CROSSGATES' Kieren Smith won the Yorkshire Parks Merit, which was held at Spen Victoria on Bank Holiday Monday.

He bowled well throughout and beat reigning champion Chris Mordue (Pudsey BC) 21-14 in the final.

A total of 64 entries competed in superb weather, with Smith showing his class to take the title for the first time, and the £280 first prize.

Scores – Quarter-finals: Mike Sweeney (Morton House) 21, Adam Marsden (Eccleshill) 13; Kieren Smith (Crossgates) 21, Mark Regan (Brighouse Sports) 11; Chris Mordue (Pudsey BC) 21, Jon Edmondson (Pudsey BC) 19; Simon Walder (Lower Hopton) 21, Trevor Benn (Wyke) 5. Semi-finals: Sweeney 11, Smith 21; Mordue 21, Walder 20. Final: Smith 21, Mordue 14.

*Ryan Prosser (West Midlands) won the David Lamb Inaugural Memorial Invitational 16 at Hanging Heaton, beating Wayne Ditchfield (Eccleston) 21-8 in the final.

On one of the coldest May nights ever, Prosser came through the toughest field to take the title.

He only conceded 45 points in his four games against Simon Coupe (Preston), Ian Nicholson (Kendal) and James Davison (Eccleshill) before seeing off Ditchfield.

Credit must go to Hanging Heaton for getting such a field together, and hopefully this will prove to be a successful event in years to come.

Scores – First round: Tommy Johnstone 13, Andrew Cairns 21; Chris Brown 14, James Davison 21; Simon Coupe 9, Ryan Prosser 21; Graeme Wilson 16, Ian Nicholson 21; Garry Ellis 16, Wayne Ditchfield 21; Ashley Daykin 15, Carl Armitage 21; Andrew Spragg 21, Liam Griffin 15; Greg Smith 21, Callum Wraight 10. Quarter-finals: Cairns 18, Davison 21; Prosser 21, Nicholson 14; Ditchfield 21, Armitage 10; Spragg 8, Smith 21. Semi-finals: Davison 14, Prosser 21; Ditchfield 21, Smith 10. Final: Ditchfield 8, Prosser 21.

*Yorkshire defeated The Potteries 418-403 in their opening match of the British Crown Green County Championship on Sunday.

In the home match at Meltham, Yorkshire carded an impressive ten winners, with Robert Hitchen's 21-3 being the pick of them as Yorkshire won the aggregate by 34 chalks.

In the away match at Florence Tennis & Bowling Club in Stoke-on-Trent, Yorkshire managed four winners, with Jack Dyson 21-9, Tom Hanson 21-12, James Davison 21-13 and Ian Booth 21-15 helping to keep the aggregate tight as Yorkshire went down by only 19 chalks to win the overall aggregate by 15.

Next up for Yorkshire is a match against Merseyside on Sunday, June 7.

Scores from Meltham; Wayne Mosley 21-10, Craig Gant 21-12, John Spinks 21-18, Harry Seehra 21-20, Scott Fisher 21-19, Craig Newton 21-19, Graeme Wilson 21-13, Ashley Tattersley 21-10, Michael Martin 10-21, Graham Hickey 0-21, Robert Hitchen 21-3, Ashley Daykin 21-20. Yorkshire 220, The Potteries 186.

Scores from Florence T&BC: Tom Hanson 21-12, Kieren Smith 20-21, James Hanson 15-21, Stuart King 6-21, Danny Towning 14-21, James Davison 21-13, Ian Booth 21-15, Mick Smith 18-21, Chris Mordue 19-21, Nick White 11-21, Jack Dyson 21-9, Liam Griffin 11-21. Yorkshire 198, The Potteries 217.