Melissa beats Fern in Ladies Merit final

At the Ladies Merit (from left) L Drury, L Gledhill, B Toon, D Firth, S Westgarth, K Rausse, K Atkinson, C Townend (president), J Best, M Hoyle (winner), F Beaumont (runner-up), T Singleton (secretary), S Hallas, C Gilbert, J Kendall, C Hoyle, K Gant, T Agnew, D Harvey, J Mallinson THE Huddersfield Ladies Merit was won by Melissa Hoyle.

She played well throughout and defeated Yorkshire and GB star Fern Beaumont 21-16 in a thrilling final at the Thorpe Green club.

The club’s committee, measurers, organisers, players and supporters were thanked for making the event a big success.

Quarter-finals: F Beaumont 21 K Gant 20, J Kendall 21 D Harvey 18, J Best 21 T Agnew 12, M Hoyle 21 S Westgarth 7.

Semi-finals: F Beaumont 21 J Kendall 20, M Hoyle 21 J Best 15.

Final: M Hoyle 21 F Beaumont 16.

R Taylor 21 Stuart A Wood 12, R Bates 21 A Wilkinson 15, J Allen 21 Robert Taylor 17, C S Allen 21 Denis Fuller 16, D Allen 21 Andrew Beardsall 5, K Ellis 19 S Pollard 21, Richard Turton 11 David Wagner 21, Cash Brook 21 Noel Guinan 17, P Fuller 21 K Hopper 11, L Turton 17 Terry Shaw 21, S Anderson 21 Martin Berry 10, G Turton 21 Lloyd Armitage 6.

M Woodruff 19 James Balmforth 21, C Landon 21 Rod Greenwood 6, P Cook 21 S Lowther 11, P Twist 14 A Balmforth 21, S Redfearn 4 B Nicholl 21, M Moran 21 A Robertshaw 20, D Woodruff 21 A Brewer 16, G Baxter 8 N Mitchell 21, T Balderson 21 D Waite 8, G Woodruff 18 M Temple 21, A Rose 21 R Berrett 11, Mick Armitage 21 G Kersley 12.

W Neill 7 D M Haigh 21, A Pearce 8 Rob Gatenby 21, J Greenwood 21 C Brook 20, C Wood 21 R Brook 12, D Catherine 9 K Sykes 21, D Allan 14 P Hunter 21, A Smith 14 Derek Gibson 21, J Waters 21 Adam Whitwam 17, M Carter 21 A Deal 15, M Neill 21 W Holmes 14, C Sykes 15 R Edwards 21, M Starkey 2 S A Whitwam 21.

M Pejica 8 N Nunn 21, J Chadwick 21 M Scott 16, B Cadwell 8 S Hudson 21, J Nolan 15 I Swallow 21, L Hayden 6 G McQueen 21, S Dyson 5 P Mitchell 21, R Smith 3 A Cockshaw 21, Sean Hoare 1 M Hartley 21, M Ward 7 R Hartley 21, R Tunnacliffe 18 N Hartley 21, S Best 11 B Livesey 21, John Sykes 2 T Mitchell 21.

G Cushing 21 A Wilson 12, Adrian J Chapman 21 P Kowalski 13, S Addy 21 P Daw 16, R Ellis 21 Scott Gledhill 18, D Shaw 18 Stephen Hall 21, L Collier 21 Colin Quarmby 20, Peter J Swinden 17 S Metcalfe 21, C Booth 21 M Surman 19, Jeff Smith 21 G Sewell 11, L Fitzgerald 10 G Senior 21, B Walsh 18 Chris Coldwell 21, Alan Chapman

E Broadley 12 D Erving 21, A Thornton 21 J Cowan 18, B L McGrath 21 R Hardbattle 16, C Dack 21 Michael Hey 7, Dave Thornton 3 M R Hirst 21, L Wright 1 M Beecroft 21, I Lumb 21 K Hann 18, K Dack 11 W Hartley 21.

M G Nicholson 21 K Collins 20, D Mills 12 G Nash 21, B Wilton 21 R Parish 14, P E Paxman 21 J Pix 14, S Walker 10 P Briggs 21, K Baxter 18 C Longbottom 21, K Brook 21 B Faichney 15, I McKenzie 18 B Summers 21.

Bryan Cook 21 G Rollinson 14, Graham Kewley 4 P Sykes 21, David Matthews 21 Alan Birchall 16, Colin Perry 19 John Lee 21, Derek Sykes 18 E Armitage 21, John Morrison 21 Derek Hey 19, Rex Bamforth 8 D J Dalton 21, Phillip Peel 21 M Swift 20.

B Roebuck 7 Michael Binns 21, D A Holt 21 Lou Dunk 20, B Bailey 21 Michael Durrans 9, T Hallas 21 Warren Stephenson 16, John D Haigh 17 Simon Rayner 21, B Taylor 21 Steve Robinson 13, J Webster 17 Nick Robinson 21, D Hyde 21 Gary Blackburn 8.

F Sheard 21 B Holmes 10, J Portelli 21 P Goodison 14, M J Average Smith 21 Bill Beattie 19, M Waddington 21 G Collins 14, J Knott 15 J Brown 21, A Starkey 21 Lawrence Jarvis 12, A Carratt 17 Peter Kershaw 21, D Berry 13 K Hanley 21.

M Bower 16 Paul Collins 21, David Hallos 21 Lee Whiteley 8, K Williamson 21 S Whiteley 15, P Harrison 21 J France 17, K Dyson 21 M Willans 4, S Dyson 21 J Heavens 17, A McCulloch 15 Mark Richard Dix 21, K Clarkson 12 Kieran Ellam 21.

A Fowler 21 P Swallow 6, C Gough 21 J Booth 19, T Rowley 21 M Johnstone 10, G Wood 21 W Kerry 15, G Chadwick 21 Derek Beeby 15, J Gough 21 M Robinson 5, B Jowett 16 L H Holmes 21, J Townend 21 K Wood 18.

Bob Gilbert 21 R Woodhead 19, D Lees 10 A Wilkins 21, M Batley 11 E Rickman 21, K Cooper 21 J G Moorhouse 19, D Murphy 21 G Habbershaw 12, T Kennedy 21 K Bryan 10, Peter Jones 18 D Hill 21, Mick Beaumont 4 W Pickup 21.