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Darren hat-trick
at wet Woodlands
BOWLS
Darren Plenderleith from Tamworth completed a hat-trick of
wins in the Frank Cave Memorial Trophy at the Woodlands
Park, Doncaster.
Incessant rain caused deep
puddles by the time the final at
9pm. Darre beat Chris Hill by
the minimum margin 21-20 in
his quarter-final, and escaping
from 16-20 in the final against
Chris Kelly.
Darren beat Richard Jackson 21-4 in the semi-final. Other
quarter-final scores: Richard
Jackson 21 Andy Mailer 16, Chris
Kelly 21 Craig Hill 13, Mark Hughes 21 Andy Judson 20. Other
semi-final: Chris Kelly 21 Mark
Hughes 19.
n The green was puddled up in
Elland before the start of their
qualifying session. The organiser asked the players if they
wished to proceed and someone said We may have a better
chance of beating Gary Ellis with
the green in this condition. Well
so much for that theory as wins
of 21-4, 21-5 and 21-3 proved that
the Silver Fox can cob them as
well as bowl them. Gareth Gwilliam was the other qualifier on
the night. Nick White from High
Green won the Yorkshire Merit five years ago on the Elland
green and revisited the site of
his triumph last Sunday winning three games to make finals
day. Nick beat Scott Tattersley
21-8 in the third round. The other qualifier on the night was also
a Yorkshire Merit winner at this
venue, Jimmy Davison the 2012
champion, who beat Josh Brown
21-8 in his qualifying game.
n Chris Brown won through
three rounds of the Rudheath

BOWLS IN BRIEF

County Parks
defend titles
South Yorkshire County Parks
teams take the first steps in
the defence of their senior and
veterans county championship
titles tomorrow, with both
playing one of the weakest
counties in the parks set-up,
Cheshire. The seniors home leg
is at Wadsley House from 2pm,
and the veterans play at the same
time on Meersbrook Park.
n SUPER LEAGUE RESULTS
- Bradfield 9 (Andy Turner 21-9,
Gary Hanson 21-2, Chris Hill 21-9)
Crookesmoor 3 (Mark Johnson
21-8, Glyn Davies 21-18, Kevin
Jenkinson Jnr 21-20).
Maltby 8 (Ross Meese 21-5, Mick
Bugdol 21-8, Nathan Broom 21-8,
Paul Stancil 21-1) Whiteley Woods
4 (Paul Wildgoose 21-19, Darryl
Johnson 21-16, Ian Wassell 21-17,
Glenn Smedley 21-12).
Millhouses 2 Meersbrook BC 11
(Mick Hobson 21-14, Dean Missere
21-10, Richard Atkin 21-19, Andy
Sorsby 21-1, Mark Richardson 21-9,
Jack Clarke 21-20, Andy Whitaker
21-14, Keith Banks 21-11).
n Sheffield & Hallamshire
Association: Meersbrook
Park 7 Bradfield 3, Ridgeway
10 Stannington 0, Dronfield

Open in Northwich, Cheshire,

beating Derbyshires Darren
Smith 21-11 in the qualifying
game for the final on May 23.
n The Rehau-sponsored Mixed
Pairs at the Waterloo Hotel in
Blackpool attracted a handful
of Doncaster entries into the
qualifying sessions. Paul Morgan and Jenny Wilby won 21-16
in their first round tie but lost
by the same score in the second
round. Steve and Bev Shannon
won 21-13, and then lost 21-11.
Terry Hill and Sarah Fox met the
same fate winning 21-16 then losing 21-12 albeit to t mixed pairs
tournament winners Mel Evans
and Lynn Pritchatt.
n Ryan Clark appeared to be taking all before him on the finals
day of the Allens Green open
singles competition in Radcliffe
as he beat Manchester County
players Jack Hargreaves 21-10
and Gareth Gwilliam 21-15, before seeing off Potteries bowler
Gary Owen 21-16 in his semi-final. Jimmy Derby reached the
final even more easily, winning
21-10, 21-12 and 21-6, but Ryan
looked in control at 17-12 only
for Derby to post a nine break to
win 21-17.
n An extremely young South
Yorkshire junior away team failing to muster a single winning
card against the strong Warwickshire outfit in the county
championship in a 252-100 defeat. The home side playing at
Mosborough MW, performed
admirably however, winning
five of the 12 games and leading
with the last three jacks on the
green, only to eventually lose
216-186. Winners at Mosborough: Harry Slack 21-14, Callum Jeffrey 21-14, Rachel Clarke
21-19, Matthew Tomlinson 21-12
and Liam Blackwell 21-10.

Woodhouse 8 Davy 2, Millhouses 4

Greystones 6.
n Sheffield Parks Telegraph
League: Davy 7 Stocksbridge
BC 5, Bolehills 5 Bradfield 7,
Hillsborough 8 Colley 4, Abbey 9
Firth Park 3. League table after
4 weeks of the season: Bradfield
34, Stocksbridge 30, Abbey 27,
Davy 27, Bolehills 23, Hillsborough
22, Meersbrook BC 22, Colley 17,
Firth Park 17, Laycocks 9. (Both
Meersbrook BC and Laycocks have
a game in hand.)
n DIARY - Sheffield Parks
Association Kever Wait Doubles
preliminary round: Millhouses C
v Crookesmoor at Hallam Prop on
Monday May 18 from 2pm.
South Yorkshire Ladies v Burton
& District , tomorrow, home leg at
Dodworth MW from 2pm.
Sugdens BC, Barnsley open
doubles : 32 pairs tomorrow, first
jacks take to the green at 9.30am.
Sheffield and District Parks
Association veterans merit:
qualifying rounds on Tuesday
from 1pm at Crookes SC, Steel City,
Graves Park and Norfolk Park.
Sheffield and District Parks
Association Ibbotson Doubles quarter-finals on Wednesday from
7pm: Millhouses A v Meersbrook
Park at Bolehills, Whiteley Woods
v Meersbrook BC B at Nether Edge,
Meersbrook BC A v Bradfield at
Thorncliffe, Thorncliffe v Abbey
BC at Grenoside.

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DAIWA/GREEN UN CLUB ANGLERS CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST SEMI-FINAL

Steve leads the way to Little Grebe final

Sub Esberger turns

cup final AFPs way
ROTH SUNDAY LEAGUE
by Les Payne

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AFP .............4 Joker........... 2

Clockwise from above - winner Steve Holburys net; the top five with their cheques; Mick Turton with his third-placed catch; runner-up Russ Derritt concentrates; Steve Holberry netting a fish and, inset, the venue

DAIWA SEMI-FINAL
by Bob Roberts

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@StarGrassRoots

The richest club match competition in the UK reached its

semi finals stage last weekend as 70 qualifiers lined up
for the first of two matches
to determine who will compete in the grand final on
June 28.
Heavy overnight rain resulted in a severe dip in temperatures and when combined
with a strong wind it came as
no surprise that bites were
much harder to come by than
they had been in earlier practise sessions.
Not that this mattered too
much because the goal for
every competitor on Saturday was simply to win his or
her section and claim a place

in the final where 3,000

worth of Daiwa sponsored
prizes will be on offer. In total, the value of prizes and
cash going up for grabs over
the three matches is worth
a staggering 5,500. Is there
any wonder our Club Match
Angler Championship gets
more popular by the year?
Tactically it was a simple match and all the leading weights fell to exactly the
same technique, presenting
a feeder at relatively close
range. Most loaded their
feeders with micro pellets
and then it was down to hook
bait choice. Maggot worked
well but the better F1 carp
tended to fall to banded hard
pellets.
Championship regular
Steve Holberry led the way
with a net of mostly F1 carp
taken on 4mm pellet feeding micros through a scoop
feeder fished at around 16
metres. He walked off with

a place in the final and the

top cash prize of 330. He
finished nearly 10lb clear of
Russ Derritt who took home
270 and even Steve Billups
in fifth place scored 115. In
total 13 different anglers won
cash payouts.

n Result: 1. S Holberry 54-2; 2. R

Derritt 44-14; 3. M Turton 43-8; 4.
L Nemeth 39-1; 5. S Billups 36-11;
6. G Proffitt 30-7.
n Section winners (all qualify
for the final at Haytons Little
Grebe Lake on June 28): Steve
Holberry, Dave Patrickson, Kev
Martin, Bill Wild, Paul Beresford, Mark Bows, Brian Searle,
Steve Billups, Dean Robinson,
Lee Nemeth, Russ Derritt.
n Special thanks to Hayton Lakes
and fishery manager for hosting
the match; Pauline and Geoff
Hurt who did a sterling job in
administering the whole show
from start to finish. Without the
loyal support of this pair there its
doubtful there would be a Club
Match Angler Championship.

Serial winners AFP put their

name back on the Rotherham Sunday League Cup
whilst holders Joker, serial
runners-up this season, lost
the grip theyd had on the
trophy for three seasons.
AFPs win at the New York
Stadium was their first in the
competition since 2011 and
added to their recently acquired Sunday League Premier Division title which
they won for a record sixth
successive time.
It was Jokers third cup
final defeat in a week at the
stadium having lost to AFP
in the Rotherham Association Cup Final and then to
Mexboroughs Memories in
the Rotherham Charity Cup.
They also finished runnersup again in the league.
But they were in front
here until right on half-time
and there was nothing between them - and Joker had
had the better chances and
probably shaded it - until
two goals in a minute midway through the second half,
turned it AFPs way.
Jokers Dean Conway hit
a post from a great chance
in the third minute and they
deserved their 20th minute
lead, Conways low cross being fired home at the far post
by Adam Houghton.
A fine save by AFPs Ben
Brunt prevented Lee Hill increasing the lead but AFP,
despite a below par first half,
showed their resilience by
getting a 44th minute equaliser through Steve McDonnell after good work by
Haydn Barnett.
Early in the second half a
fierce Steve Hopewell effort
brought a fine save from Jok-

ers Jamie Bailey.

Then Hill sent Houghton
racing away but his lob was
off target before Joker again
went close twice, Conway
having a fierce shot deflected
wide and, from the corner,
his flashing header was brilliantly kept out by Brunt.
AFP had improved this
half but a key moment
proved to be the introduction of sub Chris Esberger.
Within minutes of going
on he was sent clear to slip
the ball past Bailey to give
AFP a 67th minute lead and
in the next minute, he was on
hand near the line to turn in
Ben Thorntons low cross.
And it was 4-1 after Esbergers through ball sent in
Ben Thornton on 75 minutes.
An amazing dipping volley from 35 yards from Andy
Battersby - which would have
been a goal of the Season contender at NYS - came back off
the AFP bar before Conway
was rewarded for his toil for
Joker with a well-taken volley from a Battersby freekick.
AFP: Brunt; Cuckson, Wesley, Jones, McDonald; Darker, Lund (Smith 64), Barnett;
Thornton, Hopewell (Esberger
62), McDonnell (Williams 77).
Unused: Hibbert, Flint.
Joker: Bailey; Warren,
Swailes. Clayton, Fawcus; Battersby, Haigh, Hill; Houghton,
Conway, Maxfield. Unused: Austin, Forster.
Referee: David Heap
(Rotherham).

n The final was named the Brian Beeley Cup in memory of

the late league president who
was one of the league founders
in 1966 and worked tirelessly
for it. A silence was observed
and the awards were presented by his daughter, Mrs Helen
Richards.
n The final of the leagues
George Stainrod Trophy at
the New York Stadium saw
Pewter Pot beat Wilton Athletic 6-1.

Bagshawes title
IMPERIAL SUNDAY
B a g s h aw A r m s f i n a l l y
claimed the Premier Division title by defeating Byron
House 7-0.
The win puts them out of
reach of Gypsy Queen who
have one game remaining,
against Bagshaw, who, still
have three fixtures to fulfil.
Bagshaw have won all 15
league matches so far this
season.

First Division: Shiregreen won the First Division

title. They needed to avoid a
heavy defeat against The Abbey but did quite the opposite, winning 6-1 to take the
title by three points.
Second Division: Birley
Moor News moved into second place by beating Matthew Cryer 4-2 but its still a
three- way battle for the runners up spot as Jack In A Box
have a game remaining and
Bracken Moor two games.