County set’s big day out

CHARLIE Roberts (left) of Waterloo and Taunton receives the Saddleworth League’s Tweed Cup from league president Tom Charlton, with David Robinson (Nimble Nook), the man he beat in the final at Hollinwood Cricket and Bowling Club, looking on.

Greater Manchester to face champions in women’s semi-final

LOCAL bowlers produced a starring role as Greater Manchester women defeated North Shropshire by 34 chalks in Sunday’s County Championship match.

Eileen Dawson (21-10), Alma Tickle (21-12), Chris Kewley (21-17), Janelle Pertoldi (21-15) and Karen Houlston (21-14) were successful in the home leg at Delph as Manchester won 248-178. Joan Horton and Diane Bowler both played with credit to be edged out 21-20.

Manchester lost 209-173 in the away leg, but were comfortable winners of the overall aggregate to make it four wins from as many group games.

Greater Manchester will take on last year’s champions Warwickshire in the semi-finals.

GARY Ellis is the runaway leader in the money-winning stakes this season after picking up another £1,000 with victory in the Freeport Fleetwood Bowling Classic.
In a repeat of the Waterloo Spring Classic final which he won, Ellis defeated Blackpool’s Darren Edmondson 21-11.

Earlier, he had beaten his Tonge team-mate Andrew Cairns 21-15 in the quarter-finals and Kevin Boon (Congleton) 21-14 in the semis.

FAILSWORTH’S Lee Lawton reached the finals of the Moorside Classic with a 21-14 third-round verdict over Colin Brooks (Royton).
Other third-round scores: Chris Brown 21, Kerry Morris 19; Dave Gwilliam 21, Darren Plenderleith 20; Robert Hitchen 18, Mark Ferris 21.

Heats continue later this week.

Thursday (6.30pm): Paul Heap v Mark Foster; Steve Gaynor v Chris Mordue; Callum Wraight v lee Cavill; Paul Dudley v Keith McHugh; Tony Riley v Richie Goddard Jason White v Kevin Ellis; Martin Hodson v John Pearson; Glynn Storer v Ashley Daykin.

Friday (6.30pm): Roy Nicholson v Colin Leishman; Steve Brown v Phil Cookson; Chris Hill v Liam Griffin; Clive Chapman v Phil Wakefield; Jack Hargreaves v Craig Gant; Mike Sweeney v Gareth Nicholson; Larry Wells v Andy Whittaker; Warren Wilson v Gary Cooper.

NOEL Burrows, one of the game’s greatest-ever players and ambassadors, has won the All-England Merit at the age of 66.

The Stockport Merit champion rolled back the years with a vintage display at Fleetwood which culminated in a 21-16 final defeat of Derbyshire champion Andrew Spragg.

THE draw for the preliminary round of the Oldham Veterans League’s Jack Fitton pairs, to be played on Friday, August 6 (1pm), is:

Delph

D Williams & B Chapman (Chadderton Hall Park); B P Winterburn & M Bagley (Lees & Hey); K Fletcher & A Smallwood, P Gemmell & P Gartside (Nimble Nook); J Lyons & B Sheridan (North Chadderton); V Flanagan & T Meadowcroft (Royton Park); B Clark & B Biggins (Springbank) B O’Neill & J Thornley (Springhead Libs); L Stokoe & D Naylor (Werneth Cricket).

Moorside

K Platt & P Aspinall (Chadderton Hall Park); B Yates & S Crabtree (Crompton); I Fitton & R Morris (Dunwood Park); R Mack & B Bramall (Nimble Nook); R Barber & R Kelly (North Chadderton); B Astley & G Creighton, J Ramsbottom & T Hunt (Royton Cricket); W Mc Dermott & T Bland (Springbank); J O’Neill & D Morris (Springhead Libs); H Wrigley & A Marsden (Werneth Park).

Royton Park
L Boone & B Foster (Chadderton Hall Park); J Wolfenden & J Lockwood (Dobcross); D Orcher & K Lang (Moorside); M Byrne & J Lane (Nimble Nook); W Connolly & F Royle (North Chadderton); R Butler & D Aspin (Royton Cricket); A Bidwell & W Flanagan, A Jackson & A Schofield (Springbank); J Ashton & T Rogers (Springhead Libs);

Stanley Road
A Wynn & R Menzies (Chadderton Hall Park); J Foster & J Whitmore (Delph); E Murphy & A Andrew (Falconers Arms); E Davies & K Jackson (Fitton Park); P Rowling & J Owen (Higher Failsworth Park); A Ashton & B Hart (Nimble Nook); S Bentley & D Lord, J Mountford & R Nally (North Chadderton); O Wild & B Cooper (Springbank); C Bradbury & R Carr (Springhead Libs)

DAVID Copeland and his son Jonathan (Chadderton) lost 21-17 to Peter Craig and Andrew Cairns (Syke) in the third round of the Thwaites men’s pairs at Norden BC.

There are still a few vacancies in the Your Choice men’s singles on Sundays August 22 and 29, and September 5 and 12. The finals will be held on Sunday, September 19.

For more details, ring Steve or Jean on 01706 527219 or 0776 7674699.