Leading role for Road

SNOOKER: STANLEY Road lead the way in the Oldham Amateur Snooker Legaue after a 4-2 win at Nimble Nook.

Blue Club ‘B’, in second place, returned to form with a 5-1 victory at Little Cot ‘A’, for whom Martin Kennedy hit a 41 break to prevent a whitewash.

Results —

Blue Club ‘A’ (302) 3, Moss Inn ‘B’ (342) 3: J Whitworth 54, D Bramwell 97; R White 57, S Bramwell 98; S Bennici 62, B Fletcher 56; L Fletcher 66, G Dawson 40; S Holmes 63, D Dawson 51.

Cards 2-2

Chadd Reform (347) 5, Springbank ‘B’ (343) 1: R Gilder 75, M Lightfoot 66; N Price 75, J Murray 68; J Harland 38, J Woolley 77; D Smyth 74, P Mellor 67; B Scholey 85, M Gabbott 65.

Cards 0-4

Deaf ‘B’ (337) 3, North Chadd (325) 3: D Atkin 51, G Headland 62; R Scott 63, S Palmer 79; D Smith 82, P Divine 48; D Reece 57, A Smith 84; MJ Smith 84, J McGlochin 52.

Cards 0-4

Little Cot ‘A’ (305) 1, Blue Club ‘B’ (373) 5: D Newton 67, K Bamford 68; M Kennedy 88, D Murray 53; M Healy 50, A J Stafford 94; S Connell 52, A Gartside 83; D Balcerzak 48, W Hilton 75.

Cards 3-1

Moss Inn ‘A’ (356) 5, Oldham Boro ‘B’ (310) 1: J Maher 63, M Lees 50; R Bedford 76, C Bailey 39; J Weldon 53, J Shannon 90; B Cunnliffe 91, I Saint 73; P Grogan 73, B Lees 58.

Cards 4-0

Nimble Nook (331) 2, Stanley Road (390) 4: N Merry 49, K Halliwell 96, N Oswick 54, R Hickman 84; A Soubieski 74, G Hickman 54; J Courtney 86, S Hubbert Jnr 76; I Kirkham 68, M Merrington 80.

Cards 4-0

Oldham Boro ‘A’ (395) 4, Little Cot ‘B’ (361) 2: G Salt 67, A Street 75; J Hilton 89, I Miller 78; F Street 88, S Gurden 85, J Costello 68, J Stewart 80; P Kaminski 83, K Barratt 43.

Cards 2-2

Springbank ‘A’ (334) 4, Moss Inn ‘C’ (278) 2: K Joncyk 65, S Callaghan 55; J Joncyk 58, C Hopkinson 64; M Hands 75, Alex Hopkinson 81; P Wolfenden 68, S Curley 47; L Wolfenden 68, A Hopkinson Jnr 31.

Cards 3-1

St Paul’s (373) 5, Deaf ‘A’ (302) 1: P Broadbent 59, L Bates 98; D Goodinson 75, P Randall 65; N Broadbent 75, I Thompson 53; M Meaden 81, P Thompson 38; P Durr 83, P Harvey 48.

Cards 3-1

Three C’s (363) 4, CBC (279) 2: P Watkinson 54, P Ashton 88; C Tanahill 68, P Ashworth 52; M Clynes 90 90, G Wilson 48; A Mellor 95, P Duffy 27; T Shepherd 56, W Inman 64.

Cards 0-4.


Title joy for ‘A’ team

OLDHAM Snooker Academy ‘A’ clinched the Manchester Snooker League title after a 5-2 win at home to Belle Vue.

Craig Atherton, Martin McGuiness and Ian Atherton (65 break) were victorious.

The ‘B’ team are closing in on top honours. They lead by seven points with one game to go — they play host to third-placed Reddish Cons ‘B’ — after a 5-2 win at in-form Chorlton.

Winners for Oldham were Naveed Mohammed, Tanveer Hussain and Nadeem Hussain.


Leisure land top honours

TARA Leisure are celebrating the Saw-Tech Shaw Snooker League title after a 4-2 win over Cricket.

Results —

Comrades ‘B’ (410) 5, Crompton Cons (274) 1: A Barrass 63, S Shearing 72; M Taylor 127, D Horton 43; S Walker 70, D Walton 51; C Sladen 72, P Horton 42; L Patterson 78, S Jackson 66.

Cards 4-1, Darts 2-3.

Cartshaft (346) 4, Comrades ‘A’ (343) 2: T Birch 70, A Mottershead 75; L Navesey 34, M Hobbs 73; N Clarke 73, D Howe 67; G Leech 97, F Sutherland 64; D Smith 72, T Higginbottom 64.

Cards 2-3, Darts 2-3.

Moss Inn (429) 4, Royton Cons (302) 2: S Bramwell 121, L Burgess 54; T Connolly 64, W Timperley 49; P Cunniffe 64, D Wood 67; R Bedford 122, A Carter 62; J Weldon 58, P Lever 70.

Cards 1-4. Darts 4-1.

Tara Leisure (455) 4 Cricket (284) 2: M Keating 72, D Allen 91; S Blombley 81, I Hewitt 49; G Moreton 62, A Bigland 80; W Clarke 112, E Aspinall 49; C North 128, J Mills 15.

Cards 3-2, North 2-3.

Knock-out draw: 1, Crompton Cons (handicaps: snooker 87, darts 10) v Comrades (snooker 57, darts 10); 2, Moss Inn (snooker 18, darts 225) v Comrades ‘B’ (snooker 75, darts 170); 3, Tara Leisure (snooker scratch, darts 200) v Royton Cons (snooker 21, darts 160); 4, Cricket (snooker 63, darts 100) v Cartshaft (snooker 111, darts scratch).

Next round: 1 v 4; 2 v 3.


Oldham and District Snooker League

FINAL results and tables from the Oldham and District Snooker League are —

Snooker

St George’s ‘A’ (236) 2, Waterhead ‘B’ (240) 1: K Brannick 69, K Sharp 46; R Tait 63, G Bearpark 54; G Owen 59, D Makin 69; H Miller 45, P Bennion 71.

St Marks (191) 2, Shaw BL ‘B’ (205) 2: S Bolton 69, A Turner 61; D Hartley 48, P Buckley 31; T Ogden 22, I Wilson 83; T Jump 52, B Shirreff 30.

Werneth Park ‘A’ (237) 2, Newton Heath ‘B’ (242) 3: B Madden 77, P Hulme 68; A Whiteley 39, M Kenyon 58; A Marsden 60, G Brennan 76; H Wrigley 61, C Bradshaw 40.

Waterhead ‘A’ (278) 5, St George’s ‘B’ (178) 0: D Alston 60, F Evans 49; M Miskiewicz 78, B Lewis 50; N Hampson 65, H Young 33; B Campbell 75, G MacDonald 46.

Shaw RBL ‘A’ (204) 1, Healds Green (231) 4: G Kelly 37, M Keating 56; S Foy 49, J Collins 14; H Tetlow 73, P Keating 59; M Whittle 45, E Kinsey 50.

Newton Heath ‘A’ (237) 1, Werneth ‘B’ (253) 4: A Marr 63, H Anderson 78; C Leader 65, D Standley 72; S Connell 47, A Cocker 48; W Marr 62, W Connell 55.


KNOCK-OUT FINAL

Shaw RBL A 197, Waterhead A 254: G Kelly 49, D Alston 74; S Bramwell 28, M Miskiewicz 64; S Foy 57, N Hampson 85; M Whittle 63, W Campbell 31.


RUDD TROPHY FINAL

Newton Heath A 0, Newton Heath B 3: G Leader 133, M Kenyon 150; W Marr 83, P Hulme 150; A Marr 137, G Brennan 150.