BRADFORD captain Tim Wade has praised his players for a superb comeback in defeating Leeds 19-17 in the Yorkshire Inter-District League at Keighley.

Wade said of the morning foursomes: "After eight or nine holes, we were down in five matches and up in one but the players responded magnificently to turn it around.

"Terry (Brushwood) and Dane (Bairstow) won 2&1 but Chris Howe and Jack Laybourne were trounced 6&4.

"Chris Foster and Rob (Malloy) were always in command and duly won 4&3, Martin (Gaffney) and Jack (Hall) won 2&1 and James (Darcy) and Andy (Busfield) won 3&1.

"Unfortunately, our debutants from Skipton (John Ellison and Chris Payne) found the going tough and lost 5&4, so we went into lunch 8-4 ahead, which was a whole lot better than it looked at one time."

Wade added: "In the singles, Terry lost 3&2, and Dane, who was playing former Cleckheaton member Chris Green, halved, as did Jack (Laybourne), who won the last hole.

"Chris Howe, dormie two, lost a ball at the 17th but halved the last in a birdie to win one up, and Martin holed from ten feet and then his opponent three-putted to give us a win.

"James lost the last two holes, and Chris Foster was well beaten 6&4 but Andy gained a half and then super sub Jack (Hall) won 5&3.

"Unfortunately, Chris Payne lost by one hole but John struggled and lost 4&3.

"We lost the singles 13-11 but had done enough in the foursomes to see us win 19-17, and a win is a win."

Jack Hall came into the team when Andy Town had to work.

Results, Bradford 19, Leeds 17 (at Keighley): Foursomes (8-4): Dane Bairstow & Terry Brushwood bt Rob Wardle & Chris Green 2&1, Chris Howe & Jack Laybourne lost to Neil Kinghorn & Scott McGregor 6&4, Robert Malloy & Chris Foster bt Andy Stringer & Jez Howarth 4&3, Martin Gaffney & Jack Hall bt Barry Hardcastle & Paul Croft 2&1, Andrew Busfield & James Darcy bt Matthew Brighton & Matthew East 3&1, John Ellison & Chris Payne lost to Sean Ryan & Liam Bennett 5&4. Singles (11-13): T Brushwood (Bingley) lost to R Wardle 3&2, D Bairstow (Bingley St Ives) halved with C Green, J Laybourne (Bingley St Ives) halved with N Kinghorn, C Howe (Northcliffe) bt A Stringer by 1 hole, R Malloy (Northcliffe) bt S McGregor 5&4, M Gaffney (Cleckheaton & District) bt B Hardcastle by 1 hole, J Darcy (Northcliffe) lost to P Croft by 2 holes, C Foster (Clayton) lost to M Brighton 6&4, A Busfield (South Bradford) halved with M East, J Hall (South Bradford) bt J Howarth 5&3, C Payne (Skipton) lost to L Bennett by 1 hole, J Ellison (Skipton) lost to S Ryan 4&3.