Tara bounce back in style

SNOOKER: ROYTON Cons and Tara Leisure, the joint leaders, went head to head in the Saw Tech Shaw Snooker League.

It was advantage Royton after frame one of the top-of-the-table clash, but Tara recovered in style to record a convincing 5-1 win.

Moss Inn, who suffered mixed fortunes with a win and a defeat, are on the heels of the leaders.

They lost 5-1 to Cricket, but overcame Comrades ‘A’ 4-2.

Results are —

Moss Inn (378) 1, Cricket (306) 5: P Grogan 83, A Bigland 63; P Cunniffe 67, D Allen 59; B Fletcher 57, I Hewitt 74; A Kellett 99, J Fisher 60; S Bramwell 72, G Rugby 50.

Cards 1-4. Darts 0-5.

Royton Cons (299) 1, Tara Leisure (391) 5: I Ridgeway 68, G Moreton 56; T Kiely 49, C Lord 94; A Carter 67, R Taylor 83; W Timperley 60; M Keating 80; L Burgess 55, W Clarke 78.

Cards 3-2. Darts 5-0.

Comrades ‘A’ (348) 2, Moss Inn (397) 4: P Washington 74, P Grogan 64; M Hobbs 77, S Bramwell 52; D Butterworth 78, B Fletcher 100; B Fletcher 66, P Grogan 86; D Colton 53, P Cunniffe 95. Cards 2-4. Darts 5-0.

Crompton Cons (324) 3, Cartshaft (305) 3: S Shearing 72, S Cockcroft 53; P Horton 56, L Navesey 58; D Horton 49, N Clarke 91; G Jackson 89, B O’Grady 42; C Sneyd 58, T Birch 61.

Cards 2-3. Darts 2-3.

Comrades ‘A’ (316) 2, Comrades ‘B’ (355) 4: A Motorshead 68, C Sladen 100; T Higginbottom 99, M Taylor 59; D Colton 57, L Patterson 53; M Hobbs 41, S Walker 70; R Bibby 51, A Barrass 73.

Cards 3-2. Darts 4-1.