Ramsbottom A are twenty one points ahead of their B team on the top of the Premier Division after playing their two outstanding matches. They beat a two man Wharton team 7-2 in which Barry Elliot won the two for Wharton, and followed with an 8-1 victory over their B team whose Brain Clements beat Mark Ramsbottom to claim the one win for the losers. Last week they scored a 6-3 win over Hilton A with all their three players winning two sets, Mark Gibson’s double for Hilton included the scalp of top ten leader Mick Moir, and Ron Pennington added the third. Hilton Tameside in third spot one point behind Rammy B beat St Catherine’s A 5-4 with three wins by Jake Shaw and two by Phil Biggs. Ramsbotom B had a comfortable 8-1 win over Little Lever B with trebles by Derek Yeong and Khamal Hussain, and a double by Brian Clements, David Poytress won the Little Lever set. Wharton won a close match at Little lever a 5-4 with two each from Bob Jackson and Barry Elliott and one from Glen Payne, Ron Durose was unbeaten for the losers. Nigel Hallows trebled for Radcliffe CC who won 6-3 at Burning Desire.
Heaton A who top Division One scraped home 5-4 on their visit to the team in third place Nomads A. Paul and Matt Ward each won two and Steve Barber one for Heaton, with Dennis Collier and Derek Watmough winning two apiece for Nomads. St Catherine’s B ten points adrift of Heaton in second spot beat a two man Hilton B 8-1. Ladybridge A ran out 6-3 winners at Heaton C, with three wins by Lee Davenport, two by Craig Bradbury, and one by Alex Waring, with Dave Scowcroft winning two and Duncan Kay one for Heaton. Ramsbottom D scored an 8-1 win at Heaton B with three apiece by Martin Holt and Ken Hayes and two by Tom Ryan, Barry Dobbins winning the Heaton set.
Grubba Fans and Nomads B are the joint leaders of Division two both on ninety one points. The 6-3 win by Grubba at Heaton D featured three wins by Lukasz Serdiuk, two by Marek Maraszkiewicz, and one by Grzegorz Greda, John Scowcroft winning two and John Cartledge one for Heaton. While Nomads scored maximum points at Ladybridge B. Coburg in third place six points behind won 8-1 at Meadow Hill and followed with a 7-2 victory at Heaton E. Bob Bent and Jim Hewitt trebled at Meadow Hill, as did George Mather at Heaton. Farnworth TTC A won 8-1 at Ladybridge B and followed with a 6-3 win at Hilton E, Rene Seidel trebled in both matches as did Kirit Chauhan against Ladybridge. Hilton C scored a 5-4 victory in a close match with BEN A, John Barker and Chris Naylor each winning two, and Roger Bertrand one for Hilton, John Dodd won two and Mike Heaton and Phil Calvert one apiece for BEN. Mick Dunn was unbeaten for Hilton F who last 5-4 at Meadow Hill A.
St Catherine’s D march on at the top of Division Three, this week with a maximum points win at St Paul ’s Peel, which gives them a cushion of seventeen points over Hilton G in second place. The Hilton team beat Walkden Meths 6-3, with three wins by Jim Eardley, two by Richard Reading, and one by Adele Spibey. All three Walkden players scored one win. Roy Alty trebled for St Catherine’s E who lost 6-3 at Farnworth SC, and Alan Hibbert and Phil Herd both won three for BEN B who beat Hilton F by the same score A Malcolm Wilcock treble, and doubles by Tony Mason and Alan Revell gave Hilton H a 7-2 win over Meadow Hill B whose John Riley won two.
Division Four leaders Farnworth TTC B beat Boyzone 7-2 to move nine points ahead of Hilton I in second place. The win featured three wins by Daniel Harris and Sam Evans plus one by Katherine Oldfield. Vincent Merritt and Michael Barnes won one apiece for the losers. Ray Isherwood and Craig Duncan were both unbeaten for Lads Club A in their 6-3 victory over Brass. St Catherine’s F ran out 8-1 winners against Hilton K with three wins by David Naylor and Callum Chamber and two by Lewis Smith. Jordon Brookes won the Hilton set.
Results.
Premier Division,
Ramsbottom A 7 Wharton 2
Ramsbottom A 8 Ramsbottom B 1
Ramsbottom A 6 Hilton A 3
Tameside 5 St Cath’s A 4
L. Lever A 4 Wharton 5
Ramsbottom B 8 L Lever B 1
Burning Desire 3 Radcliffe CC 6
Division One
Nomads A 4 Heaton A 5
St Cath’s B 8 Hilton B 1
Heaton C 3 Ladybridge A 6
Heaton B 1 Ramsbotton D 8
Division Two
Heaton D 3 Grubba Fans 6
Ladybridge B 0 Nomads B 9
M Hill B 1 Coburg 8
Heaton E 2 Coburg 7
Ladybridge B 1 Farnworth TTC A 8
M Hill A 5 Heaton F 4
Hilton E 3 Farnworth TTC A 6
Hilton C 5 BEN A 4
Division Three
St Paul’s Peel 0 St Cath’s D 9
Hilton G 6 Walkden Meths 3
Farnworth SC 6 St Cath’s E 3
BEN B 6 Hilton F 3
Hilton H 7 M Hill B 2
Division Four
Farnworth TTC B 7 Boyzone 2
Lads Club A 6 Brass 3
St Cath’s F 8 Hilton K 1