YORKSHIRE will be looking to build on their opening 30-1 win over Cheshire in the British Parks County Championship when they take on North Staffordshire on Sunday (2pm).
The home match will be played at Brighouse Sports, while the away match is at Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent.
Yorkshire will have a much tougher game against North Staffordshire and will need as much support as they can to see them to victory.
Team at Brighouse Sports: Tony Green (Whitkirk), Nigel Bloomer (Brighouse Sports), Ian Kemp (Pudsey BC), Paul Kaye (Clayton), Simon Walder (Lower Hopton), Tony Riley (Brighouse Sports), Paul Hillam (Eccleshill), Josh Mordue (Brighouse Sports), Jon Edmondson (Pudsey BC), Paul Gill (Clayton), Harry Seehra (Lower Hopton), James Davison (Eccleshill).
Team at Baddeley Green (ST2 7HG): Ian Shaw (Pudsey BC), Danny Towning (Ladyhill), Mick Smith (Pudsey BC), Craig Hebbard (Littlemoor S&SC), Matthew Jacques (Shipley Club), Paul Rooks (Eccleshill), Phil Hill (Whitkirk), Andy Gilroy (Eccleshill), Nicky Bastow (Eccleshill), Andy Tate (Clayton), Ian Jacques (Shipley Club), Neil Mylan (Eccleshill).
The 2015 Shipley Classic, sponsored by H H Birch & Son, gets under way tomorrow with week one of qualifying.
Asa bowlers Andy Southwell and Jack Summers open up with matches against David White (Thorner) and Kevin Burns (Ossett Flying Horse) respectively, while Eccleshill duo Richard Stockdale and Nicky Bastow have opening matches both should come through.
Liam Gleave (Hightown) starts with a tough opener against ever-present Classic entrant Roger Crowther (Longwood).
Draw for week one of qualifying (practice from 6pm for 6.30pm start): Brian Lee (Alverthorpe) v Ira Jeffers (Crossgates), Richard Stockdale (Eccleshill) v Kyle Rennison (Thorner), Joel Abdy (Lower Hopton) v Mark Bramall (Longwood), Adam Ward (Hunslet Moor) v Danny Walker (Denby Grange), Andy Southwell (Asa Briggs) v David White (Thorner), Liam Gleave (Hightown) v Roger Crowther (Longwood), Jack Summers (Asa Briggs) v Kevin Burns (Ossett Flying Horse), Michael Briggs (Troydale) v Nicky Bastow (Eccleshill).
Bradford had a 47-9 win over Leeds in their opening match of the Yorkshire Veterans' Inter-District League.
In the home match at Peel Park, Bradford were dominant throughout, carding a full house of winners, with Eccleshill’s Rod Bastow being the pick of them, his 21-4 success helping Bradford to a 27-1 win.
In the away match at Burley Park, Tony Riley (Clayton) 21-7 and Dennis Thorpe (Ladyhill) 21-8 helped Bradford to a 20-8 triumph, giving them the perfect start as they look to improve on last year’s runners-up spot.
Scores from Peel Park: Graham Oliver (Clayton) 21, David Hurd 6; Rod Bastow (Eccleshill) 21, Paul Hardy 4; Mick Bastow (Eccleshill) 21, Stewart Watson 20; Steve Alred (Crowghyll) 21, Trevor Holliday 9; Malcolm Iles (Asa Briggs) 21, Colin Hargreaves 12; Paul Hillam (Eccleshill) 21, Jim Moorin 14; Ian Matthews (Eccleshill) 21, David Kaye 11; Nino Esposito (Crowghyll) 21, Brian Thompson 20; Bradford 168 (27), Leeds 96 (1).
Scores from Burley Park: David Burns (Peel Park) 8, Walter Stockhill 21; Bob Ramsden (Crowghyll) 18, Brendan Keville 21; Tony Riley (Clayton) 21, Mick Cooper 7; Hedley Kettlewell (Clayton) 21, Phil Wiltshott 16; Bill Hutchinson (Crowghyll) 21, Gordon Monk 15; Tony Walton (Crowghyll) 21, Cedric Briggs 20; Dennis Thorpe (Ladyhill) 21, Bob Escritt 8; David Hodgson (Crowghyll) 21, John Stocks 19; Bradford 152 (20), Leeds 127 (8).
Next up for Bradford is a match against Castleford on Friday, May 22 (1.30pm), with the home match at Eccleshill and the away match at Methley BC.
Home team at Eccleshill: Graham Oliver (Clayton), Steve Alred (Crowghyll), Nino Esposito (Ladyhill), Malcolm Iles (Asa Briggs), Hedley Kettlewell (Clayton), Alan Peel (Clayton), David Hodgson (Crowghyll), Tommy Harney (Clayton).
Away team at Methley BC: Tony Riley (Clayton), Rod Bastow (Eccleshill), Paul Hillam (Eccleshill), Ian Matthews (Eccleshill), Ian Johnson (Clayton), Bill Hutchinson (Crowghyll), Tony Walton (Crowghyll), Dennis Thorpe (Ladyhill); Reserves: Gerald Bromley (Peel), Derek Carroll (Crowghyll).
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