The Treble Chance Division

Winter League

DIVISION 6 (Huddersfield RUBC) THURSDAY PREVIEW

THIS is the Treble Chance Division! Most reading this will recall the days of the football pools with the aim of selecting as many score draws as possible and winning a jackpot dividend which ended your working life early. Well, if we had a pools coupon this would be the division to concentrate on with three draws already from just eight games played. Hanging Heaton B are the draw specialists though four other clubs also fall into the group of teams who have tied with their opponents.

This week it’s Outlane A’s turn to try and wrestle a result out of the grasp of the Hanging Heaton side. Both teams are level on points in mid-table, and a win will help them stay in touch with the early leaders.

Almondbury BC A are leading the way with 12 points to their name and still have to taste defeat. A win and a draw have given them the early advantage. They are two league points ahead of Dalton who started the season with maximum points against Springwood C but could only manage two points against Milnsbridge C.

Dalton’s results are a good form guide as Springwood C take on Milnsbridge C this week, and as well as the results against Dalton, the league table would also suggest that Springwood C – nestled at the bottom – will have a tough task against third-placed Milnsbridge C.

Our final sees host club Huddersfield RUBC take on the challenge of high-flying Kirkheaton Con B. Can home advantage outweigh the form of their rivals. It would be a good question if we had to fall back on the Pools Panel!

DIVISION 7 (Netherton Con) THURSDAY PREVIEW

THIS is a division of the “haves” and the “have nots”. Four teams have maximum points from their opening round of fixtures a week ago whilst the other four are without a point.

That will change this week though as two of the “have nots”, Lockwood Con B and Huddersfield Rec meet on the bowling green at Netherton. Both suffered similar defeats last week with the Lockwood Con team scoring two more points on their aggregate to just edge the Rec in the league table.

Sitting just above that pair in fifth place is Holmfirth A, the team that scored most in defeat a week ago. They face Springwood B this week with the Springwood side being the outfit that conceded the least last week, a result that helped them to top spot.

Thongsbridge are second and take on Netherton Con B, the contest of the week on paper as both of these teams had good wins to start their season off. Our final game this week sees Marsh Lib A – a winner a week ago – take on Hemplow A who sit bottom of the pile in the league ladder. It’s early days for this division with just one game played and most teams will be looking to this second round of fixtures to see if any form patterns start to emerge.