THE Baines Hall-sponsored BISTRO competition for veterans is now down to the last eight teams.

Quarter-finals will be played on Thursday, August 5 and the draw and venues are:

Marsh Lib v Netherton Con B at Golcar Lib, Skelmanthorpe B v Milnsbridge A at New Mill, Paddock I&C v Almondbury Lib at Cowcliffe, Almondbury BC B v Crosland Moor at Springwood.

The draw for the last 32 of the Over 70s competition has been made and matches will be played at Almondbury Lib and Meltham on Friday August 6 (2pm start). It’s bowl down to four at each venue.

At Almondbury Lib – T Barker (Milnsbridge, 2) v T Blackburn (Lindley, 3), M McMahon (Broad Oak, 4) v F Greenwood (Golcar Lib, scr), J Fawcett (Holmfirth, 6) v D sykes (Lindley Lib, 5), J Hewitt (Lindley Lib, 2) v R Sutton (Waterloo, scr), A Wrigley (Broad Oak, 4) v B Faichney (Syngenta, 6), H Maxwell (Thorpe Green, 4) v K Kidman (Rastrick, 4), T Sykes (Marsh U, scr) v B Starkey (Milnsbridge, scr), T Butterfield (Holmfirth, 6) v A Tracey (Lindley Lib, 3).

At Meltham – M Hopley (Almondbury, 3) v A Habergham (Marsh U, 3), P Barron (Syngenta, 6) v P Hirst (Lowerhouses, 7), R Ramsey (Syngenta, 3) v B Parker (Paddock I&C, 4), J Sheard (Netherton Con, 3) v A Hitchin (Lindley Lib, 5), J Horvath (Primrose Hill, 5) v J Garside (Golcar Lib, 4), D Iredale (Rastrick, 4) v B Peaker (Newsome 3), P Ramsden (Lockwood Con, 4) v B Shah (Paddock I&C, 4), J Sharland (Bradley/Colne, 4) v G Cowgill (Lindley Lib, 2).

The Veterans Pairs is also down to the last 32 and will be played on Thursday, August 12, at Thongsbridge and Newsome (1.30 start, bowl down to four at each venue).

At Thongsbridge – Hirst and Peto (Waterloo, 3) v Kidman and Iredale (Rastrick, 4), Skuse and Johnstone (Golcar Lib, 5) v Blackburns (Lindley BC, 4), Wilkinson and Wrigley (Broad Oak, 4) v Hallos and Cartwright (Brockholes, 3), Garner and Winterburn (Netherton Con, 3) v Collins and Pointon (Syngenta, 3), Lowery and O’Prey (Crosland Moor, 3) v Wright and Hewson (Milnsbridge, 2), Traceys (Lindley Lib, 4) v Sheard and Sykes (Netherton Con, 3), Haigh and Shaw (Lockwood Con, scr) v Aldridge and Adams (Almondbury Lib, 5), Sharland and Kelly (Bradley/Colne, 4) v Sutton and Burnand (Waterloo, scr).

At Newsome – Mellor and Buckley (Lockwood Con, 5) v McMahon and Wilson (Broad Oak, 4), Hirst and Kinder (Lowerhouses, 7) v Manson and Greenwood (Golcar Lib, 2), Illingworth and Starkey (Milnsbridge, scr) v Morley and Giles (Crosland Moor, 2), Crowther and Jones (Almondbury Lib, 2) vLaw and Treherne (Lindley Lib, 4), Hirst and Barker (Milnsbridge, 1) v Ashworth and Turner (Skelmanthorpe, 3), Lynes and Green (Brockholes, 2) v Armitage and Cooney (Ravensknowle Pk, 4), Manning and Crawley (Lockwood Con, 5) v Myers and Walls (Brockholes, 3), Frost and Schofield (Crosland Moor, 6) v James and Byrne (Marsh U, 3).