Retirement no obstacle: Jack

Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England), June 4, 2008

JACK HEWITT came out of retirement at the last minute to help Huddersfield Veterans score a third successive victory in the Inter-District League.

The Lindley Lib bowler stepped in when Roy Sutton was laid low by a knee injury and promptly chalked a 21-15 win as the home side beat Castleford 18-10 at Brockholes BC.

Gordon Cowgill, another late call-up from Lindley Lib to replace illness victim Bob Frith, also won his match 21-13.

With the away team also winning by the massive margin of 23-5 - in fact, they dropped just one game at Saville Park - the Perry's-sponsored side were left celebrating a 41-15 success.

They are next in action against Wakefield on Friday, June 13, with the home team playing at Meltham No2 and the away side going to Outwood WMC.

Home results (Huddersfield names first) - Brian Starkey 18 B Sutton 21, Terry Randerson 21 L Adams 11, Frank Greenwood 21 D Ellis 14, Trevor Sykes 21 B Mercer 4, Harry Pennington 18 S Bridges 21, Gordon Cowgill 21 D Neale 13, Jack Hewitt 21 B Riddiough 15, Ronnie Norcliffe 1 J Lynch 21.

Away results (Huddersfield names first) - Dennis Hirst 21 P Van Der Gavel 13, Roy Tipple 21 N Jagger 18, Barry Nicholl 21 D Hartley 14, Viv Smith 19 K Dodd 21, Frank Griffin 21 K Swift 14, Donald Crowther 21GGreenwood 15, Tony Emmerson 21 G Aitkin 11, John Shaw 21 D Metcalf 17.

First qualifier for this year's Marsh United Bowling Club 1400 final is David Fisher of Moldgreen Con.

He went through with a 21-18 win against Chris Mordue (Bradford).

The draw for this Saturday (6.00 practice, 6.30 start) is: Andrew Sykes (Slaithwaite C&BC) v Stephen Gilroy (Pudsey), Robert Dyson (Longwood) v Roy Nicholson (Halifax), Roy Sutton (Linthwaite C&BC) v Ian Tordoff (Liverpool), Mark Sykes (Milnsbridge BC) v Craig Gant (Meltham BC).

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JACK HEWITT: winner