Moss Inn make it nine
Reporter: Local amateur snooker
Date published: 03 December 2008
MOSS INN extended their unbeaten run in the Oldham Amateur Snooker league to nine games with a 4-2 victory over Chadderton Reform.
R Gilder and N Price got Reform off to a great start, but wins for P Grogan, T Connely and P Cunniffe gave Moss victory.
CBC stay hot on their heels after registering a 4-2 victory over Oldham Town, while a 30 break by Steve Foy helped Oldham Cricket to a 4-2 victory at home to St Paul’s.
A 6-0 whitewash of Deaf B by Springbank A sees them climb up into fourth spot.
Little Cot ‘A’ were also in the whitewashing mood, recording a 6-0 victory over Blue Club A.
Passenger Transport recorded another 3-1 victory at cards to gain some ground on current league leaders Nimble Nook. Transport are now just three points behind.
A 3-1 victory for Oldham Cricket sees them take sole possession of third place.
There is a delegates meeting this Sunday (12.30pm) at Chadderton Reform.
Blue Club B (288) 1, Springbank B (345) 5: Stafford A J 59, Mellor Peter 60; Bamford K 42, Kenworthy T 70; Murray D 59, Rushworth C 87; Gartside P 72, McDemott Wilf 76; Hilton W 56, Balmford A 52. Cards 3-1.
Deaf B (390) 3, Little Cot B (315) 3: Scott R 54, Gurden S 64; Smith D 111, Stewart James 32; Robinson G 75, Gorey Chris 81; Reece D 93, Walker J 45; Smith M J 57, Heywood J 93. Cards 3–1.
Little Cot A (377) 6, Blue Club A (276) 0: Smith A 76, Whitworth J 70; Balcerzak D 78, Healy Martin 63; Healy M 96, Bennici S 34; Kennedy Martin 65, Ashforth T 57; Connell Steve 62, White R 52. Cards 3-1.
Moss Inn (377) 4, Chadd Reform (306) 2: Maher J 73, Gilder R 77; Weldon J 119, Price Nev 62; Grogan P 63, Smyth Dean 42; Conley T 77, Gascoyne Paul 74; Cuniffe Pete 45, Scholey B 51. Cards 2-2.
Oldham Cricket (336) 4, St Pauls (296) 2: Dawson G 78, Goodinson D 45; Foy S 90, Harvey C 78; Dawson D 73, Fifield R 51; Whittle M 43, Meaden M 60; Bramwell S 52, Broadbent N 62. Cards 3-1.
Oldham Town (327) 2, CBC (335) 4: Carr D 85, Wilson G 62; Heycock S 54, Ashworth P 80; Kaminski P 54, Percival S 66; Salt Geoff 62, West P 68; Street F 72, Inman W 59. Cards 1-3.
Springbank A (396) 6, Deaf A (236) 0: Ward R 119, Harvey Paul 48; Hands M 51, Thompson P 39; Wolfenden P 66, Rolfe B 40; Joncyk J 68, Winterbottom Gary 54; Bradbury L 92, Bailey Mick 55. Cards 1-3.
Stanley Road (377) 5, Transport (294) 1: Hubbert S Jnr 58, Watkinson P 65; Merrington J 68, Cryer Nick 59; Hubbert S Snr 84, Hussain Addy 40; Lloyd P 94, Shepard T 63; Allen J 73, Mellor A 67. Cards 1-3.
Top two suffer defeats
THE top two in the Saw-Tech Shaw Snooker League both lost 4-2, enabling Crompton Cons to move into third place with a match in hand.
Leaders Cricket B went down 4-2 at home to Cons, while second-placed Comrades B were beaten by the same score by Cricket A.
Comrades ‘B’ (312)2, Cricket ‘A’ (332) 4: C Sladin 59, B Fletcher 100; A Barrass 79, P Grogan 44; J Walker 68, P Cunniffe 80; P Lynch 61, G Bramwell 53; L Patterson 45, M Whittle 55.
Cards 4-1. Darts 2-3.
Cricket ‘B’ (343) 2, Crompton Cons (347) 4: A Bigland 71, C Sneyd 95; I Hewitt 100, G Shearing 58; D Navesey 53, P Horton 54; J Mills 70, J Parker 57; A Ravenscroft 49, D Walton 83.
Cards 1-4. Darts 2-3.
Comrades ‘A’ (343) 2, Cricket ‘B’ (379) 4: M Hobbs 59, A Bigland 90; R Batley 80, D Navesey 50; T Higginbottom 71, G Rigby 48; M Wills 63, I Hewitt 101; J Moreton 80, A Ravenscroft 90.
Cards 2-3, Darts 3-2.
Royton Cons ‘B’ (309) 2, Comrades ‘A’ (390) 4: A Carter 48, D Howe 82; D Wood 77, M Hobbs 52; N Corbett 56, R Batey 85; J Keating 45, T Higginbottom 95; C North 83, M Wills 74.
Cards 5-0, Darts 1-4.
Royton Cons ‘A’ (345)4, Comrades ‘B’ (320) 2: A Bamford 72, L Patterson 45; W Timperley 73, C Sladin 78; D Avey 62, A Barrass 57; L Burgess 100, M Taylor 67; P Lever 38, M Evans 79.
Cards 4-1, Darts 4-1.
Crompton Cons (415) 5, Royton Cons ‘B’ (290) 1: G Shearing 88, D Wood 670; D Horton 59, N Corbett 38; G Jackson 73, C Keating 83; D Walton 85, A Carter 67.
Cards 2-3, Darts 4-1.
DISTRICT SNOOKER LEAGUE
St Georges ‘B’ (193) 1, British Legion ‘A’ (213) 4: B Lewis 64, S Bramwell 41; G MacDonald 55, S Foy 65; F Evans 32, G Kelly 53; H Young 42, M Whittle 54.
Waterhead ‘B’ (209) 1, Newton Heath ‘A’ (200) 3: M Kenyon 53, S Connell 34; G Bearpark 60, W Marr 68; K Sharp 49, A Marr 50; P Bennion 47, G Leader 48.
Healds Green (261) 3, Werneth Park ‘B’ (254) 2: M Keating 76, H Anderton 60; E Kinsey 47, H Cockram 80; P Otterill 64, W Connolly 90; P Keating 69, J Sinkinson 24.
High Crompton Con (151) 1, St Marks (212) 4: J Cook 32, S Bolton 62; F Dixon 51, D Hartley 71; A Bamford 31, T Jump 24; L Whittle 37, T Ogden 55.
British Legion ‘B’ (257) 3, St Georges ‘A’ (271) 2: A Bridgewater 97, H Miller 93; D Grayson 63, H Carter 52; J Robinson 65, B Crossley 69; I Wilson 62, K Brannick 66.
Newton Heath ‘B’ (223) 1, Waterhead ‘A’ (273) 4: C Bradshaw 57, D Alston Jnr 59; P Hulme 41, P Hampson 82; G Brennan 66, N Hampson 63; P Green 59, D Alston 69.
Billiards
British Legion (387) 1, St Marks (378) 1: J Robinson 150, D Hartley 126; S Fox 150, S Bolton 102; M Whittle 87, T Ogden 150.
Newton Heath ‘A’ (404) 3, Newton Heath ‘B’ (245) 1:S Connell 104, A Alderson 150; A Marr 150, C Bradshaw 87; W Marr 150, G Brennan 108.
Werneth Pk (446) 3, St Georges (367) 1: W Connolly 146, F Evans 150; H Wrigley 150, H Miller 104; B Madden 150, K Brannick 113.
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