The schedule for the Cup Finals to be played at the Hilton Centre is:
Wednesday April 21st
Warburton Cup Final, Burning Desire v Little Lever A
George Yates Shield, Heaton D v St Catherine’s D
Thursday April 22nd
Brian Gittins Cup, Hilton A v Burning Desire
Ron Hindle Memorial Trophy, Lads & Girls Club A v Farnworth TTC B
In the semi-finals of the George Yates Shield, Heaton D scored a 9 points victory in a very close match with Coburg , and St Catherine’s D won at Ladybridge B by 52 points
Premier Division
Ramsbottom A retained the Premier Division title for the ninth consecutive season after their 7-2 victory over the team currently in second spot Hilton Tameside. Mike Moir scored his usual treble and Mark Ramsbottom and Andy Jackson both lost to Jake Shaw.
Ramsbottom B continued their challenge for second place with a 7-2 win at Radcliffe which featured trebles by Brian Clements and Derek Yeong which leaves them two points behind Tameside with two matches in hand. Ron Pennington was unbeaten for Hilton A in their 7-2 win over Little lever A, as were Glen Payne and Barry Elliott for Wharton who beat Ramsbottom C 6-3, and St Catherine’s A scored maximum points against Burning Desire.
Top Ten
53 M Moir
46 A Jackson
42 J Shaw
39 M Ramsbottom
38 R Pennington
37 B Elliott
36 G Jeffries
35 P Orzechowski, B Clements
31 R Durose
Division One
The three top teams in Division One did not play this week but, Heaton A and St Catherine’s B are certain to finish one and two on top of the division. Elsewhere, Lee Davenport trebled for Ladybridge A who were beaten 5-4 by visitors Nomads A, and Dave Scowcroft won three and Ady Denson two to give Heaton C their 5-4 win at Meadow Bank. John Hutchinson and Paul Tatlock were both unbeaten for Little Lever C in their 7-2 at Hilton B, they followed with a 5-4 win at Wingates where four players scored two wins in the match.
Top Ten
48 P Ward
45 J Hutchinson, D Collier
43 M Ward, S Barber
40 D Watmough, K Pinter
38 M Holt
33 D Scowcroft
32 D Bolton
Division Two
Division Two top team Nomads B scored a 7-2 win at Heaton F which featured three wins by Gareth Palmer and Brett Haslam, while Grubba Fans in second place beat BEN A 9-0. Currently Nomads are six pints ahead of Grubba with a match in hand. Matthew Fields trebled for Hilton E who beat Meadow Hill A 5-4, as did John Scowcroft for Heaton D who won 7-2 at Hilton D. Heaton E beat Ladybridge B 8-1 and Farnworth TTC A ran out 8-1 winners against Little lever D.
Top Ten
65 M Maraszkiewicz
62 B Bent
49 J Hewitt
48 L Serdiuk
47 J Scowcroft
45 M Martin, B Haslam
44 K Chauhan, P McCormick
41 P Noden, D Holden
Division Three
BEN B, who are currently in second place in the Third Division table beat Hilton H 7-2 with three wins each by Alan Hibbert and James Bollard, and one by Alan Calvert. Gary Hibbert trebled for Hilton F who beat Walkden Meths 7-2, as did John Riley for Meadow Hill B in their 6-3 victory over Irlam Steel. Farnworth SC scored an 8-1 victory at Ladybridge C with three wins by John Ainley and John Rothwell and two by John Kofi.
Top Ten
57 B Dudley
52 A Hibbert
49 R Alty, S McCaig
44 D Yates
42 G Hibbert
40 D Wilson
38 J Rothwell
36 T Mason
34 J Ainley, Barek Young
Division Four
Hilton J leapfrog Farnworth TTC B who have two matches in hand and didn’t play this week, to go top of Division Four after their 8-1 victory over Hilton I. The win featured trebles by Mihn Le and Andy Morey and a double by John Parker. Colin Roberts trebled for Heaton G who beat Hilton K 6-3, with Jordon Brookes winning two and Max Maybury one for the improving Hilton junior team. Chris Ahmed and Josh Sandford were unbeaten for Lads Club B in their 7-2 victory over Brass, and Heaton H scored maximum points against St Catherine’s F.
Top Ten
46 C Duncan, G Stone
45 M Le
44 J Grimwood
41 A Morey
36 R Isherwood
35 M Rose
33 C Roberts
31 S Evans
28 D Harris
Entries are still being accepted for the Bolton Closed championships at the Hilton Centre on Friday & Saturday April 23rd/24th Entry forms available in the handbook.