childcare.

Just when it mattered, former Huddersfield and Yorkshire Junior captain Haigh came up with the goods.

“It was very close and very, very tense for both me and Connor,” said Haigh, who came up through the ranks at Kirkheaton Con.

“I gave him a bit of room when it was 19 across on the secondlast end and he was one on, but he bowled off.

“Connor then led with a brilliant one to the corner, about six inches from the block, but I managed to get two inside it.

“It felt really good to win, especially with it being so close and also with it being my first senior competition win.”

Haigh overcame some real quality en route to the title.

Crosland Moor’s Liam Fallas was first to fall, followed by his clubmate Michael Sweeney.

Yorkshire ace Jack Dyson was the next victim for Haigh, before he took out Gareth Metcalfe, on his own Slaithwaite green, to reach the semis.

He then beat another county man, Josh Brown, to make it into the final.

“I’ve got my name down for all the Huddersfield competitions after this win,” added Haigh.

“I’ve also entered some of the other big comps, like the Marsh 2000 and the Brighouse Classic.”

Last eight: Andrew Cairns (Thongsbridge) 21 Andrew Hoult (Moldgreen) 20, Connor Davies (Crosland Moor) 21 Michael Armitage (Linthwaite C&B) 10, Ian Beeby (Lower Hopton) 4 Josh Brown (Kirkheaton Con) 21, Gareth Metcalfe (Slaithwaite) 11 Nathan Haigh (Meltham) 21.

Semi-finals: Cairns 13 Davies 21, Brown 9 Haigh 21.

Final: Davies 20 Haigh 21.