Cot ‘A’ target treble tonic

SNOOKER: LITTLE Cot ‘A’ are on course to land the treble in the the Oldham Amateur Snooker League.

The main title is already in the bag — they finished clear of nearest rivals High Crompton despite losing their last game of the season — and are now setting their sights on the cards crown and snooker team knock-out final.

The fight for top honours in the Cards League will go to a play-off as Little Cot ‘A’ and Royton Band ended the campaign locked together.

The team knock-out final is against Blue Club ‘B’ at North Chadd on Thursday, May 19.

Returning to the Snooker League, High Crompton finished strongly to claim runner-up spot in their first season.

Nick Broadbent’s 37 break helped St Paul’s to a 4-2 victory over Springbank ‘B’, while Springbank ‘A’ wrapped up the season in style with a 6-0 whitewash of Chadderton Reform to claim fourth place.

Academy doubles up
OLDHAM Snooker Academy is celebrating a double success in the Manchester League.

Following the ‘C’ team’s success in Division Two, the ‘B’ side staged a late rally to lift the Division One title, securing 5-2, 7-0 , 6-1 and 7-0 wins to claim top honours.

The combination of Dr Majid Ali, M Ehsan, Tanveer Hussain and Shuja Riaz were too good in the most recent whitewash over Reddish Cons ‘A’.

Academy ‘A’ lost three straight matches at one stage, but ended the season on a high note with a 5-2 defeat of Moor Club (Stockport). Craig Atherton, M Nisar and Ian Atherton were the winners.