HOLDERS Yorkshire take on Shropshire on Sunday in the semi-finals of the British Ladies' County Championship on Sunday 19 August.

The home match is at Paddock C&BC in Huddersfield and the away match at Bylet BC at Bridgnorth,with the club being on an island on the River Severn!

Home match (Yorkshire names first): Fern Beaumont v Jen Rogers, Suzanne Howarth v Sian Skelton, Karen Gant v Jane Archer, Linda Gledhill v Wendy Jones, Alicia Beaumont v Emily Cunningham, Jasmine Kendal v Sophie Meredith, Sophie Brown v Helen Martin, Chloe Hirst v Carleen Doody-Millington, Lynda Drury v Clair Barker, Chloe Ghaffar v Molly Sullivan, Lorraine Hirst v Sarah Weaver, Julie Mallinson v Tracy Ryan.

Away match (Yorkshire names first): Nichole Farrar v Gill Chambers, Dawn Bray v Sonya Lucas, Alexis Lunn-Gadd v Helen Cee, Helen Gilroy v Alison Cotton, Lisa Daykin v Natalia Connor, Debi Davis v Jodie Rutter, Viv Abel v Emma Massey-Jones, Suzy Ladbrooke v Louise Cotton, Mandy Wilson v Angela Gaut, Karen Hill v Jayne Craggs, Sally Turner v Cheryl Caswell, Sharon Gadd v Holly Bishton.

Tom Gasson (Hove Edge) and Ben Stapleton (Rochdale) were the latest qualifiers in the £5,300 Brighouse Classic, sponsored by Damart.

Gasson beat Neil Slattery 21-18 to qualify, while Stapleton defeated Matt Hargreaves 21-13.

The action continues tomorrow (6.30pm).

Draw: Joe Cranston (Crossgates) v Robert Hitchen (Halifax), Martyn Watkin (Barnsley) v Paul Firth (Mirfield), Lee Heaton (Preston) v Ray Mortimer (Sheffield), Dave Gwilliam (Glossop) v Jonny Wood (Crossgates), Tom Hanson (Pudsey) v Andrew Spragg (Chesterfield), Ben Gloag (Hyde) v Andrew Limbert (Whitkirk), James Thomas (Sheffield) v Nigel Cranston (Crossgates), Stuart Mort (Preston) v Roy Sutton (Huddersfield).

Clayton, who were plus 15 on the handicap, beat Asa Briggs, who were plus 12, 156-141 to win the Howarth Cup final at Hove Edge WMC.

Scores (Clayton names first): C Wilson 17 M Fowler 21, T Harney 20 A Southwell 21, N Esposito 12 A Denton 21, J Summers 21 B Powe 8, M Summers 21 P Graham 13, J Wilson 8 S King 21, P Gill 21 A Heenan 14, S Wilkinson 21 G McCafferty 10. Result: Clayton 156 Asa Briggs 141.

There was a soggy finale to the Airedale & Wharfedale's Eady Rose Pairs at Yeadon Park, and it was the younger pairing of Luke Teale and Robbie Ellis who came out on top, defeating Gary Whelan and Tommy Cater, who were thus runners-up for the second time in three years.

The clouds were already gathering when the semi-finals started, and Rick and Adam Briggs led Teale and Ellis 5-1 before a run of 11 put the latter 12-5 ahead, which later became 15-6.

The Briggs' pulled three back before the heavens opened and the green flooded, but after the deluge Teale and Ellis triumphed 21-9.

In the other semi-final, Cater and Whelan led Dianne and Danny Teale 5-1 and 11-4.

However, three pairs made it 11-10, only for a two and a three against a one to put Cater and Whelan 16-10 ahead when play was halted.

After that, Dianne had no chance of reaching the longer mark on a wet green, and the Teales went out 21-11.

Shipley meet Chapel Street in Sunday's Henry Taylor Cup final at Huddersfield's Broad Oak BC (2.30).

Draw (Chapel Street names first): Paul Lawson v Robbie Ellis, Neil Wood Jnr v David Jacques, Joe Ruddlesden v Graeme Dytiche, David Morris v Paul Wilczynski, Simon Wood v Danny Metcalfe, Dale Hardcastle v Matthew Jacques, Billy Beddard v Will Bedford, Neil Wood Snr v David Cowsill, Mick Cooper v Chris Bedford, Kyle Rennison v Ian Jacques, Duncan Ruddlesden v David Bland, David Lightfoot v Craig Fenton.