Bowls: Hudds and District Bowling Association Autumn Handicap draw

IT’S time for the next ‘big one.’

Qualifying for the Autumn Handicap gets under way tomorrow (6.30 start, scratching 6.45).

There are two qualifiers from each of eight greens going through to the final at Linthwaite CBC on Sunday, September 20.

Qualifying venues and draws:

thorpe green

First round: G McMahon (3) (Linthwaite CB) v K Williams (3) (Almondbury Lib), B Walsh (3) (Milnsbridge BC) v A Oldfield (5) (Cowcliffe), G Brook (3) (Netherton Con) v D Allen (5) (Lindley BC), J Baillie (4) (Slaithwaite) v M Higgins Snr (3) (Lockwood Con).

Second round: T Boothroyd (3) (Crosland Moor) v P Sigsworth (scr) (Netherton Con) v C Lloyd (3) (Netherton Con).

ALMONDBURY LIB

First round: D Hennessy (2) (Elland CB) v P Cooney (3) (Lindley Lib), P Portelli (3) (Meltham) v G O’Sullivan (3) (Crosland Moor).

Second round: S Forster (3) (Lindley Lib) v T Holmes (3) (Longwood), M Sweeney (2) (Moldgreen Con) v D Pollard (3) (Cowcliffe), M Richardson (3) (Lockwood Con) v S Metcalfe (6) (Moldgreen Con).

BROCKHOLES

First round: T Giles (3) (Crosland Moor) v M Griffiths (3) v (Lindley Lib), T Graham (4) v S Fox (5) (Kirkheaton Con).

Second round: M Bramall (2) (Longwood) v F Griffin (3) (Waterloo), G Hirst (2) (Lower Hopton) v R Crowther (2) (Longwood), D Maguire (7) (Slaithwaite) v A Lumb (4) (Kirkheaton Con).

ELLAND CB

First round: M Higgins Jnr (4) (Lockwood Con) v J Hulley (3) (Milnsbridge BC), M Sykes (3) (Milnsbridge BC) v A Heaume (3) (Almondbury Lib).

Second round: A Graham (6) (Moldgreen Con) v P Kain (2) (Lockwood Con), P Rangeley (3) (Netherton Con) v T Chatfield (4) (Golcar Lib), C Gant (2) (Netherton Con) v C Squires (3) (Longwood).

HEMPLOW

First round: B Morley (3) (Lindley Lib) v J Allen (5) (Lindley BC), C Noble (6) (Lockwood Con) v R Dyson (3) (Longwood), J Abbott (3) (Meltham) v M Hollingworth (3) (Almondbury Lib), B O’Prey (3) (Milnsbridge BC) v M Martin (3) (Almondbury Lib).

Second round: A Cooper (3) (Moldgreen Con) v M Peacock (3) (Milnsbridge BC), W Dews (3) (Netherton Con) v P Hulley (3) (Mlnsbridge BC).

LONGWOOD

First round: D Fox (scr) (Kirkheaton Con) v R Morris (3) (Springwood), M Hinchliffe (4) (Linthwaite CB) v T Brook (3) (Crosland Moor).

Second round: N Jones (3) (Almondbury Lib) v M Hill (3) (Almondbury Lib), T Wilson (3) (Lindley Lib) v D Hallas (3) (Brockholes), J Ollerenshaw (4) (Golcar Lib) v M Armitage (4) (Linthwaite CB).

MILNSBRIDGE BC

First round: N White (scr) (Thongsbridge) v M Wood (3) (Lockwood Con), M Rhodes (3) (Brockholes) v P Hartley (4) (Newsome).

Second round: M Pollard (3) (Longwood) v J Dyson (scr) (Brockholes), R Sutton (3) (Waterloo) v D Walkden (3) (Longwood), A Wike (3) (Springwood) v S Gledhill (5) (Longwood).

SLAITHWAITE

First round: D Beeby (3) (Longwood) v R Wiltshire (3) (Almondbury Lib), A Daykin (scr) (Netherton Con) v G Siswick (3) (Crosland Moor).

Second round: L Fallas (5) (Longwood) v D Reeves (2) (Windmill), B Tinker (4) (Longwood) v D Pitchforth (2) (Meltham), C Gilbert (6) (Kirkheaton Con) v C Taylor (4) (Linthwaite CB).