THE deadline for the Merit Awards is September 28.

Secretaries are being asked to submit their team's best two averages for consideration to Mr A Hamer, 35 Thornham Drive, Bolton. BL1 7RE.

Entries submitted after the above date will be void.

Presentation tickets will be available at the next meeting, price £2.

Results: Ladies' Section A: Queens Park (E Hall 21-3) 119 (3) Mortfield (E Brown 21-0, J Howarth 21-3) 181 (10); Queens Park (K Lewis 21-4) 122 (3) Lee Lane (M Maitlnd 21-4) 172 (10); W/H S&SC A 170 (8) W/H S&SC B 159 (4); Grey Mare 210 (12) Back o'th' Bank 111 (0); Grey Mare (M Schofield 21-4) 190 (10) Great Lever 124 (2).

Ladies' Section B: Bar Lane (D Eckersley 21-3) 191 (9) Haslam Park 140 (3); Bar Lane 206 (11) Tonge Moor CC 106 (1); Haslam Park 193 (9) Moss Bank B 155 (3); Tonge Moor CC 133 (3) Moss Bank A 188 (10).

Men's Section One: Cross Guns A 195 (8) Seven Stars 155 (4); Cross Guns A 167 (5) Railway A 186 (8); Great Lever (Railway) 193 (9) Back o'th' Bank 155 (3); Seven Stars 205 (11) Back o'th' Bank 158 (1); Seven Stars 191 (8) Great Lever (Railway) 159 (4); Dobbies 191 (9) Railway A 151 (3); Bradshaw 151 (4) Dobbies (M Lanaghan 21-4) 179 (9).

Men's Section Two: Mortfield C 183 (7) Royal Mail 158 (5); Mortfield C 195 (9) Grey Mare 165 (3); Grey Mare 205 (11) Derby Ward LC 141 (1).

Men's Section Three: Lostock A 146 (2) Nuffield (J Worthington 21-2) 184 (11); Darbishire Vets 190 (9) Egerton Park 141 (3); Egerton Park 173 (9) Lostock 140 (3).

Men's Section One

P W D L Pts

Bar Lane X... 18 15 0 3 159

Dobbies... 16 15 0 1 145

Railway A... 17 14 0 3 141

Seven Stars... 18 8 0 10 103

Cross Guns A... 18 8 0 10 93

Bradshaw... 18 6 0 12 90

IGW... 16 6 0 10 87

Gt Lever (Railway)... 18 5 0 13 86

Bar Lane C... 16 5 0 11 84

Back o'th' Bank... 18 5 0 13 70

Men's Section Two

Grey Mare... 16 12 0 4 126

Hollywood Rd... 16 12 0 4 114

Royal Mail... 16 11 0 5 108

Mortfield C... 16 8 0 8 105

A/Bridge Park... 16 10 0 6 102

Peter Hunts... 16 8 0 6 101

West Vets... 16 8 0 8 90

Railway B... 16 5 0 11 87

Derby Ward LC... 16 1 0 15 58

Men's Section Three

Little Lever CC... 16 13 0 3 136

King's Head A... 14 11 0 3 120

Moss Bank T/com... 16 9 0 7 110

Nuffield... 16 9 0 7 104

Darbishire Vets... 15 9 0 7 104

John Booths... 15 8 0 7 95

Egerton Park... 15 6 0 9 82

Cross Guns B... 16 2 0 14 52

Lostock A... 15 2 0 13 48

Ladies' Section A

West S&SC A... 19 19 0 0 188

West S&SC B... 20 15 0 5 162

Mortfield... 19 13 0 6 145

Grey Mare... 20 11 1 8 137

Bradshaw... 20 13 0 8 135

Lee Lane... 20 12 1 7 135

Railway... 19 9 0 10 116

Plodder Lne CC... 19 4 0 15 89

Queens Park... 20 6 0 14 87

Great Lever... 20 3 0 17 72

Back o'th' Bank... 20 3 0 17 68

Ladies' Section B

Moss Bank A... 18 16 0 2 166

Haslam Park... 18 11 0 7 128

Bar Lane... 18 10 0 8 127

Eagley Park... 18 12 0 6 125

The Gorses... 18 11 0 7 122

Moss Bank B... 18 6 1 11 101

Mytham Park... 18 7 0 11 99

Horwich RMI... 18 7 1 10 89

Little Lever CC... 18 6 0 12 87

Tonge Moor CC... 18 3 0 15 59