Ramsbottom B scored a 6-3 win over their C team to go second in the Premier Division table, one point behind their A team who did not play. The win featured two wins by Terry Taylor, Brian Clements and Khamal Hussain, with Graham Young recording two wins for the losers. Radcliff CC beat Little lever B 7-2 with three wins by Nigel Hallows, and two apiece by Mick Dore and Ron Hall. Tameside also scored a 7-2 win over Burning Desire which included trebles by Phil Biggs, and Jake Shaw. St Catherine’s A won 5-4 at Hilton A with four players recording two wins.
At this early point of the season two teams Heaton A, and St Catherine’s B look to be the only contenders for the Division One title, as Nomads A in third spot are now thirteen points adrift. Heaton beat their C team 9-0 with Paul and Matt Ward and Steve Barber all unbeaten, while St Catherine’s recorded a 7-2 victory over Ramsbottom D which included trebles by Kristof Pinter and Stuart Wallis. Ramsbottom had previously won 7-2 at St Catherine’s C, with three wins by Tom Ryan, and two apiece by Martin Holt and Ken Hayes. The 8-1 win by Nomads at Heaton B included three wins by Derek Watmough and Dennis Collier. John Bradbury was unbeaten for Wingates who lost 5-4 at Hilton B, and a Dave Bolton treble helped Ladybridge to their 7-2 win at Meadow Bank.
Top Division Two team Nomads B, are now eight points in front of Coburg in second spot following their 8-1 win at Hilton E. While Coburg suffered a 7-2 defeat by visitors Grubba Fans. Dave Holden and Martin Howarth were unbeaten for Nomads and Brett Haslam added two. Damian Bednarski and Tukasz Serdivk trebled for Grubba. Three wins by John Birchall, and two by Brian Greenhalgh gave Ladybridge B their 5-4 victory over Hilton C. Steve Jones was unbeaten for Meadow Hill A and Phil Noden and Mick Kitchen add two each to give them a 7-2 win over Little lever D. Hilton D beat Farnworth TTC A by the same score, with three wins by Tony Eardley, and two apiece by Alan Bradshaw and Gary Hilton. Heaton E won a close match with their F team 5-4, and BEN A won at Heaton D by the same score.
St Catherine’s D continued their unbeaten run with an 8-1 win at Farnworth SC, which gives them a five point advantage on the top of Division Three over BEN B who were beaten 7-2 by visitors Hilton G who are third in the table but, both St Catherine’s, and Hilton have a match in hand. The St Catherine’s win featured trebles by Stuart McCaig and Ben Dudley plus a double by Debbie Wilson and, for Hilton James Eardley scored three wins and Adele Spibey and Richard Reading two apiece. Matt Hood and David Yates trebled for Irlam who won 6-3 at Hilton H and, three wins by Barak Young and two each by Gary Hibbert and Brian Young gave Hilton F their 7-2 win over Meadow Hill B.
The two top teams in Division Four both scored maximum points. Hilton J at Hilton K with Minh Lee, John Parker and Andrew Morey unbeaten on the night. Hilton I against Heaton H, with trebles by Gordon Stone, Malcolm Rose and Les Clough. Lads Club A beat Heaton G 5-4, with two wins by Craig Duncan,and sub Josh Sandford plus one by Ray Isherwood. Lads Club B enjoyed an 8-1 win over St Catherine’s F with three wins by Chris Ahmed and Buleni Dabby, and two by Josh Sandford. Boyzone came away from Brass with an 7-2 victory which included three wins by Jez and, Nick Grimwood and, one by Vinny Merritt..
Top Ten
Premier Division
11 M Moir
10 B Clemments G Jeffries
9 M Gibson R Lightowler
8 R Durose R Pennington L R eynolds J Bleakley P Biggs
Division One
15 K Pinter
14 P Ward M Ward
13 S Barber
11 J Bradbury D Bolton D Watmough P Brandwood
10 M Holt
Division Two
13 M Martin
11 F Green D Holden
10 A Bradshaw P McCormick J Birchall
9 E Shaw G Palmer J Scowcroft
Division Three
12 A Hibbert B Dudley S McCaig
11 D Yates
10 M Hood G Hibbert R Alty D Wilson
8 T Mason J Bollard
Division Four
14 P Beales
13 Minh Le
12 A Morley J Grimwood M Rose
11 L Clough G Stone
10 E Mutebwa
9 C Duncan
8 B Dabby J Parker