In the top of the table clash between Hilton Tameside and Premier Division leaders Ramsbottom A, the Rammy side came away with a decisive 7-2 victory. Jake Shaw recorded the two wins for Tameside, beating Mick Moir and Mark Ramsbottom, leaving Andy Jackson unbeaten for Ramsbottom. This defeat drops Tameside to third place in the table, while Ramsbottom B move up to second on the strength of their 7-2 win against a two man Radcliffe CC. Radcliffe had previously beaten Little Lever A 6-3 which featured a treble by Nigel Hallows, and Barry Elliott scored three wins for Wharton who won 6-3 at Ramsbottom C. Lyndsey Reynolds scored her usual three wins for Burning Desire, but her team went down 5-4 to visitors St Catherine’s A.
Heaton A have opened up a nine point lead over St Catherine’s B at the top of Division One. They beat Ramsbottom C 7-2 with three wins by Paul Ward, and two apiece by Steve Barber and Matt Ward. While St Cath’s scored a 6-3 win over Heaton B which featured trebles by Kristof Pinter and Paul Brandwood. Nomads A in third spot scraped home 5-4 against Ladybridge A, who’s Dave Bolton was unbeaten. Hilton B suffered a 6-3 loss at Heaton C and followed with a 7-2 win over Heaton B. All three Heaton C players Dave Scowcroft, Adey Denson and Alan Ingerson scored two wins, while Dave Andrews and Alan Cowley trebled for Hilton in the second match. Heaton C followed with a 7-2 victory over Meadow Bank which included trebles by Adey Denson and Dave Scowcroft. The 7-2 win by Little Lever C over Wingates included three wins each by John Hutchinson and Chris Sutcliffe.
Grubba Fans now share top spot in Division Two with Nomads B after a 5-4 win at Meadow Hill, followed by a 5-4 loss at BEN A. At Meadow Hill Lukasz Serdiuk won three and Marek Maraszkiewicz two, with Phil Noden winning two, and Steve Jones and Mick Kitchen one apiece for the losers. For BEN John Dodd and Phil Calvert each won two, and Mike Heaton one, with Marek unbeaten for Grubba. Nomads ran out 8-1 winners against Heaton F with trebles by Gareth Palmer and Dave Holden and a brace by Martin Howarth. Heaton D in third place five points behind the two leading teams scored maximum points against Hilton D. Jim Hewitt and Bob Bent both trebled for Coburg who beat Hilton C 6-3, as did Stephen Ross and Matthew Fields for Hilton E who won 7-2 at Meadow Hill. A Brian Greenhalgh treble was the feature of Ladybridge B’s 6-3 victory over Heaton E, as was the three wins by Rene Seidal for Farnworth TTC A, who won at Little Lever D by the same score.
St Catherine’s D look invincible on the top of Division Three, they maintained their unbeaten record with a 6-3 win over the team second in the table Hilton G. In what was their closest result to date, Ben Dudley scored three wins Stuart McCaig two and Debbie Wilson one for St Cath’s. Jim Eardley winning two and Jean Smart one for Hilton. David Yates trebled for Irlam, as did Alan Hibbert for BEN B but, their teams lost 5-4 to Meadow Hill B and Hilton H respectively. The St Catherine’s E trio of Roy Alty, Paul Spencer and Beth Farnsworth came away with maximum points at St Paul ’s Peel.
John Kofi, John Rothwell and John Ainley all won two for Farnworth SC who beat Ladybridge C 6-3. Farnworth TTC B moved to the top of Division Four after their 6-3 victory over Lads Club A but, the result of the Hilton I match who shared top spot with them last week has not been received. Matthew Leach, Nathan Patel and Same Evans all won two for Farmworth with Craig Duncan unbeaten for the Lads Club. Three inn by Clive Walsh and Colin Roberts plus two by Dave Jones gave Heaton G their 7-2 win at Hilton K who’s Max Maybury and Charlie Bullough both won one. San Thien was unbeaten for Brass who lost 6-3 at Lads Club B who’s Josh Sandford, Chris Ahmed and Jordon Hodgson each won two. Heaton H won 8-1 at St Catherine’s F with trebles by Sam and Steve Walsh and two wins by Rob Bury, Lewis Smith winning the consolation set for St Cath’s.
Top Ten
Premier Division.
21 M Moir
20 L Reynolds
19 B Clemments J Shaw A Jackson
18 B Elliott N Hallows
17 P Biggs
15 P Orzechowski R Pennington
Division One
25 P Ward
23 S Barber K Pinter
22 M Ward J Hutchinson
19 D Watmough M Holt D Collier
18 D Bolton
Division Two
25 B Bent
24 L Serdiuk
23 M Martin
22 S Ross J Scowcroft M Maraszkiewicz
20 D Bednarski
19 D Holden
18 P Noden A Crompton J Hewitt G Palmer
Division Three
26 S McCaig B Dudley
23 A Hibbert
22 T Mason R Alty
21 D Yates
20 D Wilson
18 G Hibbert
17 A Revell
16 J Rothwell
Division Four
24 J Grimwood
22 P Beales
21 C Duncan M Leach
19 G Stone
18 M Le
17 M Rose
16 J Sandford S Evans
15 A Morley A Burton.
Results
Premier Division
L Lever A 3 Radcliffe CC 6
Tameside 2 Ramsbottom A 7
Ramsbottom B 7 Radcliffe CC 2
Ramsbottom C 3 Wharton 6
B Desire 4 St Catherine’s A 5
Division One
Heaton C 6 Hilton B 3
St Catherine’s B 6 Heaton B 3
Heaton C 7 Meadow Bank 2
L Lever C 7 Wingates 2
Heaton B 2 Hilton B 7
Nomads A 5 Ladybridge 4
Heaton A 7 Ramsbottom D 2
Division Two
M Hill A 4 Grubba Fans 5
BEN A 5 Grubba Fans 4
Nomads B 8 Heaton F 1
Heaton D 9 Hilton D 0
Hilton C 3 Coburg 6
Meadow Hill A 2 Hilton E 7
Ladybridge B 6 Heaton E 3
L Lever D 3 Farnworth TTC A 6
Division Three
St Catherine’s D 6 Hilton G 3
Hilton H 5 BEN B 4
Irlam 4 M Hill B 5
St Paul’s Peel 0 St Catherine’s E 9
Farnworth Sc 6 Ladybridge C 3
Division Four
Farnworth TTC B 6 Lads Club A 3
Hilton K 2 Heaton G 7
Lads Club B 6 Brass 3
St Catherine’s F 1 Heaton H 8