HAROLD Club kept their nerve to triumph by a point in a tense West Riding Cup first-round tie against Littlemoor A last Friday.

This set up a quarter-final against Lower Hopton, who were 236-120 winners over Cleckheaton Sports B.

Brighouse Sports A edged through 231-226 against rivals Mirfield Old Bank and face Morton House in the last eight.

Eccleshill were 210-176 winners over Ossett Flying Horse, and will meet Pudsey A, while Spen Victoria take on Crossgates.

Shipley Club find themselves in the easier top half of the draw after the first round of the Pilling Cup, which was also played last Friday.

They had a 216-185 win against a strong Pudsey B team, and will face Spen Victoria B in the quarter-finals, Spen having an impressive 230-182 triumph over Rastrick.

Brighouse Sports B and Mirfield Old Bank B had comfortable wins over Cleckheaton Moorend and Overthorpe Sports respectively, and now play each other at Cleckheaton Sports on Friday.

In the other quarter-finals, Littlemoor B take on Cleckheaton Sports, while Clayton have a tough match against Hanging Heaton.

West Riding Cup first-round scores: Cleckheaton Sports B 120, Lower Hopton 236; Littlemoor A 193, Harold Club 194; Brighouse Sports A 231, Mirfield Old Bank A 226; Morton House 235, Hightown Club 140; Ossett Flying Horse 176, Eccleshill 210.

Pilling Cup first-round scores: Rastrick 182, Spen Victoria B 230; Pudsey B 185, Shipley Club 216; Cleckheaton Moorend 196, Brighouse Sports B 228; Overthorpe Sports 148, Mirfield Old Bank B 230.

West Riding Cup quarter-final draw: Lower Hopton v Harold Club at Spen Victoria (bottom green), Brighouse Sports A v Morton House at Lower Hopton, Eccleshill v Pudsey A at Ossett Flying Horse, Spen Victoria A v Crossgates at Rastrick.

Pilling Cup quarter-final draw: Spen Victoria B v Shipley Club at Mirfield Old Bank, Brighouse Sports B v Mirfield Old Bank B at Cleckheaton Sports (bottom green), Littlemoor B v Cleckheaton Sports A at Hanging Heaton, Clayton Victoria v Hanging Heaton at Hightown Club.