Heap takes the crown

ADAM Douglas (Huddersfield) and Andy Webb (Wakefield) were the latest qualifiers in the £5,300 Brighouse Classic sponsored by Damart.

Douglas beat Matthew Whitaker (Sheffield) 21-8 to qualify and Webb left James Thomas (Sheffield) also on eight.

The action continues tomorrow with Yorkshire stars Jack Dyson and Ashley Daykin from Huddersfield in the line-up.

(Friday, 6.30 start) Martin Steele (Halifax) v Craig Hebberd (Pudsey), Ian Booth (Halifax) v Paul Rooks (Eccleshill), Marc Armitage (Pudsey) v Jack Dyson (Huddersfield), Jon Webster (Wakefield) v Stuart Mort (Preston), Lee Heaton (Preston) v Chris Eaton (Manchester), Nicky Bastow (Eccleshill) v Craig Newton (Wakefield), John Armitage (Pudsey) v Kieren Smith (Crossgates), Ashley Daykin (Huddersfield) v Gareth Coates (Halifax). ■■Latest qualifiers to the intermediate stages of the Mirfield Old Bank Autumn Double are Kieran Smith and Gareth Lally (Crossgates) beat Andy Whitaker and Nicky White (Sheffield) 61-51.

Also through are Craig Gant and Neil Grant (Thongsbridge/Manchester).

S Goodwin & C Armitage (Warrington) v M Atkinson & J Greenhalgh (Crosland Moor), S Leach & N Bithell (Rochdale/Wigan) v D Fox & S Tattersley (Kirkheaton). Winning pair return Monday, September 18.

A Mailer & S Marshall (Sheffield) v A Daykin & J Dyson (Thongsbridge), A Tattersley & W Moseley (Lower Hopton/Lockwood Con) v A Moss & P Latham (Crewe). Winning pair return Thursday September 21.

J Derby & D Griffiths (Bury/Chadderton) v K Burns & M Barlow (Ossett F/H), J Sneddon & E Wearing (Maltby) v P Ingleby & M Bramall (Lower Hopton/Netherton). Winning pair return Thursday September 21. QUALIFYING gets under way tomorrow evening at Crosland Moor in the first night of the Open 64 competition.

The event is now in its’ seventh year and is once again sponsored by CNC Subcon Services of Meltham, with £1,000 in prizemoney up for

Adam Wider (Pudsey Littlemoor), Brian Lee (Alverthorpe), Chris Mordue (Pudsey BC), Craig Farquerson (Pudsey Littlemoor), Dave Cowsill (Alverthorpe), Glenn Smith (Pudsey Littlemoor), Jack Hill (Penistone), Josh Mordue (Pudsey BC), Marcus Hill (Penistone), Mark Regan (Netherton Con), Martin Griffiths (Netherton Con), Neil Slattery (Lower Hopton), Paul Ingleby (Lower Hopton), Roy Sutton (Meltham), Scott Tattersley (Lower Hopton), Steven Hirst (Netherton Con). ELLIOTT Heap of Broad Oak won the Huddersfield Junior Wrathall Trophy.

He took th Under 18 mixed singles crown with a 21-7 victory over fellow scratch player James Hick of Almondury Lib, in the Brockholes BC final sponsored by Frank and Jean Wrathall.

Twenty six juniors took part in the 17th running of the popular school-holiday event.

As last year, the semi-finals and final were played in very wet conditions, but everyone soldiered on.

There were four groups of four and two groups of five. The winner of each group went through to the knockout stages, along with the runners-up in Group 5 and Group 6, to make the last eight finalists.

The last eight were, Leah Keyworth from Broad Oak off scratch, homester Billy Jakeman (scratch), Aidan Crawley from Marsh Lib (off 8), Heap, Hick, homester Callum Wadsworth (scratch), Cameron Ghaffar from Almondbury Lib (scratch) and Scott Shaw from Almondbury Lib (scratch).

The quarter finals were 13-up and young Crawley was up against six Yorkshire Junior County players and homester Jakeman to get to the final.

Despite playing well, he lost out 13-9 to Heap, while Jakeman beat Keyworth, Hick defeated Wadsworth and Ghaffar beat teammate Shaw.

Both semi-finals were close affairs but the weather took a hand in deciding who won.

Heap got the block at 12-6 down against Jakeman when the heavens opened, and he ran out a 15-12 winner.

Likewise, in the other semi, Hick got the block at a crucial stage against Ghaffar and coped with the conditions better to win 15-12.

Conditions remained bad for the finalists and referee Geoff Martin.

Both players matched each other in the first few ends, but as the conditions worsened, Heap took command and Hick had no answer to the long marks.

Junior Secretary Martin presented The Wrathall Trophy to Heap and thanked referee Norma Maxwell, everyone at Brockholes BC for helping out, the sponsors and the players for their sportsmanship.

Leah Keyworth (Broad Oak BC, scr) 8 Billy Jakeman (Brockholes BC, scr) 13, Aidan Crawley (Marsh Lib, 8) 9 Elliott Heap (Broad Oak BC, scr) 13, James Hick (Almondbury Lib, scr) 13 Callum Wadsworth (Brockholes BC, scr) 7, Cameron Ghaffar (Almondbury Lib, scr) 13 Scott Shaw (Almondbury Lib, scr) 5. ■■The Colne Valley Bowling League four-man Team competition final night is on Friday, August 11.

It’s a 7pm start at Marsh United BC, who are sponsoring the competition.

The four teams in the final are Crosland Moor A, B and C teams and Marsh United B team.

The draw for the semi-finals will be made on the night. Entrance to the final is free, and food and drink will be available at the bar.