Ellis on winning streak

BOWLS:  

GARY Ellis continued his fine start to the bowling season with victory in the Fred Hulme Memorial Trophy at Houldsworth WMC.

The Nimble Nook and Tonge star defeated his good friend, Paul Dudley, 21-16 in the final after recording a 21-12 semi-final verdict against Gareth Gwilliam.

Dudley defeated John Hignett 21-14 in his semi-final.



THE draw for this year’s Green Final Bowling Handicap, sponsored by the Oldham Evening Chronicle, is below. There will be one qualifier at each venue.

FRIDAY, JUNE 6

CROMPTON: S Fielding, handicap 2 (Friezland); J Mountford 4 (Moorside); P Gleave 3, S Mellor 2, M Fisher 5 (Nimble Nook); K Gledhill 3 (Royton Cricket); P Heap 2 (Springbank); D Rae 4 (Uppermill);

MOORSIDE: D Hibbert 4 (Ashton Cricket); B Raynor 4 (Cot); N Lees 4 (Dobcross); K McHugh 2 (Hopwood); C Kewley 5, F Cassidy 2 (Nimble Nook); B Cooper 5 (Royton Cricket); L Kewley 3 (Springbank).

NIMBLE NOOK: D Carpenter 3 (Delph); M Allingan 4 (Moorside); J Rudkin 4 (Newton Heath WMC); M Dwayre 2, B Gledhill 2, Z Stott 2 (Royton Cricket); A Hodson 2, W McDermott 2 (Springbank);

ROYTON CRICKET: S Cawley 2 (Friezland); M Foskett 2, D Griffiths (scr), A Smallwood 4, E Worthington 2 (Nimble Nook); C Bradbury 3 (Springhead Libs); N Armstrong 3 (St Paul’s); P Fielding 2 (Syke).



FRIDAY, JUNE 13

CROMPTON: I Rigney 4, S Rigney 5 (Hollinwood Cricket); G Woolley 4 (Moorside); C Lane 2 (Nimble Nook); C Brooks 2, I Gorbutt 2 (Royton Cricket); S Copeland 2 (Springbank); K Kirby 2 (Syke).

MOORSIDE: R Nisbet 2 (Nimble Nook); J Ashton 2, R Crossley 3, G Stanley 2 (Royton Cricket); D O'Brien 2 (Springbank); J Owen 4 (Stanley Road); B Stapleton 2 (Syke); A Whiteley 4 (Wrigley Mill).

NIMBLE NOOK: L Schofield 2, M Warhurst 2 (Friezland); D Mountford 4 (Moorside); A Taylor 2 (Royton Cricket); A Bidwell 3, Martin Hodson 2, J Pertoldi 5 (Springbank); B Carr 3 (Springhead Libs).

ROYTON CRICKET: W Flanagan 4 (Dog & Partridge); J Lord 3 (Delph); Scott McHugh 3 (Hopwood); G Flint 2, M Gillies 1 (Nimble Nook); L Chambers 3, G Smedley 2 (Springbank); J Wade 2 (Syke).