North Chadd take over top spot

NORTH Chadderton moved to the top of the ‘B’ Division in the Inbev Winter Bowling League at Chadderton Cot when they beat Nimble Nook 8-3.

Prestwich built on the previous week’s good result to defeat Lower Failsworth 9-2 and have moved off the bottom for the first time this season.

Dogwood, meanwhile, beat the Vixens 7-4 in a tight match.

New Street’s recent improvement in the ‘A’ Division continued when they registered an impressive 9-2 victory over struggling Springbank.

The result lifted New Street off the bottom of the table and dumped their rivals in that unwanted berth.

At the other end of the table, Hopwood beat Radcliffe 9–2 and are a single point behind reigning champions Royle.

Waterloo and Taunton beat Lees/Springhead 9-2 to move into third.

‘A’ Division

Radcliffe (130) 2, Hopwood (149) 9: T Taylor 21 K Howarth 13, A Weekes 18 K McHugh 21, J Carr 13 P Wakeling 21, C Weekes 7 A Mellor 21, T Lytham 14 R Goodman 21, K Newbury 21 C Chapman 10, B Harper 20 S McHugh 21, M Middleton 16 G Gwilliam 21.

Lees/Springhead (127) 2 Waterloo & Taunton (155) 9: B Reddyoff 13 A Critchlow 21, T Rogers 10 D Walker 21, P Edwards 14 C Heyes 21, J Ashton 17 J Blezzard 21, P Tupman 11 A Walker 21, A Cooke 21 C Roberts 11, A Tupman 21 D Hibbert 18, S Wild 20 G I Wilson 21.

Springbank (128) 2 New Street (160) 9: A Hodson 21 T Holt 19, D Crabtree 21 D Moulton 15, M Hodson 17 J Lorimer 21, P Heap 18 M Prosser 21, B Stapleton 10 A Cairns 21, L Roberts 18 A Shackleton 21, P McDermott 18 M Suthers 21, J Hynes 5 R J Lorimer 21.

‘B’ Division

Nimble Nook (123) 3 North Chadderton (144) 8: R Ankers 8 J Ashton 21, S Mellor 21 M Ray 17, D Booth 12 W Holland 21, R Price 21 R Jones 19, C Seville 15 D Mountford 21, S Schofield 16 J Mountford 21, R Nisbet 21 G Flint 3, M Fisher 9 D Hoyle 21.

Lower Failsworth (116) 2 Prestwich (156) 9: J Fox 10 G Martin 21, N Colley 15 S Morley 21, G Goldrick 21 S Dixon 19, P Gleaves 7 S Cameron 21, K Cromwell 14 S Blaymire 21, J Anderson 21 I Luckett 11, B Yates 18 J Davies 21, B Corr 10 A Conchie 21.

Vixens (134) 4 Dogwood (139) 7: S Winterburn 10 J Lewis 21, J Raynor 21 R Collier 9, J Wild 20 G Hallsor 21, M Harrington 21 R Crossley 14, B Flanagan 21 C Breakell 16, B Cooper 21 W Flanagan 16, A Burgess 11 A Bonter 21, A Woolley 9 F Shaw 21.




Jack’s the lad



JACK Hargreaves (Hyde) beat John McGhee (Ashton) 21-10 to win the latest winter green competition at Hurst Band Club, Ashton.



The 15-year-old Hargreaves beat Ronnie Newton (Stalybridge) 21-15 in the semi-finals, while McGhee defeated Len Stewart (Stalybridge) 21–17.

Hyde’s Joe Humphreys won the consolation final for the second week in a row, defeating Roy Travis (Ashton) 21-19.