IT’S the first round of the Over 70s competition a week tomorrow, May 27.

Play down to four at eight venues (2.00).

Draw:

Almondbury BC – Prelim: 1 S Hewitt (Marsh U 4) v F Greenwood (Golcar Lib scr), P Bottom (Marsh U 3) v A Kaye (Clayton West 2). First round: T Dunford (Brockholes 3) v J Ashworth (Skelmanthorpe 4), W Blackburn (Lindley 5) v J Townend (Paddock I&C 6), H Maxwell (Thorpe Green 4) v H Hopkins (Golcar Lib 4), Winner 1 v Winner 2.

Bradley & Colne – Prelim: 1 A Wrigley (Broad Oak 5) v K Atkinson (Elland 3), 2 F Walker (Canalside 5) v P Green (Brockholes 2). First round: B Milnes (Almondbury BC 4) v E Coulson (Thorpe Green 4), K Herbert (Skelmanthorpe 4) v D Sykes (Marsden 5), F Barraclough (Marsh U 3) v R Sutton (Waterloo scr), Winner 1 v Winner 2.

Broad Oak – Prelim: 1 P Preston (Milnsbridge 5) v K Collins (Canalside 4), 2 A Habergham (Marsh U 3) v J Booty (Shepley 5), 3 D Barrett (Almondbury BC 4) v G Stockton (Almondbury Lib 6), 4 T Sykes (Marsh U scr) v B Shah (Paddock I&C 4). First round: J Hopkins (Golcar Lib 4) v J Fawcett (Holmfirth 6), P Hirst (Lowerhouses 6) v R Turner (Lowerhouses 2). Winner 1 v Winner 2, 3 v 4.

Canalside – Prelim: 1 P Brierley (Primrose Hill 5) v M McMahon (Broad Oak 5), 2 J Hoyle (Springwood 4) v M Riley (Almondbury Lib 6). First round: D Peace (Farnley Tyas 7) v T Butterfield (Holmfirth 6), D Brook (Meltham 5) v B Wrathall (Meltham 5), C Aldridge (Almondbury Lib 6) v D Hallos (Brockholes 3), Winner 1 v Winner 2.

Lindley Lib – Prelim: 1 P Fenton (Almondbury BC 5) v B Eastwood (Canalside 3), 2 A Emerson (Almondbury BC scr) v E Wimpenny (Meltham 5). First round: J Strachan (Canalside 5) v L Swaine (Meltham 3), B Walsh (Milnsbridge 3) v J Sheard (Netherton 3), T Barker (Milnsbridge 3) v A Brown (Canalside 5). Winner 1 v Winner 2.

Meltham – Prelim: 1 J Garside (Golcar lib 4) v B Starkey (Milnsbridge scr) 2 D Crowther (Almondbury Lib scr) v D Blakey (Hudds RUFC 5). First round: L Tracey (Lindley Lib 4) v T Blackburn (Lindley BC 3), F Sykes (Outlane 5) v A Hitchin (Lindley Lib 4), J Kee (Bradley/Colne 4) v N Byrne (Marsh U 3), Winner 1 v Winner 2.

Milnsbridge BC – Prelim: 1 J Horvath (Primrose Hill 5) v A Tracey (Lindley Lib 4), 2 A Wilkinson (Broad Oak 5) v H Senior (Bradley/Colne 4). First round: D Iredale (Rastrick 4) v D Burnand (Waterloo scr), D Winterbottom (Meltham 3) v D Sykes (Lindley Lib 5), D Armitage (Hemplow 5) v J Kelly (Bradley/Colne 3), Winner 1 v Winner 2.

Waterloo – Prelim: 1 M Hopley (Almondbury BC 3) v T Randerson (Milndbridge scr), 2 G Boyes (Meltham 5) v G Cowgill (Lindley Lib 3). First round: G Mizon (Canalside 3) v P Ramsden (Lockwood Con 3), W Shaw (Primrose Hill 5) v H Thorpe (Almondbury Lib 6), K Kidman (Rastrick 4) v G Nash (Canalside 6), Winner 1 v Winner 2.