Ladies Works League
Preview of remaining matches in the season
The only match played last week muddied the waters further in the Division 2 title race as D Haigh & Co despatched Brook Hansen 'B' 126-113 when they really needed a bigger win than that to promote their own chances of honours. Although there is no promotion or relegation in the league this season there is still the achievement of topping your respective divisions and that has instigated a fervent summer of bowling in Division 2. Even as we enter the final week of the season things are no clearer as to the destiny of the title so we look again at the chances of the four Division 2 teams that can all still win the Division title.
We have updated what each team needs to happen between now and the end of the season if they are to take the title with the final day of activity scheduled for 14 September.
Pearce Displays After finishing the 2019 season exactly mid-table with a Won-8 Lost-8 record Pearce Displays have kicked on to the next level winning 8 of their 12 matches and having completed their fixtures sit top of the pile and can do nothing more to support their bid for the title.
Paul's Kitchens One match left to play and that is away at personaliseHR from which they need to collect a minimum of 148 points to pass Pearce Displays. Even that may not be enough to secure a third Division 2 title success with the last one being in 2018. When the teams met in June, Paul's Kitchens racked up 154 points their biggest total of the season and they will probably need to repeat that to retain an interest in the title destiny outcome. To Go: Friday 10 Sept - personaliseHR v Paul's Kitchens
Holmes Dresser Unbeaten all season with a Played-10 Won-10 record but the with the ultimate test of home and away fixtures with D Haigh & Co still to come. They need a total of 250 points from those two games (125 per game) to pass Pearce Displays and having not scored less than 131 points in any game all season it is obviously within their grasp. To Go: Friday 10 Sep - Holmes Dresser v D Haigh & Co Tuesday 12 Sep - D Haigh & Co v Holmes Dresser
D Haigh & Co After failing to hit big numbers in their match with Brook Hansen 'B' last Tuesday D Haigh & Co now need 280 points from their two matches against Holmes Dresser to pass Pearce Displays. In doing that they will also need to restrict Holmes Dresser to no more than 249 points. To Go: Tuesday 31 August - D Haigh & Co v Brook Hansen 'B' Friday 10 Sep - Holmes Dresser v D Haigh & Co Tuesday 12 Sep - D Haigh & Co v Holmes Dresser
You can draw your own conclusions from all this information but it seems likely that the outcome will go down to the final match of the season on Tuesday 12 September. What a great finale that would be.
Let's not forget Division 1 where things are a lot more settled and predictable as Atkinsons Butchers formally clinched the title after beating Bolster Moor Farm Shop by 166-91 on Friday and cannot be caught by any of the other contenders. This is a second consecutive title win and third overall so congratulations to Atkinson Butchers for a commanding season. Their 139 point lead over 2nd placed Alicia Dawn Photography, who have completed their season, cannot be bettered by any other team so a comfortable position to be in. It will be party time for their final match when they travel to play third-placed Brook Hansen 'A' who will do well to hold on to that position with Bolster Moor Farm Shop only 18 points adrift and a home match against Huddersfield Recreation Club to come to conclude their campaign. Last week Brook Hansen 'A' deprived PEG Perego of their first win of the season when narrowly beating them 130-128. Alicia Dawn Photography concluded their season with a routine 149-117 victory away at Strait Kutz Hairdressers who will draw the Division 1 2021 programme to a conclusion away at PEG Perego on Friday 1 September.