Newspaper Article W/c 27th February  2006

 

COLDHURST ON DOUBLE TRAIL

 

Division 4 leaders Coldhurst D produced the performance of the week in round 2 of the divisional handicap cup. Massive gains from the Coldhurst trio of Malcolm Wills (74), Terry Holland (73), and Adrian Waugh (72) were the foundation of the eventual 80pt win over Failsworth E.

The 55pt start for Honeywell E proved too big an obstacle for the juniors of Failsworth F despite gains from Danny Cooper (18) and Jordan McNamara (10). Gains of 3pts each for Ronnie Holt and Lee Rowbotham helped them home by an overall 40 pts.

Contributions from Jim Bradbury (12) and Gary Kershaw (15) helped Uppermill C to a 44pt win over Unison D.

 

In Division 1 BAE A conceded a 102 pt start to BAE B and eventually won by 25. Tony Vaughan(59), Tony Bates(47) and Tony Smith (25) being responsible for the success.

Rosehill A progressed to the semi finals courtesey of a 70pt win at Werneth B. Richard Sarre and Dave Pegg notched 29 and 25 respectively.

Gains for Siful Khan (17) and Kamal Hussain (22) helped Glodwick shade proceedings by a mere 10pts over Hollinwood A.

The gain of 32 for Rob Carter helped Failsworth A to a 39pt win at Honeywell C in Division 2.

The division 3 basement battle saw Failsworth D edge Coldhurst C by a mere 2pts. Jack Greenwood gained 52 backed by 19 from Peter Aspin contributed to the nerve jangling finale.

Cool heads were also required at Gilders B as they overcame Grotton B by just 8pts. The Neil Tomlinson gain of 44 proving to no avail.

A modest gain of 13 for Andy Hey helped steer Unison C to an overall 31pt win over Uppermill B.

The Derek Buckley gain of 45 backed by 32 from Ray Woods were the foundation of the 51pt win for Failsworth C over Werneth D. 


 

HANDICAP CUP RESULTS

 

Winners in BOLD Type

 

DIVISION 1

 

 

 

Glodwick

548

Hollinwood A

538

BAE A

495

BAE B

470

Werneth A

Conceded to

Rosehill B

 

Werneth B

489

Rosehill A

559

 

DIVISION 2

 

 

 

Honeywell C

519

Failsworth A

558

Failsworth B

409

Hollinwood D

563

 

DIVISION 3

 

 

 

Gilders B

529

Grotton B

521

Failsworth C

485

Werneth D

434

Failsworth D

576

Coldhurst C

574

Unison C

516

Uppermill B

485

 

DIVISION 4

 

 

 

Coldhurst E

Walk over

OTTC C

 

Failsworth E

415

Coldhurst D

495

Honeywell E

591

Failsworth F

551

Unison D

401

Uppermill C

446

 

LEAGUE RESULTS

DIVISION 1

HOME TEAM

PTS

PTS

AWAY TEAM

OTTC A

 0

 10

Werneth A

Glodwick TTC

 10

 0

Hollinwood B

BAE A

 0

10 

OTTC A

Hollinwood A

 3

OTTC A

Hyde YMCA A

 4

 6

Rosehill A

Werneth A

 7

 3

Hollinwood A

 

 

 

 

DIVISION 2

Failsworth B

 0

10 

Pennine

 

 

 

 

DIVISION 3

Unison B

10 

Coldhurst C

Failsworth C

10 

Unison C

Uppermill B

Gilders Tackle A

 

 

 

 

DIVISION 4

Honeywell E

 9

 1

Werneth F

Failsworth F

 3

 7

Uppermill C

 

 

 

 

 

Newspaper Article W/c 20th February  2006

 

OLDHAM EARN PREMIER DIVISION SPOT.

 

            The Oldham Table Tennis Team of Phil Myers, Dave Buckley & Jon DePledge had an impressive weekend beating both Manchester and Preston 6-0 and in what turned out to be the decider they went on to beat nearest rivals Halton 4-2. This is their second successive promotion and now assures them of a Premier Division spot next season in the Lancashire & Cheshire League

 

In Division 1 of the Oldham & District Table Tennis League BAE A team easily disposed of bottom team Werneth C 10-0 to keep up the pressure on leaders Werneth A.

Challengers OTTC A could only manage a draw with Glodwick. Bill Russell trebled backed by a Dave Griffith double, losing in 5 against the current Oldham Champion Siful Khan

Rosehill B now occupy a relegation spot following their 9-1 loss against Werneth B who themselves are having one of their best seasons, with Phil Myers, Eddie Darlington and Mandy Winskill all in fine form.

Hollinwood B beat OTTC B 8-2 with a George Jones maximum and doubles from Jack Christian and Colin Boardman.

 

In Division 2 Uppermill A remain well clear at the top after their 8-2 win against Hollinwood D, which included a surprise loss for Glenn Hewitt against Glenn Dowse.

Hollinwood C drew with Hyde YMCA B for whom Steve Lyons was unbeaten.

Honeywell C are on a good run, disposing of their B team 8-2 thanks to an Adam Rowbotham treble and doubles from Ian Naylor & Barrie Royle.

Failsworth A had a welcome 7-3 win at Grotton A with a treble from Rob Carter and a double from Paul Carrter with Dave Morris replying likewise.

A two man Unison A team beat Coldhurst A 6-4, gifting Colhurst a precious 3 points in their battle against relegation.

Relegation threatened Hollinwood E picked up a 6-4 win against First Transport, Gary Newton being unbeaten.

 

A Mick Pellowe treble helped Werneth D to the top of Division 3 giving them a 6-4 win against a strong Grotton B.

Honeywell Lane D, who are also going well, beat Community Centre 7-3 with a treble from Alan Marston and a double from Ken Dunkerley,

Gilders B team of Colin Ogden, Mark Craven & Fred Wood all won two each in their 7-3 win against Failsworth D for whom improving youngster Matthew Evans trebled.

The mid-table clash between Coldhurst B and Owls A was edged by Coldhurst 6-4 mainly thanks to a Geoff Hollin treble which included an incredible 20-18 victory in the fifth game against the unfortunate Dave Harthan

 

Division 4 leaders Coldhurst D beat Deaf Club 9-1 with a good win for Stuart Davis

against Malcolm Wills.

The Unison D team of John Mark, Denis Heyes and Martin Haigh all won two each at OTTC C to win7-3. Rebekah Griffith was unbeaten for OTTC.

A treble by Mark Lee and doubles from Chris Brazewell and Peter Skuse helped Saddleworth CC to a 7-3 victory against Coldhurst F for whom Dave Varney doubled.

Ronnie Holt (3), Lee Rowbotham (3) and John Kershaw (2) gave Honeywell Lane E a 9-1 win against Werneth F with Mark Riddle avoiding the whitewash.

Werneth E beat Owls B 7-3 with an all round team effort.  Julian  Minshall, Dave Renton and Geoff Aspinall all winning two each with Dinesh Gorasia replying likewise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEAGUE RESULTS

DIVISION 1

HOME TEAM

PTS

PTS

AWAY TEAM

Werneth B

 6

 4

BAE B

Honeywell A

 5

 5

Werneth C

Werneth C

0

10

BAE A

OTTC A

5

5

Glodwick TTC

OTTC B

2

8

Hollinwood B

Rosehill B

1

9

Werneth B

DIVISION 2

Coldhurst A

 6

 4

Failsworth B

Hyde YMCA B

 4

 6

Unison A

Grotton A

3

7

Failsworth A

Hollinwood E

6

4

First Transport

Uppermill A

8

2

Hollinwood D

Honeywell B

2

8

Honeywell C

Hollinwood C

5

5

Hyde YMCA B

Unison A

6

4

Coldhurst A

DIVISION 3

Community Centre

3

7

Honeywell D

Gilders Tackle B

7

3

Failsworth D

Werneth D

6

4

Grotton B

Coldhurst B

6

4

Owls A

DIVISION 4

OTTC C

0

10 

Coldhurst D

Saddleworth C.C

 7

 3

Uppermill C

Uppermill C

 8

 2

OTTC C

Coldhurst D

9

1

Deaf Club

Owls B

3

7

Werneth E

Coldhurst E

10

0

Failsworth E

OTTC C

3

7

Unison D

Saddleworth C.C

7

3

Coldhurst F

 

LATEST TABLES.

 

DIVISION 1

 

TEAM

PLAYED

WON

DRAWN

LOST

POINTS

Werneth A

18

16

0

2

142

BAE A

19

15

1

3

141

Werneth B

20

15

1

4

124

OTTC A

18

11

3

4

120

Glodwick TTC

19

10

3

6

106

Hollinwood A

19

10

2

7

101

Hyde YMCA A

19

10

1

8

96