THE quarter-finals of the Huddersfield Veterans Bowling Association’s Bistro competition takes place on Thursday, August 7.
The draw is: Waterloo (scr) v Almondbury Lib (4) (at Rastrick), Skelmanthorpe Windmill B (36) v Almondbury BC (8) (at Kirkheaton CBC), Elland A (4) v Crosland Moor (12) (at Marsh Lib) and Milnsbridge B (32) v Clayton West (scr) (at Bradley and Colne).
Results from the Jack Pearson-sponsored Huddersfield Veterans League:
10-MAN LEAGUE
Section I – Almondbury Lib 9 Newsome A 0, Waterloo A 8 Kirkheaton A 1, Lockwood Con 4 Meltham A 5, Milnsbridge BC A 6 Marsh U A 3, Clayton West 8 Lindley Lib A 1, Elland CBC A 8 Syngenta A 1.
Section II – Skelmanthorpe Windmill A 6 Brockholes A 3, Shepley 7 Netherton Con A 2, Almondbury BC A 3 Paddock IC 6, Springwood 4 Marsden Park 5, Rastrick 6 Golcar Lib B 3, Bradley and Colne 3 Crosland Moor 6.
Section III – Dalton 5 Cowcliffe 4, Thorpe Green A 4 Mirfield A 5, Mirfield B 8 Moldgreen Con 1, Hudds RUFC 8 Ravensknowle Park A 1, Linthwaite Hall 3 New Mill A 6, Syngenta B 3 Broad Oak 6.
Section IV – Marsh U B 6 Waterloo B 3, Brockholes B 2 Almondbury BC B 7, Kirkheaton B 8 Hillhouse and Birkby 1, Primrose Hill Lib 7 Farnley Tyas 2, David Brown Spts 7 Holmfirth 2.
Section V – Ravensknowle Park B 6 Thorpe Green B 3, Lowerhouses 7 Greenhead Park 2, Netherton Con B 7 Milnsbridge BC B 2, Meltham B 8 Skelmanthorpe Windmill B 1, Outlane 1 Elland CBC B 8.
SIX-MAN LEAGUE
Section A – Syngenta A 6 Thongsbridge A 1, Lindley Lib 6 Meltham 1, Almondbury Lib 1 Slaithwaite 6, Holmfirth 2 Clayton West 5, Shepley 6 Newsome WMC 1.
Section B – Paddock IC 2 Syngenta B 5, Thongsbridge B 4 Brockholes 3, Greenhead Park 1 Golcar Lib 6, Crosland Moor 5 Broad Oak 2, New Mill 2 Skelmanthorpe Windmill 5.
Longwood BC will be aiming to bounce back from a dismal display at home to Richmond (Liverpool) in the Manchester Premier League, when they travel to Lower Hopton tonight.
Despite having three good winners early on against Richmond, Longwood lost the aggregate by six points and the game by 13.5-3.
Lower Hopton had three winners away at Garswood Hall (Wigan).
Longwood names first: D Beeby 15 B Lane 21, F Greenwood 20 M Tunstall 21, R Crowther 21 A O’Neill 9, P Ingleby 21 Glover 10, I Briggs 21 A Hughes 12, R Mozley 17 D Barwise 21, R Sutton 18 P Lee 21, D Hennessey 16 I Tordoff 21, R Whitwam 11 S Davies 21, M Bramall 12 C Barton 21.
