THE first round of the Veterans Over 70s competition will be played on Friday, May 24.

The action takes place on eight greens, with four players going through to the Intermediate round on Friday, June 21.

Venues and draws are as follows:

BRADLEY AND COLNE

Preliminary round – (A) T Littlewood (Hudds RFC) (6) v T Sykes (Marsh U) (scr).

First round – T Barker (Milnsbridge) (scr) v S Whiteley (Holmfirth) (6), W Langner (Almondbury) (3) v H Maxwell (Thorpe Green) (4), A Fawcett (Hudds RUFC) (6) v B Cook (Marsden Park) (6), P Dyson v winner of (A).

BROAD OAK

Preliminary round – (A) M McCluskey (Waterloo) (scr) v P Ramsden (Lockwood Con) (3).

First round – D Iredale (Rastrick) (4) b D Barrett (Almondbury BC) (4), D Fryer (Lindley Lib) (7) v F Griffin (Waterloo) (scr) v F Griffin (Waterloo) (scr), B Roebuck (Milnsbridge) (5) v G Fellows (Meltham) (3), G Rollinson (Holmfirth) (6) v winner of (A).

CROSLAND MOOR

Preliminary round – (A) K Morris (Springwood) (4) v R Turner (Skelmanthorpe) (4).

First round – R Sutton (Meltham) (scr) v M McMahon (Broad Oak) (4), B Walsh (Milnsbridge) (3) v J Townend (Paddock IC) (5), J Hopkins (Waterloo) (6) v T Berry (Hemplow) (4), S Parkin (Almondbury Lib) (3) v winner of (A).

NETHERTON

Preliminary round – (A) L Tracey (Lindley Lib) (3) v B Peaker (Newsome) (4).

First round – K Collins (Canalside) (4) v T Randerson (Milnsbridge) (scr), A Kaye (Clayton West) (4) v F Greenwood (Golcar Lib) (scr), P Preston (Milnsbridge) (5) v P Fenton (Almondbury BC) (6), K Burns (Milnsbridge) (6) v winner of (A).

NEWSOME

Preliminary round – (A) J Fawcett (Holmfirth) (6) v J Hoyle (Springwood) (4.

First round – F Barraclough (Marsh U) (5) v G Cowgill (Lindley Lib) (3), A Habergham (Marsh U) 5 v E Haigh (Lockwood Con) (scr), T Blackburn (Lindley BC) (4) v K Womersley (Thongsbridge) (5), N Small (Marsh U) (3) v winner of (A).

SPRINGWOOD BC

Preliminary round – (A) P Smith (Rastrick) (4) v S J Hewitt (Marsh U) (3), W Shaw (Primrose Hill) (5) v G S Hoult (Almondbury BC) (5).

First round – K Herbert (Skelmanthorpe) (4) v D Sykes (Marsden Park) (5), G Walker (Kirkheaton Con) 4 v A Tracey (Lindley Lib) (3), B Nicholl (Elland) (scr) v T Butterfield (Holmfirth) (5).

THONGSBRIDGE

Preliminary round – (A) T Hirst (Hudds RUFC) (6) v J Horvath (Primrose Hill) (5).

First round – M Hopley (Almondbury BC) (3) v S Lord (Skelmanthorpe) (5), D Burnand (Waterloo) (scr) v P Green (Brockholes) (scr), H Ellis (Lockwood Con) (3) v D Hallos (Brockholes) (3), G K Stockton (Almondbury Lib) (6) v winner of (A).

THORPE GREEN

Preliminary round – (A) S Earnshaw (Holmfirth) (6) v P Hirst (Lowerhouses) (5).

First round – R McGee (Rastrick) (4) v D Sykes (Brockholes) (3), T Giles (Crosland Moor) (3) v D Armitage (Hemplow) (4), K Kidman (Rastrick) (scr) v J Crowther (Lockwood Con) (3), R Dearlove (Crosland Moor) (3) v winner of (A).