PLAYERS are gearing up for their qualifying rounds in the Colne Valley League’s Arthur Sheard Pairs Handicap, sponsored by the League Secretary.

The preliminary rounds are bowled on Wednesday, June 5, (start 6.45pm, scratched when called to play).

The final eight pairs will contest the final at Marsh Utd on Friday June 7 at 6.45pm.

LONGWOOD BC (one qualifier): M Skuse & D Frost (5) (Thorpe Green) v S Pollard & R Taylor (5) (Hemplow), T Bolton & PS Manson (5) (Golcar Lib) v A Crawley & D A Crawley (4) (Newsome), M Atkinson & G Siswick (3) (Crosland Moor) v M Rushworth & J Rushworth (5) (Thorpe Green), D Phillips & J Walker (6) (Hemplow) v K Bamforth & C Taylor (4) (Linthwaite Hall).

MILNSBRIDGE BC (two qualifiers): B Tinker & Partner (4) (Longwood) v A Harper & S Howard (3) (Marsh Utd), A Harper & M Wood (3) (Lockwood Con) v J Metcalfe & D Jones (3) (Moldgreen), T Chatfield & M Jennings (4) (Golcar Lib) v D Beeby & G Tandy (3) (Longwood), R Making & R Mudd (3) (Waterloo) v M Hirst & C Hirst (5) (Golcar Lib).

CROSLAND MOOR (one qualifier): I Kinloch & N Varley (5) (Lindley Lib) v R Whitwam & J Ollerenshaw (3) (Milns Bc), S Smith & K Halsall (3) (Canalside) v P Preston & J Baxter (6) (Milns BC), R Craven & J Romero (5) (Skelmanthorpe) v N Bennett & I Brogden (5) (Golcar Lib), K Baxter & R Beaumont (5) (Broad Oak) v G Kewley & P Armitage (6) (Hemplow).

THORPE GREEN (two qualifiers): D Pollard & Partner (4) (Bradley & Colne) v T Shaw & G Scarcliffe (5) (Hemplow BC), B Cook & P Cook (6) (Marsden Park) v M Surman & J Grundy (5) (Moldgreen), D Sykes & J Beaumont (6) (Marsden Park) v C R Squires & G Howe (3) (Longwood), R Walsh & R Walsh (4) (Lockwood Con) v B O’Prey & D Lowery (3) (Crosland Moor).

GOLCAR LIB (two qualifiers): B Swift & D Peacock (5) (Milnsbridge BC) v T Boothroyd & L Fallas (3) (Crosland Moor), D Fuller & S Butters (5) (Hemplow Bc) v D Hallas & A Peacock (3) (Milns Bc), T Brook & R Chomiak (4) (Cros Moor) v R Dickinson & Partner (3) (Longwood), R Mallinson & T Fowler (3) (Crosland Moor) v D Shaw & C Beaumont (5) (Broad Oak).