Improving Springbank open lead at the top
Reporter: WINTER BOWLS
Date published: 03 November 2009
SPRINGBANK opened up a seven-points lead at the top of the Inbev Winter Bowling League’s ‘A’ Division thanks to a stunning 9-2 defeat of Royle.
Much improved this season, Springbank proved much too strong for the team which had won the ‘A’ Division title for the previous two seasons.
Waterloo and Taunton moved into second place despite losing 6-5 to Nimble Nook, while Chadderton Cot maintained their recent improvement with a 6-5 verdict against New Street.
Lees/Springhead hold a 20-point lead in the ‘B’ Division after beating Stalybridge 10-1, while North Chadderton stayed unbeaten with a 9-2 defeat of Dogwood and Vixens are up to second after their 8–3 victory over Prestwich.
‘A’ Division
Springbank (161) 9 Royle (118) 2: J Hynes 21 A Rushton 18, Martin Hodson 21 G Coverdale 12, C Lane 21 M Clough 7, D Crabtree 21 E Davies 8, A Hodson 21 T Hedderman 11, W McDermott 21 D Murray 20, B Stapleton 18 M Gillies 21, P Heap 17 P Fielding 21.
Nimble Nook (144) 6 Waterloo & Taunton (138) 5: A Comer 21 A Critchlow 17, R Nisbet 20 A Walker 21, B Seville 20 D Walker 21, R Price 21 J Blezard 6, E Worthington 17 C Roberts 21, S Mellor 21 A Marsden 10, R Ankers 11 C Heyes 21, W Flanagan 13 L Greenhough 21.
Chadderton Cot (132) 6 New Street (127) 5: P G Brooks 15 R J Lorimer 21, P Butler 17 C Whittaker 21, A Jackson 21 D Moulton 4, M Hargreaves 21 M Suthers 8, G Gardner 21 M Prosser 10, P Biram 20 A Shackleton 21, F Shaw 4 L Toth 21, C Bennett 13 A Cairns 21.
‘B’ Division
Stalybridge (117) 1 Lees Springhead (164) 10: D Winder 15 T Rogers 21, D McGuiness 19 B Reddyoff 21, S J Vincent 6 A Cooke 21, C Lindfield 19 P Roberts 21, J Pajak 10 M McLean 21, S Vincent 12 P Edwards 21, T Wood 21 J Ashton 17, B Garside 15 W Roberts 21.
Dogwood (129) 2 North Chadderton (163) 9: C Breakell 21 D Mountford 19, G Smith 0 P McDermott 21, B Naylor 17 G Flint 21, G Hallsor 20 K Luckett 21, A Simpson 21 L Schofield 18, P Heighway 18 W Holland 21, R Crossley 17 B Sheridan 21, A Bonter 5 J Rudkin 21.
Prestwich (130) 3 Vixens (147) 8: A Conchie 17 B Cooper 21, I Luckett 21 B Flanagan 15, S Morley 14 D Fish 21, J Davies 9 M Harrington 21, M Ackroyd 16 A Burgess 21, G Martin 21 A Woolley 13, S Blaymire 21 C Kewley 14, J Austin 11 S Winterburn 21.
