Title race hots up in ‘A’ division

BOWLS:

SPRINGBANK and Waterloo and Taunton are facing a nailbiting end-of-season battle to decide the winners of the Inbev Winter Bowling League’s ‘A’ division title.

Springbank did their chances no harm at the weekend with a 10-1 dismissal of Nimble Nook and 9-2 victory over Royle.

With one fixture remaining, they are seven points clear of Waterloo, who have a game in hand.

Waterloo overcame a potentially-tricky fixture against Hopwood, recording a 9-2 victory despite a rare defeat for Graeme Wilson at the hands of Clive Chapman.

Lees/Springhead, leaders of the ‘B’ division, had five losers against Vixens, but still managed to clinch the aggregate and win 6-5 thanks to 21-4 verdicts from B Reddyoff and A Cooke.

Scores —


‘A’ DIVISION

Hopwood (121) 2 Waterloo and Taunton (159) 9: R Goodman 21 L Lawton 13, B Cosgrove 7 A Critchlow 21, C Chapman 21 G I Wilson 20, M Heselwood 14 C Roberts 21, T Fahy 17 A Walker 21, M Keegan 18 L Turner 21, K McHugh 14 D Walker 21, S McHugh 9 C Heyes 21.

Nimble Nook (118) 1 Springbank (162) 10: A Comer 18 A Hodson 21, R Ankers 9 J Hynes 21, R Price 18 D Crabtree 21, D Booth 12 Martin Hodson 21, B Nisbet 11 L Roberts 21, J Apps 11 G Smedley 21, S Mellor 18 B Stapleton 21, B Seville 21 C Lane 15.

New Street (137) 3 Royle (139) 8: K Newbury 21 E Davies 16, R J Lorimer 13 A Rushton 21, A Cairns 13 M Clough 21, M Holden 21 T Hedderman 10, C Whittaker 17 M Gillies 21, L Toth 17 D Murray 21, D Moulton 14 P Fielding 21, M Prosser 21 N Brooks 8.

Royle (128) 2 Springbank (149) 9: T Hedderman 19 J Hynes 21, M Clough 14 L Roberts 21, P Fielding 21 B Stapleton 12, A Rushton 13 A Hodson 21, E Davies 10 Martin Hodson 21, N Brooks 21 D Crabtree 11, D Murray 19 W McDermott 21, M Gillies 11 G Smedley 21.


‘B’ DIVISION

Failsworth (141) 3 Stalybridge (153) 8: G Goldrick 16 C Lindfield 21, M Burgess 21 L Vincent 20, B Yates 20 S J Vincent 21, J Fox 17 D Winder 21, J Melia 19 P McGuiness 21, B Corr 21 S Vincent 15, K Cromwell 6 D McGuiness 21, J Halliwell 21 T Wood 13.

Dogwood (118) 0 Prestwich (168) 11: D Naylor 12 S Cameron 21, J Lewis 19 J Davies 21, G Hallsor 16 S Morley 21, D Brierley 16 A Conchie 21, P Heighway 11 G Martin 21, R Crossley 19 D Palmer 21, A Simpson 6 S Blaymire 21, A Bonter 19 I Luckett 21.

Vixens (130) 5 Lees/Springhead (151) 6: P Norton 21 T Rogers 16, B Flanagan 4 B Reddyoff 21, J Raynor 4 A Cooke 21, D Fish 21 P Roberts 20, M Harrington 21 M Mclean 20, B Cooper 21 J Ashton 14, A Burgess 21 W Roberts 18, C Kewley 17 P Edwards 21.

Vixens (131) 3 Prestwich (138) 8: D Fish 21 A Conchie 3, M Harrington 14 S Morley 21, P Norton 20 J Davies 21, A Burgess 21 S Cameron 20, B Cooper 20 D Palmer 10, A Woolley 14 G Martin 21, S Winterburn 4 S Blaymire 21, C Kewley 16 I Luckett 21.



ENTRIES continue to be taken for the British Aerospace Open at the Lancaster Club, Failsworth.

Heats will be held on Monday to Thursday, March 22-25, with the finals on Friday, March 26.

For further details, contact Brian Hart on (0161) 682 6276.