IT’S the Meltham Cup Pairs qualifying on Saturday (2.00 start and scratch).

Bowl down to two at each green, where the draw will be done on the day, and the final is on Sunday at Huddersfield RUFC BC (2.00), sponsored by Ben Shaws.

Crosland Moor – J Dyson & C Gant (scr) Netherton, W Dews & G McMahon (3) Netherton, T Chatfield & D Wood (5) Milnsbridge Lib, A Heaume & M Martin (3) Canalside, M Turner & D Duck (4) Lockwood Con, D Sidebottom & J Grundy (4) Moldgreen Con, A Hulley & T Barker (4) Milnsbridge BC, B Walsh & T Randerson (3) Milnsbridge BC, T Atkinson & M Surman (4) Moldgreen Con, R & S Taylor (3) Cleckheaton Sports, N Copping & L Schofield (1) Slaithwaite, C Wood & G Manson (4) Moldgreen Con, F Greenwood & R Whitwam (3) Milnsbridge Lib, A Leonard & I M Brogden (6) Golcar C&AC.

Longwood – G Howe & S Mallinson (3) Milnsbridge BC, P S Manson & M Branch (6) Golcar C&AC, J Ollerenshaw & A Peacock (3) Milnsbridge BC, S Irving & P Holmes (6) Milnsbridge Lib, R Making & R Mudd (3) Waterloo, B Morley & T Giles (3) Crosland Moor, K & K Spencer-Halsall (4) Canalside, M Wood & P Kain (2) Lockwood Con, A Byrnes & B Morley (3) Milnsbridge Lib, C Noble & L Mosley (4) Lockwood Con, D & D Walker (3) Moldgreen, S Haigh & P Rangeley (2) Netherton, G Clarke & P Bodsworth (5) Lockwood Con, G & C Senior (3) Moldgreen.

Milnsbridge BC – P Wike & R Quarmby (4) Almondbury Lib, T Brook & T Boothroyd (3) Crosland Moor, C Hey & K Wenzel (4) Crosland Moor, A Cooper & T Butterfield (3) Moldgreen, J Sutcliffe & P Sweeney (6) Golcar C&AC, E Brennan & L Houlton (5) Milnsbridge Lib, S Smith & A Wadsworth (3) Canalside, J Martin & R Senior (3) Netherton, P Berry & B Holt (3) Kirkheaton Con, R Cox & P Bywater (3) Lockwood Con, G Tandy & S Gledhill (4) Longwood, A Wike & Partner (3) Crosland Moor, R & R Walsh (5) Lockwood Con.

Netherton – D Shaw & L Fallas (5) Milnsbridge BC, K Brown & M Gilroy (5) Milnsbridge Lib, S J Broadhead & G McLoughlin (5) Longwood, R Edwards & R Gatenby (5) Lowerhouses, D Jones & S Tattersley (3) Moldgreen, M & D Peacock (3) Milnsbridge BC, P Hulley & C R Squires (3) Longwood, T Eckersley & A Thorpe (5) Slaithwaite, J Sinar & P Dickinson (5) Milnsbridge Lib, D Beeby & Partner Longwood, R Morris & A Wike (3) Almondbury Lib, M Atkinson & T Fowler (4) Crosland Moor, M Wenzel & P Longbottom (5) Crosland Moor, M Hollingworth & A Douglas (3) Canalside.

Paul Ingleby of Lockwood Con is the latest qualifier in the Marsh Utd £1400 competition.

He defeated Moldgreen Con’s Scott Fisher 21-20 to go through.

Draw for Saturday (6.00pm practice, 6.30pm start):

Brian Hill (Chesterfield) v Peter Hopkinson (Lindley Lib), David Fisher (Moldgreen Con)Š vŠWayne Dews (Netherton Con), Mark Sykes (Lindley Lib) v Ian Johnson (Chesterfield), Mark Bramall (Longwood BC) v Derek Crawley (Newsome WMC).