Springbank meet their Waterloo

GREATER Manchester will be defending their Endsleigh County Championship title in 2009. The home team, pictured before the final against Derbsyhire at Hopwood Unionist Club, was, from left to right, back: Andrew Lowe, Mark Dwayre, Darren Griffiths, Mike Holden, Andrew Buckley, Peter Craig, Nicky Brooks. Front: Matt Gillies, John Wade, Chris Heyes, Colin Lane, Paul Heap.

WATERLOO and Taunton kicked off the New Year in style with a 10-1 victory over struggling Springbank in the ‘A’ Division of Chadderton Cot’s Inbev Winter Bowling League.

New Street, who are having an inconsistent season, lost 8-3 to second-placed Hopwood, while leaders Royle marched on with an 8-3 verdict against Springhead, who performed with credit.

In the ‘B’ Division, Failsworth had five individual winners against Dogwood, but lost the aggregate by two chalks as the latter won 6-5.

Unbeaten Tonge beat North Chadderton 7-4 and threaten to go through the whole campaign without losing.

But, after their recent good form, Vixens slumped to a disappointing 9-2 defeat at the hands of Nimble Nook.

‘A’ DIVISION

Springbank (112) 1 Waterloo and Taunton (160) 10: T J Hynes 11 C Roberts 21, A Hodson 14 D Walker 21, Martin Hodson 16 D Hibbert 21, B Stapleton 16 L Turner 21, W McDermott 16 L Lawton 21, G Smedley 21 P Leah 13, Michael Hodson 7 C Heyes 21, D Crabtree 11 A Walker 21.

Lees/Springhead (132) 3 Royle (151) 8: W Roberts 21 A Rushton 20, S Wild 21 J Wade 10, B Reddyoff 13 G Coverdale 21, P Tupman 21 T Hedderman 16, J Ashton 17 M Gillies 21, A Tupman 8 M Clough 21, M McClean 15 P Fielding 21, A Cooke 16 D Murray 21.

New Street (133) 3 Hopwood Rec (159) 8: R J Lorimer 21 M Heselwood 18, D Moulton 13 K McHugh 21, J Eccles 19 N Greenhalgh 21, G Whitehead 15 R Goodman 21, M Holden 10 D Gwilliam 21, M Bellenger 13 C Chapman 21, M Prosser 21 S McHugh 19, A Cairns 21 G Gwilliam 17.

‘B’ DIVISION

Vixens (122) 2 Nimble Nook (147) 9: B Flanagan 10 S Mellor 21, A Woolley 11 J Apps 21, H Lewis 13 B Seville 21, A Burgess 17 R Price 21, B Cooper 21 R Nisbet 15, M Harrington 21 A Comer 6, S Winterburn 14 E Worthington 21, D Fish 15 C Seville 21.

Lower Failsworth (138) 5 Dogwood (140) 6: J Fox 11 G Hallsor 21, P Gleaves 21 P Heighway 20, B Yates 21 A Simpson 11, N Colley 21 F Shaw 12, J Melia 21 R Collier 17, B Corr 7 J Lewis 21, M Burgess 21 W Flanagan 17, J Halliwell 15 C Breakell 21.

North Chadderton (132) 4 Tonge (152) 7: W Holland 21 G Tompkinson 20, J Rudkin 5 A Jackson 21, J Irons Jnr 21 P G Brooks 13, D Mountford 16 P Butler 21, R Jones 21 A Gardner 18, D Hoyle 14 G Gardner 21, J Mountford 21 C Bennett 17, J Irons Snr 13 M Hargreaves 21.