JOSH BROWN scooped the honours as Yorkshire Juniors scored an excellent 452-332 win over Greater Manchester.

Kirkheaton Con bowler Brown led off for the home side at Kirkheaton CBC and took the player of the match award by defeating talented Jack Hargreaves 21-19.

Victories by debutants Finley Hickey (Lower Hopton WMC), Rhys Beaumont (Broad Oak BC) and Danny Kilburn (Kirkheaton Con) helped the home side to a 228-185 success.

The away team did even better, scoring a 224-147 victory at Hopwood Unionists.

Home team (Yorkshire names first) – Josh Brown (Kirkheaton Con) 21 Jack Hargreaves 19, Nathan Haigh (Meltham) 13 Ryan Bancroft 21, Harry Lumb (Kirkheaton Con) 12 James Jones 21, David Ryding (Laurel Crescent) 21 Jordan Barker 7, Luke Peacock (Milnsbridge) 21 Tom Danby 7, Rhys Beaumont (Broad Oak) 21 Christopher Crowther 17, Robert Hopper (Blakeborough Alb) 21 Lewis Danby 7, Ashley Southwell (Asa Briggs) 16 Matthew Sands 21, Finley Hickey (Lower Hopton) 21 Jack Holland 18, Aiden Fox (Lower Hopton) 21 Amanda Ridley 10, Robert Wainwright (Rothwell) 19 Ben Gloag 21, Danny Kilburn (Kirkheaton Con) 21 Daniel Sands 16. Result: Yorkshire 228 Greater Manchester 185. Away team won 224-147. Overall result: Yorkshire 452 Greater Manchester 332

The Huddersfield District B team playing at Kirkheaton Con on Saturday (7pm) is: E Rhodes, A Catherine, J Arnold, L Haigh, H Lumb, T Jones, C Allert, O Fox. Reserves from: J Fox, T Gledhill, J Shaw, T Fletcher, D Kilburn.