Hodson adds to role of honour

NIMBLE Nook won the Middleton Bowling League Cup when they defeated Cheetham Hill Cricket Club at Tonge. From left to right, back: Graham Law, Bob Nisbet, Frank Cassidy, Bob Price, Mike Lane, Brian Raynor and Brian Worsley. Front: Geoff Morgan, Bill Whalley, Gordon Tomkinson (captain) and Clarence Bennett.

BOWLS: THE autumn air is clearly having a beneficial effect on the members of Springbank with individual, pairs and team titles going to the club during the last week.

Martin Hodson beat his team-mate Geoff Woolley 21-14 in the final of the Chadderton Merit.

Hodson had survived a 21–20 semi-final scare against Andy Cook, while Woolley defeated Jonathan Copeland 23–13.

Quarter-finals: Copeland 23, Mark Garbett 20; Woolley 21, Alan Bidwell 18; Cook 21, Wilf McDermott 8; Hodson 21. Dave O’Brien 4.

There was another Springbank triumph in the league’s pairs competition as Ged Smedley and Steve Copeland retained their title with a 17-11 defeat of Hyde’s Chris Haynes and Colin Price.

And Springbank ‘A’ won the Failsworth League’s Castle Cup with a 35-chalks verdict over Dog and Partridge in the final.

Semi-finals:

Dog & Partridge (65) 238, HMSO (47) 214: G Hallsor 13 N Langford 21; T Doyle 18 S Bolton 21; D Birtles 12 R Kelly 21; A Simpson 21 P Nield 10; D Sloan 21 M Langford 11; L Ashton 4 B Firman 21; J McNulty 21 A Bintley 9; A Bonter 21 G Robinson 20; A Hulme 21 D Berry 13; D Brierley 21 N Wainwright 20.

Werneth Cricket 167 (74), Springbank ‘A’ 210 (scr): A Barker 9 G Woolley 21; R Last 4 M Garbutt 21; S Butterworth 7 D O’Brien 21; P Crabtree 11 D Shaw 21; J Pajak 3 Martin Hodson 21; D Benstead 11 D Buckley 21; K Street 15 W McDermott 21; J Lewis 9 A Hodson 21; P Wright 13 P Heap 21; M Lund 11 A Buckley 21.

Final:

Dog & Partridge 164 (65), Springbank ‘A’ (scr) 199: D Brieley 5 A Buckley 21; R Collier 7 D O’Brien 21; A Hulme 2 Martin Hodson 21; J McNulty 12 W McDermott 21; G Hallsor 18 D Shaw 21; A Bonter 6 G Woolley 21; D Sloan 17 D Buckley 21; A Simpson 3 M Garbutt 21; D Birtles 8 P Heap 21; T Doyle 21 Michael Hodson 10.


JONATHAN Copeland (Nimble Nook) picked up the first prize of £140 when he beat Jack Hargreaves (Hyde) 21-15 in the final of the Lloyds Hotel Junior Open at Chorlton.

Rushing to Norden to play in their “Your Choice” singles finals, Jonathan defeated Jeff Barlow 21-12 and Andy Lowe 21-19 before losing 21-10 in the semi-finals to Peter Craig, the current Oldham Evening Chronicle Handicap champion.

Craig went on to win the competition with a 21-19 victory over fellow Rochdalian Darren Holt.

INBEV WINTER BOWLS LEAGUE

REIGNING champions Royle are setting the pace in the early stages of the Inbev Winter Bowling League’s ‘A’ Division at Chadderton Cot.

The Rochdale outfit saw off Springbank 9-2 to take the top spot from Hopwood, who had an open date.

Vixens lead the way in the ‘B’ Division despite losing 8-3 to Prestwich.

With four sides having played only one game, however, placings are likely to alter in the weeks to come.

‘A’ DIVISION

Springbank (122) 2 Royle (156) 9: A Hodson 16 P Fielding 21, W McDermott 15 A Rushton 21, P Heap 21 M Gillies 17, B Stapleton 19 T Hedderman 21, G Smedley 9 D Murray 21, Michael Hodson 10 M Clough 21, L Roberts 11 G Coverdale 21, Martin Hodson 21 E Davies 13.

Chadderton Cot (123) 3 New Street (137) 8: P Biram 2 M Prosser 21, A Gardner 17 D Moulton 21, A Jackson 21 J Jolly 7, M Hargreaves 21 M Bellenger 7, P G Broooks 5 K Newbury 21, S Robinson 21 A Higgins 18, C Bennett 15 A Shackleton 21, G Gardner 6 L Toth 21.

Waterloo & Taunton (157) 8 Nimble Nook (121) 3: L Greenhough 21 W Flanagan 13, A Walker 21 F Cassidy 14, P Leah 20 J Apps 21, C Roberts 21 D Booth 7, A Critchlow 18 S Mellor 21, M Flitcroft 14 R Price 21, L Turner 21 A Comer 13, N Marsden 21 E Worthington 11.

‘B’ DIVISION

North Chadd (165) 9 Dogwood (116) 2: B Sheridan 21 C Breakell 15, K Luckett 21 K Street 12, P McDermott 19 A Simpson 21, L Schofield 21 J McNulty 14, D Mountford 21 J Lewis 9, D Hoyle 20 G Hallsor 21, J Rudkin 21 A Bonter 15, W Holland 21 R Collier 9.

Stalybridge (91) 0 Lees Springhead (168) 11: D Winder 3 T Rogers 21, D Roberts 17 P Tupman 21, J Pajak 15 J Ashton 21, C Lindfield 17 B Reddyoff 21, S J Vincent 7 A Cook 21, S Vincent 16 C Bradbury 21, B Garside 12 W Roberts 21, I Hulston 4 S Wild 21.

Vixens (129) 3 Prestwich (153) 8: J Rayner 21 S Blaymire 14, C Apps 8 S Morley 21, J Wild 21 J Davies 15, P Norton 18 S Dixon 21, A Woolley 20 G Martin 21, B Cooper 21 D Palmer 19, H Lewis 14 I Luckett 21, A Burgess 6 A Conchie 21.