Inbev Bowls League

SPRINGBANK moved off the bottom of the Inbev Winter Bowling League’s ‘A’ Division thanks to a shock 7-4 victory over title hopefuls Waterloo and Taunton.

With Radcliffe having an open date and Lees/Springhead going down 10-1 to reigning champions Royle, Springbank moved up two places to fifth.

Hopwood cashed in on Waterloo’s setback, returning to second place thanks to a hard-fought 7-4 victory over New Street.

In the ‘B’ Division, Failsworth had a well-deserved 7-4 victory over Dogwood, who were unable to maintain their form of the previous week.

Vixens performed much better than in their previous game, but lost 7-4 to Nimble Nook, while Tonge strengthened their grip on the top spot with a 7-4 win against third-placed North Chadderton.

‘A’ DIVISION: Lees/Springhead (116) 1 Royle (164) 10: J Ashton 11 M Clough 21, B Reddyoff 18 T Hedderman 21, P Tupman 12 A Rushton 21, A Tupman 19 J Wade 21, A Cooke 14 M Connolly 21, C Bradbury 10 P Fielding 21, T Rogers 11 M Gillies 21, P Edwards 21 G Coverdale 17.

Springbank (146) 7 Waterloo & Taunton (140) 4: L Roberts 15 A Critchlow 21, W McDermott 14 C Heyes 21, Martin Hodson 13 G I Wilson 21, G Smedley 21 A Walker 15, D Crabtree 21 D Walker 17, J Hynes 21 L Turner 11, B Stapleton 21 C Roberts 13, A Hodson 20 L Lawton 21.

New Street (136) 4 Hopwood Rec (141) 7: J Lorimer 7 P Wakeling 21, T Holt 21 K McHugh 16, D Moulton 21 N Greenhalgh 14, M Prosser 14 C Chapman 21, A Lowe 21 R Goodman 10, A Higgins 12 S McHugh 21, A Shackleton 21 M Heselwood 17, G Hickey 19 G Gwilliam 21.

‘B’ DIVISION: Lower Failsworth (143) 7 Dogwood (131) 4: B Yates 14 G Hallsor 21, N Colley 21 J Lewis 18, J Melia 21 R Collier 5, P Gleave 19 R Crossley 21, J Fox 13 D Brierley 21, B Corr 21 W Flanagan 18, A Farrer 13 C Breakell 21, J Anderson 21 A Bonter 6.

Vixens (132) 4 Nimble Nook (145) 7: A Burgess 21 M Fisher 14, B Cooper 21 B Seville 20, H Lewis 13 D Booth 21, M Harrington 15 R Nisbet 21, B Flanagan 21 F Cassidy 12, D Fish 21 S Mellor 15, S Winterburn 7 R Ankers 21, C Apps 13 R Price 15.

Tonge (155) 7 N. Chadderton (142) 4: P G Brooks 20 J Irons Snr 21, M Hargreaves 20 M Ray 21, A Jackson 21 J Irons Jnr 16, P Byrom 21 D Hoyle 10, N Cooper 11 D Mountford 21, M Baguley 20 W Holland 21, A Gardner 21 R Jones 19, P Butler 21 J Rudkin 13.


TEENAGER Jack Hargreaves (Hyde) won Hurst Band’s winter green competition for the second time in recent weeks when he defeated Malc Warhurst (Greenfield) 21-20 in the final.

Hargreaves beat Dave Roberts (Ashton) 21-10 in the semi-finals, while Warhurst overcame Jack’s mother Jackie, 21-15.

The consolation final was won by Dave Hughes (Dukinfield), who beat 11-year-old Ben Gloag (Hyde) 21-19.