The first competition in the Airedale and Wharfedale Crown Green Bowling Association calender took place on Sunday when the Guyson International Trophy was staged at Ilkley Bowling Club, a superb setting for this very popular early season competition.

The weather was kind to start with, the first round played in warm spring

sunshine. Games worthy of note were Mike Upton and Roy Cooper, a replay of the final three years ago,with Mike the winner this time.

Eric Robinson was beaten by Harry Wise to go through to the quarter- finals, and Carole Wright so nearly beat Ronnie Bowdin who then went from strength to strength and powered into the final to meet none other than Roman Hrabar who has made this trophy his own over many years.

He had won for the last two years and was looking for the hat-trick. Roman won 21-5 to win his third consecutive Guyson final.

The Trophy was presented by Airedale and Wharfedale's new president Ian Forder, who thanked Ilkley bowling club for their hospitality, and would look forward to many more years of them staging this competition.

The Airedale and Wharfedale season got off to a start with fixtures in Division Four of the singles league and full sets of fixtures in the Tuesday Pairs and the Wednesday Pairs League.

All club secretaries and captains are reminded that since the publication of the handbook Calverley B have withdrawn from the Monday singles league - Division Four, Glen B (Gilstead) have withdrawn from Division Two of the Tuesday Pairs and Ilkley have withdrawn from Division Three of the Wednesday Pairs.

Monday Singles: Division Four - Greenbottom B 187 (21) The Glen 149 (9); Burley in Wharfedale B 158 (11) Wharfemeadows B 184 (19); Stanningley 198 (24) Yeadon Park B 146 (6); Tarnfield B 147 (14) Grove Hill B 162 (16); Guiseley C 154 (6) Pudsey BC 207 (24).

Tuesday Pairs: Division One - Myrtle Park A 84 (24) Salts 26 (0); Shipley Club A 57 (6) Tarnfield A 82 (18); Bingley Glen A 83 (17) West Bradford A 66 (7); Baildon A 84 (23) Shipley Club B 39 (1); Idle 77 (15) Myrtle Park B 62 (9).

Division Two - Rufford Park A 84 (23) Shipley Club C 42 (1); Glen A 78 (20) Baildon B 47 (4); West Bradford B 69 (11) Bingley Glen B 69 (13); Northcliffe 69 (15) Rufford Park B 57 (9).

Wednesday Pairs: Division One - Rufford Park A 124 (24) Woodside A 58 (0); Guiseley A 108 (10) Greenbottom A 109 (14); Stanningley 119 (15) Wharfemeadows A 107 (9); Burley-in- Wharfedale A 124 (24) Rufford Park B 61 (0)

Division Two - Grove Hill A 122 (16) Menston A 107 (8); Yeadon Park B 98 (14) Hall Park A 91 (10); Wharfemeadows B 110 (13) Yeadon Park A 106 (11); Holbeck Moor 110 (18) Guiseley B 89 (6); Woodside B 108 (11) Holt Park 113 (13).

Division Three - Tarnfield 89 (4) Burley-in-Wharfedale B 123 (20); Calverley B 92 (5) Bramley Libs A 118 (19); Hall Park B 107 (20) Stanningley B 74 (4); Greenbottom B 124 (22) Rawdon B 87 (2); Menston B 103 (10) Grove Hill B 110 (14).

THE qualifying round of this year's Yorkshire Cup Competition takes place on Saturday, April 20. Local Airedale-Wharfedale Association clubs involved in this preliminary round are Wakefield Thorner v Wharfemeadows at Wibsey; Royds Park v Guiseley at Lockwood; Grove Hill v Almondbury Libs at Asa Briggs; Burley-in-Wharfedale v Illingworth at Cleckheaton; Rawdon v Tadcaster at Spen Ex-Servicemen; Blakeborough v Horsforth Woodside at Crossroads; Spen Ex-Servicemen v Yeadon Park at Spring Hall.

Indoor winners

The winning team at the High Royds Indoor Bowls League was Addingham whose team members were Yvonne Beaumont, Sue Emerson, Kath Horsman, Ken Kirk, Scott Emmerson, Alan Beaumont and David Emerson. Runners-up were Skipdale.

The winners of the pairs competition were Ian Forder and Irene Danskin.