THE second round of the Yorkshire County Parks Wood Cup Competition takes place on Friday, June 27.

Local Airedale and Wharfedale clubs involved are Salts B, who play Clayton Victoria B at Horton Park No 2; Myrtle Park B who play Guiseley B at Burley-in-Wharfedale; and Shipley Club C who play Pudsey Ltd B at Wharfemeadows. All games commence at 6.45pm.

The Yorkshire County Parks Pairs Merits held this year on the Airedale and Wharfedale greens resulted in a win in the final at Rufford Bowling Club on Sunday, June 22, for C Goodhall and P Wilson (Eccleshill) over last year's winners T and R Hargreaves (Crossroads), 21-20, in an excellent final.

Referee was Mr C Naylor (Tansfield). The presentation was made by Mr H Wise, Airedale and Wharfedale League chairman.

League Cup final

The final of this year's League Cup Competition takes place on Tuesday, July 1, when Burley-in-Wharfedale B play Wharfemeadows B at Guiseley, at 6.45pm.

This year's Airedale and Wharfedale qualifying round of the Arthur Maude Junior Cup held at Tarnfield Bowling Club, resulted in Chris Driver (Yeadon Park), Richard Hirst (Tarnfield), Ian Shaw (Shipley), Mark Dickinson (Wharfemeadows) and Matthew Lugg (Wharfemeadows) going forward to the finals day at Burley Park Bowling Club, Leeds, on Sunday, August 31.

Henry Taylor Cup

Local teams still in the Yorkshire Bowling Association's Henry Taylor Cup Competition are Burley-in-Wharfedale who play Golcar Liberal B at Sowerby Bridge and Bramley Liberal Club who play Shipley at Sandal in the third round on Saturday, June 28.

Maria Ogden Pairs

In the second round of the Maria Ogden Pairs Competition on Sunday, June 29, Grove Hill play Idle at Burley-in-Wharfedale; Shipley Club play Greenbottom at Rufford Park. At Greenbottom the game is between the winners of the previous games between Wharfemeadows A and Baildon and Wharfemeadow B and Tarnfield. At Baildon the game is between the previous round games Rufford Park and Grove Hill B and Burley-in-Wharfedale and Farsley. All games start at 2.30pm.