County men in final bid

A PLACE in the final of this year’s County Championship is up for grabs on Sunday (2pm) when Greater Manchester take on Shropshire.

Manchester rely on Crompton for the home venue and have packed their side with local players who know the green well.

The away venue is Greenfields BC, Shrewsbury.

Draw:

At Crompton (Manchester players first): Darren Griffiths v Peter Farmer; Colin Lane v Derek Wright; Andy Buckley v Andrew Moss; Matt Gillies v Charlie Weaver; David Walker v Chris Grocott; Paul Heap v Spencer Clarke; Chris Hayes v Glyn Picknall; Mike Holden v Alan Davidson; David Thornley v Mark Holland; Alan Hodson v Paul Latham; Peter Craig v Ian Gaut; Mark Dwayre v Dave Rhodes.

At Greenfields: Jimmy Derby v Glyn Herbert; Andy Cairns v Paul Williams; Nigel Greenhalgh v Wayne Phillips; Ryan Goodman v Rich Goddard; Nick Brooks v Simon Parsonage; Steve Copeland v Callum Wraight; Andrew Lowe v Mike Beer; Chris Haynes v Keith Wall; Colin Price v Colin Beaman; Gary Ellis v Dave Hoffman; Gareth Gwilliam v Andy Duckett; Lee Turner v Wayne Rogers.




TONGE maintained their improved from in the Manchester Premier League with an 11-3 (207-127) victory over South Manchester RBL.



Colin Lane and Darren Griffiths led the way with 21-6 wins, while other successful Tonge players were Jimmy Derby (21-10), Mark Dwayre (21-10), Steve Squire (21-12), Nicky Brooks (21-9), Gary Ellis (21-20) and Barry Walker (21-12).

Tonge are away to Sale XL next Wednesday (8.30pm).




MARK DWAYRE and Thomas Dobson, from Tonge, reached the finals of the Thwaites men’s pairs at Norden with a 21-18 third-round defeat of another Tonge player, Steve Copeland, and Syke’s Mike Holden.



Chadderton’s Steve Mellor and Barry Seville carry local hopes in the next heats on Sunday (5.30pm).




QUALIFIERS continue in the £3,000 Moorside Classic tonight.



Draw: Mark Ferris v Dale Kenyon; Steve Barber v Alan Thompson; Peter Davenport v Chris Kelly; Vince Senior v A N Other; A N Other v Gareth Herbert; Ryan Clark v Dean Ferris; Robert Thompson v D Rae; Andrew Sykes v Paul Bailey.






THE Chadderton League’s Law Swallow Cup finals will be held at Nimble Nook on Sunday (10am).



North Chadderton ‘A’ (17) will take on Delph ‘A’ (11), while Springbank ‘A’ (8) play Waterloo and Taunton ‘B’ (scr).






THE quarter-finals of the Oldham Women’s League’s Peter Wild Cup will be played next Tuesday, when the draw is:



Royton Cricket ‘A’ v St George’s at Uppermill; Friezland v Dunwood at Delph; Stanley Road v Grapes at St Paul’s; Hollinwood Cricket ‘A’ v Shaw Comrades at Springhead.