Top of the table clashes in both of the top two divisions could be decisive moments in the chase for 2023 Veterans League title honours.

The 6-Man League teams will be pleased to be back in action after a 3-week break and we look at all the teams' chances in Monday's programme

Four Preliminary Round ties have been completed with no surprise casualties and a team withdrawal gives the holders a bye to Round 2.

It was 2018 the last time that Tim Poulter and Edwin Haigh last lost a Pairs KO match but that sequence ended yesterday at Ravensknowle Park

It was a good day for the Division 1 leaders as they won and saw their main rivals all fall away to give them an 8-point lead at the top.

Not a good day for the Division 3 and 4 leaders although both manage to hang on to top spot despite heavy and surprising defeats.

Everything you need to know about the 2023 Mirfield Merit and Dougie Mellor Mirfield Pairs along with a link to the entry forms.

Clayton West pair Tm Poulter & Edwin Haigh are seeking their third consecutive Pairs KO title which starts Thursday at Ravensknowle Park.

A rerun of last year's Division 1 final day title decider may produce a similar outcome which might suit both teams.

The top three teams in Division 3 all have 100% win records and they could all extend those records a little further this Tuesday.

There were five Division 1 v Division 2 clashes in the opening round of the Team KO with Division 2 teams coming top in 3 of those 5 ties.

Three points separate the top 3 in the new Veterans Inter-District League table with the Huddersfield team very much in the mix.

The Divisions 3 and 4 leaders both extended their advantage this week whilst there was a change at the top of Division 5.

Marsh United had the last Division 1 100% win record which was emphatically broken this week by Waterloo.

The first round of the Yorkshire Veterans Inter-District League will be played tomorrow as the Huddersfield teams meet Skipton home and away

The 6-Man League's only team KO competition begins it's cycle next week with a Preliminary Round of eight teams in competition.

The full list of competition closing dates for the Veterans League shows that one KO competition closes this week.

Slaithwaite are a late withdrawal from Thursday's opening round of the Team KO. Other byes and neutral green changes all listed.

Some of the purists among our visitors tell me that they like to view match scorecards. Here are the 7 from last week's Over-70's Finals Day

Another Lindley derby match among a full fixture programme where the top teams in Divisions 3, 4 and 5 are all looking to move further ahead