York Amateur Bowling Association (Veterans' Section) Maddison Cup holders Nestl 'B' had a comfortable 24-13 win over Ainsty 'A' in the qualifying round.

But last year's beaten finalists, Shipton, lost 19-15 at home to West Park 'B'.

West Park's 'A' side, the Coronation Cup holders, defeated Dringhouses 'C' 27-16 so this year will be competing for the Maddison Cup.

The other features of the qualifying round were the close games between rinks from the same club. Dunnington 'B' beat Dunnington 'C' 17-16, Wigginton 'A' beat Wigginton 'C' 20-18, Forum 'A' beat Forum 'B' 17-16 and Copmanthorpe 'C' beat Copmanthorpe 'B' 18-13.

RI Amateurs achieved the easiest win, beating Stamford Bridge 34-2.

In league one, Museum lost their unbeaten record to Huntington WMC, going down 17-12, and now trail Barbican, who beat Forum 'A' 21-11, by two points. Nestl 'A' and Wigginton 'A' both won 16-15 against Osbaldwick 'A' and Fulford Cons 'A' respectively.

Bert Keech 'B' beat Dunnington 'B' 21-14 in league two to retain their 100 per cent record, and Wigginton 'B' beat Nestl 'B' 15-14 to move into second spot.

Nestl 'C' had an outstanding 34-3 win over Stamford Bridge in division three and Wigginton 'C' beat Bootham Cons 20-12. Dunnington 'C' still head the table even though their game was postponed.

League four leaders Scarcroft scored two shots at the last end to beat West Park 'A' 20-19 and Poppleton 'A' moved into second place with a 12-11 win over Dringhouses 'A', due to Dringhouses being a man short.

Ainsty 'A' overwhelmed Copmanthorpe 'A' 34-3 and Acomb 'A' had a comfortable 23-13 victory over Bishopthorpe 'A'.

Poppleton 'B' suffered their first defeat in league five, losing to Ainsty 'B' 20-13, so West Park 'B' take over top spot after beating Bishopthorpe 'B' 22-10. Holgate WMC beat Acomb 'A' 21-9 and RI Corinthians had their first league win, beating Copmanthorpe 'B' 28-13.

In league six, Acomb 'C' also suffered their first defeat, losing 24-12 at Poppleton 'C', but retained top position thanks to their superior shots difference over Holgate,who beat RI Amateurs 21-10, and West Park 'C, ' who beat Dringhouses 'C' 18-11.

The other game saw Copmanthorpe 'C' beat Shipton 18-12.

Updated: 12:02 Friday, June 01, 2001