Brian bidding to retain title

Brian Raynor with the Chronicle trophy

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CHADDERTON Cot’s Brian Raynor will begin the defence of his Oldham Evening Chronicle Bowling Handicap title at Moorside next Friday.

The opening night of this year’s competition also features play at North Chadderton, Nimble Nook and Stanley Road.

Players and venues in this year’s competition are —

JUNE 1

North Chadderton: C Lane 2, E Worthington 2 (Nimble Nook); K Gledhill 4, M Dwayre 2 (Royton Cricket); S Mullington 2 (Spotland); M O’Neill 2 (Springbank); R Kelly 3 (Hollinwood Cricket); W Usher 2 (Hopwood).

Moorside: L Kewley 3 (Springbank); B Seville 2, G McMahon 2, P Gleave 2 (Nimble Nook); A Taylor 3 (Royton Cricket); B Raynor 1 (Cot); A Whiteley 3 (Wrigley Mill); P Craig 2 (Syke).

Nimble Nook: G Woolley 2, W Flanagan 3, Martin Hodson 2 (Springbank); G Stanley 3, J Ramsbottom 3 B Cooper 5 (Royton Cricket); P Guilfoyle 3 (Delph); J Owen 4 (Stanley Road); B Sowerby 2 (Spotland); N Slater 2 (Whitworth).

Stanley Road: C Kewley 5 (Nimble Nook); D Mountford 3 (North Chadderton); D Aspin 4, C Brooks 3, R Crossley 4 (Royton Cricket); M Coleman 4 (Phoenix); M Hall 4 (Hollinwood Cricket); A Eames 2 (Hopwood); N Armstrong 3 (St Pauls); R Horrocks 4 (Crompton).

JUNE 8

North Chadderton: D Robinson 2, S Copeland 2 (Springbank); D Griffiths 1 (Nimble Nook); J Lord 3, J Atkinson 3 (Delph); R Carr 3, M Allingan 4 (Springhead Libs); B Gledhill 3 (Royton Cricket).

Moorside: M Fisher 5, S Mellor 2 (Nimble Nook); D Carpenter 3 (Delph); D O'Brien 2 (Springbank); J Ashton 3, G Coverdale 3 (North Chadderton); P Roberts 2 (Springhead Libs); P Heap 2 (Springbank).

Nimble Nook: J White 3, D Rae 3 (Delph); A Hodson 2, W McDermott 2 (Springbank); G Flint 3 (North Chadderton); J Rudkin 4 (Newton Heath); C Bradbury 2 (Springhead Libs); L Lawton 2 (Waterloo & Taunton); C Chapman 2 (Hopwood); P Meadowcroft 4 (Unattached).

Stanley Road: F Cassidy 2, M Gillies 2 (Nimble Nook); I Howarth 3 (Delph); L Schofield 3 (Friezland); G Smedley 2, A Bidwell 3 (Springbank); J Thornley 4 (Springhead Libs); I Gorbutt 2 (Royton Cricket); A Cairns 2 (Tonge); I Briggs 2 (Meltham).

Play at each venue starts at 6.45pm, with practice from 6.30pm.

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