Veterans League
The Veterans' 10-Man League Team KO competition is between the 32 teams that finished in the top 32 positions in the League last season. The draw for the opening round has been made and is below along with the neutral greens now added. Teams that did not qualify for the Team KO are automatically placed in the Sub-Team KO where the draw has also been made along with the neutral greens.
The last two names out of the hat provided the top tie of the round as the 2024 winners, Longwood, were drawn to play the 2024 League winners, Lowerhouses, with the winner no doubt being labelled the competition favourites. Only four teams are playing off scratch with Longwood and Lowerhouses being two of them. Marsh United A are also off scratch and in the same half of the draw as the two favourites. Cowcliffe also play off scratch and they are the only scratch team in the top half of the draw.
One neutral green is still awaiting confirmation whilst Rastrick have withdrawn from the competition providing Broad Oak A with a bye into
The Team KO is in the same format as the League fixtures - 4 singles and 3 pairs. The only difference being is that the aggregate score counts not the number of points won. Only in the event of the aggregate scores being level does the number of games won come into play.
The opening round of matches will be played on Tuesday 22 April. Teams are handicapped based on last season's final league positions and they are all included in the draw details below along with the recently added neutral greens.
Round of 32
Lindley Lib. B (+32) v Thongsbridge A (+18) on Kirkheaton C&BC
Denby Dale (+23) v Lindley Lib. A (+9) on Huddersfield RUBC
Elland C & BC (+14) v Brockholes A (+27) on Lowerhouses
Almondbury B.C. A (+18) v Milnsbridge A (+18) on Clayton West
Hemplow A (+32) v Cowcliffe (0) on Netherton Con
Linthwaite Hall (+27) v Lockwood Con. A (+5) on Almondbury Lib
Elland WMC (+23) v Kirkheaton Con. A (+5) on Slaithwaite
New Mill A (+14) v Slaithwaite (+27) on Marsh United
Springwood (+32) v Holmfirth A (+32) on Thongsbridge
Shepley (+18) v Meltham A (+9) on Brockholes
Clayton West (+9) v Netherton Con. A (+14) on Dalton
Waterloo (+5) v Golcar Lib B (+23) on Primrose Hill Lib
Broad Oak A (+23) v Rastrick - Withdrawn
Almondbury Lib. (+27) v Marsh United A (0) on Ravensknowle Park
Lindley B.C. A (+14) v Golcar Lib A (+5) TBC
Longwood (0) v Lowerhouses (0) on Skel Windmill
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