Ward win battle of top two
Date published: 18 February 2009
Snooker
YORKSHIRE Ward 2 moved 11 points clear at the top of the Saddleworth Snooker League thanks to 4-2 win against second-placed Greenfield 2.
Reece Kershaw again showed his class by knocking in a 56 break.
Austerlands 2 kept up their good run with a 4-2 win at bottom club Yorkshire Ward 1, D McMunn and R Ellison both breaking the 100 barrier.
Breaks of the week: R Kershaw 56 and S Foy 35.
Austerlands 2 (373) 3, Mossley (342) 3: G Bearpark 64, A Ferguson 65; D Arden 93, C Kinder 35; R Bunting 78, R McLaughlin 93; M Lang 60 P Shepley 57; D Parry 78, P Thornton 92.Crib 2-2 Darts 3-3.
Dobcross (368) 4 Greenfield 1 (355)2: J Lewis 69 D Turner 55; G Crossley 97 M Whittle 89; D Thornley 106 S Bramwell 54; R Hulston 54 S Foy 107; A Holden 42, R Cotton 51. Crib 3-1 Darts 2-4.
Greenfield 2 (349) 2 Yorkshire Ward (212) 4: G Birchall 65, S Beswick 81; R Downend 50 C Edwards 56; J Hardie 40, R Kershaw 118; Sean Downend 102, D Whitehead 71; Steve Downend 92, M Shepherd 86. Crib 1-3, Darts 2-4.
Yorkshire Ward 1 (369) 2 Austerlands 1 (414) 4:P Durrans 53,M Aylward 80; M Barton 54, D McMunn 102; P Barton 90, A Crewe 63; N Beswick 92, R Ellison 102; P Rowney 87, H Prescott 67. Crib 0-4, Darts 6-0.
