WHEN the going gets tough, the tough get going and that’s exactly what Yorkshire Ladies did to book a place in the semi-finals of the Waterloo Cup.

They were bolstered by excellent results from the Huddersfield players in the home team with Linda Gledhill, Jean Gee (both Marsh Utd) and Jacqui Roper (Meltham) being three of six players to take their Mid-Cheshire opponents off for single figures.

The home team, at Ossett Flying Horse, won 239-159 while the away team, who travelled to Frodsham Red Lion, lost 242-197 but Yorkshire won by 35 points overall (436-401) and will now meet Staffordshire in the semi-finals of the Waterloo Cup, in Blackpool, on Sunday, August 17.

At Ossett FH: Linda Gledhill (Marsh Utd) 21 Carol Brown 9, Dawn Bray (Ossett Flying Horse) 21 Pat Kennedy 17, Marie Lockwood (Meltham) 15 Wendy Allen 21, Bridget Lunn (Ossett Flying Horse) 21 Pat Newhouse 8, Sue Harper (Lockwood Con) 20 Jean Harvey 21, Jean Gee (Marsh Utd) 21 Dilys Rowe 9.

Christine Sutcliffe (Methley) 21 Linda Hough 8, Carole Harpin (Marsh Utd) 21 Gill Tench 18, Alexis Lunn (Morton House) 21 Gill Rigden 6, Suzanne Howarth (Meltham) 21 Val Whyard 16, Jacqui Roper (Meltham) 21, Kathy Chadwick 5, Lisa Rice (Savile Park) 15 Julie Green 21.

Total: Yorkshire 239 Mid-Cheshire 159.

At Frodsham: Diane Radcliffe (Cowcliffe) 13 Sue Worrall 21 , Mary Hemsley (Lund Park) 21 Janet Agnew 19, Lyn Carter (Cowcliffe Lib) 6 Karen Brown 21, Suzi Ladbrooke (Marsh Utd) 10 Jenny Randles 21, Sharon Gadd (West Park) 21 Julia Hayes 17, Jenny Greenbank (Silsden) 21 Joan Nicholas 18.

Sue Gibson (Lockwood Con) 20 Francine Rowe 21, Margaret Higgins (Ossett FH) 21 Elsie Gribbon 20, Andrea Buckley (Meltham) 12 Jean Starkey 21, Brenda Cromwell (Burley) 18 Brenda Jones 21, Barbara Wherrett (Ossett FH) 18 Elle Winnington 21, Pauline Wilkinson (West Park) 16 Viv Raddy 21.

Total: Yorkshire 197 Mid-Cheshire 242.

Results from the Huddersfield Ladies Bowling League:

Section A: Almondbury BC A (141) 3 Marsh Utd A (145) 7, Golcar Lib A (132) 2 Lockwood Con A (149) 8, Meltham A (165) 9 Mirfield CBC (96) 1, Almondbury Lib A (165) 9 Cowcliffe B (85) 1.

Section B: Outlane B (112) 2 Thongsbridge A (161) 8, Linthwaite Hall A (156) 9 Almondbury BC B (122) 1, Milnsbridge BC A (111) 3 Outlane A (151) 7, Longwood B (123) 2 Kirkheaton Con A (163) 8.

Section C: Marsh Lib A (163) 9 Brockholes A (82) 1, Shepley B (143) 7 Thorpe Green (115) 3, Jackson Bridge (114) 4 Meltham B (134) 6, Kirkheaton CB A (131) 3 Linthwaite CB B (146) 7.

Section D: Newsome (156) 7 Shepley A (141) 3, Marsh Utd B (116) 3 Linthwaite Hall B (140) 7, Denby Dale (130) 7 Grange Moor (121) 3, Linthwaite CB A (155) 8 Farnley Tyas (122) 2.

Section E: Bradley and Colne (156) 8 Paddock CB (92) 2, Golcar CB (141) 4 New Mill (152) 6, Lockwood Con B (121) 7 Skelmanthorpe (112) 3.

Section F: Brockholes B (129) 2 Milnsbridge Lib B (160) 8, Syngenta B (140) 3 Hemplow A (151) 7, Lowerhouses (160) 8 Netherton Con B (114) 2, Paddock I and C (129) 4 Golcar Lib B (138) 6.

Section G: Almondbury BC C (148) 8 Brockholes C (129) 2, Moldgreen Con (134) 7 Primrose Hill (125) 3, Thongsbridge B (147) 7 Mirfield OB (97) 3, Kirkheaton Con B (140) 7 Longwood A (127) 3.

Section H: Waterloo A (148) 6 Milnsbridge BC B (141) 4, Milnsbridge Lib A (128) 5 Marsh Lib A (136) 5, Outlane C (124) 5 Kirkheaton CB B (133) 5.