Leisurely stroll for leaders

SNOOKER:

TARA Leisure have moved four points clear at the top of the Saw-Tech Shaw Snooker League following their 5-1 defeat of Crompton Cons, G Jackson preventing a whitewash in the final frame.

Moss Inn are second after beating Cartshaft 4-2, but Royton Cons are sharing that position with them after defeating Comrades ‘B’ 5-1.

Results:

Cricket (318) 2, Comrades A (344) 4: D Allen 63, A Motorshead 92; A Bigland 87, T Higginbottom 47; I Hewitt 58, M Hobbs 61; J Mills 36, D Colton 82; G Rigby 74, R Bibby 62. Cards 4-1, Darts 3-2.

Tara Leisure (401) 4, Crompton Cons (294) 1: C Lord 78, S Shearing 36; R Taylor 77, D Horton 70; M Keating 95, A Young 68; J Keating 101, P Horton 41; W Clarke 50, G Jackson 79. Cards 3-2, Darts 4-1.

Cartshaft (346) 2, P Grogan (388) 4: W O’Grady 54, P Grogan 109; N Clarke 71, S Bramwell 95; D Smith 91, P Cunniffe 64; L Navesey 83, A Kellett 57; C Jones 47, B Fletcher 63. Cards 4-1. Darts 5-0.

Comrades B (279) 1, Royton Cons (385) 5: M Taylor 99, I Ridgeway 42; L Patterson 38, W Timperley 87; C Sladin 59, A Bamford 77; M Evans 30, P Lever 91; A Barrass 53, T Kiely 88. Cards 5-0, Darts 3-2.




Shaw aces hold their nerve



SHAW British Legion players were in top form as they registered a 5-0 victory over St Georges in the snooker section of the Oldham and District Billiards and Snooker League.



Most of the frames were closely-contested, but G Kelly, S Fox, M Whittle and H Tetlow held their nerve to complete the whitewash.

Results:

SNOOKER

St Georges A (237) 0, Shaw British Legion (278) 5: B Crossley 56, G Kelly 67; K Brannick 50, S Fox 52; H Carter 54, M Whittle 71; H Miller 77, H Tetlow 88.

Werneth Park A (229) 3, Healds Green (219) 2: A Marsden 52, K Murray 67; A Whiteley 61, E Kinsey 25; B Madden 77, M Keating 57; H Wrigley 39, P Keating 70.

High Crompton C C (211) 2, Waterhead B (236) 1: A Bamford 44, K Sharp 36; J Cook 54, D Makin 66; F Dixon 47, G Bearpark 69; R Hobbs 66, P Bennion 65.

St Marks (253) 4, Werneth Park B (210) 1: S Bolton 107, T Queenan 59; D Hartley 40, D Standley 72; T Ogden 51, K Tootill 29; T Jump 55, H Anderton 50.

Waterhead B (240) 2, Waterhead A (233) 3: P Bennion 62, D Alston 71; K Sharp 37, M Miskiewicz 65; D Makin 45, W Campbell 52; H Buckley 96, N Hampson 45.

Waterhead A (254) 1, Newton Heath A (229) 2: D Alston 54, G Leader 59; M Miskiewicz 55, S Connell 56; N Hampson 87, W Marr 58; W Campbell 58, A Marr 56.

Newton Heath B (271) 3, St Georges B (253) 2: M Kenyon 47, B Lewis 68; P Hulme 88, G MacDonald 52; G Brennan 80, F Evans 41; C Bradshaw 56, R Brown 72.

BILLIARDS

Newton Heath B (382) 0, Newton Heath A (4): G Brennan 142, P Hulme 150; M Kenyon 121, W Marr 150; C Bradshaw 119, A Marr 150.

Newton Heath A (450) 4, St Georges (399) 0: A Marr 150, H Miller 146; S Connell 150, F Evans 111; W Marr 150, G McDonald 143.

British Legion (376) 0, Newton Heath B (450) 4: J Robinson 123, M Kenyon 150; D Grayson 120, C Bradshaw 150; M Whittle 133, G Brown 150.

Werneth Park (450) 4, St Marks (321) 0: H Wrigley 150, D Hartley 114; B Madden 150, T Ogden 103; P Barratt 150, S Bolton 104.