S WILLIAMS (Grey Mare) won the John Hill Rose Bowl in a close final. She beat J Martin (Great Lever) 21-20 to win the tournament, played on Sunday, August 22.

The losing semi-finalists were J Haydock (W/H S&SC A) and R Greenhalgh (Grey Mare).

RESULTS: Ladies' Section A: Plodder Lane CC 136 (2) W/H S&SC A (V Foster 21-4) 189 (11); W/H S&SC B (J Gleave 21-4) 188 (8) Bradshaw 159 (4); Lee Lane 188 (8) Grey Mare 154 (4); Back oth Bank (L Higson 21-4) 184 (7) Plodder Lane CC 178 (5); Bradshaw 183 (7) Railway 162 (5).

Ladies' Section B: Eagley Park 169 (9) Haslam Park 147 (3); Haslam Park 143 (3) Moss Bank A 190 (10); Little Lever CC 171 (5) Haslam Park 173 (8); The Gorses (R Hunter 21-4) 170 (8) Bar Lane 152 (4); Moss Bank A (D Collier 21-1, B Holden, J Hamer 21-4) 199 (11) Little Lever CC 106 (1); Eagley Park 182 (7) Moss Bank A 172 (5).

Men's Section One: Cross Guns A 178 (7) Dobbies 170 (5); Great Lever Railway 185 (7) Bradshaw 164 (5).

Men's Section Two: Royal Mail 187 (8) Railway B 168 (4); Railway B 192 (9) Mortfield C 155 (3) ;Railway B 188 (8) Peter Hunts 151 (4); Railway B 167 (5) Royal Mail 171 (8); Peter Hunts (B Morris 21-0, A Vickers 21-4) 195 (9) Astley Bridge Park 121 (3).

Men's Section Three: Nuffield Park 168 (3) Darbishire Vets 184 (10); Kings Head A 183 (6) Little Lever CC 170 (6); John Booths 180 (9) Moss Bank Telecom 144 (3); Darbishire Vets 189 (10) Cross Guns B 161 (2); Moss Bank Telecom 187 (7) Kings Head A 174 (5).

Men's Section One

P W D L Pts

Bar Lane X... 18 15 0 3 159

Railway A... 15 13 0 2 130

Dobbies... 14 13 0 1 128

IGW... 16 6 0 10 87

Bradshaw... 17 6 0 11 86

Bar Lane C... 16 5 0 11 84

Seven Stars... 15 6 0 9 80

Cross Guns A... 16 7 0 9 80

Gt Lever (Railway)... 16 4 0 12 73

Back o'th' Bank... 17 5 0 12 70

Men's Section Two

Hollywood Rd... 16 12 0 4 114

Grey Mare... 14 11 0 3 112

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

Peter Hunts... 16 8 0 6 101

Royal Mail... 14 10 0 4 95

West Vets... 16 8 0 8 90

Mortfield C... 14 6 0 8 87

Railway B... 15 5 0 10 82

Derby Ward LC... 15 1 0 14 57

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

John Booths... 15 8 0 7 95

Darbishire Vets... 14 8 0 6 94

Nuffield... 15 8 0 7 93

Egerton Park... 13 5 0 8 70

Cross Guns B... 16 2 0 14 52

Lostock A... 13 2 0 11 43

Ladies' Section A

West S&SC A... 18 18 0 0 180

West S&SC B... 19 15 0 6 135

Mortfield... 18 12 0 6 135

Bradshaw... 20 13 0 8 135

Lee Lane... 19 11 1 7 125

Railway... 19 9 0 10 116

Grey Mare... 18 9 1 8 115

Plodder Lne CC... 19 4 0 15 89

Queens Park... 18 6 0 12 81

Great Lever... 19 3 0 16 70

Back o'th' Bank... 19 3 0 16 68

Ladies' Section B

Moss Bank A... 17 15 0 2 156

Eagley Park... 18 12 0 6 125

The Gorses... 18 11 0 7 122

Haslam Park... 16 10 0 6 116

Bar Lane... 16 8 0 8 107

Mytham Park... 18 7 0 11 99

Moss Bank B... 17 6 1 10 98

Horwich RMI... 18 7 1 10 89

Little Lever CC... 18 6 0 12 87

Tonge Moor CC... 16 3 0 13 55