Qualifying for the Spring Handicap takes place on eight greens on Friday, April 25 (6.45pm start and scratch).

Last year’s winner John Metcalfe starts his defence of the title at Lockwood Con.

The event is sponsored by Rodebuck & Holmes Joinery Contractors and the final will be held at Skelmanthorpe Windmill on Sunday, May 11.

Draws will be done at each green tomorrow and those at each venue are:

Kirkheaton C&B: R Manning (4) Lockwood Con, G Smith (2) Moldgreen, G Senior (3) Moldgreen, P Hulley (4) Hemplow, A Crawley (4) Cowcliffe, K O’Prey (3) Crosland Moor,

N Copping (scr) Slaithwaite, A Rose (4) Linthwaite C&B, F Griffin (3) Waterloo, P Ingleby (2) Lockwood Con, B Tinker (4) Longwood, D Beeby (3) Canalside.

Linthwaite Hall: J Shaw (3) Kirkheaton Con, Waddington (5) Kirkheaton Con, D Jones (3) Kirkheaton Con, S Hirst (1) Netherton, G Brook (3) Netherton, A Douglas (3) Canalside, T Fowler (3) Crosland Moor, D Fox (scr) Kirkheaton Con, C Wood (5) Moldgreen, B Shaw (3) Crosland Moor, G McMahon (scr) Netherton, R Walsh Snr (4) Lockwood Con.

Lockwood Con: M Hill (3) Penistone, J Metcalfe (2) Moldgreen, R Sutton (3) Meltham, T Codman (3) Canalside, A Farmer (scr) Thongsbridge, S Metcalfe (3) Moldgreen, A Wike (3) Moldgreen, R Mudd (3) Waterloo, M Bramall (2) Netherton, J Martin (3) Canalside, M Richardson (3) Netherton, M Atkinson (2) Crosland Moor.

Longwood: P Toon (4) Kirkheaton C&B, A Tattersley (scr) Kirkheaton Con, J Abbott (3) Meltham, A Cairns (scr) Thongsbridge, M Kewley (5) Almondbury Lib, M Armitage (3) Linthwaite C&B,

D Cowsill (2) Canalside, R Cox (3) Lockwood Con, Higgins (3) Lockwood Con, M Hollingworth (3) Canalside, M Farmer (2) Thongsbridge.

Marsh United: T Graham (3) Longwood, J Lindley (4) Clayton West, D Crawley (4) Cowcliffe, M Turner (3) Longwood, S Price (6) Crosland Moor, P Kowalski (5) Moldgreen, D Slattery (5) Lockwood Con, J Grundy (5) Moldgreen, P Thornton (4) Lockwood Con, I Briggs (3) Longwood, Kyle Spencer-Halsall (3) Canalside.

Moldgreen: M Pollard (4) Waterloo, R Wiltshire (3) Netherton, P Kain (2) Lockwood Con, E Haigh (4) Clayton West, T Brook (3) Crosland Moor, R Walsh Jnr (4) Lockwood Con, T Poulter (4) Clayton West,

AS Hoult (4) Almondbury BC, T Beeden (3) Canalside, G Tandy (3) Longwood, L Fallas (3) Crosland Moor.

Rastrick: P McGowan (3) Brockholes, C Newton (3) Lower Hopton, M Sweeney (2) Canalside, D Kilburn (3) Kirkheaton Con, T Atkinson (5) Moldgreen, A Wadsworth (3) Canalside, R Boltwood (3) Canalside, B Hoult (5) Kirkheaton Con, D Wike (5) Moldgreen, D Pollard (3) Cowcliffe, C Wadsworth (6) Skelmanthorpe Central.

Waterloo: A Cooper (3) Moldgreen, S Gledhill (5) Longwood, B Hallas (5) Kirkheaton C&B, W Dews (3) Netherton, J Bloomer (3) Rastrick, M Wood (3) Lockwood Con, A Battye (4) Almondbury Lib, J Brown (2) Kirkheaton Con, G Siswick (3) Crosland Moor, Ray Harper (4) Lockwood Con, P Wike (5) Moldgreen, A Heaume (1) Canalside.