Springbank take knockout title

SPRINGBANK, winners of the Ben Shaw’s Knock-out, from left to right, back: Michael Hodson, Martin Hodson, Ben Stapleton, Jim Hynes, Llew Roberts and Wilf McDermott. Front: Alan Hodson, Paul Heap, Dave Crabtree and Colin Lane.

SPRINGBANK capped a fine second half to the winter bowls season at Chadderton Cot when they landed the Ben Shaw’s Team Knock-Out on the artificial surface.

Playing off 20, Springbank defeated Vixens - to whom they were conceding 40 points - 185-162 in the final.

Earlier, Springbank had defeated Waterloo and Taunton, while Vixens saw off Lower Failsworth by a single point - the same margin of victory they enjoyed in their quarter-final against Radcliffe.

Results:

Semi-finals:

Springbank (20) 173, Waterloo and Taunton (10) 138: D Crabtree 21 A Critchlow 15, Martin Hodson 15 C Roberts 21, C Lane 21 D Hibbert 11, J Hynes 21 A Walker 10, L Roberts 20 D Walker 21, W McDermott 13 L Greenhough 21, A Hodson 21 J Blezard 19, P Heap 21C Heyes 10.

Lower Failsworth (60) 208 Vixens (60) 209: B Corr 20 J Rayner 21, P Gleaves 21 J Wild 9, M Burgess 21 A Woolley 16, B Yates 21 H Lewis 20, J Melia 18 A Burgess 21, G Goldrick 21 B Flanagan 20, J Halliwell 15 M Harrington 21, J Anderson 11 B Cooper 21.

Final:

Vixens (60) 162 Springbank (20) 185: B Cooper 8 D Crabtree 21, B Flanagan 8 C Lane 21, A Woolley 6 J Hynes 21, J Rayner 19 L Roberts 21, M Harrington 11 A Hodson 21, A Burgess 21 P Heap 19, J Wild 8 B Stapleton 21, H Lewis 21 W McDermott 20.



THE second heats in the Lancaster Club Open in Failsworth will be held tonight (6.30) when the draw is:

M Solomon v R Tracy; S McHugh v D Bamford; B Hart v N Tyson; L Lawton v A Bidwell; P Bennett v A Buckley; J Irons snr v W McDermott; K McHugh v B Cooper; J Edgar v B Solomon.