In the second round of the handicap cup, Hollinwood A & B teams were drawn against each other, with the B team running out comfortable winners in spite of conceding 44 points. George Jones, Ian Quinn & Tristran Swann were all undefeated and finished with a healthy 47 point margin.
Werneth A enjoyed a similar victory against BAE B, starting minus 83 points they finished 46 points in hand. Darryl Meredith recovered 67 points and was well supported by Stewart Meredith & Peter Morris. Kevin Hill fought well for BAE B, gaining 12 points.
Glodwick conceded a 116 points start to Wardle and went on to win by 21 points. Werneth C won by default against their B team.
The Second Division leaders, First transport, conceded 53 points against promotion contenders Unison A and ran out winners by 30 points. Steve Barber & Tommy Ryan did the damage for Transort, and Dave Cheetham responding for Unison.
Unison B fared better in their match at Hollinwood E, conceding 18 points and running out winners by 40 points. Andy Hey & Mike Brierley scored well for Unison & John Foster for Hollinwood.
Hollinwood C, who won outright, will play at home against First Transport, and Unison B will travel to play Failsworth A who narrowly beat Coldhurst A.
In Division 3, Honeywell B came face to face with their D team, who had a massive 146 points start, and who fought hard to hang on and eventual victory by 21 points. Terry cooper (50) and Alan Marston (45) did most of the damage for the B team with Lee Rowbotham playing well for the D team.
In the semi- final, Honeywell D will play at Uppermill B who ran out hard fought winners against Failsworth B. uoppermill conceded 45 points, won by 19 points with Peter Watson & Keith Moores scoring well & Richard Hinchliffe responding for Failsworth.
Gilders B advanced to the semi- final at the expense of Honeywell C. Starting with 45 points, they held out to win by 30 points. Ken Dunkerley, Dave Watts & Derek Naylor all recovered points for Honeywell, but not enough to stave off defeat.
Gilders B will now travel to play Coldhurst D in the semi- final, who claimed their place by default.
In Division 4, Saddleworth Cricket Club gave Unison D a 12 points start and ran out winners by 30 points. Alex Griffiths & Chris Brazewell were top scorers for Saddleworth & Tony Hyde recovered points for Unison.
Failsworth E youngsters claimed the scalp of serious promotion challengers Deaf Club. Starting with 69 points Failsworth hung on to win by 33 points. Ian Cockcroft recovered 22 points for the Deaf, but not enough to defeat Paul King, James Collins & Andrew Tarpey.
Werneth E ran out comfortable winners against OTTC B. Having conceded 120 points, Werneth won by 42 points thanks to Phil Coombes, Darren Mitzi & Brian Micklethwaite.
Werneth E will be at home against Owls B in the semi-final, who won by default, and Failsworth E will travel to play Saddleworth Cricket club in the other semi-final.
ROUND 2 CUP RESULTS
| DIVISION 1 |
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|
Hollinwood B beat |
Hollinwood A |
535 |
488 |
|
Glodwick beat |
Wardle |
497 |
476 |
|
Werneth A beat |
BAE B |
476 |
430 |
|
Werneth C beat |
Werneth B |
Walkover |
|
|
DIVISION 2 |
|
|
|
|
Unison B beat |
Hollinwood E |
614 |
574 |
|
Failsworth A beat |
Coldhurst A |
|
|
|
Hollinwood C beat |
Pennine |
Walkover |
|
|
Fisrt Transport beat |
Unison A |
437 |
407 |
|
DIVISION 3 |
|
|
|
|
Honeywell D beat |
Honeywell B |
557 |
536 |
|
Uppermill B beat |
Failsworth B |
522 |
503 |
|
Coldhurst D beat |
Owls A |
Walkover |
|
|
Gilders B beat |
Honeywell C |
519 |
489 |
|
DIVISION 4 |
|
|
|
|
Failsworth E beat |
Deaf Club |
545 |
512 |
|
Saddleworth beat |
Unison D |
476 |
446 |
|
Werneth E beat |
OTTC B |
518 |
476 |
|
Owls B |
|
Bye |
|
Report for Week 20 ending 15th February 08
Saddleworth Cricket Club, leaders of Div 4, lost their first match of
the season, surprisingly going down 7-3 to mid table Owls B. Philip Tamworth
& Richard Tamworth won all 7 points including the doubles. Saddleworth
remain top but Deaf Club are hard on their heels, being 14 points behind but
with two games in hand. It appears these two clubs have the promotion spots
sewn up.
Honeywell E maintained their recent good form with a 7-3 win against Werneth
E. Pete Ganley was the only unbeaten player, whilst there were doubles for
John Ganley & Werneth’s Phil Coombe.
A maximum from Dave England and singles from Neil Bamford & debutant
Andy Pogson helped Coldhurst E to a 6-4 win against Failsworth D, for whom
Alan Nightingale & Fred Pickles scored doubles.
Marjorie Riddle & son Mark were unbeaten in Werneth F’s 8-2 victory
at OTTC B, for whom George Jervis & young Abigail Griffith scored singles.
There is all to play for in Division 2 with promotion & relegation
issues far from settled. First Transport are favourites for the title and
are 14 points clear after their 7-3 win at Pennine this week (Ken Hayes &
Brian Hall 3 each with one from Tom Ryan).
Runners up spot appears to be between Rosehill B, Hollinwood C & Unison
A who all won this week leaving them within 2 points of each other.
At the bottom Unison B had a well needed 9-1 victory against Gilders A,
keeping them in bottom place but just one point behind Gilders
Pennine’s 3 (Glen Chadwick & John Robertson singles plus the doubles)
against First Transport keeps them just 3 points above Gilders and it would
appear that only one of these three team will be playing second division next
year.
Hollinwood E may be dragged into it but a maximum from John Foster against
Hollinwood D in their 6-4 defeat gives them a 7 point cushion above Pennine.
Coldhurst B & Grotton B, after convincing wins this week, are in good
shape for promotion from Division 3.
Leaders Coldhurst B, with an under strength team beat bottom team Honeywell
D 10-0, with Phil Mellor & Neil Chapman stepping up.
The Grotton B team of Alf Barker (3), Neil Tomlinson (3) & Alan Sarsfield
(2) beat Uppermill C 9-1 with Stuart Hanson avoiding the whitewash.
Mid table Failsworth B drew with third placed Honeywell C thanks to a
maximum from Richard Hinchliffe and a double from Vin Gaffey.
In Division 1 Werneth A are looking for runners up spot to Glodwick after
their 7-3 win at Hollinwood B, although BAE A with a 9- 1 win at Werneth C
are still in with a chance.
Hollinwood A won 7-3 at OTTC A thanks to a treble from Jon DePledge with
doubles for Simon Hardwick & OTTC’s Matt Weatherby.
There was a good hard fought match between Hyde YMCA A and Werneth B,
with 2 wins a piece for Terry Taylor & Ken Ward for Hyde & similar
for Phil Myers and Mandy Winskill. With the score at 4 each, Phil Myers beat
Terry Taylor game 9 in the fifth and in the doubles Myers & Darlington
beat Taylor & Ward, also game 9 in the fifth, to give Werneth the closest
of victories
Report for Week 19 ending 8th February 08
Rosehill B took advantage of close results by their promotion rivals in
Division 2
of the Oldham & District Table Tennis League to move into second spot
for the first time this season, after posting 8-2 wins against Hollinwood
E & Werneth D. Simon Collins, Jimmy Findlow, Andy Perry & Warwick
Francis inflicting the damage over the two games.
Leaders First Transport overcame bottom team 6-4 thanks to a maximum from
Ken Hayes with Andy Hey (2) and Mike Brierley (1) replying.
The unbeaten Les Evans, backed by a double from Dave Hanson helped Unison
A to a 6-4 win against Failsworth A for whom Steve Collins completed a double.
Hollinwood C drop to fourth after a draw against Coldhurst A. Duncan Hadfield
trebled for Coldhurst A, and there were doubles for Simon King & Hollinwood’s
Phil Holmes.
Honeywell A drew with Hollinwood D in a game where all six players contributed
to the scoreline, with doubles from Brian Higgins, Andy McNabb & Glenn
Dowse and singles from Howard Travis, Peter Buckley & Steve Mather.
Werneth D kept Giders A at bay with a 6-4 win thanks to a maximum from
Mick Pellowe and singles from Alan Else & Julian Minshall. Colin Ogden
& Mark Craven each replied with doubles.
In Division 1 Werneth A command second spot after a 9-1 win against BAE
B. Kevin Hill avoided the whitewash with his win against Gary Skinner.
BAE A occupy third spot after an emphatic 9-1 win against HydeYMCA A.
Tony Bates & Tony Smith were unbeaten with Steve Lyons defeating Tom Lang.
Werneth B beat Grotton A 9-1 with Mandy Winskill losing game 12 in the
fifth to Steve Oliver. Phil Myers & Eddie Darlington scored maximums.
Wardle remain firm bottom after an 8-2 defeat to fellow strugglers Werneth
C for whom Wilf Crompton & Karen Hill were unbeaten.
In Division 3 leaders Coldhurst B and second placed Grotton B scraped
6-4 victories against Uppermill B & Unison C respectively. Remarkably
none of the treble winners came from either of the leading teams. This was
left to Uppermill’s Keith Moores and Unison’s Frank Sheldon.
Honeywell C completed the double over their B team defeating them 6-4,
with two wins each from Dave Watts & Derek Naylor and a single from Ken
Dunkerley.
Failsworth C beat Honeywell D 6-4 with a maximum from Jake Crawley and
double from Callum Jones. Joe Crawley was unlucky, losing two of his games
by the closest of margins in the fifth to Tommy Loftus & Lee Rowbotham.
Leo Cogger won two.
The 8-2 victory by Coldhurst C was a lot closer than the scoreline suggests
with 5 of their victories being tight in the fifth sets. Terry Holland (3)
and doubles from Malcolm Wills & John McLoughlin saw them through.
Owls A had an easy 9-1 win against an ‘out of sorts’ Uppermill C team
whose only win came from Stuart Hanson against Philip Tamworth who won his
other two despite playing in a higher division than normal. Dave Harthan &
Paul Woodward completed maximums.
The Coldhurst D team of Dave Varney (3), Neil Chapman (2) & Neil England
(0) narrowly overcame the Gilders B team of Gerry Lees (2), Fred wood (1)
& Ged Lennox (1) by 6-4.
In Division 4, leaders Saddleworth beat the improving Honeywell E team
7-3 thanks to an Ian McLean maximum. A double from John Ganley and a single
from Pete Ganley completed the scoring.
Doubles for each member of the Unison D team (Tony Hyde, Dennis Heyes
& Martin Haigh) secured a 7-3 win against Coldhurst E for whom Dave England
won two & Phil Mellor won one.
The experienced Werneth E team won 10-0 against the Failsworth F youngsters.
Sean Mcphail played particularly well going to 5 games in two of his sets.
Trebles from Philip Tamworth & Richard Tamworth and a double from
Dinesh Gorasia helped Owls B to a 9-1 win at Werneth F. Marjorie Riddle won
for Werneth.
Report for Week 18 ending 1st February
08
PROMOTION BATTLE HOTS UP
The latest results in Division 2 of the Oldham and District Table Tennis League have resulted in Hollinwood C and Unison A tying for second place behind leaders First Transport. Both teams could be caught by 4th place Rosehill B, who have a game in hand.
Unison A were held to a 5-5 draw by Coldhurst A for whom Duncan Hadfield won 2 whilst Dave Cheetham (3) and Les Evans (2) earned the points for Unison.
Hollinwood C just managed to beat their D team 6-4, thanks to a John Flowers treble and a Phil Holmes double. Andy McNabb won two for the D team.
Rosehill B maintained 4th position by beating 5th placed Honeywell A 7-3, thanks to trebles from Andy Perry and Warwick Francis.
Meanwhile, leaders First Transport registered wins over Werneth D and Hyde YMCA B, both by 7-3. For Hyde, Dennis Bradshaw won two but two each from Kenny Hayes, Tommy Ryan and Brian Hall secured the win in a very enjoyable match.
All the remaining matches were close affairs. Andy Hey’s treble for Unison B secured some welcome points in their 5-5 draw at Werneth D, for whom Mick Pellowe and Alan Else won two each. Failsworth A shared the points in a 5-5 draw with Gilders A, Steve Collins (3) Andrew Tarpey (2) for Failsworth and Martin Nicholls (2) replying for Gilders. Failsworth A also won 6-4 at Unison B thanks to Adam Rowbotham (3) and Matthew Evans (2)
Finally, 2nd bottom Pennine gained a 6-4 win over Hollinwood E, thanks to a treble from Glen Chadwick. Several games went the full distance and the result could have gone either way.
In Division 1, there were two wins for leaders Glodwick TTC, 10-0 over Werneth C and 7-3 over BAE B, for whom Kevin Hill won 2. Werneth C also lost 0-10 to their A team whilst Hyde YMCA A won 9-1 at Grotton A, Steve Lyons (3) Ken Ward (3) and Geoff Ogden (2) doing the damage.
In two drawn matches, Wardle Con Club held BAE A 5-5 thanks to Liaqat Ali (2) whilst Tony Smith won 3 for BAE and in another all Hollinwood affair, the A and B teams shared the points. Doubles for the B team by Ian Quinn and Tristan Swann were matched by doubles for the A team by Simon Hardwick and Gary Newton.
In a rearranged match Hollinwood A beat Uppermill A 8-2, Dave Buckley and Gary Newton enjoying trebles.
In Division 3, there were wins for all top six teams. Leaders Coldhurst B won 7-3 at Failsworth B for whom Richard Hinchcliffe won all 3 games. It was the same score for 2nd placed Grotton B in their visit to Gilders B, thanks to Alf Barker (3) and Steve Smith (2) whilst Gerry Lees (2) replied for Gilders.
Honeywell C struggled to a 6-4 win at Uppermill C for whom Ali Mirza played well. This allowed Uppermill B to close the gap following a 10-0 whitewash of bottom team Honeywell D.
Honeywell B remain in 5th position following their 7-3 win over Coldhurst C, thanks to a Dave Watts treble and an Allan Marston double. Terry Holland doubled for Coldhurst. Paul Woodward’s treble for Owls A was to no avail as they suffered a 3-7 reversal at Unison C, whilst in the remaining match, 2nd bottom Coldhurst D had a resounding 9-1 win over fellow strugglers Failsworth C, thanks to Dave Varney (3) Neil Chapman (3) and Neil England (2).
Both the top two teams in Division 4 had maximum 10-0 wins, Saddleworth C C at Failsworth F and Deaf Club at OTTC B.
A David Wilson treble was not enough for Failsworth D, as they lost 3-7 at Unison D whilst in a re-arranged match Unison D won 7-3 against Werneth F and in a very sporting match, Tony Hyde (3) and Dennis Heyes (3) secured the points.
Honeywell E had a good 9-1 win over Werneth F, John Ganley (3) Pete Ganley (3) and Pete Sharples (2) doing the damage. Werneth E won 6-4 at Coldhurst E thanks to Phil Coombe (3) and Marjorie Riddle (2) whilst Phil Mellor (2) replied for the home team.
A two man Owls B team had a good 6-4 win over Failsworth E with a treble from Phil Tamworth and a double from Dinesh Gorasia.
Players are reminded that the closing date for entries to the Oldham League
Closed Championships is Monday February 11th. See page 37 of the
handbook. The Championships will be held at Oldham Leisure Centre on Sunday
2nd March 2008.