Pudsey Bowling Club captured the Yorkshire Parks Victory Trophy for the first time, beating Bingley-based Myrtle Park in the final.

Eight teams made it through to the finals day on Sunday, following league success in their various districts, and Bradford League winners Pudsey were handed a difficult opening tie against Meersbrook from Sheffield.

The match was played at Brighouse and after the opening five jacks, Pudsey held a slender lead of one point, with three winners to Meersbrook’s two.

In the second half, Meersbrook took the lead with a 21-9 winner, which gave Pudsey a lot to think about as they now trailed by 11 points, with four jacks on the green. Pudsey registered two further winners (21-13, 21-19) to reduce the deficit to just one chalk and, in a close finish, also claimed the final two games to secure a semi-final spot with an overall 185-179 win.

In the semi-final against Cross Roads at Pudsey Littlemoor, Pudsey started strongly, claiming all four opening jacks and an aggregate lead of 29 points.

Cross Roads reduced the deficit with two winners, both to 14, but Pudsey gained control in the latter stages to move into the final with a 196-164 win.

The final was staged on the top green at Spen Victoria, and again Pudsey produced a great performance over the 2010 Aire Wharfe champions, with eight winners and a convincing 60-point margin (199-139).

Captain Tom Hanson accepted the trophy from Yorkshire Parks president Maurice Carter as Pudsey look forward to another great season.

* Clubs are reminded to send a list of registered players (for Saturday, Monday Evening, Wednesday Half- Holiday and Wednesday Pairs Leagues) to league registrar John Preston before Saturday.

* Entries are already being taken for the Howarth Cup, Pairs Knock-out and Four-A-Side Kncok-Out. Clubs interested should submit entries to John Preston before Sunday, may 1.

KNOCK-OUT DRAWS Yorkshire Cup (Saturday, April 16): Shepley BC v Waterloo BC at Almondbury Lib, Lockwood Con C v Golcar C & AC at Springwood BC, Newsome WMC B v Allan Park at Eccleshill, Mirfield Old Bank B v Wibsey Park at Sowerby Bridge West End, Clayton West v Slaithwaite BC at Almondbury BC, Farnley Tyas v Spen Victoria B at Halifax BC No 2, Kingston BC v Cleckheaton Sports A at Outwood WMC, Clayton Victoria v Elland WMC at Horbury WMC, Rothwell BC v Blakeborough Albion at Myrtle Park, Sowerby Bridge West End v Hemsworth Con at Denby Dale, Marsh Utd v Springwood at Paddock Con, Crosland Moor BC B v Canalside SC B at Paddock C & BC, Thongsbridge BC A v Thorpe Green at Wakefield BC, Wakefield Thornes v Marsh Lib at Lower Hopton WMC, Old Town v Elland CA & BC at Harold Park, The Hollies S & SC v Sandal BC at Savile Park (Cas), Outlane BC v Cononley v Greengates, Bradley & Colne v Gildersome at Mirfield Old Bank, Paddock Con v Skipton Broughton Road at Rufford Park, Cleckheaton Sports B v Hipperholme & Lightcliffe at Hemsworth Con, Heptonstall v Sowerby Bridge Hillcrest at Pudsey BC, Lindley BC v Thongsbridge BC B at Milnsbridge BC, Milnsbridge BC v Newsome WMC A at Broad Oak, Crossgates v Grange Moor at Hove Edge WMC, Almondbury BC v Mirfield Old Bank A at Pontefract BC, Hemsworth Welfare v Netherton Con B at Wibsey Park, Brighouse Sports B v Cowcliffe Lib at Wakefield Thornes, Garforth Rec v Borough BC at Boston Spa, Chapel Street BC v Asa Briggs at Marsh Utd, Linthwaite Hall v Wyke BC at Millbridge Park, Akroydon Victoria v Kirkheaton C & BC at Peel Park, Hemplow B v Pudsey Littlemoor at Slazengers, Denby Dale v Netherton Con A at Jackson Bridge, Lindley Lib v Tadcaster BC at Sandal BC, Spen Victoria A v Netherton Con C at Greenroyd, Paddock C & BC v Crosland Moor BC A at Huddersfield RUFC, Castleford Town v Almondbury Lib B at The Hollies S & SC, Rastrick PSBC v Greenroyd at Royds Park, South Leeds Cons v Crossgates Rec at Gildersome, Lower Hopton B v Dalton BC at Drighlington Park, West Yorkshire Sports v Kirkheaton Con at Cleckheaton Moor End, Eccleshill v Canalside SC A at Holbeck Ltd, Morton House v Longwood BC A at Asa Briggs, Lockwood Con B v Guiseley at Queensbury, Swillington v Broad Oak at Spen Victoria, Hemplow A v Skelmanthorpe Windmill at Dalton BC, Longwood B v Linthwaite C & BC at Lockwood Con. Exempt: Alverthorpe WMC, Crossroads, Almondbury Lib A, Brockholes BC, Pudsey BC, Lower Hopton A, Lockwood Cons, Moldgreen Con.

Eric Hutchinson Memorial Trophy (Saturday, April 16): Crowghyll Park v Rastrick PSBS at Cross Hills & District, Pontefract BC v Cleckheaton Sports at South Leeds Cons, Brockholes BC v Grove Hill at Brighouse Sports, Ossett Flying Horse B v Golcar Lib A at Guiseley, Pudsey BC v Hunmanby at Tadcaster BC, Birkenshaw Park v Meanwood Park at Lindley Lib, Armley Park v Aberford at South Kirby MW, Golcar Lib B v Magnet Sports at Ossett CAC, Settle BC v Tadcaster BC at Cleckheaton Sports, Sherburn BC v South Kirkby MW at Castleford Town, Colton v Northowram at Brockholes BC, Scholes v Guiseley at Golcar Lib, Whitkirk v Marsden Park at Birkenshaw Park, Shelf Hall Park v Spen Victoria at Thorpe Green, Asa Briggs v Morton House at Cranmore, Oxenhope v Horsforth Woodside at Bradley & Colne, Savile Park (Cas) v Harold Park at Kirkheaton Con, Linthwaite C & BC v Almondbury BC B at Kirkheaton C & BC, Skelmanthorpe Central v Cranmore at Pudsey Littlemoor, Hove Edge WMC v Almondbury Lib A at Thornhill C & BC, Bradley & Colne v Drighlington Park at Grove Hill, Overthorpe Sports v Almondbury Lib B at Akroydon Victoria, Slazengers v Bye, Hemplow v Hightown Lib at Crowghyll Park, Almondbury BC A v Thornhill C & BC at Horsforth Woodside, Thorner v Queensbury at Morton House, Shepley BC v Horton Park at Northowram, Broad Oak v Castleford Town at Denby Grange, Pudsey Park v Rufford Park B at Skipton Broughton Road, Millbridge Park v Glasshoughton Welfare at West Yorkshire Sports, Outwood WMC v Ossett Flying Horse A at Aberford, Eccleshill v Marsh Lib at Hanging Heaton, Peel Park v Crosshills & District v Garforth Rec, Bridlington Westgate v Hanging Heaton at Thorner, Dalton BC v Cowcliffe Lib B at Hemplow, Pudsey Littlemoor v Ripponden Park at Blakeborough Albion, Myrtle Park v Horbury WMC B at Longwood BC, Halifax BC v Valley Ridge at Waterloo BC, Holbeck Ltd v Horbury WMC A at Crossroads, Huddersfield RUFC BC v Boston Spa at Glasshoughton Welfare, Ossett C.A.C. v Rufford Park A at Colton, Royds Park (Liv) v Wakefield BC at Shepley BC, Bridlington Bay v Oakenshaw Park at Magnet Sports, Whitby v Kirkheaton Con at Scholes, Denby Grange v Jackson Bridge at Overthorpe Sports, Exempt: Garforth Rec, Shipley BC, The Hollies S & SC, Skipton Craven, Cowcliffe Lib A, Cleckheaton Moor End.