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YORKSHIRE
INTER-DISTRICT COMPETITION - SUNDAY 25TH JULY 2010
Bradford
were crowned Yorkshire ABA Inter-District champions on Sunday as they
defeated West Riding in a closely contested final in Halifax.....
In a marathon
day of bowling lasting nearly 12 hours, Bradford's first match against
Halifax was played at Halifax Bowling Club, Thrum Hall at 10am. There
were 4 pools of teams all playing in the Halifax district, with
Castleford completing the trio in pool C with Bradford.
Bradford
managed 6 out of 10 winners against the host district and a winning
aggregate of 187-164. In the second group match Halifax bounced back to
beat Castleford 185-171 so Bradford knew that a win against Castleford
in the final group match would be enough to reach the semi-finals.
This time
Bradford gained 7 winners against Castleford and an aggregate of 194-150
and would play Wakefield in their semi-final as they edged out 2009
champions Huddersfield in pool B.
The venue
switched to Kingston Bowling Club for the semi-final but with only 2
winners in the first 5 jacks, Bradford found themselves trailing by 14
points at the halfway stage. As Wakefield had one foot in the final, the
game completely turned on it's head as Bradford produced 4 winners in
the last 5 jacks and a 30 point swing to win the game 185-169.
The final
venue was Sowerby Bridge West End and the Bradford team would be facing
7-times winners West Riding. Bradford got off to a great start in the
final with 4 winners in the opening 5 jacks to hold an advantage of 21
points. West Riding then responded with winning cards to 21-17 and 21-11
at jacks 6 and 7 to reduce the margin to just 7 with the outcome of the
final 3 games left to decide the winners. At number 8, Paul Gill trailed
7-14 whilst at number 9 Neil Mylan was 9-15 adrift with number 10 for
Bradford Stuart King 15-8 up. The noise levels increased as West Riding
sensed a chance of snatching the game but all 3 Bradford players upped
their game in the latter stages and when Kingy won to 13 it was all
over. Paul also managed to get over the line 21-20 whilst Neil fought
back to get 15 very useful points and keep Bradford's winning to 10.
A brilliant
team effort from the 10 players and supporters gave Bradford the trophy
for only the second time since the event started in 1984.
Pool C
Results:-
Bradford v
Halifax
I Shaw 21 M
Regan 15
A W Riley 19
S Haynes 21
R Whitfield
13 P Demetriades 21
M Fowler 21 S
Leeming 6
P Hillam 11 A
Brear 21
N Mylan 21 P
Chalkley 13
P Rooks 18 R
Holmes 21
C Mordue 21 D
Stansfield 14
P Gill 21 B
Megson 13
S Ling 21 R
Hobson 19
Bradford
187 Halifax 164
Bradford v
Castleford
M Fowler 21 M
Brain 14
P Hillam 18 D
Thomas 21
C Mordue 21 R
Robbins 10
I Shaw 21 D
Revell 9
A W Riley 21
R Lewis 15
P Rooks 21 S
Williams 11
R Whitfield
21 G Portman 12
N Mylan 15 R
Lloyd 21
S King 21 R
Thomas 16
P Gill 14 S
Thompson 21
Bradford
194 Castleford 150
Semi-Final
Bradford v
Wakefield
C Mordue 21 J
Normanton 14
A W Riley 14
D Cowsill 21
R Whitfield
21 R Dunford 20
P Hillam 13 J
Spinks 21
I Shaw 14 D
Atkinson 21
M Fowler 21 J
Davison 17
P Rooks 21 K
Shuttleworth 7
P Gill 21 J
Whiteley 15
N Mylan 21 P
Blackburn 12
S King 18 T
Flecther 21
Bradford
185 Wakefield 169
Final
Bradford v
West Riding
A W Riley 21
G Higgins 15
I Shaw 16 C
Newton 21
R Whitfield
21 R Brook 14
P Hillam 21 J
Hopkinson 15
C Mordue 21 M
Bramall 14
P Rooks 17 C
Austin 21
M Fowler 11 S
Pinfield 21
P Gill 21 M
Sweeney 20
N Mylan 15 R
Mozley 21
S King 21 M
Fulton 13
Bradford
185 West Riding 175

2010
INTER-DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
BRADFORD
Back
Row:- Tony Riley, Chris Mordue, Mally Fowler, Bob Whitfield, Stuart
King, Paul Gill, Ian Shaw, Paul Hillam
Front
Row:- Paul Rooks, Andy Hodgson (Captain), Neil Mylan
PUDSEY
CLASSIC - WEEK 1 (SAT. 24TH JULY 2010)
The 2010
Pudsey Classic got underway in glorious conditions with some excellent
bowling. The unexpected rain changed the green later in the evening and
here's how it went...
Andy
Whitaker v Paul Leah
Paul raced
into an 8-1 lead as it took Andy a while to get into the game but once
he did get hold of the jack for a few ends the game turned around and
Paul found himself trailing 11-12. The pair levelled at 14-a-piece and
Paul re-gained the lead at 17-15 only for Andy to chip in a 4-break to
go in front 19-17. Back to back singles from Paul gave him a shout at
19-accross but it was the South Yorkshireman who grabbed a vital pair at
the next end to edge through 21-19.
Brian
Richards v Robert Hitchen
There was
nothing to separate Brian and Robert in the early stages as Brian held a
slender 8-7 lead. Robert then found a piece to his liking as he strung
together a 13-break to get to the hill 20-8. A late chalk from Brian was
his final involvement as Robert cantered through 21-9.
Martin
Hodson v Danny Sillitoe
Danny made
the brighter start in this contest to establish an early 12-6 lead but
Martin used his knowledge of previous trips to Pudsey and found himself
back in the tie at 13-12. Neither player could then hold the jack or
more than two ends to 17-14 but a crucial pair for Danny looked to make
him a cert at 19-14. Martin had other ideas and levelled at 19-accross
then singles were exchanged to make it level at 20's. Martin led into
the top left hand corner but left room only for Danny to fall short with
his final bowl and it was Martin into round two 21-20.
Harry
Seehra v Darren Smith
Harry was in
top form with his striking early in the game and had to be just to keep
level at 6-6 with Darren. 3 singles from H gave him a 9-6 advantage but
a 9-break in reply from Darren put him firmly in the driving seat at
15-9. This lead was extended to 19-11 and despite a late rally from
Harry he was in the early bath going out 21-14.
David
Scott v Mike Flitcroft
Scotty
usually has a good run at Pudsey and made a great start to go 10-3 up.
Mike was making his first visit to Pudsey and did well to keep in the
game at 13-6 and 16-7. At the end of the day, Dave had just too much and
was a comfortable 21-12 winner.
Andy
Milsom v Chris Hill
Another
even game in the early stages with neither player able to breakaway at
7-7. Chris did then edge in front 11-7 but Andy got back in to 11-10.
Chris then showed his quality over the next few ends with a 10-break to
romp home 21-10.
Darren
Hennessy v Clay Flattley
Clay and
Darren swapped pairs for fun in the opening ends with Daz 9-7 to the
good after just 9 ends. Clay grabbed the lead 11-9 a few ends later but
it Daz who proved the stronger in the latter part of the game with a
total of 8 pairs to seal a very nice 21-13 victory.
Paul
Heap v Nigel Cranston
Nigel and
Paul had to kit up in their waterproofs for this one as the drizzle
persisted and with 3 pairs in the opening 5 ends Cranny took to the
front 7-1. Paul then going and a string of singles saw him draw level at
9-9. Nigel had another good run to go 15-11 only for Paul to respond and
level again at 15's. A break of 5 from Nigel took him to 20-15 but
you're never quite there until that final chalk. Nigel did have to wait
another 3 ends but was relieved to get home 21-18.
First
Round Results:
Andy Whitaker
21 Paul Leah 19
Brian
Richards 8 Robert Hitchen 21
Martin Hodson
21 Danny Sillitoe 20
Darren Smith
21 Harry Seehra 14
Mike
Flitcroft 12 Dave Scott 21
Chris Hill 21
Andy Milsom 10
Clay Flattley
13 Darren Hennessy 21
Nigel
Cranston 21 Paul Heap 18
Second
Round
Robert
Hitchen v Andy Whitaker
This was a
cracking game for the spectators as the lead changed hands several times
until Andy created a bit of daylight at 15-12. This could have gone
either way as the pair swapped singles to 17-16 when Andy chalked a pair
to lead 19-17. Robert replied with a pair to lead out at 18-19 but left
enough room at the final end for Andy to squeeze in for a pair and go
through 21-18.
Darren
Smith v Martin Hodson
This proved
to be one of the longest games of the night at 32 ends with a distinct
lack of pairs but nevertheless a great contest with neither player
giving an inch. As Darren led 10-7, it was Martin who put in a 7-break
to pinch the lead at 14-10. This was extended to 16-12 and 18-15 and
Martin looked favourite to reach the qualifying round for the first
time. It was Darren though who showed his character in the closing
stages winning 4 of the last 5 ends to wrap up the victory 21-19.
Chris
Hill v David Scott
Scotty looked
good as he played his usual corner mark but could only hold a slender of
lead of 8-6 and 12-9. An untypical end from Dave saw him play two
no-balls allowing Chris a cheap pair for 12-11 but Scotty soon got back
in and led 18-15 looking a big favourite. You never know what will
happen in bowls though and it was Chris who held his nerve to pinch a
6-break and cross the line 21-18.
Nigel
Cranston v Darren Hennessy
Great play
from both players in the early stages saw Nigel just ahead 9-7 but Daz
decided to up his game and chalked an 11-break to stun Nige at 18-9.
Cranny never gives up though and rallied to 16-18 only for Daz to chip
out with a pair and a single 21-16.
Second
Round Results:
Robert
Hitchen 18 Andy Whitaker 21
Darren Smith
21 Martin Hodson 19
David Scott
18 Chris Hill 21
Darren
Hennessy 21 Nigel Cranston 16
Qualifying
Games:
Andy
Whitaker v Darren Smith
Andy's early
5-2 lead was enough to get Darren playing as Darren took to the front
7-5. From 8-6 it looked like we were in for a classic until Andy decided
he'd make it an early night for Darren as he carded a 14-break including
5 pairs to lead 20-8. Darren did reply with a single and a pair late on
but had to bow out 21-11 with Andy reaching the finals for the first
time.
Chris
Hill v Darren Hennessy
Both players
had shown great quality in their previous two games of the evening and
this proved to be the game of the night. It didn't look that way at one
stage as from 10-6 up, Daz eased away to 20-10 with Chris looking out of
it. It was then Darren's time to sweat a bit as Chris put in a
pair-pair-single to go 20-15. Next end, yet another pair to Chris 20-17,
then another 20-19 what was Darren thinking? The 29th end and Chris led
out two good bowls at that stage with Daz's first bowl nowhere. A pause
for thought and Daz did just enough to save and see the game deadlocked
at 20-a-piece. Chris was now clear favourite on a mark he had just put
in a 10-break but oh no....Chris saved his worst two bowls of the last
end, going 4 yards over with both allowing a much relieved Mr Hennessy a
place in finals 21-20.
The highest
break was won by Andy Whitaker (14).
Qualifying
Results:
Andy Whitaker
21 Darren Smith 11
Darren
Hennessy 21 Chris Hill 20
Final draw
numbers: Andy Whitaker 10, Darren Hennessy 1
CENTENARY
MATCH - PUDSEY BC v YORKSHIRE ABA - SUNDAY 4TH JULY 2010
As part of Pudsey BC's centenary
celebrations this year, a match with Yorkshire ABA will take place at
Pudsey on Sunday 4th July 2010. The match will be played under normal
BCGBA regulations with practice allowed for both sides.
Line-ups
as follows with the match starting at 2.00pm.
Pudsey BC v Yorkshire
Tom Hanson v Scott Fisher
David Hilliam v James Davison
Jon Edmondson v John Spinks
Ian Kemp v James Wilcox
Liam Griffin v Jack Dyson
Stuart Hanson v Dave Fox
Mick Smith v Craig Gant
Stewart Watson v Dave Fisher
James Hanson v Ian Booth
Gary Wike v Harry Seehra
Paul Cousins v Mark Regan
Paul Bowes (capt) v Chris Mordue (capt)
Reserves :-
Pudsey: Andy Hodgson, Darren Crawley
Yorkshire: Danny Beeby, Mark Hughes, Mike
Sweeney
As
a curtain raiser to the main event, Pudsey have invited 8 of their old
members to return for a game against the Pudsey "B" team. This
match will start at 11.00am.
Pudsey
"B" v Pudsey Old Boys
Andy Hodgson v Duncan McPhail
Darren Crawley v Rod Bastow
John Atkinson v Jim Moorin
Richard Hodgson v Don Shaw
Alan Bell v Rob Morris
Connor Davis v Billy Cater
John Armitage v Nicky Dewhirst
Dan Beardsworth v Steve Bastow
Refreshments will be available from the bar and kitchen throughout the
day. Entry for spectators is free.
YORKSHIRE
CUP - Saturday 26th June 2010
Pudsey
came through a tough clash with Crossgates on Saturday to win by just 6
points at Hove Edge number 2 green.
This was a
massive game for both clubs and Pudsey made the better start with a lead
of 12 after the opening 4 jacks. The lead was extended to 27 after 6
jacks but Crossgates dug deep to claim 5 wins from the last 6 jacks but
could only reduced the deficit to 6 as Pudsey went through to the last
8.
The draw
for the quarter-finals as follows with matches played on Saturday 10th
July:-
Eccleshill v
Thongsbridge
Guiseley v
Lower Hopton
Pudsey BC
v Spen Victoria
Morton House
v Cononley
The venues
are still to be decided and will be published here shortly.
BROTHERTON
CUP FINALS - Sunday 27th June 2010
Pudsey
could not make it back to back wins in the Brotherton Cup this year
although did start the day well with a convincing win over Thornhill in
their opening game....
On the tricky Brighouse No.2 green, Pudsey
came through their quarter-final with 7 winners and a margin of 44
against Thornhill to get their place in the semi-finals.
Meanwhile,
Eccleshill overcame Cross Roads in their first game to be Pudsey's next
opponents at Brighouse No. 1 green.
The greens at
Brighouse were in excellent condition and it was Eccleshill who proved
they could handle the quick pace with 6 winners to 4 and a comfortable
winning aggregate by 25-30 to knock out Pudsey.
Latest news
was Eccleshill playing Littlemoor in the final at Spen Victoria.....
BRITISH
PARKS - YORKSHIRE v EAST MIDLANDS - Sunday 20th June 2010
Yorkshire
put in a terrific performance against East Midlands on Sunday to record
an overall win of 423-406 and a result of 18-13 to put the white rose
men at the top of section A in the British Parks County Championships.
In the home
leg at Pudsey Bowling Club, Yorkshire carded 8 individual winners from
12 with Chris Mordue (21-7) and Dave Cooper (21-8) in good form whilst
Stuart King (21-10) picked up man of the match with a superb display.
In East
Midlands, the trip to Belvedere Park proved to be an enjoyable day for
Yorkshire with 5 winners from 12 whilst also keeping the aggregate
deficit to just 17 chalks. Mick Smith (21-11) put in an outstanding
performance on the difficult No. 2 green at Belvedere which even left
the homesters in disbelief.
Yorkshire now
head their group and go into the final game against Wallasey in July as
clear favourites to reach the knock-out semi-finals in August.
Results:-
Home
leg at Pudsey Bowling Club
A W Riley 21 Darren Carter 17
G Wike 21 N
Desmond 13
P Hillam 19 N
Worthington 21
R Whitfield
17 Dave Carter 21
M Fulton 13 J
Quinn 21
D Fox 21 B
Smith 15
S King 21 P
Chamberlain 10
D Cooper 21 L
Pacey 8
P Bowes 21 P
Stretton 16
H Seehra 6 I
Brown 21
C Mordue 21 P
May 7
P Jagger 21 J
Dewey 19
Yorkshire
223 East Midlands 189
Away Leg at Belvedere Park
J Hanson 21 J Anguish 18
A Hodgson 7 S Adams 21
I Shaw 18 A Fearn 21
A Tate 17 A Milsom 21
P Clark 14 R Goldby 21
R Dunhill 9 A Thompson 21
T Hanson 21 T Brown 15
M Smith 21 R Gibbs 11
J Edmondson 21 J Insley 14
I Jacques 15 A Johnson 21
I Kemp 21 R Sweet 12
Neil Mylan 15 W Redfern 21
Yorkshire
200 East Midlands 217
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