THE West Riding Cup and Pilling Cup continue tomorrow evening, with all matches getting under way at 7pm.
The draw has produced some interesting clashes in the West Riding Cup, with Shipley Club playing Eccleshill and Clayton taking on Mirfield Old Bank A, – both ties being a repeat of last year's qualifying round.
Crossgates will be firm favourites against Overthorpe Sports, as will Harold Club against Spen Victoria C, but the tie of the round is Littlemoor S&SC entertaining Brighouse Sports A.
Big guns Pudsey A and Lower Hopton A both have byes but will meet in next week's quarter-finals.
Elland CA&BC and Cleckheaton Sports A were first out in the Pilling Cup draw and will fancy their chances of progressing to the final – although Morton House, who take on Spen Victoria B, may have other ideas.
Ossett Flying Horse look favourites to progress to the final from the bottom half of the draw after receiving a bye this week.
Qualifying-round scores: Lower Hopton A 223 Ossett Flying Horse 187, Clayton Victoria 210 Guiseley 198, Mirfield Old Bank A 226 Cleckheaton Sports B 152, Mirfield Old Bank B lost to Eccleshill, Morton House 198 Crossgates 210, Spen Victoria B 145 Pudsey A 249, Hightown Club 180 Littlemoor S&SC 235, Lower Hopton B 198 Pudsey B 232, Cleckheaton Sports A 177 Spen Victoria A 233, Elland CA&BC 206 Brighouse Sports A 226, Cleckheaton Moorend 171 Overthorpe Sports 211, Harold Club beat Brighouse Sports B, Spen Victoria C 212 Rastrick S&S 197. Bye: Shipley Club.
West Riding Cup first-round draw: Shipley Club v Eccleshill at Pudsey BC, Spen Victoria A v Pudsey B at Mirfield Old Bank, Clayton v Mirfield Old Bank A at Spen Victoria (bottom green), Crossgates v Overthorpe Sports at Lower Hopton, Spen Victoria C v Harold Club at Hightown Club, Littlemoor S&SC v Brighouse Sports A at Cleckheaton Sports (back green). Byes: Pudsey A, Lower Hopton A.
Pilling Cup first-round draw: Elland CA&BC v Cleckheaton Sports A at Rastrick, Spen Victoria B v Morton House at Elland CA&BC (No 2 green), Cleckheaton Moorend v Hightown Club at Overthorpe Sports, Cleckheaton Sports B v Brighouse Sports B at Elland CA&BC (No 1 green), Lower Hopton B v Mirfield Old Bank B at Ossett Flying Horse. Byes: Ossett Flying Horse, Guiseley, Rastrick.
The draw for the quarter-finals of the West Riding Cup and Pilling Cup takes place at Cleckheaton Moorend WMC on Monday (7.45pm), with matches taking place a week on Friday.
Clubs are reminded to take result sheets and levies to this meeting to avoid any delay on the evening.
* The Hospital Handicap, sponsored by Hove Edge Bowling Club in conjunction with Pitches and Greens Sports Turf Management at Hove Edge, has been put back to Sunday, August 7 due to a clash with a Federation match.
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