Dog secure cup in thrilling final

DOG and Partridge beat Werneth Cricket ‘A’ by three chalks in a thrilling Failsworth League Castle Cup final.

They reached the final with a comfortable success against Shaw Comrades, while Werneth booked their place with a nine-chalks verdict over Nimble Nook ‘B’.

Semi-finals:

Werneth Cricket ‘A’ (80) 261, Nimble Nook ‘B’ (86) 252: P Crabtree 21, R Williamson 17; A Barker 16, P Bennett 21; R Last 21, R Wildgoose 19; D Benstead 13, C Wildgoose 21; M Lund 21, E Parks 9; J Lewis 13, M Lane 21; P Coombe 21, H Murray 14; P Wright 21, W Whalley 4; K Street 21, P Bailey 19; J Pajak, 13 A Kelly 21.

Dog & Partridge (71) 273, Shaw Comrades (77) 237: G Hallsor 21, A Robinson 12; L Ashton 17, T Dockray 21; D Brierley 21, B Scott 20; D Birtles 21, J Chapman 16; P Norris 21, B Bakes 18; G Ironmonger 18, B Kenworthy 21; A Harris 21, G Crothers 2; A Hulme 21, D Wild 16; J McNulty 20, M Hawcroft 21; A Bonter 21, J Newman 13.

Final:

Dog & Partridge (71) 246, Werneth Cricket ‘A’ (80) 243: A Hulme 21, P Crabtree 19; A Harris 11, A Barker 21; G Ironmonger 21, P Coombe 17; P Norris 20, R Last 21; J McNulty 21, D Benstead 3; G Hallsor 21, J Lewis 4; A Bonter 14, M Lund 21; D Brierley 17, P Wright 21; L Ashton 21, K Street 15; D Birtles 8, J Pajak 21.

The league’s pairs finals will be held at Nimble Nook on Sunday (start and strike-out noon).

The players involved are: D Watts & D Rae (Delph); M Hall & R Kelly (Hollinwood Cricket); W Roberts & S Wild (Lees & Hey); A Buckley & D Buckley (Springbank); G Woolley & W McDermott (Springbank); S Mellor & B Seville (Stanley Road); P Saville & S Galston (Star); P Carr & R Holroyd (St Pauls).

TONGE remain in fourth place in the Manchester Premier League after beating Budenbergs 8-7.5 (184-166) at home on Wednesday.

Jimmy Derby (21-12), Nicky Brooks (21-9), Darren Griffiths (21-18), Laurence Hallett (21-7) and Gary Ellis (21-15) were successful for Tonge.

There are no fixtures next Wednesday because of the Waterloo Handicap finals in Blackpool.

Hoping to get to those finals are Nimble Nook team-mates Andrew Buckley and Gary Ellis, who are in action in the last 64 tomorrow (10am).

Tonge’s next Manchester Premier League match is at British Plate of St Helens on Wednesday, September 24 (7.30pm).

TONGE’S Colin Lane is among 16 finalists in the Your Choice Windows men’s singles at Norden BC on Sunday (4pm).

The draw is: B Oakes v J Taylor; A Jones v M O’Neill’ M Holden v B Warrington; C Lancaster v J Wade; S Shaw v C Lane; I Meadowcroft v A Lowe; K Newbury v L Toft; B Stapleton v J Grey.

CHADDERTON League delegates meet at West End BC on Tuesday when all accounts must be settled. 

Merit winners were:

Division 1 - J Derby (Nimble Nook); 2 - S P Heap (Springbank); 3 - L Butterworth (Springhead); 4 - G Gardner (Chadderton CBC); 5 - M Ward (Friezland); 6 - D Roberts (Copster Park); 7 - M Coleman (Phoenix).

MOORSIDE’S Graeme Wilson will be chasing the top prize of £600 when he lines up in the Eccleston BC Open on Sunday (4pm).