Yorkshire Ladies made a perfect start to the County Championship season with a comfortable 471-355 success over Cumbria.

They were always in control of both legs, with the home team winning by 57 points and the away team by 59 points.

Linda Gledhill (Marsh Utd, 21-4), Lynn Dye (Castleford Town, 21-6) and Christine Sutcliffe (Methley, 21-9) were the pick of seven home winners at Pontefract Bowling Club.

Three ladies from the Bradford League appeared in away team at Staveley Bowling Club in Kendal. Sharon Gadd (West Park, 21-13) and Jenny Berry (Heckmondwike, 21-4) came out on top, with Marjorie Haigh (Heckmondwike, 21-17) losing.

RESULTS - At Pontefract BC (home): Yorkshire 226, Cumbria 169 (Yorkshire names first): J Gee (Marsh Utd) 21, S Wood (Lindal) 17; L Armstrong (Pontefract BC) 20, W Holmes (King Alfred) 21; C Harpin (Marsh Utd) 13, J Gibbon (King Alfred) 21; C Sutcliffe (Methley) 21, M Smith (Ulverston Cons) 9; M O'Donovan (Pontefract BC) 14, M Hampson (Lindal) 21; L Gledhill (Marsh Utd) 21, M Cain (Askham) 4; M Higgins (Ossett FH) 21, M Ratcliffe (Hawcoat Park) 15; A Lunn (Morton House) 21, D Rigg (Kirby) 10; L Dye (Castleford Town) 21, A Huddlestone (Lindal) 6; B Wherrett (Ossett FH) 21, J Moxham (Hawcoat Park) 13; D Bray (Ossett FH) 11, W Huddlestone (Lindal) 21; L Rice (Saville Park) 21, A France (Hawcoat Park) 11.

At Staveley BC, Kendal (away): Cumbria 186, Yorkshire 245 (Yorkshire names first): D Radcliffe (Cowcliffe Libs) 20, D Hall (Co-op) 21; P Wilde (Lockwood Cons) 20, A Silvester (Ulvertson Cons) 21; L Carter (Cowcliffe Libs) 21, M Eckerslay (Ingleton) 19; A Buckley (Meltham) 21, M Sears (Askam) 9; J Greenbank (Silsden) 21, A Todd (Kirby) 13; S Gadd (West Park) 21, B Worsley (Ulvertson Cons) 13; M Hemsley (Lund Park) 21, P Westall (Lindal) 20; M Haigh (Heckmondwike) 17, T McBratney (Ulvertson Cons) 21; J Berry (Heckmondwike) 21, M Sharpe (Bowness) 4; S Howarth (Meltham) 21, K Salisbury (Dalton Cons) 5; J Roper (Meltham) 20, K Baker (Co-op) 21; B Cromwell (Burley in Wharfedale) 21, V Dennison (Levens) 19.

  • Bradford take on Wakefield as the Yorkshire CGA Veterans Inter-District League gets under way on Friday.
  • The Bradford team play their home match at Eccleshill, with the away game at Outwood WMC.

Home team: T Brocksom (Clayton), W Bull (Crowghyll), DM Burns (Knowles), H Kendall (Clayton), G Oliver (Guiseley), A Peel (Clayton), J Ramsey (West Bradford), PL Walker (Peel).

Away team: R Baines (Littlemoor), G Clare (Queensbury), A Gallagher (Knowles), K Green (Low Moor Harold), L Hanson (Wyke), K Murgatroyd (Drighlington), A Pearson (Queensbury), A Roundhill (Littlemoor) Reserve: M Jowett (Peel).

Other matches include Castleford v Halifax, Skipton v Huddersfield and Leeds v West Riding.

  • Clubs are reminded the closing date for entries in the Howarth and Supplementary Cups, the Four-a-side KO Handicap and the Pairs Knockout is tomorrow. All entries to Tommy McCarthy.
  • RESULTS FROM LOCAL LEAGUES

MONDAY EVENING

Thurston: Wibsey A 100 (10), Spen Victoria A 112 (16); Pudsey Littlemoor A 105 (12), Heckmondwike A 111 (14); Shipley Club A 104 (16), Clayton A 87 (10); West A 96 (14), Asa Briggs A 96 (12); Ladyhill A 103 (13), Ladyhill B 103 (13).

Robert Bland: Peel A 119 (17), Oakenshaw A 91 (9); West Bradford A 87 (7), Horsforth Woodside 109 (19); Crowghyll A 108 (14), Shipley Club B 105 (12); Royd House A 123 (23), Drighlington A 72 (3); Knowles A 100 (11), Peel A 108 (15); Oakenshaw A 106 (15), Millbridge Park 94 (11).

City Sports: Asa Briggs B 104 (11), Tyersal A 112 (15); Salts A 106 (13), Horton A 106 (13); Bradford Moor A 126 (26), Pudsey Littlemoor B 62 (0); Bowling A 113 (18), Birkenshaw A 88 (8); Myrtle 100 (13), Oakenshaw B 98 (13).

Carter's Sports: Peel B 86 (8), Wyke 109 (18); Drighlington B 109 (16), Heckmondwike C 96 (10); Heckmondwike B 122 (21), Crowghyll B 79 (5); Greengates 118 (23), Wibsey B 65 (3); Brackenhill A 119 (23), Troydale A 67 (3).

Worthington Sports: Birkenshaw B 115 (14); West B 110 (12); Asa Briggs C 115 (14), Salts B 111 (12); Tyersal B 81 (8), Drighlington C 103 (18); Shipley Club C 126 (23), Shipley Club D 77 (3).

Clues Sports: Oakenshaw C 104 (11), Bowling B 112 (15); West C 119 (19), Bradford Moor B 90 (7); Heckmondwike D 107 (15), Ladyhill C 98 (11); Eccleshill 120 (19), West Bradford B 87 (7).

Dunnes Stores: Brackenhill B 105 (12), Bowling C 106 (14); Bowling C 117 (18), Knowles B 91 (8); Clayton B 106 (12), Thornton 111 (14); Shipley Club E 107 (17), Wibsey D 87 (9); Peel D 122 (18), Brackenhill B 103 (8).

WEDNESDAY HALF HOLIDAY

Ed Foster: Ladyhill A 123 (21), Pudsey Littlemoor 80 (5); Knowles A 124 (22), West A 78 (4); West Royd A 123 (22), Queensbury A 76 (4); Greengates 106 (10), Horton A 120 (16); Stanningley 109 (16), Royd House 98 (10); Crowghyll A 116 (17), Peel A 103 (9).

Sheila Johnson: Brackenhill 112 (12), Drighlington A 113 (14); Tyersal A 97 (9), Wibsey A 112 (17); Asa Briggs A 114 (17), Bradford Moor A 99 (9); Clayton A 112 (18), Bramley Libs 89 (8); Oakenshaw A 106 (17), Lister A 91 (9); West B 97 (9), West Bradford A 114 (17).

Walker: West Royd B 109 (16), Bowling A 101 (10); Drighlington B 120 (19), Ladyhill B 88 (7); Peel B 114 (18), Crowghyll B 90 (8); Lister B 84 (10), Eccleshill 96 (16); Horton B 113 (20), Clayton B 80 (6); Queensbury B 90 (11), West Royd B 98 (15); Bowling A 125 (19), Knowles B 100 (7).

Peter Gilroy: Thornton A 117 (22), Thornton B 68 (4); West Bradford B 126 (25), Bowling B 66 (1); Lister C 106 (11), Oakenshaw B 119 (15); Horton D 98 (11), Horton C 108 (15); Bradford Moor B 107 (20), Asa Briggs B 74 (6); Wibsey B 111 (18), Tyersal B 85 (8).

WEDNESDAY PAIRS

Alan Stubbs: Bradford Moor A 76 (13), Harold Park 68 (11); Tyersal A 74 (11), Crowghyll A 76 (13); Salts A 68 (12), Queensbury A 71 (12); West A 71 (15), Ladyhill 63 (9).

HJ Knutton: Cullingworth A 74 (13), Tyersal B 67 (11); Bowling A 71 (12), Woodvale 74 (12); Greengates 80 (20), Brackenhill A 37 (4); Troydale A 65 (10), Horton A 70 (14).

Presidents: Queensbury B 78 (17), Salts B 56 (7); Crowghyll B 54 (11), Oakenshaw C 59 (13); Oakenshaw B 78 (15), West Bradford A 68 (9); Horton B 60 (8), West B 77 (16).

JCT 600: Cullingworth B 64 (10), Peel 73 (14); Brackenhill B 64 (10), Clayton 66 (14); Peel 84 (20), Bradford Moor B 45 (4).

BRADFORD PARKS VETERANS

Division One: Idle A 141, Asa Briggs A 155; Knowles A 167, Tyersal A 127; Littlemoor A 141, Wyke A 131; Pudsey B 129, Pudsey A 158; Peel A 149, West A 109; Royd House A 165, Lister A 127.

Division Two: Brackenhill 141, Eccleshill A 142; Crowghyll A 142, Oakenshaw A 152; Horton A 40, Low Moor Harold 144; Ladyhill 150, Bradford Moor A 124; Queensbury 139, Knowles B 124; Wibsey A 129, Clayton A 130.

Division Three: Calverley 143, Bowling 133; Lister B 139, Greengates 146; Oakenshaw B 135, Royd House B 143; West Bradford 137, Peel B 142; West B 158, Crowghyll B 117; Wyke B 156, Idle B 98.

Division Four: Asa Briggs B 149, Knowles C 124; Bradford Moor B 136, Thornton 138; Clayton B 130, Littlemoor B 139; Eccleshill B 134, Wibsey B 141; Lister C 122, Horton B 155; Tyersal B 156, Shipley Club 124; West C 118, Peel C 151.

Breakes Pairs: Second round (May 12): Wibsey B v Eccleshill A; Peel A v Ladyhill; Pusdsey B v Clayton B; Crowghyll v Idle A; Lister A v Knowles; West B v Wyke A; Wyke B v Littlemoor B; Brackenhill v West A.

BRADFORD LADIES

Afternoon: Horton 135, Queensbury 201; Bradford Moor 202, Peel 127; Oakenshaw 165, Wibsey 164; West Park 179, Low Moor Harold 148; Victoria 197, Idle 148.

Pairs: Horton 62, Queensbury 78; Bradford Moor 81, Peel 64; Oakenshaw 73, Wibsey 68.

Inter-Parks preliminaries: Victoria 176, Oakenshaw 215; Idle 146, Bradford Moor 209.

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