CBC back on top

AMATEUR SNOOKER:

VICTORIES of 5-1 and 4-2 have put CBC back on top of the Oldham Amateur Snooker League but its getting tight at the top with just five points separating the top five teams.

Springbank A were helped to a 4-2 victory over Moss Inn B thanks to a 43 break from Rodger Ward but, in his absence, they were held to a 3-3 draw by Oldham Boro A.

Moss Inn B bounced back from their 4-2 defeat at the hands of Springbank A by recording an emphatic 6-0 victory at Little Cot A.

Deaf B remain within striking distance of the league leaders thanks to a 5-1 victory at home to Chadderton Reform.

Blue Club B (307) 3, Deaf A (299) 3: AJ Stafford 79, I Thompson 51; A Gartside 52, P Randall 69; K Bamford 69, D Shadford 57; P Gartside 56, M Smith 58, W Hilton 51, P Thompson 64. Cards 1-3.

Deaf B (363) 5, Chadd Reform (301) 1: R Scott 73, LJ Slater 41; S Smith 70, R Gilder 68; D Atkin 35, B Scholey 64; D Reece 101, N Price 46; MJ Smith 84, D Smyth 82. Cards 3-1.

Little Cot A (249) 0, Moss Inn B (406) 6: D Newton 43, G Dawson 89; M Kennedy 46, S Bramwell 80; D Balcerzak 35, D Bramwell 85; M Healy 73, B Fletcher 83; S Connell 52, D Dawson 69. Cards 3-1.

Moss Inn A 9364) 4, Little Cot B (296) 2: Patrick Grogan 69, I Miller 63; J Weldon 67, A Street 68; R Bedford 78, J Stewart 45; P Cunniffe 93, K Barratt 42; B Cunniffe 57, J Heywood 78. Cards 1-3.

Moss Inn C 9342) 2, Stanley Road (350) 4: D Hornblow 58, K Halliwell 78; S Curley 61, S Jones 58; A Hopkinson 70, M Merrington 82; A Hopkinson 92, S Hubbert Jnr 55; C Hopkinson 43, S Hubbert Snr 77. Cards 1-3.

Nimble Nook (363) 4, Blue Club A (343) 2: S Schofield 66, S Bennici 75; I Kirkham 82, S Holmes 70; J Courtney 65, R White 53; A Soubieski 81, J Whitworth 60; T Prince 69, L Fletcher 85. Cards 4-0.

North Chadd (298) 2, CBC (316) 4: J McGloclin 45, P Ashton 83; G Headland 62, P Duffy 65; S Palmer 43, G Wilson 69; P Divine 77, P Ashworth 46; S Jones Jnr 71, P West 53. Cards 1-3.

Oldham Boro B (293) 2, Springbank B (321) 4: T Mills 43, D Carr 84; G Pitt 75, P Mellor 80; B lees 34, J Murray 94; C Bailey 75, G Shaw 19; M Lees 66, J Woolley 44. Cards 2-2.

Springbank A (331) 3, Oldham Boro A (350) 3: L Wolfenden 43, F Street 80; M Hands 73, J Hilton 72, K Joncyk 87, J Costello 59; P Wolfenden 46, P Kaminski 92; J Joncyk 82, G Salt 47. Cards 1-3.

Three C’s (310) 1, St Pauls (335) 5: P Watkinson 49, M Meaden 53; A Mellor 57, D Goodinson 68; M Clynes 46, P Durr 94; T Shepard 79, N Broadbent 84; C Tanahill 79, C Harvey 36. Cards 1-3.


ROYTON Cons had a fine 6-0 win over Cartshaft to put them just two points behind league leaders Tara Leisure in the Saw-Tech Shaw Snooker League.

Tara were away at Comrades A and won 4-2 in a close match with three games going to a black ball.

League meeting tomorrow (8pm) at Crompton Cons.

Moss Inn (328) 5, Comrades B (297) 1: P Grogan 74, C Sladen 61; J Weldon 66, M Taylor 64; S Bramwell 63; M Evans 34; P Cunniffe 42, S Walker 97; B Fletcher 83, L Patterson 41. Cards 4-1, Darts 5-0.

Crompton Cons (326) 1, Cricket (396) 5: S Shearing 63, A Bigland 65; D Walton 58, D Allen 118; B Young 80, A Fearns 87; G Jackson 60, I Hewitt 78; P Horton 65, G Rigby 48. Cards 3-2, Darts 3-2.

Comrades A (351) 2, Tara Leisure (356) 4: A Motorshead 70, M Keating 77; N Billington 73, S Mills 78; M Hobbs 55, C Keating 88; D Colton 77, R Taylor 71; T Higginbottom 76, J Keating 42. Cards 3-2, Darts 4-1.

Royton Cons (361) 0, Cartshaft (245) 0: A Bamford 68, D Trainer 55; W Timperley 57, M Simms 52; T Kieley 73, N Clarke 51; S Fairhurst 30, C Jones 28; P Lever 93, J Whitworth 59. Cards 3-2 Darts 2-3.


Academy go clear

OLDHAM Snooker Academy ‘A’ stormed 15 points clear at the top of the Manchester Snooker League with an emphatic 7-0 win over Wythenshawe.

In-form Ian Atherton, Sajid Zamurd, Mick Smith, who is back in the team following a foot operation, Craig Atherton and Khalid Mahmood were victorious.

Zamurd remains at the head of the league’s individual rankings, while Atherton is up to fourth.

Nearest rivals Hazel Grove were beaten 6-1.

Academy ‘B’ are riding high in their division — they lead by nine points — after exacting revenge over Frames (Hyde).

They swept aside their opponents, the only team to beat them so far this season, 5-2. But it could so easily have been a whitewash as two of the frames were decided on the black.






DELEGATES in the Thwaites Brewery Crompton League meet at the Dog & Partridge tonight (8.30) when registrations are needed for the under-25s and ladies knock-outs.



The latter competition is this Sunday (register 12.30, draw/strike-out 1pm) at The Star.