Newspaper Article W/c 9^th February 04

Headline.    BAe B ease relegation fears.

Division 1

BAe B eased the pressure on themselves at the bottom of the table with a fine 8-2 win at Hollinwood B. Kevin Hill was unbeaten, with Peter and Mick Hill adding two each. Dave Buckley replied with two wins.

The Hollinwood A team of George Jones (2) Dave Cheetham (3) and Colin Boardman (2) beat Rosehill B 7-3.Andy Perry was in fine form for Rosehill with two wins

Glodwick came away from Werneth B with a 6-4 win thanks to a maximum from Dave Grifith and Kamal Hussain (2). Winners for Werneth were Eddie Darlington (2), Jon DePledge (1) and Bernard Davies (1).

Division 2.

Leaders Stanley Square easily disposed of Hollinwood E, although the 10 –0 score-line did not reflect the play, with half of the games going the full distance.

Second placed Grotton A beat Hamer B 8-2 with an Alf Barker treble and doubles from Tony Prescott and Dave Morris. Liaquat Ali and Richard Hinchliffe each replied with singles, with Richard losing his other  two sets, each by the closest of margins, in the fifth game.

Hyde YMCA B, still in contention, had a close 6-4 win at Grotton B thanks to maximums from Ken Ward and Dennis Bradshaw.

First Transport came unstuck against Uppermill A going down 6 – 4. Ken Hayes (2) and Tommy Ryan (1) registered for Transport. whilst an all round team effort with two each from Dave Grundy, Mark Simpson and Keith Moores gave Uppermill their victory.

Division 3.

The Owls A team of David Harthan , Philip Hall and Paul Woodward claimed second spot outright with a 10 – 0 win against the Deaf Club. The match was much closer tan this would suggest with 4 of the sets being decided by just a few points in the fifth game.

Gilders A overcame the banana skin of the in form Oldham Community Centre beating them 6-4 with two wins each for Martin Nicholls, Gerry Lees and Dave Cunniffe. Paul Buckley was unbeaten for Centre.

Unison B beat PBAIS 9-1 thanks to maximums from Craig Oldfield and Steve Slater and a double from Glenn Jackson who lost to Dave Atkinson.

Honeywell B are back on track, with a 10 – 0 win against Gilders B

Division 4.

Coldhurst B beat close rivals Werneth F 6-4 with doubles from Murray Corbin, Peter Altham and Tom Chandler. Mick Pellowe was unbeaten for Werneth.

The improving ‘Rowbothams’ of Honeywell C put in their best performance of the season beating Werneth E 10- 0.

Coldhurst E surprised their D team beating them 6 – 4. Adam Bychowiec did most of the damage with 3 wins, aided by Derek Taylor and John Greenwood who both won one each. Neil and David England replied for the D team in a game that could have gone either way, 7 sets going to the fifth.

Uppermill C beat Coldhurst F 7-3. The feature of this match was not Jim Bradbury’s maximum, or Gary Kershaw’s double, but it was Bobby Londt’s maiden victory. Well done Bobby, keep persevering.

League Results.

Newspaper Article W/c 22nd September 03

Honeywell make fine start to Season.

Honeywell Lane will be delighted at their start to the season back in Division 1 after  many years absence. They followed up last weeks win with a narrow 6-4 defeat  against Hamer A, who are likely to finish in the top four. Paul Rowbotham registered two fine wins, supported by Tim Baker (1)

Werneth C notched their first win 6-4 at BAe B. Doreen Schofield was excellent for Werneth in winning her three singles, backed up by Doug Hill (2).

Maximum wins for both Dave Sefton and Terry Taylor gave Hyde YMCA A a 7-3 win at Rosehill B.

The all Hollinwood battle saw the A team beat the B team by a narrow 6-4 margin. Colin Boardman (3), George Jones (2) and the doubles overcame the B team, where Simon Hardwick (2) showed promise.

Werneth B drew with BAe A for whom Mark Ramsbottom was unbeaten.

In Division 2 Stanley Square look likely for a quick return to the top flight after a crushing 8-2 win over Uppermill A. Gary Blackhurst and Richard Sarre both registering 3 wins.

Hamer Delph beat Pennine 7-3 with Ian Naylor being unbeaten.

Hollinwood C beat their E team 8-2 with John Flowers (3) and Steve Mather (2) for the E team.

In Division 3 Honeywell B beat Werneth D with maximums from Brian Higgins and Howard Travis.

Unison B overcame their D team with Craig Oldfield and Peter Jones each winning three in their 9-1 win.

John Maher was the only player to win all three in an absorbing draw for Unison C at Coldhurst A.

In Division 4 Failsworth D who must have the youngest team in the league, put up a brave performance against Coldhurst E. Danny Wilson (13 Yrs) and both 11 year olds Rebecca Griffith and Mathew Evans all contributed well with a singles win each.

The Coldhurst  B team of  Peter Altham, Tom Chandler and Adam Bychiowiec proved far too strong for their F team with a 10-0 maximum.

Failsworth C and Werneth E shared the spoils in a hard fought match. Brian Handley starred for Failsworth with three wins.

Werneth F showed too much experience for Honeywell C beating them 9-1 with maximums from Mick and Malcolm Pellowe.

Town teams

This Sunday 28^th September sees the Oldham inter league sides compete against other leagues in the Lancashire & Cheshire League. The format will be the same as last season where the teams will play three matches during the course of the day. The first team play at the Lancaster & Morecambe venue, whilst the second team play at the Hyndburn Centre in Accrington. Our best wishes go to everyone who is representing the Oldham League

League Results.