Briggs brush Crest aside in the Lord final
Asa Briggs won the Halifax Association’s Tower House Hotel-sponsored Ewart Lord competition at Hipperholme BC on Friday with a 239-196 victory over Hill Crest B. Asa Briggs were conceding 20 start to Hill Crest but that deficit was soon wiped out as Jack Summers and Glenn McCafferty had 21-8 and 21-7 victories respectively against Lyndon Harris and David Barnes.
Asa Briggs went on to claim all four opening games. Andy Denton brought off John Jackson for 12 and, although Glenn Donnelly raised Hill Crest’s hopes by taking a 12-7 lead over John Sharp, Sharp fought back with a break of eight and eventually won by 21-18,
Hill Crest’s Geoff Jaskolski fought back from 4-13 against Mark Pearson to draw level at 14 but was unable to push on as Pearson went on to win by 21-17.
John Barnes, level at 12 with Clive Foord, fell behind to a break of seven and, despite a late rally, finished with 18.
Andrew added to Asa Briggs’ lead with his 21-12 success against Paul Hitchen before John Farrell registered what proved to be Hill Crest’s only success against Steve Wilkinson.
Farrell trailed 13-16 but fought back with a break of six and after Wilkinson had reached all- but, ran out to snatch victory by 21-20.
Scott Samson and Peter Wilkinson completed a resounding victory for Asa Briggs, Samson converting a 10-1 lead into a 21-17 win over Richard Buxton while Wilkinson just edged a tight game with Mark Rayner by 21-18. Scores - Asa Briggs (+30) v Hill Crest B (+ 50): J. Summers 21 L. Harris 8, G. McCafferty 21 D. Barnes 7, A. Denton 21 J. Jackson 12, J. Sharp 21 G. Donnelly 18, M. Pearson 21 G. Kaskolski 17, C. Foord 21 J. Barnes 18, S. Wilkinson 20 J. Farrell 21, A. Heenan 21 P. Hitchen 10, S. Samson 21 R. Buxton 17, P. Wilkinson 21 M. Rayner 18. Yorkshire Ladies, sponsored by Damart, had a good 44 point win against Greater Manchester on Sunday in the last of their first round games in the county championship.
The home team at Paddock C & BC started with a 21-5 win from captain Linda Gledhill (New Mill) and a 21-6 success from Julie Best (Marsh Utd.).
The away team at Royton Cricket Club had good performances from captain Andrea Buckley (New Mill), who won 21-11, and Katie Turner (Cranmore), a 21-16 victor.
Yorkshire have a bye in three weeks, when they will discover if they have reached the semi-finals. At Paddock C & B: J Best (Marsh Utd) 21, J Ramsdale 6; K Whitefoot (Marsh Utd) 21, E Glover 13; L Drury (New Mill) 21, D Smith 17; L Gledhill (New Mill) 21, M Shaw 5; L Hirst (Linthwaite) 18, S Schmeckel 21; C McGrath (Linthwaite) 21, A Crank 13; S Howarth (New Mill) 21, J Walker 13; C Hirst (Halifax) 19, S Berry 21; A Ormsby (Meltham) 19, M Price 21; K Gant (Meltham) 21, A Barlow 20; J Mallinson (Lockwood Con) 21, P Roscoe 11; S Ladbrooke (Lockwood Con.) 17, L Ollerton 21. At Royton CC: N Farrar (Whitkirk) 18, E Dawson 21; L Middleton (New Mill) 16, D Fish 21; H Gilroy (Rufford Park) 21, M Brooks 19; A Lunn-Gadd (Ossett FH) 21 J Horton 19; D Bray (Ossett FH) 15, S Rigney 21; D Davis (Pudsey BC) 21, J King 19; J Roper (Meltham) 17, A Burgess 21; S Turner (Mirfield C & B) 16, J Taylor 21; K Turner (Cranmore) 21, C Kewley 16; A Buckley (New Mill) 21, K Houlston 11; K Hill (Hanging Heaton) 15, C Wall 21; M Chambers (Glasshoughton) 14, R Fish 21. A 12-man Halifax team will be playing for the Hickson Trophy, the one day team knock-out for Yorkshire over 65 men, on Friday, July 10. Bradford are hosting the competition and Halifax will start at 10.00am when they take on Leeds at West Bradford BC (BD9 5EY). The victors will play the winners of the Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham area who play Castleford at Peel Park at 1.30pm. The other teams taking part are Sheffield, Skipton, Huddersfield and Bradford. The final is scheduled for Pudsey BC at 5.00pm . Players should be at West Bradford BC for 9.45am. The BCGBA dress code must be
observed.
Halifax squad :