BAILDON will be involved in several derby matches this season in the Bradford Winter League as all four are in Division Three.

And the club made a great start to the campaign as all three won.

The A team will be among the front-runners for the championship and had an 8-2 success against Unity E, with Peter Warner and Tim Williams going unbeaten.

Baildon C triumphed against Hermits M , John Jennison, Shirley Toulmin and Jerry Harkaway taking three each in a 9-1 scoreline but the D team faced a much tougher contest against Hermits N.

Joe Healey was unbeaten for Hermits and Peter Holroyd added a single as they led 4-3.

Alan Towriss won one for Baildon and Kevin Flaherty and David Rudley both won two and also took the doubles as Baildon secured

a 6-4 victory.

In Division Two, honours were even in the Hermits H v Hermits F encounter.

The H team led 2-0 through Les Packer and Martin Jackson but Steve Mills recorded a treble for the F team and, with Chris Town and Kath Manogue adding one each, they led 5-4.

Terry Halliday won two for Hermits H and joined Packer to take the doubles to level the match.

Results – Division One: Unity A 10, Yeadon B 0; Unity C 4, Hermits A 6; Hermits C 0, Dewsbury Sedbergh 10; Embassy Police A 9, Dewsbury Tog 1; Yeadon A 7, Unity B 3; Embassy Police B 8, Hermits-B 2. Division Two: Fastbats A 7, Highdale B 3; Hermits H 5, Hermits F 5; Hermits D 9, Embassy Police C 1. Division Three: Baildon C 9, Hermits M 1; Baildon A 8, Unity E 2; Baildon D 6, Hermits N 4; Thornbury 7, Hermits L 3.