Griffiths lines up Moorside encore

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BOWLS: REIGNING champion Darren Griffiths, his Tonge and Nimble Nook team-mate Colin Lane, and Springbank’s Ged Smedley have qualified for the finals of the Moorside Classic.

Griffiths booked his place in the last 16 with a 21-16 defeat of Ray Broadfield.

Results:

First round: Ray Broadfield 21, Mark Garbutt 16; Chris Ashton 20, Steve Bolton 21; Martin Lloyd 21, Barry Sowerby 10; Brian Welsby 17, Darren Griffiths 21; Jonathan Welsby 4, Peter Craig 21; John Hanson w/o, Dave O’Brien abs; Malcolm Middleton w/o, Andy Buckley abs; Phil Clinton 14, David Watters 21; Ged Smedley w/o, Steve Dunn abs; George Shaw 6, Chris Kelly 21; Peter Fielding 11, Andrew Sykes 21; Andrew Walker 21. John Brown 18; Larry Wells 11, Steve Copeland 21; Ryan Clark 21, Len Kewley 9; Colin Lane w/o, Peter Page abs; Allan Thompson 21, Donald Rae 11.

Second round: Broadfield 21, Bolton 12; Lloyd 12, Griffiths 21; Craig 21, Hanson 13; Middleton 15, Watters 21; Smedley 21, Kelly 15; Sykes 21, Walker 11; Copeland 21, Clark 12; Lane 21, Thompson 13.

Third round: Broadfield 17, Griffiths 21; Craig 19, Watters 21; Smedley 21, Sykes 14; Copeland 20, Lane 21.

Thursday (6.30pm): Andy Buckley v Chris Firth; Paul Leah v Graham Hickey Alan Hodson v Terry Glover; Geoff Brown v Robbie Fitzpatrick; Matt Bower v Dave McDermott; Peter Consterdine v Andrew Cairns; Phil Hill v Lee Dale; Mike Flitcroft v Graeme Wilson.

Friday: Richard Helliwell v Richard Howson; Matt Gillies v Simon Rothwell; Ian Howarth v Danny Beeby; Roger Crowther v Peter Hawkes; John Metters v John Lord; Dave Hallam v Fred Rothwell; David Jackson v Jimmy Derby; Dave Carpenter v Vinny O’Donnell.

Griffiths reached the semi-finals of the Smithy Manor Classic in St Helens, but lost 21-17 to former Oldhamer Graeme Wilson.

Wilson went on to land the £1,000 top prize with a 21-18 verdict over Matty Gilmore (Merseyside).


TROPHY TIME FOR NOOK

BOWLS: NIMBLE Nook ‘B” have won the Chadderton and District Bowling League’s Swallow Cup (see picture).

They defeated Royton Cricket ‘A’ by 26 chalks in the final held at North Chadderton Social and Bowling Club.

Nook booked their place in the final with a 20-chalks victory over Church Inn ‘B’, while Royton went through thanks to a 17-points verdict against Crompton.


A COMPETITION which raised over £400 for charity is under threat due to lack of entrants.

The Dr Kershaws women’s pairs, scheduled for Sunday, September 5, is some way short of the 32 it needs to go ahead.

It costs only £4 to enter and a competition spokesman said: “Please get your entries in, ladies.

“We don’t want to cancel a handicap which last year raised over £400 for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice”.

To book you place, ring Christine Griffiths on 0161 624 5915.


DRAW for the semi-finals of the Oldham Women’s League’s Peter Wild Cup, to be played on Friday (6.45pm) is:

Hollinwood Cricket ‘A’ v Springbank ‘A’ at North Chadderton; Royton Cricket ‘A’ v Waterhead at Nimble Nook.


THE draw for the Oldham Veterans League’s Clayton Cup semi-finals, to be played on Friday, August 20 (1pm start, no practice) is:

Norden (60) v Springhead (scr) at Friezland; North Chadderton ‘B’ (88) v Dobcross (54) Royton CC.

The league’s Jack Fitton pairs finals will be held at Tonge on Friday (1pm start, no practice) when the players involved are:

B Yates and S Crabtree (Crompton); J Wolfenden and J Lockwood (Dobcross); K Fletcher and A Smallwood (Nimble Nook); S Bentley and D Lord (North Chadderton); A Bidwell and W Flanagan, B Clark and B Biggins, W McDermott and T Bland (Springbank); C Bradbury and R Carr (Springhead).