Draws for Works Pairs
SIMON COUPE (Preston) won the £5,300 Brighouse Classic sponsored by Damart for the second time, beating Chris Mordue (Bradford) 21-7 in the final.
Coupe played superbly throughout the evening but only just managed to overcome Stuart King (Bradford) 21-19 in his semi final. Full results: Last 16: Callum Wraight (Shrewsbury) 21 Tom Gasson (Hove Edge) 2, Andy Mitchell (Thornhill) 20 Ben Stapleton (Rochdale) 21, Greg Smith (Birmingham) 15 Tommy Johnstone (Poynton) 21, Chris Mordue FOUR greens will stage the Works League Pairs Handicap preliminary round tonight.
The draws will be made greenside at 6.30pm, which is also the scratch and start time.
It’s bowl down to two at each green, with winners going through to the final next Thursday, October 4, at sponsors Broad Oak Bowling Club (dress code applies).
Tonight’s fields are:
J Robson/J Evans (Hudds Catering, 5), G Brook/G Martin (CT Mowers, 4), R Eastwood/G Shaw (Mozley Construction, 4), J Brogden/T Liversedge (Branch Joinery, 4), D Hunter/J Jackelin (MPH Builders, 5), G Price/V Manning (Mitre Sports, 4), D Kilburn/O Fox (Simon Blyth, 2), L Carter/A Carter (Debriar Ltd, 3), H Wilson/D Franz (HR Blowers, 5), J Lindley/S Bramall (Silverdale Taxix, 3), I johnson/J Ainley (Hudds Catering, 5), B Blacker/P Dixon (Hudds (Bradford) 21 Wayne Ditchfield (Eccleston) 10, Elliot McGuinness (Birmingham) 21 Gerald Merry (Tarporley) 5, Ashley Daykin (Huddersfield) 10 Stuart King (Bradford) 21, Stuart Mort (Preston) 21 Jonny Wood (Crossgates) 14, Carl Fielding (Birmingham) 8 Simon Coupe (Preston) 21.
Quarter-finals: Wraight 20 Stapleton 21, Johnstone 12 Mordue 21, McGuinness 19 King 21, Mort 13 Coupe 21
Semi-finals; Stapleton 19 Mordue 21, King 19 Coupe 21
Final: Mordue 7 Coupe 21
M Richardson/C Taylor (M Taylor Transport, scr), M Hoyle/C Beaumont (Blingking Marvellous, 3), K Morris/Jamie Shaw (Storthes Hall, 4), A Hufton/P Booth (HVB Design, 5), M Wilde/K Yeardley (Debriar Ltd, 4), D Fowler/S Fowler (Blingking Marvllous, 5), G Stephens/J Stephens (Albert Stephens & Son, 2), C Longbottom/R Parish (Hudds Catering, 6), G Shaw/H Messenger (MPH Builders, 5), J Proctor/G Baxter (Gledhill Motors, 6), D Jessop/R Lindley (Silverdale Taxis, 4), L Gledhill/L Drury (HVB Design, 3), M Ralph/C Hampshire (Silverdale Taxis, 5). IN the Ballcraft Engravers Huddersfield Bowling League, the last four cups complete their matches this Saturday.
In the Littlewood Cup, Golcar Lib finish the season with their bye week and hold a precious lead of 13 points over challengers Lower Hopton WMC B, with Lindley BC a further point back.
Those latter two meet in an interesting climax in the last match at Lockwood Con.
At the bottom, Farnley Tyas are unfortunately returning down to the Bamforth Cup, after their last year’s promotion, with Hemplow BC the likely ones to join them.
Linthwaite C&BC will be travelling upwards from the top of the Bamforth Cup, with Elland CA&BC favourites to accompany them in the second promotion place.
Milnsbridge Lib and Netherton Con B are already doomed at the bottom.
The fight for promotion from the Ingham Cup appears to be a three-horse race between Elland WMC, Thorpe Green B&SC and Broad Oak BC B, with the latter two meeting in the last match at Moldgreen Con.
In the 10-man Beaumont Cup, Slaithwaite C&BC B have already tied up the one promotion place, with Grange Moor BC taking the second-place prize. Beecroft (Quality Butchers, 5), I Young/W Smith (Hudds Catering, 5), M Berry/A Johnson (Quality Butchers, 5), P Livesey/R Durrans (Albert Stephens, 4), H Rose/A Rose (Roses Cleaning, 4), M Mozley/A Palmer (Mozley, 4), S Fox and Partner (Simon Blyth, 1), L Sykes/Y Sykes (AUS Safety, 3), G Whitehouse/D Schofield (Hudds Catering, 5), R Barlow/J Barlow (Silverdale Taxis, 5), M Armitage/J Armitage (Roses Cleaning, 4), P Holmes/J Reynolds (Gledhill Motors, 6).
M Branch/S Manson (Branch Joinery, 4), J Hodgson/G Ashwell (Optical Survey, 3), S Howard/K O’Prey (Debriar Ltd, 3), N Kendal/A Kendal (HR Blowers, 5), J Gatenby/R Newnham (HR Blowers, 5), S Haigh/N Haigh (Simon Blyth, 2), M Wood/P Kain (M Taylor Transport, 2), W Reynolds/R Hirst (Gledhill Motors, 6), G Senior/G Sigsworth (Optical Survey, 2), L Morgan/D Curran (Storthes Hall, 4), Aidy Brown/M Brown (Storthes Hall, 4), S Jessop/Jason Shaw (Storthes Hall, 3), P Rollins/P Morgan (Storthes Hall, 4), E Miller/C Dawson (Blingking Marvellous, 6), C Sykes/R Gartside (Mozley, 4).