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Werneth’s sights on lofty perch

WERNETH all-rounder Alan Durose should be full of confidence against Walsden after runs and wickets last weekend.

CRICKET:

WERNETH’S chance of clinching a top-five place and qualification for next season’s LCB Cup may have gone, but the Coppice outfit will be determined to finish off the Lake Garage CLL season in style.

Currently in seventh place thanks to a successful second half of the season, Andy Walker’s men need only three more points from their last two games to stave off the challenge of Monton and Weaste, the team immediately below them.

But Werneth will be taking a

Date published: 03/09/2010

Lilywhites on points mission

NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL:

MOSSLEY travel to Warrington Town in search of their first Evo-Stik League Division One North victory of the season.

Shaun Higgins’ new-look side suffered a 5-0 defeat to Clitheroe in their last league game.

But they followed up with a 2-0 win over Witton Albion in the FA Cup preliminary round — a performance the Lilywhites hope to...

Date published: 03/09/2010

League’s new lease of life

FOOTBALL:

TWELVE new teams have joined the D and J Builders (North West) Ltd Oldham Sunday League for the new 2010-11 season, which starts in full this weekend.

This comes as great news for the league, which has bucked the trend for Sunday football leagues across Greater Manchester which have generally experienced a reduction in numbers over the past decade or so....

Date published: 03/09/2010

Confident Rangers sense third victory

AMATEUR RUGBY LEAGUE:

BUOYED by an excellent win over Siddal, Keith Brennan takes his Saddleworth Rangers side to Hull Dockers tomorrow for a National Conference League Premier Division clash (2.30pm).

Inspired by Mick Coates’s 16-point haul, Rangers beat Siddal 20-10 in midweek to record their second win on their return to the top flight.

Hull Dockers have...

Date published: 03/09/2010

Coach Lovegreen steps in for captain

RUGBY UNION:

OLDHAM RUFC kick off their North Lancs and Cumbria Division One campaign at Blackburn tomorrow (3pm).

With influential captain Gareth Barber out until the end of the month as he recovers from a groin operation, new coach Guy Lovegreen will step in at stand-off.

Also missing for Oldham are prop forwards Dean McEwen and Jordan McEwen, but Peter Scrivens...

Date published: 03/09/2010

Uppermill look to bounce back

CRICKET:

THINGS didn’t entirely go to plan for Uppermill in the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League last weekend.

Defeat by Droylsden was followed by a Tanner Cup final rout by Bamford and a last-four exit in the Twenty20 competition.

But with a few days to recover, Uppermill should be in tip-top shape to welcome Heyside on...

Date published: 03/09/2010

Buckley in call to fans

BOWLS:

GREATER Manchester captain Andrew Buckley has called for local bowls enthusiasts to rally to the county’s cause in their Crosfield Cup final showdown with Warwick and Worcester on Sunday (2pm).

Manchester have chosen Springbank as their home venue, while Forget Me Not BC, Birmingham, will stage the away leg.

And Buckley, who has been ruled out of the...

Date published: 03/09/2010

Jeff’s late show clinches spoils

ANGLING:

A LATE charge clinched victory for Jeff Isaacs in the last of the Oldham Central AC Championship matches at High Heyes’ number one lake.

Isaacs was among the also-rans until he connected with two carp and two barbel which together weighed in at 32lb 6oz.

Darren Jones was second with tench and skimmers on pellet, followed by Paul Nield’s 12lb...

Date published: 03/09/2010

Coates piles up the points

RUGBY LEAGUE:

MICK Coates notched 16 points as Saddleworth Rangers defeated Siddal 20-10 in the Premier Division of the National Conference League last night.

Coates scored one try and kicked six goals for Keith Brennan’s side, who were recording a second consecutive win in the top flight.

Shaun Robinson also touched down for Rangers against last...

Date published: 02/09/2010

Heyside’s eyes on more silverware

CRICKET:

WITH the Twenty20 Cup in the bag and second place virtually secured, Heyside can set their sights on two more pieces of silverware in the Saddleworth and District Cricket League.

With just two games to go, Nick Campbell’s men are leading the way in both the JK Bacon Trophy and the Brennand Aggregate Cup.

The JK Bacon goes to the club with the most...

Date published: 02/09/2010

Newtonhurst book their final ticket

CRICKET:

NEWTONHURST will face Greengate in the Ashton and Oldham Cricket Alliance Phoenix Trophy final after claiming a semi-final victory over Heyside thirds.

In a game reduced to 32 overs due to bad weather, Heyside posted 136 for seven, with G Drew top-scoring on 18 and S Drummond taking three for 28.

A stand between S Potts (33) and M Boyle (28) earned...

Date published: 02/09/2010

Matt finish - but rest play waiting game

DECISION TIME . . . for Royton professional Luke Procter

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CROMPTON, who are sure to finish bottom of the Lake Garage CLL this season even if they win their two remaining games, have told professional Matthew Needham he will not be...

Date published: 02/09/2010

Whittle Watch

Mel Whittle

CRICKET:

WITH two games to go before he calls time on his cricketing career, 63-year-old Mel Whittle needs nine more wickets to make it 100 CLL victims for the season.

The Chronicle...

Date published: 02/09/2010

Tough home test in store for Rangers

RUGBY LEAGUE: SADDLEWORTH Rangers play their second home match of the season tonight, against nearby Halifax outfit Siddal (7.30pm kick-off).

Last year's National Conference League grand final runners-up, champions the previous season, will be a tough nut to crack for Keith Brennan's side.

Pipped to the title by Leigh East, Siddal recovered from an opening-day defeat...

Date published: 01/09/2010

Werneth’s pair of aces

Jonathan DooleY . . . struck with a seven iron to the par three 16th.

GOLF: TWO Werneth members holed in one at the same hole on the same day.

Windy conditions made for tough scoring for the James Waterhouse Trophy, one of the Garden Suburb club’s majors,...

Date published: 01/09/2010

High-fives for Moss ‘B’ in win romp

SNOOKER: A BREAK of 31 from Steve Bramwell helped Moss Inn ‘B’ to a resounding 5-1 win over reigning Oldham Amateur Snooker League champions Stanley Road.

And Stanley’s hopes of defending their title suffered another setback as they succumbed 5-1 to Springbank ‘A’. Kenny Joncyk’s break of 37 in the final frame completed the rout....

Date published: 01/09/2010

Furious Boro boss hits out at absent players

NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: OLDHAM Boro manager Tony Mills has warned some of his players they might have to find new clubs, after being left with a depleted squad for the 4-1 defeat at AFC Liverpool.

Mills was forced to name four under-19 players for the Vodkat North-West Counties League Division One game, which they led in the 11th minute through Jermaine Steele before running...

Date published: 31/08/2010

Late assault sees Heyside home

IT’S ALL YOURS . . . Heyside captain Nick Campbell receives the Twenty20 competition trophy from sponsor Iain Johnston, of sponsors 20-20 Vision, Uppermill.

CRICKET: HEYSIDE cheers bounced off the hills surrounding Friarmere’s West View ground as Nick Campbell’s side retained the Saddleworth and District Cricket League’s...

Date published: 31/08/2010

Steve’s starring role

STEVE GALSTON (left) receives the trophy from Failsworth League president John Lloyd.

BOWLS: STEVE Galston (Star Inn) won the Failsworth Bowling League’s President’s Cup with a 21-17 final success against Chadderton Cot’s Dave Robinson at North Chadderton...

Date published: 31/08/2010

New-look Mossley progress

NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY bounced back from their shaky start to the season by seeing off Witton Albion 2-0 in the FA Cup preliminary round.

Boss Shaun Higgins decided to ring the changes following their 5-0 defeat at the hands of Clitheroe last time out.

Andy Watson returned after work commitments and Danny Egan was recalled to the starting line up on the right....

Date published: 30/08/2010

Peter pans Mill in fairy-tale return

TAKE THAT . . . . Paddy McKeown pulls Andrew Veigh to the boundary.

CRICKET: PETER Roberts, with a nearly a run-a-ball 63, laid the platform for Bamford Fieldhouse’s Tanner Cup triumph at the ground where he first put bat to ball as an eight-year-old....

Date published: 30/08/2010

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