DARWEN Subs overcame rivals Globe to reach the semi-finals of this year's Thwaites East Lancs League's Lancashire Evening Telegraph Cup.

Subs' victory is on the back of a great league win at Globe's Accrington green earlier in the season and they must now rate as a bogey team for the Accrington club.

Colne Cricket overcame Bar Lane at the top to stake their place in the semi's where they now face the ever-improving Turton outfit who saw off the challenge of East Lancs.

The surprise team in the semi-finals is without doubt Colne Legion who inflicted the second defeat in a fortnight on Greenhill Burnley, who just can't seem to get their season moving in the right direction.

The giant-killing will have to continue if the Colne lads are going to get to this year's final, Darwen Subs their semi-final opponents.

Fixtures: R Utility v Colne BL; East Lancs v Darwen Subs; St Andrew's v Bar Lane; Colne Cricket v Greenhill; Turton v Globe.

Rishton doubles used

RISHTON Con £1,000 spring doubles latest qualifiers:

Friday: P Holt & E Ainsworth 21 A Clarke & R Openshaw 13; P Bonney & D Bonney 18 R Duxbury & R Rigby 21; P Holt & E Ainsworth 21 R Duxbury & R Rigby 14.

Sunday: C Crompton & D Bond 21 E Gill & B Robinson 18; W Finn & J Pemberton 21 j Chatwin & R Turner 16; W Finn & J Pemberton 21 C Crompton & D Bond 10.

This weekend's line-up (Friday): T Chiney & B Kehoe; G Roberts & J Norris; A Shurmer & D Bentley; G Stevenson & R Hope.

Sunday: M Burns & M Wright; J Holt & C Massey; K Allen & I Gillibrand; T Smith & S Smith. Games start at 6pm.

Finals night (last eight) is on Sunday, May 23 with games starting at 5pm.

Akzo Nobel draw times

FIRST and second round matches in the £460 Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings Singles competition will start on Saturday, May 15 at the Akzo Nobel Sports and Social Club green.

1pm start: A West v D Bond; M Chapman v K Stanley; J Bentley v J Williamson; B Coleman v J Kilcoyne. 1.30pm: B West v C Slater; M Opie v D Barrow; K Haslam v G Wood; P Sutcliffe v R Tweddell. Scratch time is 20 minutes after stated time of play.

Everton Street's Alf Houghton clinched his second President's Cupt itle on Saturday at Whitehall Park when he had a 21-15 victory over Alexandra's Jim Cunningham in the final. Quarter-final results: L Whittle (Audley Park) 21 K Bellusci (Akzo Nobel) 5; J Haslam (Turton) 21 D Hogg (Lower Darwen URC) 15; J Cunningham ( Alexandra) 21 E Taylor (Bridge St) 12; A Houghton (Everton St) 21 G Ball (Alexandra) 17. Semi-final: A Houghton 21 L Whittle 19; J Cunningham 21 J Haslam 7.

Barrett singles

ENTRIES are now being taken for the Richard Barrett Veterans singles tournament at Ighten Mount Bowling Club.

All sessions of play take place on Friday afternoons and include two 21 up qualifying rounds.

Dates available are July 30, August 6, 13 and 20 with a return for the last 16 on August 27.

Finals day is scheduled for September 3 at 2pm.

Entry fee is £4 and anyone wishing to enter should contact competition organiser Frank Ratcliffe on 01282 830537.

This event is usually filled very quickly, therefore early booking is advised.