County finish in style

GREATER Manchester bowlers completed their County Championship programme with a narrow victory over the Potteries.

They won the home leg, at Hopwood Unionist, by 243-217 but lost the away leg, at Birches Head Hotel, Stoke, 21-3-236.

However, that gave them victory overall by 456 to 453.

Results:

Home (Greater Manchester first): Darren Griffiths 21, Dean Ferris 17; Matt Gillies 21, Andrew Owen 15; Jonathan Copeland 21, Barry Booth 19; Jimmy Derby 21, Anthony shaw 17; Jack Hargreaves 18, Joe Williamson 21; Paul Heap 21, Gary Owen 18; Andy Buckley 21, Kerry Morris 16; Paul Leah 18, Darren Clutton 21; Nick Brooks 21, Nick Tideswell 17; Steve Copeland 21, John Simpson 15; Peter Craig 21, Mark Ferris 20; Mary Dwayre 18, Paul Phillips 21.

Away: Andy Cairns 21, Joe Melvin 10; Nigel Greenhalgh 19, Lee Dale 21; David Walker 15, Richard Burgess 21; Mike Gee 21, Martin Hallam 20; Ryan Goodman 7, Peter Hulse 21; Lee Turner 19, Phil Burndred 21; Glen Beeley 16, Matt Stevenson 21 ; Matt Garbett 16, Martin Simcock 21; Chris Haynes 19, Tony Porter 21; Colin Price 21, Fred Donaldson 18; Gary Ellis 21, Lew Brown 20; Gareth Gwilliam 16, Paul Charlesworth 21.


THE Saddleworth Bowling League’s Law Swallow Cup reaches the quarter-final stage on Thursday when the ties are:

Nimble Nook (25) V Church Inn (15) at Royton Cricket; Shaw Comrades (60) v Milnrow Memorial (24) at Friezland new; Friezland A v Waterloo B (34) at Shaw Comrades; High Crompton (38) v Crompton A (2) at Friezland old.