One semi-final drawn and the other featuring a 36 points handicap difference led to a tense day on two greens.

Three teams share the 2nd promotion place in Division 3 all have the same points total as things begin to warm up at the top end of the table.

There is still time to enter Huddersfield's top individual competition and here are the names of the 35 entries so far.

An alternative Saturday afternoon of sport completely free of charge.

Lowerhouses and Longwood stretch their lead at the top of the Division 1 table as Cowcliffe come a cropper at Clayton West.

The days of 554 entries for the Huddersfield Merit are long gone but this year there is an incentive for a bumper entry field.

The new format for the Over-70s Pairs KO hasn't proven popular so the Veterans League is reverting to the old format and is now open for entry.

New Mill B continue to upset the big boys as their Bistro run continues to the semi-final stage where they have a Division 1 opponent.

The Annual General Meeting of the Huddersfield Winter League will be held at Lindley Liberal Club at 1.30pm on Friday 1 August.

Blackpool used to be the Mecca of bowling but that status disappeared with the demise of the Waterloo green. But a new Blackpool initiative looks interesting.

Friday evening at Lindley BC was the start of a remarkable weekend for Gareth Coates winning two major trophies.

The passing of David Sykes is a massive loss for the Veterans League and to bowling generally.

The Division 3 promotion race to join leaders Almondbury Lib in Division 2 next season rests between 5 teams separated by just 2 points.

Lowerhouses and Longwood continue their personal battle for the Division 1 title and things are unlikely to change this week.

After winning the Lindley BC 3200 Final on Friday evening Gareth Coates went on to win the All-England Senior Merit title at Dodworth on Saturday.

Its the BIG one. Yorkshire v South Yorkshire for a place in the Final of the BCGBA Senior County Championship.

Halifax bowler Gareth Coates claimed the 2025 Lindley BC Open title by beating Nicky White in the Final on Friday evening.

Lots of interesting fixtures in the programme for Monday including a derby match between Clayton West and Skel Windmill in Division 1.

Crosland Moor begin the qualifying rounds of their open competition over the next four Fridays. The 64 entries are all listed.

Five teams are separated by 2 points chasing the second promotion place in Division 3.