Springbank take over at the top

Aaron (left) and Ryan with coach Nisar Mohammed

SPRINGBANK A pulled out all the stops in the Oldham Amateur Snooker League. A 6-0 whitewash of Oldham Boro A has seen them leap to the top of the table, one point ahead of Stanley Road who were held to a 3-3 draw at St Paul’s.

Deaf B were also in a whitewashing mood, breaks of 45 from D Reece and 31 from MJ Smith helping them to victory at home to Moss Inn C.

A 35 clearance from D Dawson in the final frame earned Moss Inn B two points as he took the frame and secured the aggregate to give his side a 4-2 victory at home to Little Cot B.

Nimble Nook remain top of the card table with Stanley Road and Little Cot snapping at their heels in joint second place.

Blue Club A (317) 4, Moss Inn A (301) 2: S Holmes 54, P Grogan 101; S Bennici 72, J Maher 42; M Healy 81, P Cuniffe 41; R White 48, R Bedford 77; L Fletcher 62, B Cunliffe 40. Cards 3-1.

Chadd Reform (277) 1, Deaf A (348) 5: R Gilder 38, I Thompson 79; J Harland 50, G Winterbottom 60; LJ Slater 97, P Thompson 58; D Smyth 56, P Harvey 80; B Scholey 36, M Smith 71. Cards 0-4.

Deaf B (445) 6, Moss Inn C (259) 0: D Atkin 71, S Curley 59; D Smith 125, S Callaghan 47; G Robinson 73, D Hornblow 61; D Reece 86, C Hopkinson 32; MJ Smith 90, A Hopkinson 60. Cards 1-3.

Little Cot A (348) 5, Oldham Town B (297) 1: D Newton 73, J Shannon 66; M Kennedy 46, C Bailey 96; M Healy 93, B Lees 56; D Balcerzak 72, G Pitt 16; S Connell 64, I Saint 63. Cards 3-1.

Moss Inn B (341) 4, Little Cot B (306) 2: G Dawson 41, S Gurden 61; B Fletcher 77, I Miller 63; T Schofield 77, A Street 59; S Bramwell 63, D Booth 80; D Dawson 83, J Stuart 43. Cards 1-3.

Oldham Town A (291) 0, Springbank B (414) 6: F Street 83, J Murray 88; J Hilton 45, P Mellor 89; J Costello 46, J Woolley 81; P Russell 58, G Davenport 65; G Salt 59, M Lightfoot 91. Cards 1-3.

Springbank A (300) 3, Blue Club B (286) 3: R Ward 73, K Bamford 42; R Grennwood 44, W Hilton 45; M Hands 56, A Gartside 65; J Joncyk 82, P Gartside 56; L Wolfenden 45, AJ Stafford 78. Cards 1-3.

St Pauls (349) 3, Stanley Road (267) 3: P Broadbent 53, G Hickman 65; D Goodinson 86, K Halliwell 39; C Harvey 57, R Hickman 74; N Broadbent 93, M Merrington 15; S McQuillan 60, S Percival 74. Cards 1-3.

Three C’s (331) 4, North Chadd (329) 2: T Shepard 81, G Headland 58; C Tanahill 81, A Smith 70; P Watkinson 41, P Divine 76; A Mellor 74, S Jones (Jnr) 50; A Hussain 54, J McGloclin 75. Cards 3-1.

Peter Smith Individuals draw: S Hubbert Snr v D Goodinson, P Thompson v J Joncyk, M Merrington v P Grogan, G Winterbottom v N Price, G Pitt v P Randel, D Smith v P Lloyd, C Bailey v A Mellor, D Atkin v P Watkinson, J Murray v SJ Rayner.

Ossie Meadows Pairs: D Carr, M Lightfoot v D Balcerzak, M Kennedy; P Grogan, P Cunniffe v L Slater, J Wrigley; S Hubbert Jnr, S Percival v J Joncyk, K Joncyk; C Bailey, I Saint v J Shannon, T Mills; A Mellor, P Watkinson v B Scholey, N Price.


Local lads miss out on prize

LOCAL snooker talent was represented in the England Amateur Snooker Board regional junior tour event staged at Oldham Snooker Academy.

Pictured with Academy owner and coach Nisar Mohammed are 11-year-old Aaron Davies (left, Royton) and (right) 16-year-old Ryan Duffy (Moorside) who were among the 24 talented youngsters taking part.

The competitors came from as far afield as Hereford and Carlisle and the local lads found themselves in tough groups as they failed to reach the quarter-finals.

The winner was 17-year-old Farakh Ajaib, from Accrington, who beat Birmingham’s Jordan Rimmer in the final.




OLDHAM Snooker Academy A team boosted their title challenge in the Manchester Snooker League with a 6-1 win over second-placed Moor Club A.

There were victories for Ian Atherton, Michael Wild (breaks of 55 and 57), Mick Dickenson and Sajid Zamurd.

Dickenson won with a fine clearance from brown to black, while Sajid won on a black-ball decider.

The B team had no fixture due to Moor Club B withrawing from league.

This week the A team travel to well-fancied Belle Vue A while the B team are at home to Chorlton.


District Snooker League

Waterhead B (252) 1, Healds Green (258) 4: G Bearpark 90, M Keating 25; D Makin 58, E Kensey 63; H Buckley 46, A Brearton 94; P Bennion 58, K Murray 76.

High Crompton C.C (248) 3, St Georges A (239) 2: J Cook 58, G Owen 63; F Dixon 68, B Crossley 55; A Bamford 59, K Brannick 53; A Sweeting 63, H Miller 68.

Werneth Park A (232) 2, Waterhead A (234) 3: P Barratt 37, D Alston 90; A Whiteley 71, M Miskiewiz 56; B Madden 79, B Campbell 34; H Wrigley 45, N Hampson 54.

Newton Heath B (154) 1, Shaw B.L. A (239) 4: M Kenyon 29, M Tetlow 61; P Hulme 40, G Kelly 55; G Bradshaw 50, S Foy 47; G Brennan 35, M Whittle 76.

British Legion B (219) 1, Newton Heath A (251) 4: I Wilson 54, A Alderson 94; A Turner 43, A Marr 58; B Shirreff 74, W Marr 44; J Robinson 48, S Connell 55.

St Georges B (191) 0, Werneth Park B (287) 5: B Lewis 72, H Cocker 78; G McDonald 42, W Connolly 70; F Evans 28, D Standley 61; H Young 49, H Anderton 78.

Billiards

St Georges (381) 0, St Marks (450) 4: F Evans 141, S Bolton 150; K Brannick 146, T Jump 150; R Tait 134, T Ogden 150.

Werneth Park (377) 1, Newton Heath B (407) 3: W Connelly 114, P Hulme 150; B Madden 113, G Brennan 150; A Marsden 150, C Bradshaw 107.

Newton Heath A (450) 4, Shaw B.L. (371) 0: A Marr 150, D Grayson 124; S Connell 150, J Robinson 144; W Marr 150, M Whittle 103.


Saddleworth League

Austerlands 2 (365) 4, Dobcross (276) 2: R Bunting 65, D McMunn 70; D Arden 82, G Mitchell 36; M Buckley 62; M Jones 63; D Parry 93, D Thornley 54; M Lang 63, A Holden 53. Crib 3-01, Darts 1–5.

Greenfield 2 (380) 4, Austerlands 1 (375) 2: G Birchall 97, M Aylward 39; M Ashley 49, A Crewe 112; M Downend 81, D Pullen 76; S Downend 48, C Potts 87; M Thompson 105, R Ellison 61. Crib 1-3, Darts 5-1.

Mossley (361) 3, Yorkshire Ward 1 (346) 3: A Fergusion 64, P Durrans 76; A Bramall 73, A Barton 53; C Kinder 64, P Rowney 74; D Bramall 82, P Hudson 93; P Price 78, M Beswick 50. Crib 2-2, Darts 4-2.

Yorkshire Ward 2 (428) 6, Greenfield 1 (305) 0: D Whitehead 99, D Bramwell 64; A Swords 75, A Ormerod 38, S Beswick 98; C Bradley 57, R kershaw 78; R Cotton 74, J Turner 71. Crib 1-3, Darts 4-2.