Ladies Afternoon Drawn Doubles latter stages postponed until April at Linthwaite Hall

FOR the first time in seven years, there will be a new name on the A&S Hirst Four-man Team knockout trophy.

Netherton Con have won it for the last six years, but they are not in Sunday’s showpiece at Thongsbridge, which starts at 1pm.

The draw is Crosland Moor A v Moldgreen A, Crosland Moor D v Canalside B, Lindley Lib A v Longwood A, Thongsbridge E v Brockholes

It’s the Brockholes Mixed Pairs on Sunday (10am).

Food is available all day and, on the green, there will be five jacks to start off with.

Draw: A) T Agnew/Partner v G Beaumont/A Ormsby; A Wood/Partner v R & J Mallison; D & S Fowler v D Jessop/S Brammall; C Hoyle/Partner v J & Y Hamilton; B Lendon/R Firth v C Livsey/Partner; N & K Sykes v R & J Lindley; R Makin/K Atkinson v W & B Holdsworth; T & A Butterfield v M Hodgeson/J Hamilton; S Tattersley/M Pinfield v M Hoyle/C Beaumont; M & D Bradshaw v S & P Wadsworth; J Hick/W Hirst v J & P Hodgeson; R & J Barlow v K Whitefoot/A Byrnes; A Hagan/A Webb v L Wiltshire/Partner; M & D Smith v Winner of A.

Qualifying for the Rastrick Classic continues on Sunday.

Draw: Stephen Hirst (Netherton Con) v Andy Farmer (Thongsbridge), Gordon Bradford (Elland C&BC) v Jim Derby (Radcliffe), David Jackson (Macclesfield) v Billy Smythe (Manchester), Nick White (Thongsbridge) v Daniel Jones (N.Wales), Ben Phillips (Lloyds Chorlton) v Kez Smith (Crossgates), A Douglas (Canalside) v Craig Gant (Netherton Con), Chris Brown (Lower Hopton) v Andrew Sorsby (Thongsbridge), John Bailey (N.Wales) v Ashley Daykin (Netherton Con).

Already through to the final on October 21 are Mark Atkinson (Crosland Moor), Mark Regan (Brighouse), Matt Gilmore (Merseyside), Lee Heaton (St Josephs), Marcus Hill (Penistone), Neil Dolan (Warrington), Jack Dyson (Netherton Con), Nigel Roper (Pudsey Littlemoor), Martin Griffiths (Elland WM), Mark Hughes (Crossgates), Dave Hallam (Sheffield) and Darren Griffiths (Chadderton).