Allen’s early title defence

Defending champion Andy Allen

CROMPTON and Royton’s Andy Allen will be in the first group when he starts the defence of the Oldham District Championship at Werneth on Saturday.

Allen, who won on home soil last year, has club-mate Gary Hartley and Brookdale’s Paul Deighton for company.

The full list of tee-off times is -

8am,1pm: P Deighton (B), A Allen (C & R), G Hartley (C & R).

8.08am,1.08pm: M Orme (S), A Hey (W), M Gray (B).

8.16am,1.16pm: C Moore (C & R), B Lewis (O), P Jackson (S).

8.24am,1.24pm: C Cordwell (W), I Morgan (B), R Laurent (C & R).

8.32am,1.32pm: R Furnival (O), E Mills (S), S Daubney (W).

8.40am,1.40pm: J Brice (B), D Norbury (C & R), P Barrington (O).

8.48am,1.48pm: S Pullen (S), L Rowbotham (W), C Cough (B).

8.56am,1.56pm: A Clarke (C & R), T Garrett (O), D Pullen (S).

9.04am, 2.04pm: L Dwayre (W), P Fry (B), M Smith (C & R).

9.12am, 2.12pm: K Suttcliffe (C & R), T Doidge (W), T Ogden (W);.

9.20am, 2.20pm: P Buckley (B), J Morrow (C & R), S O’Leary (O).

9.28am, 2.28pm: M Shaw (C & R), A J Rowbotham (W), M Riley (B).

9.36am, 2.36pm: P Rowbotham (W), P Gough (W), P Bottomley (C & R).

9.44am, 2.44pm: J Wilde (W), S Carroll (B), G Melling (C & R).