* JOE Stockdale (Guiseley) won the Skipton Craven 32 after defeating John Spinks (Pudsey) 21-10 in the final.

Stockdale was in terrific form all day, conceding only 44 chalks in his five games as he took the £100 first prize. Only former Skipton Craven member David Smith posed any problems, going down 21-17 in their quarter-final.

Quarter-finals: Mick Duke 19 Vince Pickersgill 21, Barry Turnbull 13 John Spinks 21, Derek Seed 21 Ken Lee 8, Joe Stockdale 21 David Smith 17. Semi-finals: Pickersgill 20 Spinks 21, Seed 8 Stockdale 21. Final: Spinks 10 Stockdale 21.

* THE Yorkshire Parks Merit, sponsored by John Summers (Family Butchers) and Beacon Road Fisheries, takes place on Good Friday, April 14 at Hove Edge WMC with a total of 64 entries. The action gets under way at 10am, with matches on both greens.

It is likely that the semi-finalists, and probably the losing quarter-finalists, will automatically qualify for the British Parks Individual Merit on Sunday, August 13 at Wem Bowling Club in Bowensfield, Shropshire.

10am – Bottom green: Chris Ellis v Mark Holmes, Andrew Tate v Neil Tordoff, Tom Gasson v Kieren Smith, Lorraine Hirst v Stuart Hanson, Simon Leeming v Andrea Buckley, Scott Haynes v Andy Fowler. Top green: Richard Bentley v Trevor Gasson, Nicky White v Ian Vickers, Mark Regan v Jason Barker, Ian Smith v Alan Mazurke, Frank Griffin v Michael Sweeney, John Armitage v Jordan Brown.

10.45am – bottom green: Mally Fowler v Mark Connolly, David Moore v Chris Firth, James Hanson v Chris Wilson, Rob Whitfield v Suzy Ladbrooke, Jon Edmondson v Karen Hill. Top green: Mick Angus v Chris Mordue, Jack Summers v Brian Thompson, Mick Armitage v Tom Hanson, Gareth Coates v Neil Simpson, Nigel Briggs v Tom Harney.

11.30am – Bottom green: Mick Hall v Adam Wider, Josh Mordue v Trevor Benn, Paul Burke v Marc Armitage, Andy Walker v Mick Skwarek, David Scott v Tony Riley. Top green: Julie Mallinson v Peter Ellis, Paul Hillam v Gary Wike, Paul Gill v Richard Hargreaves, Liam Griffin v Alan Peel, David Hemsley v Gordon Bradford.

Anyone unable to play should notify Tony Riley on 01274-675409 or 07791-516629.

* ENTRIES for the Yorkshire & Hutchinson Cup are considerably down for 2017 and will be accepted right up until the draw tonight at 8.00. Any club wanting to enter should contact Mark Waite on 07873-267116.

Clubs are reminded that a list of members (as per competition rule three) should now have been submitted, while a list of registered players (as per competition rules 13 and 14) should be sent to registrar-fixture secretary John Preston (johnap@mail.com) by Saturday.