Cricket stump rivals

THE league leaders played the second team in the Saw-Tech Shaw Snooker League and top dogs Cricket B enjoyed a comfortable 5-1 win over Comrades B.

Third-placed Crompton Cons were creeping up the league but had a setback against Cricket A, losing 5-1.

Royton Cons A (391) 5, Comrades A (263) 1: W Timperley 101, M Wills 51; L Burgess 41, D Coulton 100; A Bamford 94, M Hobbs 11; D Avey 73, D Howe 59; T Kiely 72, R Batey 42. Cards 3-2, Darts 3-2.

Cricket A (396) 5, Crompton Cons (288) 5: B Fletcher 105, C Sneyd 68; S Bramwell 60, P Horton 49; P Cunniffe 83, S Shearing 44; M Whittle 85; G Jackson 57; P Grogan 63, S Fairhurst 70. Cards 1-4, Darts 0-5.

Crompton Cons (344) 4, Royton Cons (293) 2: P Horton 70, A Bamford 52; C Sneyd 70, W Timperley 72; G Jackson 80, D Avey 50; S Fairhurst 58, T Kiely 63; S Shearing 66, P Lever 56. Cards 4-1. Darts 4-1.

Comrades B (384) 5, Royton Cons B (320) 1: C Sladen 89, D Wood 66; M Taylor 90, A Carter 79; A Barrass 79, R Taylor 46; L Patterson 59, J Keating 73; M Evans 67, C North 56. Cards 2-3, Darts 2–3.

Comrades B (322) 1, Cricket B (371) 5: P Lynch 49, I Hewitt 80; M Evans 41, J Mills 78; C Sladen 86, R Ravenscroft 55; M Taylor 74, L Navesey 76; A Barrass 72, G Rigby 82. Cards 3-2, Darts 1–4.

Cricket A (357) 4, Comrades A (294) 2: B Fletcher 64, T Higginbottom 68; P Cunniffe 78, A Coleman 69; M Whittle 100, S Mills 48; S Bramwell 63, D Howe 58; P Grogan 52, D Coulton 71. Cards 2-3, Darts 3-2.




Deaf stretch lead at the top

DEAF B have opened up a gap at the top of the Oldham Amateur Snooker League. They had a tough test away to Moss Inn but came away 5-1 winners to put some daylight between themselves and CBC in second place.

Little Cot A got back to winning ways with an empathic 6-0 whitewash at home against Blue Club B.

Nimble Nook retained top spot in the cards league thanks to a 3-1 victory at home to Oldham Town A.

Deaf A (277) 2, Oldham Cricket (350) 4: I Thompson 55, G Dawson 82; P Thompson 56, S Foy 93; M Smith 30, D Dawson 75; P Harvey 56, T Schofield 50, G Winterbottom 80, S Bramwell 50. Cards 0-4.

Little Cot A (396) 6, Blue Club B (264) 0: D Newton 82, K Bamford 33; M Healy 91, T Nichol 53; D Balcerzak 63, A J Stafford 59; S Connell 67, P Gartside 60; M Kennedy 93, W Hilton 59. Cards 3-1.

Moss Inn (296) 1, Deaf B (342) 5: T Conley 58, D Atkin 65; J Weldon 45,G Robinson 59; R Bedford 92, D Smith 49; P Cunniffe 63, D Reece 82; P Grogan 38, M J Smith 87. Cards 1-3.

Nimble Nook (362) 5, Oldham Town (314) 1: N Oswick 76, S Heycock 62; N Merry 84, P Kaminski 60; A Johns 82, G Salt 56; A Soubieski 61, D Carr 57, T Prince 59, M Lightfoot 79. Cards 3–1.

North Chadd (345) 4, Stanley Road (271) 2: S ingham 53, S Jones 60; S Palmer 72, P Lloyd 77; J Quigg 79, J Merrington 35; J McGloclin 77, M Merrington 70; P Divine 64, J Allen 29. Cards 2-2.

Royton Band (329) 4, Transport (317) 2: A Hopkinson 63, A Hussain 37; S Callaghan 75, T Shepard 57; D Hornblow 58, C Tanahill 80; A Hopkinson 59, N Cryer 83; C Hopkinson 74, H hall 60. Cards 4-0.

Springbank A (328) 2, Springbank B (333) 4: J Woolley 57, J Murray 68; P Wolfenden 41, T Kenworthy 69; M Hands 83, P Mellor 66; K Joncyk 60, W McDermott 68; K Joncyk 87, G Davenport 62. Cards 0–4.




District League

Billiards

Werneth Park (409) 2, Newton Heath B (355) 2: H Wrigley 135, A Alderson 150; P Barratt 150, G Brennan 55; B Madden 124, C Bradshaw 150.

St Georges (421) 1, St Marks (432) 3: F Evans 130, D Hartley 150; H Young 141, S Bolton 150; R Tait 150, T Ogden 132.

Newton Heath A (325) 1, Shaw B.L. (443) 3: P Hulme 150, J

Robinson 143; W Marr 88, S Foy 150; P Green 87, M Whittle 150.

Snooker

Newton Heath A (281) 4, High Crompton (199) 1: G Leader 29, A Bamford 56; S Connell 90, F Dixon 46; W Marr 97, R Hobbs 79; A Marr 65, A Sweeting 27.

Shaw British Legion A (260) 3, Werneth Park A (167) 2: S Bramwell 101, P Barrat 34; G Kelly 48, A Whiteley 57; S Foy 75, B Madden 33; M whittle 36, A Marsden 43.

Healds Green (226) 3, British Legion B (256) 2: E Dawson 40, A Bridgewater 91; E Kinsey 58, B Shirreff 53; M Keating 58, D Grayson 46; C Flatley 70, J Robinson 6.

Werneth Park B (302) 5, Newton Heath B (239) 0: T Queenan 59, A Alderson 54; H Cocker 68, C Bradshaw 67; G Anderton 82, P Hulme 68; D Standley 93, P Green 50.

Waterhead B (333) 4, St Georges B (237) 1: G Bearpark 91, H Murray 49; W Campbell 105, R Brown 49; M Kenyon 64, F Evans 68; M Bennion 73, B Lewis 71.

St Georges A (200) 2, St Marks (224) 3: H Carter 54, S Bolton 27; B Crossley 43, T Ogden 80; H Miller 80, D Hartley 51; K Brannick 23, T Jump 66.