Veterans eye back-to-back successes

May 14 2008 by Linzi Nicholson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

HUDDERSFIELD’S Inter-District Veterans, sponsored by Perry’s Cars, will be aiming for back-to-back victories when they take on Leeds on Friday (1.30).

The defending champions beat Skipton 35-21 in their opening game and will be hoping to carve out another victory against the team who finished third last season.

The home team has selected Lockwood Park, while the away travel to Harehills Park.

At Lockwood Park: B Starkey, T Randerson, F Greenwood, J Hewitt, H Pennington, R Frith, R Norcliffe, R Sutton. Reserves: T Sykes and G Cowgill.

At Harehills Park: D Hirst, R Tipple, B Nicholl, D Crowther, F Griffin, M McCluskey, J Shaw, E Haigh. Reserve: V Smith.

Defending champion Jim Derby’s 14-game unbeaten run has come to end in the Clifford Crawshaw Classic at Sowerby Bridge Hill Crest.

Derby – the champion for the last two years – was beaten 31-28 by James Senior, of Elland.

This Saturday’s draw features former Yorkshire Merit champion Graham Hickey, Mick Higgins (Marsh Utd) and Nicky White (Thongsbridge) in action.

First round: S Wallace (Birmingham) 15 G Bradford (Greetland) 31, A Spragg (Chesterfield) 31 L Jones (Shrewsbury) 21, J Derby (Radcliffe) 28 J Senior (Elland) 31, M Kelly-Whalley (Birmingham) 20 A Judson (Shrewsbury) 31, G Hirst (Lower Hopton) 24 N Cranston (Sandal) 31, A Mountford (Shrewsbury) 20 I Tordoff (Liverpool) 31, R Brook (Mirfield OB) 31 C Wraight (Shrewsbury) 24, I Ross (Sheffield) 17 G Wilson (Oldham) 31.

Second round: Bradford 23 Spragg 31, Senior 24 Judson 31, Cranston 31 Tordoff 19, Brook 28 Wilson 31.