COLIN TATTERSLEY, last year’s beaten finalist in the Huddersfield Veterans’ League Over 80s competition, takes on 2006 champion Jack Hewitt in the second round of this year’s event at Almondbury BC on Friday, July 18 (2.00, scratching 2.15).

Players bowl down to four to make up the semi-final and final which takes place at Cowcliffe on Friday, August 15.

Second round: J Hewitt (1) (Lindley Lib) v C Tattersley (4) (Golcar Lib), J Sharland (6) (Bradley & Colne v L Tracey (4) (Lindley Lib), H Shaw (4) (Springwood) v L Corless (5) (Bradley & Colne), R Turner (3) (Skelmanthorpe) v G L Nash (5) (Syngenta), D Pogson (6) (Milnsbridge) v H Senior (6) (Bradley & Colne), L Lunn (4) (Lindley Lib) v F Barraclough (5) (Marsh U), E Coulson (4) (Thorpe Green) v J Haigh (6) (Shepley), F Sheard (4) (Meltham) v A Tracey (4) (Lindley Lib).

Last year’s Veterans’ Bistro winners Waterloo take on Marsh United at Broad Oak in the third round of this year’s competition on Thursday, July 17 (2.00).

Third round: Marsh U (scr) v Waterloo (scr) at Broad Oak, Almondbury Lib (4) v Mirfield A (16) at Primrose Hill, Windmill B (36) v Springwood (8) at Holmfirth, Almondbury BC (8) v Kirkheaton A (4) at Ravensknowle Park, Shepley (12) v Elland CBC (4) at Cowcliffe Lib, Crosland Moor (12) v Thongsbridge B (24) at Dalton, Milnsbridge B (32) v Elland B (36) at Hudds RUFC, Brockholes (12) v Clayton West (scr) at Moldgreen Con.

Almondbury bowler Elaine Hirst has qualified for the Ladies Waterloo final at the Waterloo Hotel, Blackpool.

She will take on Claire Pugh, of Dudley, in the first round on Sunday, September 14 (10.00).

How they line-up: Maureen Lyons (Liverpool) v Barbara Wherrett (Ossett), Mags Morrison (Rotherham) v Debbie Spark (Wirral), Liza Harrison (Burnley) v Lynsay Gorman (Wirral), Julie Holcroft (Blackpool) v Sarah Fox (Ossett), Margaret Brookes (Saddleworth) v Elaine Berry (Warrington), Joan Jolly (Preston) v Alice Pooley (Leeds), Nikki Jones (Wirral) v Nicola Boulton (Chester), Avril Dewhurst (Rochdale) v Veronica Lyon (Whiston).

Ann Roberts (Lancaster) v Debbie Farmer (Rotherham) v Irene Pritchatt (Chadsmoor), Amy Evans (Bedworth) v Rita Manning (Liverpool), Ann Crank (Wigan) v Cynthia Tonge (Doncaster), Jenna Goth (Pilling) v Alyson Evans (Bedworth), Meliza Herbert (Birmingham) v Claire Pugh (Dudley), Elaine Hirst (Huddersfield) v Jane Jones (Neston), Janette Nicholson (Halifax) v Lynn Pritchatt (Chadsmoor) v Dawn Bray (Ossett).

AJB Floor Coverings are walking over their nearest rivals at the top of the Huddersfield Ladies Works League.

They have a four-point lead from Schofield Metal Merchants, while Frontier Software are third.

SECTION I

Schofield Metal Merchants (164) 9 Pearce Displays (104) 1, Longwood Eng Co (156) 8 Brook Hansen A (119) 2, Frontier Software (152) 6 AJB Floor Coverings (148) 4, Pearce Displays (107) 2 Holmes Dresser (147) 8, Syngenta Acre Mills (142) 7 Longwood Eng Co 9129) 3, Brook Hansen A (129) 3 Scofield Metal Merchants (145) 7, AJB Floor Coverings (162) 8 Palace Bar (99) 2, Brook Hansen A (153) 6 Holmes Dresser (142) 4, Pearce Displays (116) 2 Frontier Software (137) 7, Palace Bar (133) 4 Syngenta Acre Mills (145) 6, Longwood Eng Co (138) 4 Schofield Metal Merchants (139) 6.

AJB Floor Coverings played 9, pts 66; Schofield Metal Merchants 9-62, Frontier Software 9-56, Holmes Dresser 8-52, Syngenta Acre Mills 8-40, Longwood Eng Co 10-39, Brook Hansen A 9-33, Palace Bar 8-32, Pearce Displays 9-20.

SECTION II

Sellers International (161) 8 Syngenta B (118) 2, Broadhead & Graves (155) 7 Shaw Son & Greenhalgh (116) 3, Brook Hansen B (149) 7 Bower & Roebuck (117) 3, Syngenta B (119) 4 Syngenta A (141) 6, Syngenta A (154) 7 Sellers International (131) 3, Syngenta A (141) 8 Brook Hansen (125) 2, Shaw Son & Greenhalgh (138) 6 Colne Valley Garden Centre (133) 4, Bower & Roebuck (160) 6 Broadhead & Graves (123) 4, Broadhead & Graves (157) 6 Syngenta A (135) 4, Syngenta B (104) 2 Sellers International (144) 6.

Sygenta A 9-63, Sellers International 8-50, Broadhead & Graves 7-39, Brook Hansen B 7-33, Shaw Son & Greenhalgh 8-32, Bower & Roebuck 8-31, Colne Valley Garden Centre 6-26, Syngenta B 7-26.