Buckley loses Roses battle at Moorside

WELL DONE, MATE: Andrew Buckley (right) congratulates Ashley Daykin after the Yorkshireman’s success.

BOWLS:

NIMBLE Nook star Andrew Buckley was denied by Huddersfield’s Ashley Daykin in the final of the Moorside Classic.

Daykin won the War Of The Roses final and top prize of £700 with a 21-16 verdict.

Earlier, Buckley had beaten Robert Hitchen 21-17, Nigel Hodkinson 21-16 and Graeme Wilson 21-18.

Daykin reached the final with a a 21-18 verdict against Buckley’s Nook team-mate Darren Griffiths, a 21-13 victory over Lee Heaton and 21-13 dismissal of Yorkshire county team-mate Liam Griffin in the semi-final.

Last-16 casualties included Springbank’s Steve Copeland, who was beaten 21-20 by Hodkinson, Paul Leah (Waterloo and Taunton), who lost 21-17 to Wilson, and Nook’s Matt Gillies, a 21-11 loser against Callum Wraight.



ENTRIES are invited for the £740 Delph men’s singles, sponsored by Harold Stock and Co. and The Old Bell Inn, Delph

Heats will be held on Friday, August 31, September 7 and 14 (6.30pm) and Saturday, September 15 (1pm).

To enter, ring John Atkinson on (0161) 681 2486 or Dave Carpenter on 07730 583194.



FINALS of the Failsworth Bowling League Merit will be held at Springbank BC on Sunday (start and strike-out noon, no practice).



SADDLEWORTH League delegates will meet at Lees and Hey tonight (8pm) when trophies should be returned, presentation tickets will be handed out and Tweed Cup entries (£3) accepted.








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