BANK Park will host its first British Senior County Championship fixtures since the opening of its artificial surface.

Cumbria visit for a Section Three encounter on Sunday, from 2pm, when Lancashire seek to qualify for the semi finals.

“When these new facilities were first built two years ago it was always with the intention of playing county championship games here and Sunday will see the first taste of it,” said Lancashire skipper Chris Ashton.

“We need a good win, and if Merseyside manage to beat South Yorkshire it could possibly open the gate for us to qualify for the next stage.”

The away leg takes place at Barrow’s Co-op Sports and features Woolston’s Steve Gilfedder.

Lancashire v Cumbria fixtures: D Morrison v M Ashburn, A Hayes v D Varcoe, D Twigg v M Stewart, M Humphry v S Turnbull, D Penketh v A Thornton, N Dolan v S Smith, L McEgan v P Thompson, D Watson v P Kissock, P Clegg v S Greenway, J Brown v B Thornton, C Taylor v L Baxter, C Ashton v T Denison.

WARRINGTON Public Parks League results:

Section A: Victoria New Town (2) 186 St Elphins Two (0) 174, St Elphins One (2) 192 Bank Park (0) 181, Penketh (2) 181 Stockton Heath Three (0) 176.

WARRINGTON Public Parks League fixtures:

Ivan Rutter Challenge Cup, Wednesday, 7pm: St.Elphins No2 v Stockton Heath No3 at Victoria Two, Stockton Heath No1 v Bank Park at Stockton Heath Two.

Supplementary Challenge Cup, Wednesday, 7pm: Victoria Newtown v St.Elphins One at St Elphins One, Victoria One v Penketh BC at St Elphins Two.

WARRINGTON and North Cheshire Bowls Association results:

Monday, Section A: Grange B (0) 221 St Oswalds A (2) 240, St Oswalds B (0) 220 Woolston A (2) 267, Tetley (2) 251 Alford Hall A (0) 246, Red Lion A (0) 224 King & Queen A (2) 236, Rylands A (2) 257 Burtonwood A (0) 249.

Section B: Cadishead Cons (10) 234 Bulls Head A (4) 205, Bulls Head B (6) 215 Penketh Tavern (9) 225, Grappenhall B (8) 221 Monks Hall (6) 212, King & Queen B (7) 218 Culcheth Sports A (7) 200, Alford Hall B (9) 224 Grappenhall A (5) 211.

Section C: Woolston B (10) 230 Monk Sports A (4) 200, Vulcan BC (10) 229 Eagle B (4) 210, Padgate T&BC (9) 221 Orford WM A (5) 218, Stag Inn A (9) 226 Penketh Park (5) 209, Orford WM B (5) 203 Tetley B (10) 226.

Section D: Eagle A (7) 213 St Albans (8) 226, Richmonds A (2) 189 Longbarn BC (13) 244, Tetley C (10) 231 Red Lion B (4) 209, St Oswalds C (10) 226 Richmonds B (4) 200.

Section E: St Patricks (12) 241 Grange C (2) 199, Burtonwood B (12) 238 Alford Hall C (2) 187, Culcheth Sports B (10) 222 Stag Inn B (4) 208.

Friday, Section A: Viaduct (2) 211 King & Queen A (0) 208, St Oswalds A (2) 254 Alford Hall B (0) 231, Tetley A (0) 244 Rylands A (2) 257, Grange B (0) 211 Woolston A (2) 290, Alford Hall A (2) 248 Golborne CMC (0) 238.

Section B: King & Queen B (12) 240 Bulls Head (2)198, Cadishead Cons (9) 226 Grappenhall B (5) 211, Eagle A (10) 229 Grange D (4) 215, Grappenhall A (8) 221 Brooklands (6) 206.

Section C: Penketh Tavern (11) 236 Padgate T&BC (3) 189, Monk Sports A (9) 231 Penketh Park (5) 222, Woolston B (12) 241 St Albans (2) 175, Stag Inn A (7) 216 Tetley B (8) 224.

Section D: Culcheth Sports (12) 239 Tetley C (2) 195, Richmonds B (12) 236 Stag Inn B (2) 184, Orford WM B (13) 246 Red Lion (1) 165, Grange C (10) 215 Eagle B (4) 212, Croft BC (5) 200 Richmonds A (10) 236.

WARRINGTON and North Cheshire Bowls Association fixtures:

WNCBA Challenge Cup, Saturday, 2pm: Third round: King & Queen A v Cadishead Cons at Bulls Head, Eagle B v St Oswalds A at Orford WM, Vulcan v Padgate Canaries at Tetley No1, Woolston A v Alford Hall A at Grappenhall ESM, Penketh BC v St Albans at Eagle Sports, Grange B v Woolston B at Alford Hall, Tetley A v St Oswalds B at Grange No2, Culcheth Sports A v Grange D at Padgate T&BC.

WNCBA Finlayson Cup, Saturday, 2pm: Second round: Bulls Head B v Padgate T&BC at Tetley No2, Tetley B v Brooklands B at Monk Sports, Red Lion B v Grange C at Brooklands, Richmonds B v Rylands A at St Oswalds, Irish Club A v Stag A at Rylands 1, Stag B v Eagle A at King & Queen, King & Queen B v Monk Sports A at Red Lion, Tetley C v Grappenhall A at Richmonds.

WARRINGTON Mixed Pairs League results:

Section A: St Albans 102 Eagle 159, Padgate 98 Grange C 158, Monks A 116 Grange A 162, St Oswalds A 154 Burtonwood B 88.

Section B: Red Lion 142 Tetley A 131, GESM 120 Woolston 108, Orford WM 150 WMMRC 117, St Patricks 138 Vulcan 142, Burtonwood A 128 St Oswalds B 129.

WARRINGTON Women’s Evening League results:

Section A: Brooklands A 141 St Oswalds 177, Red Lion 185 Tetley B 153, Eagle 208 Vulcan161, St Oswalds A 161 Woolston B 168.

Section B: Tetley A 167 Grange C 184, Padgate A 195 OWM A 135, St Albans A 193 Croft 136, Woolston A 196 Monks B 171.

Section C: Stag 171 St Albans B 179, OWM B 193 GESM A 126, Burtonwood 180 Culcheth B 138, Culcheth A 194 Brooklands B 124.

WARRINGTON and District Seniors Bowls results:

Section A: Woolston A 150 Bewsey A 130, Grappenhall A 139 Stockton Heath B 138, Eagle A 148 Grange B 127, Monks 130 Grange A 150, Tetley 167 Padgate 105.

Section B: Rylands B 116 St Elphins A 171, Stockton Heath A 146 Richmonds 151, Crosfield A 165  Eagle B 127, C.S.C.(OWM) 153 Grappenhall B 133.

Section C: St Albans 176 Woolston B 96, Stockton Heath C 141 Victoria A 117, Bewsey B 162 St Elphins B 117, Victoria B 130 Crosfield B 155.