Saddleworth suffer slump

SADDLEWORTH’S unbeaten record went up in smoke with a 10-0 hammering by league leaders Glodwick in the Oldham Table Tennis League first division.

Andy Jackson, Mick Moir and Mark Ramsbottom were outstanding on the night for Glodwick.

There was a first league win of the season for Werneth C in their 7–3 defeat of BAE B with two wins each for Karen Hill, Paul Wilkinson and Doreen Schofield.

The return of Wayne Renton helped Honeywell A to a 7-3 win over BAE A as he was undefeated with help from Steve Barber and Phil Myers with two each.

A close game at Hollinwood B saw Werneth B triumph 6-4. Gary Skinner was undefeated for the victors.

Hollinwood’s A team won 8-2 at home to Rosehill with trebles from George Jones and Colin Boardman, while Werneth A’s Darryl Meredith, Pete Morris and Doug Hill completed a ruthless 10-0 whitewash over Hyde YMCA A.

At the top of the second division, Honeywell C had a good 9-1 win over Droylsden with maximums for Barrie Royle and Peter Buckley.

Uppermill A had an 8-2 win over Honeywell’s D team with a treble for Mark Simpson.

Mike Pellowe and Richard Hinchcliffe scored maximums for Werneth D in a hard-fought 8-2 win over Hollinwood F, for whom John Foster and George Marrow replied.

There was a tight 5-5 draw at Pennine against Hollinwood E, were Steve Mather and John Robertson’s two wins were matched by Paul King and Callum Jones.

Hollinwood D maintained their promotion challenge with a great 9-1 win at home over Unision A. There were undefeated performances from Andy McNabb and John Flowers.

Coldhurst A also maintained their challenge with a 7-3 defeat of Hollinwood C with Paul Howarth undefeated.

An improving Saddleworth B team won 6-4 at home to Honeywell E in division three with a tremendous maximum for Alex Griffiths and two for Peter Skuse.

Gilders went down 7-3 at home to the high-flying Deaf Club A team for whom Ian Cockcroft was unbeaten.

Grotton B just prevailed 6-4 against St Saviours A with a maximum from Alf Barker and two from Steve Smith. Brian Huskinson won two for the Saints.

Top of the table Unison C won 9-1 at home to Coldhurst B thanks to trebles from Jim Bollard and Alan Meltzer.

In the fourth division, Our Lady’s A drew 5-5 at home to Werneth F for whom Colin Pellowe was undefeated. Peter Chappell won two for the home team.

Our Lady’s B went down 7-3 to Glodwick Academy for whom Zac Rajput and Abdul Gufar were unbeaten.

Top of the table Werneth E extended their lead with a 10-0 win over an improving but inexperienced Our Lady’s C team.

Results:

Division 1: Glodwick 10, Saddleworth CC A 0; Hollinwood B 4, Werneth B 6; Hollinwood A 8, Rosehill 2; BAE A 3, Honeywell A 7; Honeywell B 5, Grotton A 5; Werneth C 7, BAE B 3; Werneth A 10, Hyde YMCA A 0.

Division 2: Honeywell C 9, Droylsden 1; Uppermill A 8, Honeywell D 2; Hollinwood D 9, Unison a 1; Coldhurst A 7, Hollinwood C 3; Pennine 5, Hollinwood E 5; Werneth D 8, Hollinwood F 2.

Division 3: Coldhurst C 7, Coldhurst D 3; Saddleworth CC B 6, Honeywell E 4; Coldhurst C 3, Owls A 7; Grotton B 6, St Saviour’s A 4; Unison C 9, Coldhurst B 1; Gilders Tackle 3, Deaf Club A 7; Unison B 10, Coldhurst D 0; Uppermill B 7, Unison D 3.

Division 4: Glodwick Academy 3, Honeywell F 7; Werneth F 7, Owls B 3; Our Lady’s B 3, Glodwick Academy 7; Honeywell F 7, Werneth G 3; Deaf Club B 10, St Saviour’s B 0; Deaf Club C 9, Counthill 1; Our Lady’s A 5, Werneth F 5; Owls B 7, Coldhurst E 3; Werneth E 10, Our Lady’s C 0.