THE winners of the Ladies Bridges Pairs held last Sunday was M Cottle (Lee Lane)/ M Schofield (Grey Mare), they defeated J Carr (Horwich RMI)/J Haynes (Railway) 21-17, in a very close final.

The losing semi finalists were L Hague (Mortfield)/L Lord (Lee Lane) and M Higham (Railway)/I Dore (Haslam Park).

The Ladies Howard Cup Final between Haslam Park and W/H S&SC A will take place tomorrow at Tonge Park, starting at 1pm. Please submit your team sheets no later than 12.45pm.

The Ladies John Hill Rose Bowl will take place on Sunday, August 22, at the Railway S&SC, Green Lane, starting at 11am. Please send your entries to Mrs E Brabin, 8 Boscobel Road, Bolton. Tel: 01204 525154.

The Men's Peter Walker Cup Final between Bar Lane X and Seven Stars and the Greenall Whitley Cup Final between Little Lever CC and Railway B will take place on Sunday, August 22, at Over Hulton Conservative Club, starting at 12.30pm.

Results: Ladies Howard Cup Semi Final: Lee Lane 143 W/H S&SC A 180.

Ladies Section A: W/H S&SC A 208 (11) Queens Park 122 (1); Bradshaw (J Heaton 21-2) 201 (11) Back o'th' Bank 134 (1); Grey Mare (A Williams 21-2) 188 (9) Plodder Lane CC 140 (3); Back o'th' Bank 126 (3) W/H S&SC A (L Sharman 21-1, E Hall 21-3) 202 (10); Great Lever 136 (1) W/H S&SC B (Joy Adamson 21-4) 199 (12).

Ladies Section B: Bar Lane (J Goody 21-0) 204 (11) Little Lever CC 121 (1); Little Lever CC (M Brocklehurst 21-3) 178 (7) The Gorses (D Counsell 21-4) 162 (5); Horwich RMI 201 (10) Tonge Moor CC 140 (2); The Gorses 162 (6) Moss Bank A 177 (7).

Men's Peter Walker Cup Semi Final: Seven Stars 195 Cross Guns A 176.

Men's Greenall Whitley Cup Semi Final: Nuffield 168 Railway B 179.

Men Section One: Bar Lane X 196 (10) Great Lever Railway 126 (2); IGW 169 (5) Railway A (K Shaw 21-3) 180 (8); Bar Lane C 186 (7) Seven Stars 180 (5).

Men Section Two: Peter Hunts 170 (5) Grey Mare 175 (8); Derby Ward LC 165 (6) Hollywood Rd (D Hough 21-4) 183 (7); Grey Mare 195 (9) W/H Vets 150 (3); Astley Bridge Park 187 (7) W/H Vets 170 (5).

Men Section Three: Little Lever CC (M Nield 21-3) 207 (11) Egerton Park 119 (1); Egerton Park 172 (4) John Booths 183 (9); Egerton Park (R Pilkington 21-3) 150 (4) Moss Bank Telecom 172 (9); Little Lever CC (D Middleton 21 -4) 201 (11) John Booths 124 (1).

Men Section One

P W D L Pts

Bar Lane X... 15 14 0 1 142

Dobbies... 10 10 0 0 94

Railway A... 11 9 0 2 93

IGW... 15 6 0 9 83

Seven Stars... 15 6 0 9 80

Bradshaw... 15 6 0 9 79

Bar Lane C... 15 5 0 10 79

Gt Lever (Railway)... 14 3 0 11 65

Cross Guns A... 13 5 0 8 60

Back o'th' Bank... 11 3 0 8 44

Men Section Two

Grey Mare... 12 10 0 2 97

Hollywood Rd... 14 10 0 4 96

A/Bridge Park... 14 7 0 7 90

Peter Hunts... 14 7 0 7 88

West Vets... 15 7 0 8 80

Mortfield C... 12 5 0 7 75

Royal Mail... 10 7 0 3 65

Railway B... 10 3 0 7 56

Derby Ward LC... 13 1 0 12 52

Men Section Three

Little Lever CC... 13 11 0 2 109

Moss Bank T/com... 13 8 0 5 95

King's Head A... 10 8 0 2 90

John Booths... 12 6 0 6 76

Nuffield... 11 7 0 4 74

Darbishire Vets... 11 6 0 5 71

Egerton Park... 13 5 0 8 70

Cross Guns B... 13 2 0 11 43

Lostock A... 12 1 0 11 36

Ladies Section A

West S&SC A... 16 16 0 0 159

West S&SC B... 16 12 0 4 130

Mortfield... 16 10 0 6 118

Lee Lane... 17 10 1 6 113

Bradshaw... 16 11 0 5 110

Grey Mare... 15 8 1 6 102

Railway... 14 7 0 7 85

Queens Park... 15 6 0 9 71

Plodder Lne CC... 14 2 0 12 66

Back o'th' Bank... 17 2 0 15 57

Great Lever... 16 2 0 14 54

Ladies Section B

Moss Bank A... 12 11 0 1 108

The Gorses... 15 9 0 6 101

Eagley Park... 13 8 0 5 92

Moss Bank B... 15 6 1 8 90

Haslam Park... 11 8 0 3 86

Bar Lane... 13 6 0 7 85

Mytham Park... 15 6 0 9 83

Horwich RMI... 14 6 1 7 73

Little Lever CC... 14 5 0 9 71

Tonge Moor CC... 14 2 0 12 44