Glodwick cement place at the top

GLODWICK consolidated their top of the table position in the Oldham Table Tennis Leagued, moving 13 points clear with a convincing 8-2 win over Hollinwood “A”.

Andy Jackson was unbeaten while Gary Newton replied with two wins.

Hollinwood “B”, in second position, also won comfortably 8-2 against Werneth “B”, with Tristan Swann and Ian Quinn unbeaten.

Oldham TTC “A” were heavily beaten 9-1 by fourth-placed Werneth “A”. The father and son combination of Stuart and Daryl Meredith were unbeaten, with Pete Morris scoring two and Josh Boult the only winner for their opponents.

BAE “A” beat Rosehill “B” 10-0 although three of the games were decided in the fifth set and three decided over four.

The clash between the two top clubs in Division 2 finished in a 5-5 draw. Karen Hill and Paul Wilkinson (Werneth “C”) and Dave Cheetham and Joe Redikin (Hollinwood “C”) all won two. Werneth top the division by a single point.

Honeywell “B”, in third spot, beat Unison “A” 6-4. Unfortunately, Andy Hey retired hurt at two sets each and was unable to play his remaining game. Ken Hayes and Pete Buckley (Honeywell) and Liaqat Ali and Alan Auxilly (Unison) all won two.

Hollinwood “D” beat Pennine 6-4. Steve Mather and Andy McNabb won two each and Glen Chadwick was the only unbeaten player, recording three for Pennine.

Honeywell “D” moved an impressive 14 points clear at the top of Division 3, recording a 10-0 win over Unison “B”.

Second-placed Unison “C” beat Saddleworth “B” 8-2,with Mike O’Gara undefeated.

Droylsden, in third place, were held 5-5 against next-to-bottom Coldhurst “D”. Miles Benjamin scored three for Droylsden and Phil Mellor responded with two for Coldhurst.

The young and talented Failsworth “C” beat Gilders 7-3, with Paul King and Callum Jones each winning three.

In Division 4, Unison “D” beat OTTC “B” 7-3 to retain top spot by four points. Ian Connell and Dennis Heyes were unbeaten.

Owls “B” remain hot on the heels of Unison, beating Werneth “G” 8-2. Dinesh Gorasia and Phil Tamworth were unbeaten with Fred Pickles and Dave Murphy replying with one win each.

OTTC “C”, in third spot, beat St Saviours, in fifth, 6–4 with Natalie Dodd winning three to retain her unbeaten record.

Werneth “E” were too strong for their “F” team, winning 9-1. Phil Coombe and Mathew Taylor were unbeaten with Ashley Murray scoring the lone point for the “F” team.