Premier Division
Top team Ramsbottom A have opened a 40 point gap on Tameside who are second in the Premier Division table after their 7-2 win at Burning Desire. Again Mick Moir was unbeaten for the winners, and Lindsey Reynolds won the two for the losers. While Tameside lost 7-2 at Little Lever A whose Graham Jeffries trebled, and Steve McNicholas and Ron Durose added two apiece. Wharton beat Little Lever B 8-1, with three wins by Glen Payne and Bob Jackson plus two by Barry Elliott. Keith Jackson scored the three wins for Ramsbottom C who lost to visitors Hilton A 6-3
Top Ten
44 M Moir
39 A Jackson
33 J Shaw
32 R Pennington, M Ramsbottom
31 G Jeffries
30 B Elliott
28 R Durose, B Clemments, N Hallows
Results
L Lever A 7 Tameside 2
Burning Desire 2 Ramsbottom A 7
Wharton 8 L Lever B 1
Ramsbottom C 3 Hilton A 6
Division One
Heaton A consolidated their top spot in Division One by taking maximum points from Hilton B, while St Catherine’s B in second place only fielded two players at Little Lever C where they lost 5-4. Nomads A who are third in the table also scored maximum points against Heaton C. Lee Davenport trebled for Ladybridge who lost 5-4 at Ramsbottom D, and three wins by Alan Bradbury, and two each by John Bradbury and Atul Sheth gave Wingates their 7-2 victory over bottom team Meadow Bank.
Top Ten
40 P Ward
38 J Hutchinson
37 M Ward, S Barber
36 K Pinter
35 D Collier
32 D Watmough
30 S Wallis
28 M Holt, D Bolton
Results
L Lever C 5 St Catherine’s B 4
Heaton A 9 Hilton B 0
Nomads A 9 Heaton C 0
Ramsbottom D 5 Ladybridge A 4
Wingates 7 Meadow Bank 2
Division Two
Grubba Fans top two players Lukasz Serdiuk and Marek Maraszkiewicz both trebled to give them a 6-3 win against Hilton D. They top the table, one point ahead of Nomads B who beat the team in third place Coburg 6-3. This match featured two wins from four players. An Alan Crompton treble, supported by doubles from John Scowcroft and John Cartledge gave Heaton D their 7-2 win at Hilton C. Steve Jones trebled for Meadow Hill A who won 5-4 at Ladybridge B, as did Steve Peet for Heaton F who beat Farnworth TTC A 6-3. Heaton E won 5-4 at BEN B, where three players recorded two wins.
Top Ten
54 B Bent, M Maraszkiewicz
43 J Hewitt
42 L Derdiuk
39 M Martin
38 B Haslam
37 K Chauhan, J Scowcroft, D Bednarski
36 D Holden
Results
Grubba Fans 6 Hilton D 3
Nomadss B 6 Coburg 3
Hilton C 2 Heaton D 7
Ladybridge B 4 M Hill A 5
Heaton F 6 Farnworth TTC A 3
BEN A 4 Heaton E 5
Division Three
St Catherine’s D are invincible on the top of Division Three, this week they scored a 7-2 victory over Hilton F with three win by top ten leaders Ben Dudley, and two apiece by Debbie Wilson and sub Beth Farnworth. Hilton G in second place were beaten 5-4 by visitors St Catherine’s E, whose Roy Alty won three and Beth Farnworth two. BEN B who are also in contention for second spot, won 7-2 at Irlam Steel with three wins by Alan Hibbert and Phil Herd, plus one by Mike Aspinall. All three Walkden Meths players, Richard Whittleworth, Steve Kelsall and Neil Unsworth won two in their 6-3 win over Hilton H. A Roy Platt treble and doubles by Jackie Smith and John Riley featured in the 7-2 win by Meadow Hill B over Ladybridge C. Mick Murray scored three wins for St Paul ’s Peel who were beaten 5-4 by visitors Farnworth SC.
Top Ten
53 B Dudley
43 S McCaig
40 A Hibbert
39 D Yates
37 G Hibbeert
R Alty
36 D Wilson
34 T Mason
30 M Murray
29 J Rothwell
Results
St Catherine’s D 7 Hilton F 2
Hilton G 5 St Catherine’s E 5
Irlam Steel 2 BEN B 7
Walkden Meths 6 Hilton H 3
M Hill B 7
Ladybridge C 2
S Paul’s Peel 4 Farnworth SC 5
Division Four
Only three matches played in Division Four this week, the two top two teams didn’t play but, Hilton J in third place one point behind Lads Club A scored maximum points at St Catherine’s F. Dave Jones trebled for Heaton G in their derby match with their H team but, they only fielded two players and went down 5-4. Boyzone scraped a 5-4 win over Hilton I with two wins by Jez Grimwood and Mick Barnes, plus one by Ian Coupe, with Gordon Stone unbeaten for the losers.
Top Ten
40 C Duncan
38 J Grimwood
36 G Stone, M Le
31 A Morey
30 R Isherwood
27 M Rose, C Roberts
25 S Evans
24 D Harris, M Leech
Results
Boyzone 5 Hilton I 4
St Catherine’s F 0 Hilton J 9
Heaton G 4 Heaton H 5