YORKSHIRE carded an impressive 19-12 win over South Yorkshire in their final group game of the BRITISH PARKS SENIOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP, and with it a place in the final on Sunday, September 20.

In the home match at Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire carded nine winners, with Bob Whitfield (Brighouse Sports) the pick of them winning 21-9, as Yorkshire took the aggregate by 31-chalks.

In the away match at Meersbrook BC, Yorkshire managed five winners, with Eccleshill’s Andy Gilroy carding a superb 21-6. South Yorkshire won the home aggregate by 23-chalks but it was Yorkshire who took the extra 3-points for winning the overall aggregate by just 8-chalks.

Yorkshire still await their final opponents but will surely start as strong favourites after an impressive qualifying campaign.

Scores from Hanging Heaton (Yorkshire names first): Richard Stockdale 21, Richard Atkin 19; Harry Seehra 21, Ross Meese 19; Tony Green 17, Chris Kelly 21; Simon Walder 21, Sam Day 13; Paul Kaye 21, Ernie Wearing 20; Bob Whitfield 21, Mick Hobson 9; Tony Riley 12, Andy Mailer 21; Nick Bastow 21, Rob Grayson 13; Paul Hillam 21, Mark Crawshaw 16; Andy Tate 21, Ryan Clark 12; Paul Gill 9, Craig Hill 21; Dean Scarth 21, Andy Whittaker 12. Yorkshire 227 (11), South Yorkshire 196 (3).

Scores from Meersbrook BC (Yorkshire names first): Danny Towning 15, Matt Beever 21; Craig Hebbard 9, Joe Westell 21; Chris Mordue 7, Chris Hill 21; Paul Wilczynski 21, Steve Lonnia 12; Ian Shaw 18, Peter Worfold 21; Matt Jacques 21, Mark Johnson 17; Josh Mordue 21, Andy Turner 19; Andy Gilroy 21, Mick Crawshaw 6; Paul Rooks 17, Matt Whittaker 21; Peter Clark 15, Dean Missere 21; Phil Hill 12, Gary Hanson 21; Neil Mylan 21, Jack Clarke 16. Yorkshire 198 (5), South Yorkshire 221 (9).

Tommy Johnstone (Poynton) and Robbie Fitzpatrick (Wirral) were week three qualifiers in the 2015 SPEN MASTERS sponsored by P & I Hopkins Butchers of Birkenshaw.

Johnstone defeated Mally Fowler (Ladyhill) 21-10, Phil Lee (Merseyside) 21-20 before an impressive 21-11 win against current All-England champion Ashley Daykin (Netherton). Fitzpatrick made it through with wins over Alan Croft (Alverthorpe) 21-8, Mike Tunstall (Merseyside) 21-13 and Ian Nicholson (Kendal) 21-19.

Qualifying continues on Saturday with Eccleshill duo Paul Rooks and Nick Bastow both in action.

Qualifying scores: First round: Gerwyn Davies (Wrexham) 17, Ashley Daykin (Netherton) 21; Paul Mottram (Alverthorpe) 14, Martin Gilpin (Kendal) 21; Tommy Johnstone (Poynton) 21, Mally Fowler (Ladyhill) 10; John Hanson (Blackpool) 7, Phil Lee (Merseyside) 21; Mike Tunstall (Merseyside) 21, Glenn Pratt (Littlemoor) 19; Robbie Fitzpatrick (Wirral) 21, Alan Croft (Alverthorpe) 8; Ian Nicholson (Kendal) 21, Adam Ward (Hunslet) 19; Chris Barton (Merseyside) 21, Jack Dyson (Netherton) 18. Second round: Daykin 21, Gilpin 12; Johnstone 21, Lee 20; Tunstall 13, Fitzpatrick 21; Nicholson 21, Barton 20. Third round: Daykin 11, Johnstone 21; Fitzpatrick 21, Nicholson 19.

Draw for week four of qualifying: Andy Ferris (North Wales) v Andy Webb (Ossett Flying Horse), Paul Rooks (Eccleshill) v Dean Scarth (Batley); Bill Burlinson (Warrington) v Kevin Handley (Staffs), Roy Nicholson (Halifax) v Gareth Gwilliam (Manchester), Robert Hitchen (Halifax) v Connor Davis (Crosland Moor), Danny Sillitoe (Doncaster) v Kevin Wainwright (Warrington), Nick Bastow (Eccleshill) v Joe Bray (Cleckheaton Sports), Michael Robinson (Liversedge) v Gareth Nicholson (Halifax).

The 2015 PUDSEY CLASSIC got underway last weekend with qualifying rounds one and two. The qualifiers on Friday evening were Chris Slater (Colwyn Bay) and Wayne Ditchfield (St Josephs).

Slater was in terrific form, beating former finalist Simon Coupe (Preston) 21-15 in the first round before a tough 21-19 victory against Dave Hallam (Sheffield). In his final qualifying game he defeated Graeme Wilson (Lower Hopton) 21-11.

Ditchfield made it through to finals day with wins over Scott Woodward (Sheffield) 21-16, Dean Missere (Sheffield) 21-10 and Kevan Shaw (Westhoughton) 21-19.

On Saturday evening, Andy Spragg (Thongsbridge) qualified beating Liam McEgan (Eccleston) 21-15, Simon Walder (Lower Hopton) 21-14 and Dan Jones (North Wales) 21-18, while the legend that is Robert Hitchen (Lower Hopton) made it through with wins over Richard Jackson (Thongsbridge) 21-16, Dave Cowsill (Alverthorpe) 21-10 and John Bailey (North Wales) 21-18.

Scores from qualifying round one: First round: Brian Richards (Littlemoor) 21, Harry Slack (Sheffield) 18; Graeme Wilson (Lower Hopton) 21, Neil Simpson (Ladyhill) 13; Chris Slater (Colwyn Bay) 21, Simon Coupe (Preston) 15; Dave Hallam (Sheffield) 21, Adam Marsden (Eccleshill) 16; Wayne Ditchfield (St Josephs) 21, Scott Woodward (Sheffield) 16; Tony Riley (Brighouse Sports) 11, Dean Missere (Sheffield) 21; Bob Jeffrey (Guiseley) 18, Dave Mallinson (Sheffield) 21; Kevan Shaw (Westhoughton) 21, Craig Hebbard (Littlemoor) 10. Second round: Richards 14, Wilson 21; Slater 21, Hallam 19; Ditchfield 21, Missere 10; Mallinson 19, Shaw 21. Third round: Wilson 11, Slater 21; Ditchfield 21, Shaw 19.

Scores from qualifying round two: First round: Andy Davison (Ossett Flying Horse) 15, Dan Jones (North Wales) 21; Paul Gill (Clayton) 11, Craig Taylor (Brown Edge) 21; Andy Spragg (Thongsbridge) 21, Liam McEgan (Eccleston) 15; Simon Walder (Lower Hopton) 21, Andy Mailer (Bradfield) 17; John Bailey (North Wales) 21, Calum Mailer (Millhouses) 9; Andy Hayes (Eccleston) 14, Matt Fellows (Florence T & B) 21; Richard Jackson (Thongsbridge) 16, Robert Hitchen (Lower Hopton) 21; Matt Beever (Bradfield) 19, Dave Cowsill (Alverthorpe) 21. Second round: Jones 21, Taylor 19; Spragg 21, Walder 14; Bailey 21, Fellows 15; Hitchen 21, Cowsill 10. Third round: Jones 18, Spragg 21; Bailey 18, Hitchen 21.

Qualifying continues tomorrow with practice from 6pm for a 6.30pm start (draw to be done on the night): Mark Ferris (Congleton), Chris Brown (Lower Hopton), Andy Cairns (Rossendale), Dean Scarth (Hanging Heaton), Cliff Johnson (Chadsmoor), Kevin Handley (Staffordshire), Mark Regan (Brighouse Sports), Keith Hall (Eccleshill), Andy Sorsby (Sheffield), Jack Clarke (Sheffield), Gordon Bradford (Elland C & BC), Greg Smith (West Brom FSC), Steve Wilkinson (Clayton), Paul Mottram (Alverthorpe), Allan Croft (Alverthorpe), Mark Hughes (Crossgates).

The £5,300 BRIGHOUSE CLASSIC qualifying rounds start tomorrow evening, with the first 16 bowlers setting out on the quest for the £1,000 first prize. Qualifying continues for the next eight Fridays before the final in September.

Draw for week one of qualifying: Scott Woodward (Sheffield) v Rob O’Shea (Chester), Nick White (Sheffield) v Gareth Coates (Halifax), Jack Holland (Hyde) v Wayne Ditchfield (Eccleston), Jon Wilcox (Leeds) v Dean Ferris (Manchester), Harry Seehra (Lower Hopton) v David Mallinson (Sheffield), Tommy Johnstone (Poynton) v Richard Jackson (Sheffield), Gareth Nicholson (Halifax) v David Hallam (Sheffield), Mark Bramall (Huddersfield) v Jack Hargreaves (Hyde).

Bradford suffered a narrow 29-27 defeat against Huddersfield in their penultimate match of the YORKSHIRE VETERANS INTER DISTRICT LEAGUE.

In the home match at Asa Briggs, Bradford only managed four home winners – all were Eccleshill bowlers, with Paul Hillam 21-7 and Rod Bastow 21-8 the pick of them.

In the away match at Thongsbridge, Tony Riley (Clayton) got Bradford off to the perfect start, carding a superb 21-11 victory, but Huddersfield replied with three winners of their own. Bradford fought hard and managed two more winners, as they went down to an 18-10 defeat.

This means that Bradford go into their last match against Halifax with a 21-point lead over their opponents and Huddersfield, who take on Castleford.

Scores from Asa Briggs: Graham Oliver (Clayton) 18-21, Rod Bastow (Eccleshill) 21-8, Mick Bastow (Eccleshill) 21-14, Steve Alred (Crowghyll) 17-21, Derek Carroll (Crowghyll) 14-21, Brian Jennings (Crowghyll) 19-21, Paul Hillam (Eccleshill) 21-7, Ian Matthews (Eccleshill) 21-17. Bradford 152 (17), Huddersfield 130 (11).

Scores from Thongsbridge: Tony Riley (Clayton) 21-11, Tommy Harney (Clayton) 20-21, Ian Johnson (Clayton) 13-21, Bill Hutchinson (Crowghyll) 14-21, Tony Walton (Crowghyll) 15-21, Dennis Thorpe (Ladyhill) 21-15, Gerald Bromley (Peel) 21-19, Malcolm Iles (Asa Briggs) 6-21. Bradford 131 (10), Hudderfield 150 (18).

The second round of the FOUR-A-SIDE KO sponsored by Kolorco Printers takes place tomorrow evening with matches getting under way at 6.45pm. The finals day takes place on Sunday, August 2 with the final eight teams in action. There has been a change in venue for tomorrow evening with West Bradford replacing Eccleshill.

Draw at Asa Briggs – Wyke A v Shipley Club D and Birkenshaw A v Myrtle; at Birkenshaw – Shipley Club A v Asa Briggs A and Horton v Shipley Club C; at West Bradford – Wibsey B v Harold Park and Wyke B v Asa Briggs D; at Drighlington – Tyersal v Shipley Club B and Asa Briggs C v Clayton B.

Draw for Finals Day (to take place on Sunday, August 2, quarter-finals 10.30am start): at Cleckheaton Sports – Wyke A or Shipley Club D v Birkenshaw A v Myrtle and Shipley Club A or Asa Briggs A v Horton or Shipley Club C; at Birkenshaw – Wibsey B or Harold Park v Wyke B or Asa Briggs D and Tyersal or Shipley Club B v Asa Briggs C or Clayton B. Semi-finals at 1pm and final at 3.30pm at Cleckheaton Moorend.

Clayton B defeated Birkenshaw 189-186 in the preliminary of the HOWARTH CUP, and Eccleshill beat Salts 163-159 in the preliminary round of the SUPPLEMENTARY CUP. The quarter-finals of both competitions take place on Friday, August 7.

Howarth Cup: Clayton B (30) v Asa Briggs B (40) at Wyke; Shipley Club A (0) v Hove Edge (30)at West Bradford; Brackenhill (60) v Bradford Moor (60) at Farsley; Clayton A (0) v Asa Briggs A (10) at Shipley Club.

Supplementary Cup: Eccleshill (0) v Wyke (30) at Armley Cons; Tyersal (50) v Horton (70) at Cullingworth; West Bradford (40) v Wibsey B (50) at Littlemoor S & SC; Wibsey A (30) v Harold Park (40) at Hipperholme & Lightcliffe.

The PAIRS KNOCK-OUT sponsored by Leeming & Peel Ltd gets under way next Friday with four preliminary-round matches across two venues, with two matches played simultaneously at one venue.

This year sees a new format with teams handicapped. The full draw is: at Elland C & BC – Asa Briggs B (24) v Brackenhill (40) and Salts (40) v Eccleshill (0); at Heckmondwike – Wibsey (16) v Tyersal (32) and Birkenshaw (32) v Wyke (8); Byes: Bradford Moor (40), Shipley Club (0), Asa Briggs A (8), Clayton (0).

The YORKSHIRE COUNTY CROWN GREEN INTER DISTRICT takes place on Sunday in the Bradford area. A total of 12 teams play in groups of three, with the winners of each group progressing to the semi-finals. The semi-finals take place at Peel and Drighlington with the final at Littlemoor S & SC.

Group 1: at Drighlington (Harrogate, West Riding and Halifax); Group 2: at Greengates (Leeds, Huddersfield and Bradford); Group 3: at Crowghyll (Skipton, Castleford and Airedale & Wharfedale); Group 4: at West Royd (Wakefield, East Coast and Yorkshire Juniors).