Defending champions Brighouse suffered another setback as they slumped 25-5 against Britannia in the Naylor League.

Brighouse had drawn their opening two matches and this latest reversal leaves them with plenty of ground to make up.

They found it tough going as Andy Woodhead (21-8) and Tony Green (21-5) dominated for Britannia.

Asa Briggs A also continue to struggle, with Littlemoor A carding all ten winners during a 28-2 demolition. Paul Jacques led the way with an impressive 21-7 result.

Eccleshill won 28-2 as well against sorry Clayton A, with Paul Rooks (21-3), Mick Angus (21-5) and Paul Hillam (21-8) in terrific form.

But Ladyhill's great start to the season ended with a 24-6 defeat at Crossroads.

Spen Victoria A were the only home winners in the Godwin League, carding a 29-1 destruction of Rufford A as Peter Jagger (21-4), Gary Dawson (21-4) and Peter Senior (21-6) showed their class.

Crossgates continue to take the league by storm as James Wilcox (21-7) and Jon Wilcox (21-8) helped them to a 22-8 win at Guiseley A.

Andy Gilroy (21-9) helped Eccleshill B to a 20-10 success at Bramley Libs A.

Pudsey Littlemoor B will be tough to beat in the Observer League and walked away from Royd House with eight winners and a 24-6 victory.

Bob Baines (21-6) and Paul Farquharson (21-8) topped the charts, with Billy Cater (21-4) offering most resistence.

Ken Green was a 21-3 winner for Low Moor Harold at Tyersal but 21-9 efforts by Jamie Lindley and Lynn Noonan made sure the points were shared.

Ian Bolton (21-4) helped Wood-side to a 20-10 home victory over Queensbury A, while Salts A had John Preston (21-4) and Gordon Preston (21-6) to thank for their 22-8 defeat of Peel A.

In the Bartle League, Green-gates logged a great 23-7 victory over Lister A, with Ricky Kearns (21-7) and Dave Rankin (21-7) their leading players.

  • The Brotherton Cup starts on Friday, featuring many mouth-watering clashes.
Draw: Thornhill A v Burley in Wharfedale (at Knowles), Littlemoor B v Overthorpe A (at Drighlington), Rufford A v Brighouse Sports (at Bowling), Clayton A v Pudsey A (at Eccleshill), Tarnfield A v Tyersal A (at Bramley Libs), Myrtle A v Baildon A (at Rufford), Littlemoor A v Eccleshill B (at Burley in Wharfedale), Shipley Club A v Crossroads (at Yeadon Park), Pudsey Britannia A v Shipley Club B (at Wharfemeadows), Oxenhope v Holbeck Ltd (at Pudsey), Spen Victoria A v Guiseley A (at Shipley Club).
  • The Wood Cup starts on Friday, May 26.
Draw: Bramley Libs B v Salts B (at Rufford), Pudsey B v Lister B (at Knowles), Bowling A v Horton (at Shipley Club), Greengates v Yeadon Park B (at Eccleshill), Lister A v Baildon B (at Myrtle), Bradford Moor v Clayton B (at Guiseley), Pudsey Britannia B v Rufford B (at Tarnfield), Guiseley B v Gildersome (at Littlemoor).
  • The draw for the Howarth Cup has been made, with matches to be played on Tuesday, May 25 (6.45pm).
Draw: Knowles (45) v Peel (45) (at Bradford Moor), Eccleshill (Scr) v Drighlington A (60) (at Bowling), Wyke (60) v Tyersal (55) (at Wibsey), Horton B (80) v Clayton (35) (at Asa Briggs), Bradford Moor (50) v Asa Briggs B (55) (at Clayton), Royd House (50) v Drighlington B (70) (Brackenhill), Brackenhill (60) v Bowling (60) (at Peel), Greengates (50) v Queensbury (40) (at Knowles), Asa Briggs A (Scr) v Wibsey (40) (at Queensbury), Horton A (50) bye.
  • Bradford's next outing in the Veterans Inter-District League is on Friday against Huddersfield.
Home team (at Asa Briggs): D Firth, T Brocksom, B Jennings, J Ramsey, A Standing, T Sunter, PL Walker, JM Wilkinson. Reserve: JM Gill.

Away team (at Netherton Cons): R Baines, J Fleming, A Gallagher, K Green, L Hanson, B Hobson, G Oliver, A Roundhill. Reserve: B Madden.

  • Yorkshire play East Midlands on Sunday (2pm), with the home match at Pudsey Bowling Club and the away game at Newhall Social Club.
Home team: P Hillam, R Whitfield, D Reeves, AW Riley, A Hodgson, D Metcalfe, AW Green, G Roberts, J Spinks, S Cooper, I Tordoff, P Jagger.

Away team: R Dunhill, G Lomax, D Morris, P Bowes, M Taylor, P Dowgill, D Tinker, H Seehra, J Edmondson, D Cadwallader, M Armitage, N Mylan.

  • Yorkshire Vets also play East Midlands on Sunday (2pm), with the home match at Pudsey Littlemoor and the away match at Netherseal BC.
Home team: A Carter, D Shaw, D Crosland, T Brocksom, C White, B Hobson, C Briggs, J Freer, F Robinson, J Fletcher.

Away team: B Dowling, N Shaw, A Gallagher, L Hanson, B Lightowler, R Witham, R Baines, K Green, G Oliver, A Roundhill.

  • The closing date for the Texere Yarns Mixed Pairs Merit, to be held at Lister on Tuesday, May 30, is this Saturday. All entries to Norman Lickley.
  • The closing date for the YCG Yorkshire Merit is also on Saturday. Entries to Maurice Carter.
  • The Hills Supplies Handicap takes place tomorow at Troydale. Start and scratch is 6.45pm.
LATEST LEAGUE RESULTS

SATURDAY

Naylor: Pudsey Brit A 203 (23), Brighouse Sports A 145 (7); Pudsey Littlemoor A 210 (28), Asa Briggs A 136 (2); Eccleshill A 208 (28), Clayton A 124 (2); Crossroads 202 (24), Ladyhill 150 (6).

Godwin: Spen Victoria A 205 (29), Rufford A 112 (1); Guiseley A 155 (8), Crossgates 196 (22); Bramley Libs A 159 (10), Eccleshill B 187 (20); Heckmondwike 179 (14), Wyke A 189 (16); Brighouse Sports B 170 (13), Spen Victoria B 185 (17).

Observer: Royd House A 137 (6), Pudsey Littlemoor B 189 (24); Tyersal A 170 (15), Low Moor Harold 172 (15); Horsforth Woodside A 197 (20), Queensbury A 170 (10); Salts A 197 (22), Peel A 152 (8); Wibsey A 184 (19), Knowles A 172 (11).

Bartle: Greengates 199 (23), Lister A 154 (7); Stanningley 165 (14), Crowghyll A 170 (16); West 168 (14), Bramley Libs B 170 (16); Clayton B 175 (12), Pudsey B 193 (18); Drighlington A 179 (17), Bowling A 170 (13).

Haigh: Asa Briggs B 190 (18), Spen Ex-Servicemen 176 (12); Wyke B 170 (13), Bradford Moor A 180 (17); Brackenhill A 167 (12), Eccleshill C 174 (18); BBA 197 (24), Horton A 153 (6); Rufford B 189 (21), Pudsey Britannia B 154 (9).

Riley: Knowles B 150 (8), Wibsey B 196 (22); Peel B 206 (25), Drighlington B 140 (5); Queensbury B 167 (16), West Bradford B 166 (14); Armley Cons 159 (12), Pudsey C 173 (18); Harold Park 162 (12), Cleckheaton Sports 180 (18).

Field Packaging: Asa Briggs C 165 (15), Shelf A 170 (15); Horton B 181 (19), Salts B 167 (11); Bailiff Bridge A 195 (19), Horsforth Woodside B 172 (11); Crowghyll B 197 (22), Guiseley B 162 (8); Lister B 151 (9), Birkenshaw 186 (21).

Mellor: Bowling B 192 (18), Oakenshaw B 175 (12); Horton C 160 (15), Peel C 168 (15); West Bradford B 164 (13), Brackenhill B 177 (17); Bradford Moor B 178 (17), Tyersal B 178 (13).

Moorhouse: Wibsey D 129 (8), West Royd 182 (22); Lister C 169 (15), Shipley Club 169 (15); Queensbury C 196 (21), Bailiff Bridge B 152 (9); Peel D 185 (13), Guiseley C 189 (17); Bowling C 142 (6), Wibsey C 199 (24).

EVENING

Thurston: Pudsey Littlemoor A 126 (24), Peel A 73 (2); Eccleshill A 95 (11), Clayton A 102 (15); Heckmondwike A 118 (19), Asa Briggs A 94 (7); Shipley Club A 98 (11), Ladyhill A 105 (15); Spen Victoria A 124 (20), Knowles A 90 (6); Ladyhill A 126 (24), Heckmondwike A 74 (2); Asa Briggs A 109 (16), Eccleshill A 99 (10); Clayton A 126 (26), Pudsey Littlemoor A 48 (0); Spen Victoria A 107 (15), Shipley Club A 95 (11); Knowles A 121 (19), Peel A 89 (7).

Robert Bland: Drighlington A 104 (12), Spen Victoria B 111 (14); West Bradford A 93 (12), West A 100 (14); Salts A 100 (10), Oakenshaw A 111 (16); Bowling A 97 (11), Lister A 105 (15); Wibsey A 116 (19), Royd House A 87 (7); Lister A 111 (11), Salts A 112 (15); Oakenshaw A 102 (11), West Bradford A 109 (15); West A 106 (11), Drighlington A 116 (15); Wibsey A 125 (20), Bowling A 91 (6); Royd House A 122 (22), Spen Victoria B 77 (4).

City Sports: Bradford Moor A 106 (14), Tyersal A 99 (12); Ladyhill B 94 (10), Shipley Club B 105 (16); Asa Briggs B 119 (19), Heckmondwike B 90 (7); Brackenhill A 95 (12), Horton A 100 (14); Millbridge Park 122 (17), Crowghyll A 101 (9); Horton A 109 (14), Asa Briggs B 105 (12); Heckmondwike B 113 (16), Ladyhill B 103 (10); Shipley Club B 95 (7), Bradford Moor A 117 (19); Millbridge Park 120 (21), Brackenhill A 81 (5); Crowghyll A 120 (16), Tyersal A 109 (10).

Carter's Sports: Knowles B 112 (15), Birkenshaw 104 (11); Myrtle 110 (15), Troydale A 104 (11); Oakenshaw B 103 (14), Salts B 100 (12); West B 103 (11), Wyke A 109 (15); Peel B 114 (19), Pudsey Littlemoor B 83 (7); Wyke A 116 (20), Oakenshaw B 86 (6); Salts B 101 (9), Myrtle 116 (17); Troydale A 126 (25), Knowles B 68 (1); Peel B 106 (16), West B 98 (10); Pudsey Littlemoor B 116 (17), Birkenshaw 96 (9).

Worthington Sports: Crowghyll B 113 (16), Wibsey B 94 (10); Horton B 63 (4), Greengates 114 (22); Shipley Club C 124 (20), Heckmondwike C 91 (6); Tyersal B 82 (7), Drighlington B 115 (19); West Bradford B 99 (15), Shipley Club C 98 (11); Heckmondwike C 126 (26), Horton B 47 (0); Greengates 98 (10), Crowghyll B 114 (16); Drighlington B 111 (14), Wibsey B 107 (12).

Clues Sports: Royd House B 106 (12), Peel C 108 (14); Oakenshaw C 110 (15), Bowling B 102 (11); Heckmondwike D 100 (12), Shipley Club D 103 (14); Clayton B 110 (15), Wibsey C 102 (11); Drighlington C 98 (9), West C 113 (17); Wibsey C 92 (8), Heckmondwike D 111 (18); Shipley Club D 126 (24), Oakenshaw C 72 (2); Bowling B 113 (18), Royd House B 86 (8); Drighlington C 97 (15), Clayton B 87 (11); West C 102 (12), Peel C 107 (14).

Dunnes Stores: Ladyhill C 113 (14), Bowling C 113 (12); Shipley Club E 126 (24), Brackenhill B 71 (2); Wibsey D 120 (19), Thornton 88 (7); Asa Briggs C 114 (22), Eccleshill B 70 (4); Knowles C 80 (6), Bradford Moor B 122 (20); Peel D 118 (18), Oakenshaw D 96 (8); Eccleshill B 110 (17), Wibsey D 92 (9); Thornton 107 (16), Shipley Club E 93 (10); Brackenhill B 93 (11), Ladyhill C 106 (15); Peel D 113 (21), Knowles C 76 (5); Bradford Moor B 109 (17), Asa Briggs C 89 (9).

PAIRS

Allan Stubbs: Greengates 56 (7), Troydale A 81 (17); Bradford Moor A 69 (14), Queensbury A 63 (10); Tyersal A 84 (22), Crowghyll A 31 (2); Bowling A 73 (14), Cullingworth A 61 (10); Oakenshaw A 69 (11), West A 76 (13); Cullingworth A 79 (16), Tyersal A 62 (8); Crowghyll A 82 (16), Bradford Moor A 61 (8); Queensbury A 84 (20), Greengates 42 (4); West A 72 (18), Troydale A 41 (6).

H J Knutton: Harold Park A 66 (13), Knowles A 62 (11); Salts A 81 (17), West Bradford A 56 (7); Brackenhill A 74 (17), Tyersal B 52 (7); Horton A 63 (10), Lister 65 (14); Troydale B 76 (14), Wyke 68 (10); Lister 73 (13), Brackenhill A 70 (11); Tyersal B 39 (3), Salts A 84 (21); West Bradford A 74 (16), Harold Park A 54 (6); Troydale B 59 (9), Horton A 76 (15).

President's: West B 78 (16), Oakenshaw B 62 (8); Ladyhill 84 (21), Horton B 38 (3); Crowghyll B 50 (5), Woodvale 84 (19); Queensbury B 60 (9), Salts B 76 (15); Salts B 59 (6), Crowghyll B 84 (18); Woodvale 69 (14), Ladyhill 61 (10); Horton B 78 (13), West B 77 (11); Peel A 77 (17), Queensbury B 54 (7).

JCT600: Wibsey 75 (13), Shipley Club 72 (11); Cullingworth B 72 (15), Bowling B 60 (9); Oakenshaw C 63 (13), Brackenhill B 62 (11); West Bradford B 43 (5), Bradford Moor B 79 (19); Bradford Moor B 63 (13), Oakenshaw C 60 (11); Brackenhill B 84 (22), Cullingworth B 34 (2); Bowling B 84 (19), Wibsey 55 (5); Knowles B 77 (14), West Bradford B 65 (10).

HALF HOLIDAY

Ed Foster: Knowles A 123 (19), Crowghyll A 97 (7); Royd House A 103 (9), Pudsey Littlemoor 114 (17); Pudsey Britannia 126 (26), Peel A 56 (0); Horton A 97 (10), Greengates A 108 (16); Stanningley 103 (12), Ladyhill A 105 (14); Pudsey Littlemoor 125 (25), Stanningley 59 (1); Crowghyll A 100 (11), Royd House A 107 (15); Greengates A 98 (8), Knowles A 114 (18); Peel A 126 (24), Horton A 76 (2); Ladyhill A 98 (13), Pudsey Britannia 100 (13).

Sheila Johnson: Bowling A 120 (19), Tyersal A 89 (7); Lister A 112 (16), Wibsey A 104 (10); Drighlington A 109 (14), West A 104 (12); Bradford Moor A 111 (16), West Royd A 97 (10); Clayton A 122 (19), Queensbury A 90 (7); Wibsey A 119 (19), Clayton A 93 (7); Tyersal A 124 (22), Lister A 75 (4); West Royd A 110 (16), Bowling A 91 (10); West A 111 (17), Bradford Moor A 91 (9); Queensbury A 125 (20), Drighlington A 92 (6).

New Trophy: West B 117 (19), Horton B 90 (7); Queensbury B 94 (7), Asa Briggs 122 (19); Bramley Libs 120 (20), Brackenhill 91 (6); Tyersal B 106 (17), Oakenshaw B 91 (9); West Royd B 97 (14), West Bradford A 95 (12); Asa Briggs 126 (25), West Royd B 65 (1); Horton B 126 (22), Queensbury B 90 (4); Brackenhill 121 (21), Tyersal B 81 (5); West Bradford A 90 (7), Bramley Libs 118 (19).

Walker: Peel B 121 (22), Horton C 77 (4); Ladyhill B 111 (18), Drighlington B 96 (8); Wibsey B 93 (9), Knowles B 110 (17); Crowghyll B 126 (24), Thornton A 72 (2); Greengates B 81 (8), Clayton B 107 (18); Horton C 95 (10), Ladyhill B 104 (16); Clayton B 115 (13), Peel B 119 (13); Thornton A 126 (22), Greengates B 86 (4); Knowles B 99 (16), Crowghyll B 82 (10); Lister B 110 (18), Wibsey B 85 (8).

Peter Gilroy: Thornton B 76 (4), Bradford Moor B 125 (22); West Bradford B 121 (18), Lister C 103 (8); Horton D 120 (23), Tyersal C 67 (3); Oakenshaw B 121 (21), Eccleshill 80 (5); Bradford Moor B 114 (14), West Bradford B 110 (12); Eccleshill 116 (23), Thornton B 64 (3); Bowling B 97 (11), Horton D 107 (15); Horton E 116 (14), Asa Briggs B 116 (12).

BRADFORD PARKS VETERANS

Division One: Knowles A 158, Horton A 89; Lister A 142, Crowghyll A 138; Oakenshaw A 152, Queensbury 125; Peel A 145, Wyke A 123; Pudsey A 163, Asa Briggs A 102; Tyersal A 158, West A 108.

Division Two: Bradford Moor A 117, Pudsey B 160; Clayton A 154, Brackenhill 113; Greengates 137, Wibsey A 130; Ladyhill 118, Littlemoor 140; Lowmoor Harold 168, Peel B 86; Royd House 161, Idle A 134.

Division Three: Eccleshill A 156, Lister B 124; Crowghyll B 101, Thornton 148; Idle B 146, Knowles B 142; West B 145, Calverley 136; Wibsey B 148, Clayton B 152; Wyke B 145, Bowling 115.

Division Four: Asa Briggs B 168, Peel C 108; West Bradford 154, Oakenshaw B 111; West C 128, Eccleshill B 145; Horton B bye; Lister C bye; Tyersal B bye.

D K Berry Cup, first round: Horton A 338, Lister B 322; West A 377, Eccleshill B 236, Idle B 256; Crowghyll 340; Wibsey A 256, Pudsey A 332; Bradford Moor 364, Wibsey B 342; Lister A 326, Clayton B 261, Brackenhill 368, Peel C 279; Peel A 338, Lister C 211; Tyersal 329, Thornton 278; Wyke bye; Eccleshill A 281, Ladyhill 334; Idle A bye; Pudsey B 331, Greengates 292; Clayton A 368, Horton B 245; Peel B bye.

Second-round draw: 1 Horton A v Bradford Moor; 2 Wyke v Crowghyll; 3 Pudsey B v Peel B; 4 Tyersal bye; 5 Brackenhill v Clayton A; 6 Ladyhill v West; 7 Lister A v Pudsey A; 8 Idle A v Peel A.

Longfield House Memorial Cup, first-round draw: 1 Lister C v Eccleshill A; 2 Horton B bye; 3 Wibsey B bye; 4 Lister B bye; 5 Greengates v Peel C; 6 Wibsey A bye; 7 Eccleshill B v Idle B; 8 Clayton B v Thornton.

BRADFORD LADIES

Afternoon: Knowles 127, Peel 187; Wibsey 175, Queensbury 176; Bradford Moor 167, West 198; Victoria 183, Idle 183; Horton 153, Oakenshaw 198.

Pairs: Wibsey 69, Queensbury 54; Bradford Moor 61, West 81; Horton 64, Oakenshaw 80.

YCG VETERANS

Inter District: Wakefield 42, Halifax 14; Huddersfield 30, Castleford 26; Leeds 38, Skipton 18; West Riding 30, Bradford 26.