Holcombe pile on the misery for Hawkshaw

In Division Two, Bradshaw A are holding on to top position, this time with a win over third from bottom Longsight Meths' A in a closely fought match.

Bradshaw maintain a clear lead with 14 points and no losses. They are now looking serious contenders for a place in Division One next year.

At the bottom of the table Bolton Cricket Club are struggling without a win so far this year and time is running out.

In Division Three, David Lloyd's worthy A team are making every effort to maintain their lead, this time with a very decisive win over Lostock C. David Lloyd have certainly proved their ability at this level and are making steady progress towards promotion to Division Two next season.

Lower in the

table are Lostock C and Holcombe Brook B; both clubs finding this year's

competition tough and valued points hard to come by.

Division Four leaders, Markland Hill E, scored yet another victory, this time over Bolton School, to secure 14 points in their unblemished record of wins this year. This quality squad is led by several youngsters with excellent ability around the court and, in this form, they have to be favourites for promotion. At the other end of the table, Bolton School are finding life in Division Four very difficult and are still looking to secure their first points of the season; with several players absent with injury, it seems a hard task to stay in this Division.

Heading Divisions Five and Six respectively are David Lloyd's B and C teams. Both squads are consistently turning out strong teams in a bid for promotion to higher divisions and it seems their combination of quality players is proving too tough for some of the opposition in these divisions.

The second round of the Mixed League Cecil Cup competition was played on

Sunday June 20 with all eight matches completed successfully. David Lloyd A moved swiftly to the next round, defeating Hawkshaw A without being troubled. The new handicap system meant that the other matches were contended more closely with clubs such as Walkers, Walmer B and Lostock C all moving into the third round.

Mixed Division One

P W D L Pts

Holcombe Brook A... 8 8 0 0 16

Hawkshaw A... 8 7 0 1 14

Markland Hill A... 8 5 1 2 11

Next Generation (Ch) A... 8 3 2 3 8

Lostock A... 8 4 0 4 8

Leigh CC A... 8 2 1 5 5

Markland Hill B... 8 1 0 7 2

Hawkshaw B... 8 0 0 8 0

Mixed Division Two

Bradshaw A... 8 7 0 1 14

Walmer A... 8 6 0 2 12

Markland Hill C... 8 5 0 3 10

David Lloyd (Manchester)... 8 5 0 3 10

Lostock B... 8 4 0 4 8

Longsight Meths A... 8 4 0 4 8

Markland Hill D... 8 1 0 7 2

Bolton Cricket Club... 8 0 0 8 0

Mixed Division Three

David Lloyd (Bolton) A... 8 8 0 0 16

Next Generation (Ch) B... 8 7 0 1 14

Walkers... 8 4 0 4 8

Barrow Bridge A... 8 3 0 5 6

Longsight Meths B... 8 3 0 5 6

Hawkshaw C... 8 3 0 5 6

Holcombe Brook B... 8 2 0 6 4

Lostock C... 8 2 0 6 4

Mixed Division Four

Markland Hill E... 8 7 0 1 14

Harwood... 8 7 0 1 14

Bradshaw B... 8 5 0 3 10

C.C. Walmersley... 8 5 0 3 10

Lostock D... 8 5 0 3 10

Eagley... 8 2 0 6 4

Elton Vale SA... 8 1 0 7 2

Bolton School... 8 0 0 8 0

Mixed Division Five

David Lloyd (Bolton) B... 7 7 0 0 14

Hawkshaw D... 7 5 0 2 10

Walmer B... 7 4 0 3 8

Holcombe Brook C... 7 4 0 3 8

Meadow Hill... 6 2 0 4 4

Lostock E... 7 1 0 6 2

Markland Hill F... 7 1 0 6 2

Mixed Division Six

David Lloyd (Bolton) C... 7 7 0 0 14

Holcombe Brook D... 7 5 0 2 10

Bradshaw C... 7 5 0 2 10

Barrow Bridge B... 6 3 0 3 6

Walmer C... 7 2 0 5 4

Elton Vale S.C. B... 7 1 0 6 2

St Joseph's... 7 1 0 6 2

Men's Division One

Holcombe Brook ... 8 7 0 1 0 23

South College A... 8 7 0 0 1 21

Ellesmere A... 8 4 0 0 4 12

Lostock A... 8 4 0 0 4 12

Hawkshaw A... 8 3 0 0 5 9

Markland Hill A... 8 2 0 1 5 8

David Lloyd (M/c) A... 8 2 0 0 6 6

Tyldesley A... 8 2 0 0 6 6

Men's Division Two

Walmer A... 7 5 0 0 2 15

Leigh C.C. B... 7 4 0 1 2 14

Leigh C.C. A... 6 4 0 0 2 12

Longsight Meths A... 7 3 0 1 3 11

Lostock B... 7 3 0 0 4 9

South College B... 6 2 0 0 4 6

Bradshaw A... 6 1 0 0 5 3

Men's Division Three

Next Generation A... 8 7 0 1 0 23

Markland Hill B... 8 6 0 0 2 18

Claremont... 8 6 0 0 2 18

Hawkshaw B... 8 4 0 1 3 14

Walkers... 8 3 0 0 5 9

Barrow Bridge A... 8 2 0 1 5 8

Markland Hill C... 8 2 0 0 6 6

Elton Vale A... 8 0 0 1 7 2

Men's Division Four

Tyldesley B... 8 7 0 1 0 23

Ellesmere B... 8 6 0 0 2 18

Longsight Meths B... 8 4 0 2 2 16

Lowton... 8 4 0 1 3 14

Winton... 8 3 0 2 3 13

Leigh C... 8 2 0 0 6 6

David Lloyd (M/c) B... 8 1 0 1 6 5

Holcombe Brook B... 8 1 0 1 6 5

Men's Division Five

David Lloyd (Bn) A... 7 7 0 0 0 21

Chorley A... 7 5 0 1 1 17

Walmer B... 7 4 0 0 3 12

Bolton C.C.... 7 3 0 0 4 9

Markland Hill D... 7 2 0 1 4 8

South College C... 6 1 0 0 5 3

Eagley A... 7 1 0 0 6 3

Men's Division Six

Lostock C... 7 5 1 0 1 16

Bradshaw B... 7 5 0 0 2 15

Harwood A... 7 4 1 0 2 13

Guildhall... 7 3 0 0 4 9

Barrow Bridge B... 7 2 0 1 4 8

Astley & Tyldesley... 6 2 0 0 4 6

Markland Hill E... 7 1 0 1 5 5

Men's Division Seven

Next Generation B... 7 7 0 0 0 21

Lostock D... 7 6 0 0 1 18

Leigh D... 7 5 0 0 2 15

Meadow Hill... 7 3 0 0 4 9

Holcombe Brook S.C. C... 7 2 0 0 5 6

Walmer C... 7 1 0 0 6 3

Elton Vale S.C. B... 6 0 0 0 6 0

Mixed Division Eight

David Lloyd (Bolton) B... 7 6 0 0 1 18

Ellesmere C... 7 6 0 0 1 18

Hawkshaw C... 7 4 0 1 2 14

Eagley B... 6 4 0 0 2 12

Holcombe Brook S.C. D... 7 2 0 1 4 8

Walmer D... 7 1 0 0 6 3

Barrow Bridge C... 7 0 0 0 7 0

Mixed Division Nine

Chorley B... 8 7 0 0 1 21

David Lloyd (Bolton) C... 8 7 0 0 1 21

Harwood B... 8 7 0 0 1 21

Hawkshaw D... 8 4 0 0 4 12

Chorley C... 8 3 0 1 4 11

David Lloyd (Bolton) D... 8 2 0 0 6 6

Bradshaw C... 8 1 0 0 7 3

Holcombe Brook E... 8 0 0 1 7 2

Junior Division One

Tyldesley A... 9 9 0 0 0 27

Markland Hill A... 9 5 1 0 3 16

Lostock A... 9 5 0 0 4 15

Hawkshaw A... 9 5 0 0 4 15

Holcombe Brook S.C. A... 9 1 1 0 7 4

Lostock B... 9 1 0 0 8 3

Junior Division Two

Leigh C.C. A... 9 8 0 1 0 26

David Lloyd (Bolton)... 9 4 1 1 3 15

David Lloyd (Manchester) A... 9 3 0 2 4 13

Ellesmere... 9 3 1 1 4 12

St. Joseph's A... 9 2 2 1 4 10

Hawkshaw B... 9 1 0 2 6 7

Junior Division Three

Markland Hill B... 9 7 1 0 1 22

Tyldesley B... 9 6 1 1 1 21

Bradshaw A... 9 4 1 0 4 13

Leigh C.C. B... 9 2 1 2 4 11

Hawkshaw C... 9 2 1 1 5 9

Eagley... 9 0 1 2 6 5

Junior Division Four

Lostock C... 9 8 1 0 0 25

Holcombe Brook S.C. B... 9 5 1 0 3 16

St. Joseph's B... 9 5 1 0 3 16

Walmer... 9 3 0 1 5 11

Hawkshaw D... 9 2 0 1 6 8

Tyldesley C... 9 1 1 0 7 4

Junior Division Five

Barrow Bridge... 10 9 0 1 0 29

St. Joseph's C... 11 6 1 0 4 19

David Lloyd (Manchester) B... 10 6 1 0 3 19

Markland Hill C... 11 3 1 2 5 14

Leigh C.C. C... 10 3 0 1 6 11

Holcombe Brook SC C... 10 3 1 0 6 10

Bradshaw B... 10 2 0 0 8 6

RESULTS: Mixed League Division One: Hawkshaw B 12 Holcombe Brook S.C. A 72; Next Generation (Chorley) A 50 Markland Hill A 59; Markland Hill B 51 Lostock A 56; Leigh C.C. A 45 Hawkshaw A 61.

Division Two: Bolton Cricket Club 57 David Lloyd (Manchester) 61; Lostock B 53 Markland Hill C 51; Markland Hill D 38 Walmer A 67; Longsight Meths. A 48 Bradshaw A 52.

Division Three: Walkers 44 Longsight Meths. B 56; David Lloyd (Bolton) A 70 Lostock C 36; Barrow Bridge A 46 Next Generation (Chorley) B 53; Holcombe Brook S.C. B 49 Hawkshaw C 58.

Division Four: Bradshaw B 62 C.C. Walmersley 40; Bolton School 37 Markland Hill E 68; Lostock D 67 Eagley 36; Elton Vale A 41 Harwood C.C. 54.

Division Five: Hawkshaw D 42 Holcombe Brook S.C. C 61; Walmer B 48 David Lloyd (Bolton) B 64; Markland Hill F 42 Lostock E 59.

Division Six: St Joseph's 61 Elton Vale S.C. B 40; Holcombe Brook S.C. D 51 Bradshaw C 60; David Lloyd (Bolton) C 66 Walmer C 21.

Junior League: Division One: Markland Hill A 10 Hawkshaw A 2; Lostock A 9 Lostock B 3; Holcombe Brook S.C. A 1 Tyldesley A 11.

Division Two: David Lloyd (Manchester) A 7 David Lloyd (Bolton) 5; Hawkshaw B 9.5 Ellesmere 2.5; St. Joseph's A .5 Leigh C.C. A 11.5.

Division Three: Bradshaw A 4.5 Markland Hill B 7.5; Leigh C.C. B 6 Eagley 6; Tyldesley B 12 Hawkshaw C 0.

Division Four: Walmer 4.5 Holcombe Brook S.C. B 7.5; Lostock C 11.5 St. Joseph's B .5; Hawkshaw D 6.5 Tyldesley C 5.5.

Division Five: Leigh C.C. C 0 David Lloyd (Manchester) B 12; St. Joseph's C 4 Bradshaw B 8; St. Joseph's C 8.5 Markland Hill C 3.5; Markland Hill C 7.5 David Lloyd (Manchester) B 4.5; Holcombe Brook SC C 4 Bradshaw B 8; Holcombe Brook SC C 5.5 Barrow Bridge 6.5.

B.S.F. Howarth Cup Junior Competition 2004 final (July 2 at David Lloyd Bolton): Markland Hill C (+63 Games) 63 Lostock A 72.

Men's League: Division One: Markland Hill A 7.5 Hawkshaw A 1.5; Tyldesley A 6 Lostock A 3; Ellesmere A 2 South College A 7; David Lloyd (Manchester) A 0 Holcombe Brook S.C. A 9;

Division Two: South College B 8 Longsight Meths A 1; Leigh C.C. B 7 Bradshaw A 2; Lostock B 5.5 Walmer A 3.5;

Division Three: Hawkshaw B 1.5 Markland Hill B 7.5; Elton Vale S.C. A 4.5 Barrow Bridge A 4.5; Markland Hill C .5 Next Generation (Chorley) A 8.5; Walkers 3 Claremont 6.

Division Four: Longsight Meths B 1 Tyldesley B 8; Holcombe Brook S.C. B 5 David Lloyd (Manchester) B 4; Winton 3 Ellesmere B 6; Lowton 6 Leigh C.C. C 3.

Division Five: Bolton C.C. 2 David Lloyd (Bolton) A 7; Walmer B 6.5 Eagley A 2.5; Chorley A 6 Markland Hill D 3;

Division Six: Barrow Bridge B 3.5 Lostock C 5.5; Bradshaw B 6 Markland Hill E 3; Harwood C.C. A 2.5 Guildhall 6.5.

Division Seven: Lostock D 5.5 Walmer C 3.5; Leigh C.C. D 8 Meadow Hill 1; Next Generation (Chorley) B 8.5 Holcombe Brook S.C. C .5.

Division Eight: Hawkshaw C 5 Eagley B 4; David Lloyd (Bolton) B 9 Barrow Bridge C 0; Holcombe Brook S.C. D 2 Hawkshaw C 7; Walmer D 0 Ellesmere C 9.

Division Nine: Holcombe Brook S.C. E 0 Chorley B 9; Hawkshaw D 4 Harwood C.C. B 5; David Lloyd (Bolton) D 3 Chorley C 6; Bradshaw C 2.5 Chorley C 6.5; Bradshaw C 0 David Lloyd (Bolton) C 9.