Bridge and Penistone take honours
THONGSBRIDGE A won the John Barlow trophy while Penistone B secured the Ernest Daniel Memorial Plate, both held at Thurgoland.
The Ernest Daniel semi-finals saw Skelmanthorpe Windmill A play Netherton Con A while Penistone B faced Meltham B.
Penistone had the advantage of a 10-point aggregate start on Meltham, and following 21-9 and 21-3 wins from the first two matches, the contest was sealed.
In the other semi, which both teams had the same starting handicap, Windmill forced the early pace chalking up a 21-9 win. The other match on the green saw Netherton Con looking likely to claw some of the deficit back only to see Windmill respond from 18-15 down to win 21-18 – holding a 15-point lead at the halfway stage. But Netherton Con fought back with 21-9 and 21-13 wins, giving them a five-chalk win. was this result which saw a 21-11 DARREN Plenderleith win for Brockholes, winning by and Ross Dunkley, of nine points overall. Tamworth, take the
Thongsbridge had a strong last place in the start with one match reaching intermediate stages of 11-0 before Farnley Tyas could the Mirfield Old Bank chalk, and went on to win 21-7. Autumn double on Farnley Tyas were leading the Thursday, September other match but Thongsbridge 26, after beating Paul came through to win 21-20. Evans and Scott
Farnley Tyas were still in the Simpson (Willenhall) contest as Adrian Brown and Phil 57-49. Netherton Con, looking to be the first Farnley Tyas, while Honley Con A faced Morgan were in double figures before Lower Hopton’s team to retain the Ernest Daniel trophy, Brockholes B, with Brockholes B having their opponents scored. Graeme Wilson and had to give 10 start to Penistone, but a 20-point start. Honley Con could only The match turned with Nicky White Robert Hitchen are the that was wiped out when Netherton field seven players yet despite this and Roy Smith able to get to 13 points, first qualifiers into the Con won the first match off 21-8. further handicap, the first result off was which coupled with the fourth and final semi-final of finals
The next two produced one win each a 21-4 win, putting them back in the result gave Thongsbridge a 11-point win. night, to be held on leaving Netherton Con holding a match. However, the Brockholes pair Brockholes, in the final, found it really Monday, September two-point 30. advantage over Penistone. really got off to a flying start and at one tough and scores of 21-5, 21-6, 21-7 and
The final saw Penistone hold out for a stage looked like cancelling out the 21-4 21-8 saw Thongsbridge win the trophy The pair overcame 21-17 win to secure the trophy by just result only to see a great comeback for a tenth time. Mike Tunstall and two points. The line-up in the John from the Honley Con pair in restricting They are now looking to secure a Phil Lee (Liverpool ) by Barlow trophy saw Thongsbridge A play the result to a 21-17 win to Brockholes. It league and cup double. a score of 61-50.