Home teams flourish

First round: Craig Gant (Thongsbridge, scr) 17 Josh Brown (Kirkheaton Con, scr) 21, Andrew Hoult (Moldgreen, 3) 21 Kris Lunn (Waterloo, 3) 14, Terry Brook (Crosland Moor, 3) 21 Phil Longbottom (Crosland Moor, 5) 17, Kieran O’Prey (Crosland Moor, 3) 21 Gary Foulkes (Kirkheaton Con, 3), Ashley Daykin (Thongsbridge, scr) 15 Gary Siswick (Crosland Moor, scr) 21, Danny Beeby (Almondbury Lib, 3) 17 Michael Sweeney (Crosland Moor, 2) 21, John Metcalfe (Kirkheaton Con, 2) 21 Ross Mallinson (Crosland Moor, 3) 12, Andrew Wadsworth (Almondbury Lib, 3) 12 Robert Mudd (Waterloo, 3) 21.

Quarter-finals: Brown 21 Hoult 8, Brook 18 O’Prey 21, Siswick 19 Sweeney 21, Metcalfe 21 Mudd 17.

Semi-finals: Brown 21 O’Prey 14, Sweeney 21 Metcalfe 13.

Final: Brown 21 Sweeney 19. A REAL week for home teams in the Veterans 10-man League with 24 of the 29 games played going the way of the home side.

That included all seven matches played in Section 1, with Elland C&BC A leading the way with an 8-1 destruction of bottom team Brockholes A.

That reduced the gap to the leaders Lockwood Con, who beat Golcar Lib A 6-3 to make it four straight wins to start the season.

There was also an 8-1 home win for Clayton West as they became the last team in the Section to win a game this season – and that immediately LINDLEY BC is the venue on Saturday (10am start) for the Yorkshire Girls and Boys Under 16 Merit preliminary. It’s a 9.45 scratch, with the draw greenside at 9.50.

On Sunday, it’s the Huddersfield Girls Under 18 Handicap at Springwood Bowling Club, starting at 10am (scratching 9.45am, drawn 9.50).

The event is sponsored by Mr Dennis Hawes, Mr Michael Stout and The Huddersfield Ladies Crown Green Bowling Association.

All entries to Junior Competition Secretary Yeolande Sykes on 07449 325332 or yeolande64@hotmail. co.uk ■■THE preliminaries of the Veterans Bistro are on Thursday, May 10.

Marsden Park 28 v Springwood 20 at Almondbury Lib (winner plays Hemplow 8 in next round), Clayton West Scr v Netherton Con B 24 At Crosland Moor, Denby Dale 28 bye, Skel Windmill 8 v Marsh United B 28 At Almondbury BC, Netherton Con A Scr v Lindley Lib A 4 at Denby Dale, Longwood 8 v Primrose Hill A 12 at Outlane, New Mill A 12 v Brockholes A 4 at pushed them up into eighth place.

Cowcliffe and Marsh Utd A both had 7-2 wins to push them into third and fourth places and there were also home wins for the A teams from Netherton Con and Lindley Lib.

Longwood preserved their lead at the top of Section 2 with a 6-3 win at Kirkheaton C&BC A, who are still searching for their first win of the season.

Two new challengers have suddenly appeared, with New Mill A having two 9-0 wins in a week to move within one point of the leaders, and Rastrick also making a move from deep with an 8-1 mid-week win to go third (and a real threat for honours).

Lindley BC A faltered in second place after losing at home to Skel Longwood, Ravensknowle Park B 36 v Canalside 16 at Cowcliffe, Almondbury Lib 12 v Almondbury BC A 4 at Huddersfield RUFC, DB Sports 32 v Thongsbridge A 4 at Golcar C&BC, Marsh United A Scr bye, Lindley Bc B 28 bye, Greenhead Park 36 v Cowcliffe 4 at Slaithwaite, Meltham A Scr v Primrose Hill B 36 at Brockholes BC, Lowerhouses 32 v Bradley & Colne 24 at Hemplow, Meltham B 12 v Milnsbridge A Scr at Paddock I&C, Broad Oak B 28 v Shepley 8 at New Mill, Meltham C 24 v Lockwood Con B 16 at Skel Windmill, Lindley Lib B 20 v Ravensknowle Park A 20 at Broad Oak, Lockwood Con A Scr v Paddock I&C 20 at Lindley BC, Milnsbridge B 24 v Brockholes BC 24 at Thorpe Green, Slaithwaite 24 v Outlane 28 at Kirkheaton C&BC, New Mill B 32 v Waterloo 4 at Kirkheaton Con, Huddersfield RUFC 32 v Lindley BC A 12 at Shepley, Golcar Lib B 20 v Thongsbridge B 32 at Meltham, Golcar Lib A 4 v Holmfirth B 36 at Primrose Hill, Kirkheaton C&BC A 8 v Almondbury Bc B 20 at Thongsbridge, Dalton 32 v Broad Oak A 12 at Waterloo, Kirkheaton Con 16 bye, Kirkheaton C&BC B 36 v Crosland Moor 8 at Netherton Con, Holmfirth A 20 v Thorpe Green 16 at Dalton. ■■The West Riding Cup final tomorrow will be between Pudsey BC and Lower Hopton at Heckmondwike.

The Pilling Cup final will be at the same venue, with Spen Victoria A taking on Shipley Club.

In the West Riding semi-finals, Pudsey BC beat Crossgates BC by eight chalks after game was switched to Cleckheaton Sports back green after Brighouse was deemed unplayable. Windmill 7-2.

Meltham B lost third position after losing 6-3 at Broad Oak A and two teams, Shepley and Primrose Hill Lib A, still await their first wins of the new campaign.

The big match in Section 3 between the top two went the way of the home team as Thorpe Green overwhelmed Lockwood Con B 8-1 to take over at the top with a five-point lead, and they still have played a game fewer than their nearest challengers.

Holmfirth A had a good 6-3 win at Kirkheaton Con to go third, and 8-1 home wins for Golcar Lib B and Ravensknowle Park A pushed them up into fourth and fifth places.

Section 4 remains the most open section.

Clayton West 8 Thongsbridge A 1, Marsh United A 7 Milnsbridge A 2, Netherton Con A 6 Waterloo 3, Elland C&BC A 8 Brockholes A 1, Lockwood Con A 6 Golcar Lib A 3, Lindley Lib A 6 Almondbury BC A 3, Cowcliffe 7 Meltham A 2, Golcar Lib A 4 Lindley Lib A 5.

Kirkheaton C&BC A 3 Longwood 6, New Mill A 9 Almondbury Lib 0, Crosland Moor 8 Primrose Hill Lib A 1, Broad Oak A 6 Meltham B 3, Lindley BC A 2 Skel Windmill 7, Rastrick 8 Shepley 1, New Mill A 9 Hemplow 0.

Thorpe Green 8 Lockwood Con B 1, Kirkheaton Con 3 Holmfirth A 6, Golcar Lib B 8 Springwood 1, Almondbury BC B 2 Lindley Lib B 7, Ravensknowle Park A 8 Canalside 1, Lindley Lib B 6 Golcar Lib B 3.

Brockholes B 7 Broad Oak B 2, Bradley & Colne 8 Slaithwaite 1, Milnsbridge B 5 Marsh United B 4, Meltham C 8 Outlane 1, Denby Dale 6 Lindley BC B 3, Marsden Park 6 Netherton Con B 3.

Dalton 3 Huddersfield RUBC 6, Primrose Hill Lib B 5 Elland C&BC B 4, Lowerhouses 8 New Mill B 1, Holmfirth B 6 Kirkheaton C&BC B 3, Greenhead Park 6 Ravensknowle Park B 3, Thongsbridge B 8 David Brown Sports 1. Skel Windmill A 5 Clayton West 2, Paddock I&C 5 Golcar Lib 2, Crosland Moor 5 Brockholes A 2, Shepley A 2 Netherton Con 5, Milnsbridge BC 2 Thongsbridge B 5, Almondbury Lib 5 Farnley Tyas 2. Hemplow 5 Primrose Hill Lib 2, Holmfirth 5 Golcar C&BC 2, Oakfield T&BC 7 Skel Windmill B 0, Thongsbridge A 1 Lindley Lib 6, Marsh Lib 5 Meltham 2.