Right on Cue

 There has been an early upset in the BRADFORD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIPS, with Bradford No 2 player Gareth Green being knocked out of the singles 4-2 by Undercliffe Cricket Club’s Anthony Herdsman.

This is a fantastic result for Herdsman against an up-and-coming young star, who will get better with experience.

Herdsman is joined in the last 16 by Mick Bedford, who won an all Manningham Ward contest 4-1 against 2003 champion Wahid Khan, while the battle of Laisterdyke WMC was won by Dean Parker, who beat doubles partner Paul Wood 4-3.

Lewis Walsh (Windhill Cons) beat Andy Briggs (Shipley Club) 4-1, Richard Hagerty (Calverley Cons) ground out a 4-3 victory over Paul Jackson (Denholme Cons) and 2004 champion Howard Mawson cruised through with a 4-0 win against Cue Gardens clubmate David Tolson.

In the pairs competition there were 3-0 victories for Tolson and his son Chris against S King and J Broscombe (Tong Libs), Ilyas Khan and Shafiq Bashir (Cuedos) against J and M Buchan (Windhill Cons) and Wahid Khan and Tanveer Mohammed (Manningham Ward) over Undercliffe Cricket Club duo Herdsman and Anthony Ward.

The YORKSHIRE INTER-DISTRICT SNOOKER LEAGUE resumes this weekend, with Bradford No 1 facing a tough match at Castleford on Saturday.

Meanwhile, third-placed Bradford No 2 host Division One leaders Sheffield No 1 on Sunday at Manningham Ward. Both matches start at 7.30pm.

This weekend sees the YORKSHIRE JUNIOR SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIPS played at the Northern Snooker Centre on Kirkstall Road in Leeds.

The under-15s takes place on Saturday, with the under-19s on Sunday. Both tournaments can be entered on the day but registration, with a £5 entry fee, must be made with the tournament director at 9.30am.

The dress code for the under-19s is collared shirt or t-shirt, trousers and shoes but the under-15s is a more relaxed event without a strict code. For more information please contact Richard Bakes on 07940-651850.

The E ROSSE HOPKINSON PLATE competition gets underway next Thursday, with preliminary round first legs taking place as follows: Birkenshaw Libs B v Great Horton Cons B; Little Horton Unity v Undercliffe Cricket A; East Ward v West Bowling Social; Queensbury Cons B v Wibsey Libs B; Harold Club B v Eccleshill Vic Cons B; Fields v Thornton Cons; East Bowling Unity v Fairweather Green WMC; Little Horton Cycling v Cuedos Snooker A. The remaining eight teams receive a bye.

The third round of the FLEXPRINT SERVICES HEYS TROPHY competition also starts next Thursday. The matches are: Laisterdyke Cricket v Queensbury Cons A; Buttershaw Lane WMC v Harold Club A; Upper Bolton Cons A v Clayton Rugby A; Laisterdyke WMC A v Tong Libs A; Salthorn WMC v Lilycroft WMC B; Eccleshill Vic Cons A v Low Moor Club; Cuedos Snooker B v Eccleshill WMC A; Great Horton Cons A v Shipley Club.