Hopwood hopes still alive

BOWLS:

HOPWOOD have given themselves an outside chance of winning the Inbev Winter Bowling League’s ‘A’ Division title following their 9-2 defeat of champions Royle at snowbound Chadderton Cot.

In conditions bordering on the farcical, Hopwood adapted better than their rivals in this rearranged match, Clive Chapman leading the way with a 21-5 victory over Dave Murray.

Earlier, North Chadderton defeated Prestwich 10-1 in another rearranged match in the ‘B’ Division, but yesterday’s game between North Chadderton and Lees/Springhead - which should have been played on September 27 - fell victim to the Arctic conditions.

The game will now be played on Boxing Day.

‘A’ DIVISION

Royle (122) 2 Hopwood (162) 9: P Fielding 21 T Fahy 16, M Gillies 16 K McHugh 21, G Coverdale 13 B Cosgrove 21, D Murray 5 C Chapman 21, T Hedderman 11 T Mellor 21, E Davies 20 R Goodman 21, M Clough 21 G Gwilliam 20, A Rushton 15 S McHugh 21.

‘B’ DIVISION

Prestwich (119) 3 North Chadderton (162) 8: J Austin 5 B Sheridan 21, D Palmer 21 L Schofield 16, J Davies 15 D Hoyle 21, S Morley 13 D Mountford 21, S Dixon 9 J Mountford 21, G Martin 21 G Flint 13, S Cameron 20 J Rudkin 21, I Luckett 21 W Holland 9.