Over-80's Champion beaten

Veterans League

The full set of results from the opening rounds of the Veterans League Over-80s competition are now known and they reveal that 2019 Champion and two-times winner, Eddie Hine of Kirkheaton C&BC, has been knocked out of the competition.

He was beaten 11-21 by Brian Faichney of Huddersfield Recreation Club who now goes on to play Meltham bowler Roy Sutton in the Quarter-Finals.

The full Quarter-Finals draw is now available and listed below and it will be played on the Marsh Lib green on 20 August starting at 1.30 pm.

The story so far ....

Preliminary Round

at Huddersfield RUBC

F Greenwood (Golcar Lib) Scratch 21-12 T Sykes (Marsh United) +3

Round 1

at Huddersfield RUBC

E Hine (Kirkheaton C&BC) +4 11-21 B Faichney (Hudd Rec Club) +6

R Sutton (Meltham) +3 BYE D Armitage (Hemplow) +4 withdrew

J Cocking (Hemplow) +7 21-11 G Cushing (Meltham) +5

J Townend (Paddock I&C) +4 21-7 F Greenwood (Golcar Lib) Scratch

at Thorpe Green

S Goodwin (Meltham) +7 12-21 G Firth (Elland C&BC) +3

D Berry (Meltham) +5 16-21 M Wood (Brockholes) +4

G Rollinson (Holmfirth) +5 21-13 D Holmes (Marsh United) +5

G Walker (Kirkheaton Con) +4 21-10 G Stockton (Almondbury Lib) +7

At the Quarter-Finals the contestants play down to 4 and the winners go through to the semi-finals on Friday 3 September at a venue to be confirmed.

The full Quarter-Finals draw is:

G Firth, Elland C&BC (3) v M Wood, Brockholes (4)

G Rollinson, Holmfirth (5) v G Walker, Kirkheaton Con (4)

B Faichney, Huddersfield Recreation (6) v R Sutton, Meltham (3)

J Cocking, Hemplow (7) v F Greenwood, Golcar Libs, (scr)