Nook trio’s Waterloo challenge

Alan Bidwell receives the cup from President Bill Connolly (left).

BOWLS: NIMBLE Nook trio Jonathan Copeland, Colin Lane and Gary Ellis carry local hopes in the Waterloo Spring Handicap finals in Blackpool on Sunday (9.30am start).

The draw is:
Bob Brown, Darren Edmondson, Graeme Wilson, Michael Leach, Mike Geraghty, Ian Howell, Dave Phillips, Chris Hill - byes.

Ben Phillips v Ian Nicholson; John Hodson v Glynn Cookson; Kevin Nixon v Darren Stevenson; Martin Bacon v Keith McHugh.

Chris Ashton v Chris Mordue; Peter Hawkes v Tommy King; Jamie Dunn v Jonathan Copeland; James Grimston v Phil Clinton,

Tom Palmer v Richie Goddard; Simon Coupe v Anthony Gartside; Ray Broadfield v Andy Milsom; Dave Burdett v Darren Smith.

Matty Gilmore v Ant Aldridge; Kerry Morris v Steve Pratt; Michael McDonnell v Gary Ellis; Harvey Birch v Alan Jones.

John Hignett jnr v Andy Murray; Andrew Owen v Duncan Reeves; Chris Ward v Brendan Brady; Andy Cairns v Alan Bailey.

Albert Prescott v Carl Armitage; Geoff Telford v Colin Lane; Scott Fisher v Nick Hughes; Roy Foster v Mark Holmes.




A bid well executed



ALAN Bidwell made home advantage count in the finals of the Oldham Veterans’ League’s Farrow Cup, played at Springbank.



Bidwell beat Dave Farrell (Friezland) 21-17 in the final, after defeating team-mate Barrie Clark 21-7 in the semi-finals.

In the other semi, Farrell edged out Bob Nisbet (Nimble Nook) 21-20.

The quarter-final scores were: Clark 21, J Mountford (North Chadderton) 11; G Wrigley (Delph) 19, Bidwell 21; L Stokoe (Werneth) 13, Farrell 21; T Rogers (Springhead) 17, Nisbet 21.