Inbev Bowls league

AFTER waiting most of the season to get off the mark, Vixens registered their second successive victory in the ‘B’ Division of Chadderton Cot’s Inbev Winter Bowling League when they defeated Dogwood 8-3.

Nimble Nook reclaimed second spot with an 8-3 victory over North Chadderton, while Prestwich registered the same score against Lower Failsworth.

With the league taking a break for Christmas and New Year, the top individuals in the ‘B’ Division are Phil Biram (Tonge) and Andy Gardner (Tonge), Darren Mountford (North Chadderton) and Steve Mellor (Nimble Nook), who have all won 10 games. Next comes John Irons jnr (North Chadderton) with nine wins.

New Street bounced back to form in the ‘A’ Division with a 9-2 defeat of bottom club Springbank, who are under the serious threat of relegation.

Second-placed Hopwood squandered their chance of eroding Royle’s lead when they lost 7-4 to Radcliffe, but Waterloo & Taunton bounced back from defeat the previous weekend to beat Lees/Springhead 9–2.

With tw -thirds of the season completed, the leading ‘A’ Division individuals are Gary Coverdale (Royle) and Andy Shackleton (New Street) with nine wins.

Next, on eight, come Hopwood’s Ryan Goodman, Gareth Gwilliam and Keith McHugh, along with Royle’s Peter Fielding, Matt Gillies, Tom Hedderman and Alan Rushton.

DIVISION A: Lees/Springhead (112) 2 Waterloo & Taunton (157) 9: T Rogers 21 A Critchlow 15, B Reddyoff 13 D Hibbert 21, A Cooke 9 D Walker 21, M McClean 13 C Roberts 21, P Edwards 20 P Leah 21, W Roberts 21 L Greenhough 16, L Tupman 8 L Lawton 21, S Wild 7 A Walker 21.

Radcliffe (151) 7 Hopwood Rec (145) 4: M Middleton 16 G Gwilliam 21, C Weekes 14 P Wakeling 21, J Carr 21 C Chapman 15, I Turrell 17 R Goodman 21, L Toth 21 K McHugh 17, T Taylor 21 N Greenhalgh 12, T Lytham 21 M Keegan 17, K Newbury 20 S McHugh 21.

Springbank (139) 2 New Street (158) 9: B Stapleton 18 M Prosser 21, J Hynes 21 M Suthers 13, P McDermott 16 D Moulton 21, Martin Hodson 21 A Lowe 19, D Crabtree 19 R J Lorimer 21, A Hodson 19 A Shackleton 21, L Kewley 8 A Cairns 21, W McDermott 17 M Holden 21.

DIVISION B: Dogwood (125) 3 Vixens (142) 8: R Collier 18 B Cooper 21, F Shaw 21 J Rayner 17, J Lewis 5 A Burgess 21, D Brierley 16 D Fish 21, W Flanagan 21 C Apps 10, R Crossley 10 H Lewis 21, D Dawson 21 J Wild 7, C Breakell 13 B Flanagan 21.

Nimble Nook (137) 8 North Chadderton (125) 3: S Mellor 21 J Ashton 10, J Apps 21 J Mountford 7, B Seville 21 W Holland 20, F Cassidy 15 J Irons Jnr 21, R Price 21 J Irons Snr 11, R Ankers 9 D Mountford 21, M Fisher 8 R Jones 21, R Nisbet 21 J Rudkin 14.

Lower Failsworth (117) 3 Prestwich (153) 8: G Goldrick 2 S Dixon 21, B Yates 21 A Davenport 18, K Cromwell 7 S Morley 21, B Corr 19 S Cameron 21, J Melia 20 J Davies 21, A Farrer 6 A Conchie 21, J Halliwell 21 G Martin 19, P Gleaves 21 I Luckett 11.

DAVE Hughes (Dukinfield) beat Jack Hargreaves (Hyde) 21-20 in the latest winter green competition at Hurst Band BC.

In the semi-finals, Hughes defeated Hilary White (Mossley) 21-19, while Jack beat Paul Craven (Denton) 21-18.

The consolation final was won by Dave Roberts (Ashton), who beat Keith Matley (Hyde) 21-17.