STEVE Wilman is through to his first Bradford Billiards Championship final.

He had a 319-207 victory over Stephen Kershaw at Chapel Green Liberal Club, and was never behind after a series of 30 and 40 breaks.

Paul Devitt produced a spirited effort in the other semi-final to hang on to defending champion Mark Hirst, with little separating the pair at the halfway point.

However, Hirst produced breaks of 168 and 56 unfinished to win their contest 418-200, which means that the two group winners will contest the final at Great Horton Conservative Club on Monday, April 27 (7.30pm).

The line-up for the Bradford Snooker Championship semi-finals is now known after Clayton Liberals' Mark Slater edged past Simon Jackson (Eccleshill Victoria Cons) 4-2.

A Finalist in 2008, Slater takes on Undercliffe Cricket Club's Kevin Firth, a finalist himself in 2012, while eight-time champion Wayne Cooper (Undercliffe Cricket Club) will play 2004 champion Howard Mawson.

The Bradford snooker sides return to action on Sunday in the Yorkshire Inter-District League, with Division One leaders and defending champions Bradford No 1 hosting Sheffield No1 at Undercliffe Cricket Club, while Bradford No 2 take on Leeds No1 at Cue Gardens (both7.30pm).

The Hey's Trophy and Hopkinson Plate semi-final first legs are to be played next Thursday, with the second Legs the following week.

In the Hey's Trophy, the ties are: Eccleshill WMC A v Undercliffe Cricket Club B and East Ward v Windhill Cons B, while in the Hopkinson Plate they are: Undercliffe Cricket Club B v Leicester Street Social Club and Great Horton Cons v Wibsey Liberals A.