LOCAL qualifying rounds of the Yorkshire Crown Green Merit take place on Saturday, with the finals day on Monday at Spen Victoria from 11am.

In Bradford, qualifying takes place at Wibsey, with a start and scratch of 2pm.

A total of 33 entries will be vying for the four qualifying spots – while in the West Riding, 43 entries across four venues will be whittled down to five qualifiers.

West Riding qualifying – Cleckheaton Sports (back green, two qualifiers): John Watson (Hanging Heaton), Joe Mellor (Harold Club), Neil Tordoff (Harold Club), Josh Mordue (Hanging Heaton), Andrew Sykes (Mirfield Old Bank), Craig Newton (Lower Hopton), Gary Mountain (Lower Hopton), Harry Seehra (Lower Hopton), Robert Hitchen (Lower Hopton), Nigel Bloomer (Brighouse Sports), Gary Foulkes (Ossett Flying Horse), Graham Higgins (Ossett Flying Horse), David Fisher (Morton House), Michael Robinson (Morton House), Ross Ingham (Thornhill), Liam Gleave (Hightown).

Harold Club (club green, one qualifier): Dean Scarth (Hanging Heaton), Richard Bentley (Cleckheaton Sports), Danny Fountain (Brighouse Sports), Allan Thompson (Mirfield Old Bank), Graham Hirst (Lower Hopton), Ashley Tattersley (Lower Hopton), Bryan Jenkins (Mirfield Old Bank), Kevin Burns (Ossett Flying Horse), John Bloomer (Brighouse Sports).

Heckmondwike (one qualifier): Michael Armitage (Hanging Heaton), Chris Sowden (Harold Club), Nigel Briggs (Brighouse Sports), Richard Brook (Mirfield Old Bank), Clive Hirst (Lower Hopton), Graham Hickey (Lower Hopton), Simon Walder (Lower Hopton), Roger Lunn (Ossett Flying Horse), Robert Dunford (Morton House).

Hightown Club (one qualifier): Chris Mordue (Hanging Heaton), Trevor Benn (Harold Club), Ronnie Wormald (Brighouse Sports), Bernie Warr (Mirfield Old Bank), James Hanson (Lower Hopton), Joel Abdy (Lower Hopton), David Burns (Ossett Flying Horse), Chris Bray (Cleckheaton Sports), Robbie Fitzpatrick (Morton House).