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Bowls: Waiting game now for Calderdale
WITH their fixtures now completed, Calderdale stand proudly in top spot in the Federation Sixty-Plus Yorkshire League table.
But they cannot celebrate yet as Worth Valley could overtake them if they perform well enough in their final match against North Yorkshire at Lund Park tomorrow.
Worth Valley need to pick up 10 points to equal Calderdale, and if they are successful in winning all the eight individual games they would achieve that aim and take the title on the basis of their superior chalks difference.
In completing their final two fixtures, Calderdale lost to old rivals Leeds A in the morning match, both having four winners but Leeds had a two point chalk advantage (142-140) which gave them the two aggregate points and a 6-4 win.
In the afternoon match Calderdale beat Worth Valley A 6-4, again both teams having four winners but this time the aggregate score was in Calderdale's favour (150-142) in a game affected by the absence of key players who were at the Colwyn Bay Bowls Festival.
Calderdale 140, Leeds A 142: David Atkinson (Laurel Crescent) 21, B. Thompson (Scatcherd Park) 17; Alan Brown (Hill Crest) 7,T. Gallagher (West Royd) 21; Terry Goulden (Hill Crest) 14, B. Dowling(West Royd) 21; Bill Robson (Akroydon Victoria) 21 A. Hurdley (Bramley Libs) 13; Peter Copley (Mytholmroyd WM) 16, T. Crawford(Bramley Libs) 21; Roger Stopford (Elland C&BC) 21, D. Kay (Rothwell BC) 16; Philip Todd (Akroydon Victoria) 21 D. Woodhead (Scatcherd Park) 12; David Avery (Akroydon Victoria) 19, N. Shaw (West Royd) 21.
Calderdale 150, Worth Valley A 142: Peter Copley (Mytholmroyd WM) 21, T Hargreaves (Keighley BC) 20; Roger Stopford (Elland C&BC) 16, C. Jeffries (Keighley BC) 21; Philip Todd (Akroydon Victoria) 21,P. Deighton (Keighley BC) 14; David Avery (Akroydon Victoria) 18, D. Helmsley (Oxenhope) 21; David Atkinson (Laurel Crescent) 21, B. Potts (Oxenhope) 9; Alan Brown (Hill Crest) 21, K. Harrison (Lund Park) 15; Terry Goulden (Hill Crest) 17, K. Baker (Lund Park) 21; Bill Robson (Akroydon Victoria) 15, D. Pollard(Royd House) 21.
THE Halifax Bowling Association's Men's Handicap competition sponsored by Jackson Heating takes place at Sowerby Tennis and Bowling Club on Sunday at 10.30am.
Clive Austin (Mytholmroyd Bowling Club) will be attempting to retain the title that he won at the same venue last year.
Draw: 10.30am: D.Ryding (Handicap 6) v R.Deardon (5), M.Page (4) v R.Hobson (Scr), B.Malone (3) v J.Sutcliffe (4), L.Holmes (2) v J.Farrell (4), R.Hiley (4) v P.Cestrone (3). 11.00am: C.Austin (Scr) v D.Ogden (4), I.Hodges (3) v I.Ryding (3), D.Greenwood (3) v M.Gibson (3), B.Megson (Scr) v E.Long (5), G.Bradford (2) v K.Hatzer (2).
11.30am: A.Forrest (3) v L.Harris (3), P.Fisher (3) v S.George (4), A.Suddick (4) v G.Donnelly (3), A.Moore (5) v D.Blackburn (1), J.Clark (5) v A.Guide (3). 12.00am: M.Briggs (5) v A.Schofield (4), R.Buxton (4) v J.Harris (2), J.Hatzer (3) v M.Moore (5), A.Byrnes (6) v S.Page (6), J.Sharp (4) v S.Swallow (3), W.Murgatroyd (4) v N.Brown (5), B.Hildred (2) v I.Crossland (3), M.Regan (Scr) v S.Haynes (3). Bye: J.Summerskill (3). Home bowlers will be handicapped 3-2-1.
Results from 5,000 Brighouse Classic sponsored by Naylor Wintersgill (Chartered Accountants)
Third round
Graham Hirst (Mirfield) 21, Martin Hodson (Oldham) 17; Andrew Spragg (Chesterfield) 21, Richard Brook (Mirfield) 6.
This week’s qualifying round matches
Tomorrow: Adam Mellor (Eccleshill) v Nicky White (Holmfirth), James Wilcox (Crossgates) v Steve Pratt (Northampton), Ian Nicholson (Kendal) v Anthony Bracken (Birmingham), Jim Derby (Radcliffe) v Gary Owen (Stoke), Terry Cutting (Northampton) v Andrew Owen (Stoke), Andrew Turner (Sheffield) v Jonathan Wilcox (Crossgates), John Senior (Holmfirth) v Paul Bailey (Birmingham), David Rodgers (Worksop) v Martin Gilpin (Kendal).
Saturday: Phil Cookson (Manchester) v Chris Bielby (Bridlington), Robert Hitchen (Halifax) v Andrew Whitman (Shrewsbury), Andy Buckley (Chadderton) v Ricky Cochrane (Blackpool), Callum Wraight (Shrewsbury) v Liam Griffin (Leeds), Darren Griffiths (Chadderton) v Paul Wilson (Blackpool), Andrew Deighton (Bridlington) v Andrew Judson (Shrewsbury), Mel Gilbert (Blackpool) v Peter Wilcox (Crossgates), Bryan Jenkins (Mirfield) v Andrew Marshall (Shrewsbury).
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