In Division 4 the Honeywell Lane E team of Aaron & Lee Rowbotham and Michael Ganley set off with a 57 point start against Coldhurst E and ended up winners by the same margin. After 8 games the margin was down to 17 points. Murray Corbin, Peter Altham and Paul Cahill all had small gains for Coldhurst but man of the match Aaron Rowbotham, gaining 75 ponits on the night, ensured victory for Honeywell E.
The Division 3 Final between Failsworth C & D teams resulted in an easy win for the D team of Vin Gaffey , Pete Aspin and Matthew Evans.
Oldham Ladies table tennis team lifted the Mabel Neary Cup in style after toppling holders Manchester. They were initially 2-0 down only to respond with doubles from Karen Hill, Doreen Schofield and a Mandy Winskill single to give themselves a 5-2 winning margin
The finals of the divisional handicap cups again produced narrow winning margins which is indicative of good handicapping. BAE A lifted the division 1 final by 15 pts. after conceding a 102pt start. Three solid contributions from Tony Bates (39), Tom Lang (30) and Tony Vaughan (42) were the platform of the success.
The Division 2 final went in favour of Coldhurst A by a mere 9 pts. The 21pt gain from Steve Mather for Hollinwood D was to no avail since deficits for the Coldhurst trio of Simon King, Gary Keylock and Simon Walsh were kept to a minimum.
The final week of the league fixtures resolved the outstandiing issues.
The division 3 promotion race went right to the wire with all three contenders posting wins. Unison B are promoted as champions after a 9-1 win over Coldhurst B. John Maher and Dave Atkinson were unbeaten backed by a Mike O’Gara double. Uppermill B will also be playing division 2 table tennis next season after an 8-2 win over Gilders B. Peter Watson trebled backed by doubles from Keith Moores and Howard Meadham.
Werneth D came tantalisingly close but the 7-3 win over Failsworth C proved not enough. The unbeaten stint of Bernard Davies backed by a Mike Pellowe double compounded the frustrations of the Coppice outfit.
At the other end of the table the Matthew Evans double for Failsworth D at Unison C was in vain since a Dave Hanson treble backed by doubles from Andy Hey and Steve Slater resulted in an 8-2 scoreline and relegation for Failsworth D.
Division 1 champions Werneth A signed off in style with a resounding 9-1 win over OTTC B. Darryl Meredith and Nick Mooney were unbeaten backed by an Ian McLean double.
Relegated Werneth C notched their first win of the season in the final week. The Karen Hill treble was the platform of the 6-4 win over BAE B for whom Mick and Peter Hill posted doubles.
In Division 2 the 8-2 reverse for Coldhurst A at Failsworth A sees them relegated. A fine treble for improving youngster Nathan Buckley was matched by the experienced Rob Carter.
The relegation fears for Hollinwood E were dismissed after a fine 6-4 win over Unison A. Gary Newton was unbeaten backed by a John Foster double with Paul Howarth responding likewise.
In division 4 Mark Lee impressed for Saddleworth CC with a maximum against champions Coldhurst D. Doubles in response from Malcolm Wills and Terry Holland shaded proceedings 6-4.
Unbeaten stints from Alan Wynn and Ron Tench helped Werneth F to a 7-3 win at Failsworth E.
Players are reminded
that the Annual Dinner Presentation Evening at the Pennine Way Hotel is on
Friday 12th May at 7-30pm when the trophies will be presented by ex
international Andrea Holt. Teams are requested to return all forms and monies
to Bob Johnson by End April 06.
DIVISION 1 |
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HOME TEAM |
PTS |
PTS |
AWAY TEAM |
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Glodwick TTC |
9 |
1 |
Rosehill A |
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Hollinwood A |
3 |
7 |
Glodwick TTC |
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Rosehill A |
7 |
3 |
Hollinwood B |
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BAE A |
9 |
1 |
Werneth B |
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Werneth C |
6 |
4 |
BAE B |
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Hyde YMCA A |
9 |
1 |
Rosehill B |
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Werneth A |
9 |
1 |
OTTC B |
DIVISION 2 |
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Unison A |
5 |
5 |
Uppermill A |
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Coldhurst A |
2 |
8 |
Grotton A |
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Hyde YMCA B |
7 |
3 |
Failsworth A |
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Hollinwood D |
8 |
2 |
Honeywell C |
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First Transport |
5 |
5 |
Hyde YMCA B |
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Failsworth A |
8 |
2 |
Coldhurst A |
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Grotton A |
8 |
2 |
Failsworth B |
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Hollinwood E |
6 |
4 |
Unison A |
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Uppermill A |
7 |
3 |
Hollinwood C |
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Honeywell B |
9 |
1 |
Pennine |
DIVISION 3 |
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Coldhurst B |
10 |
0 |
Failsworth C |
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Grotton B |
3 |
7 |
Unison B |
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Gilders Tackle A |
3 |
7 |
Honeywell D |
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Unison C |
8 |
2 |
Failsworth D |
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Coldhurst C |
3 |
7 |
Grotton B |
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Unison B |
9 |
1 |
Coldhurst B |
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Failsworth C |
3 |
7 |
Werneth D |
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Uppermill B |
8 |
2 |
Gilders Tackle B |
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Community Centre |
5 |
5 |
Owls A |
DIVISION 4 |
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Failsworth E |
3 |
7 |
Werneth F |
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Werneth E |
7 |
3 |
Uppermill C |
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Deaf Club |
0 |
10 |
Unison D |
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Coldhurst D |
6 |
4 |
Saddleworth C.C |
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Owls B |
5 |
5 |
OTTC C |
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Coldhurst E |
7 |
3 |
Failsworth F |
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Honeywell E |
3 |
7 |
Coldhurst F |
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DIVISION 1 |
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TEAM |
PLAYED |
WON |
DRAWN |
LOST |
POINTS |
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Werneth A |
24 |
22 |
0 |
2 |
195 |
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BAE A |
24 |
19 |
2 |
3 |
181 |
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Glodwick TTC |
24 |
15 |
1 |
8 |
141 |
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Werneth B |
24 |
16 |
1 |
7 |
139 |
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Hyde YMCA A |
24 |
13 |
1 |
10 |
130 |
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Hollinwood A |
24 |
12 |
4 |
8 |
128 |
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Rosehill A |
24 |
11 |
2 |
11 |
122 |
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OTTC B |
24 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
111 |
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Honeywell A |
24 |
9 |
1 |
14 |
102 |
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Hollinwood B |
24 |
8 |
3 |
13 |
102 |
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BAE B |
24 |
6 |
0 |
18 |
83 |
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Rosehill B |
24 |
3 |
1 |
20 |
69 |
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Werneth C |
24 |
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