BOLTON TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE

BOLTON Table Tennis League's best performance of the week was the treble by Ron Durose for Little Lever A against Premier Division table toppers Ramsbottom A.

But Rammy went on to win the match 6-3 anyway.

John Hilton won his three sets for Horwich Hilton against a strong Farnworth team, which helped clinch a 5-4 victory.

Division One leaders Nomads A scored maximum points against Wharton B to maintain their push for promotion.

Little Lever B, who are also in contention, won 8-1 at Wingates, which leaves them five points behind Nomads having played one more match.

In Division Two leaders Little Lever C enjoyed a 9-0 win at Egerton Park, which gives them an advantage of eight points over Heaton C in second spot with a match in hand.

The two teams at the top of Division Three both scored comfortable victories, leaders Meadow Hill A beating Heaton E 7-2, and the team in second spot Ladybridge D winning 8-1 against Ellesmere.

Meadow Hill duo Phil Noden and Steve Jones, and Richard Hinchcliffe and Dennis Hough for Ladybridge all bagged three wins apiece.

These results give the Meadow Hill team a seven-point advantage.

In the match between the two top teams in Division Four, Hilton J in second spot comprehensively beat their I team 7-2 to close the gap to four points with a match in hand. The win included a treble by Eamon McEntee and two wins apiece for Mike Roberts and Andy Harris.

THE league is mourning the sad death of Dave Tobin.

Dave was a member of the Hilton F team and had been a stalwart of the league for a number of years and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Results: Premier Division: Horwich Hilton 4 Farnworth 5; Little Lever A 3 Rammy A 6; Rammy B 4 Cricketers 5; Hilton A 6 Mosses A 3.

Division One: Heaton B 3 Hilton B 6; Wingates 1 Little Lever B 8; Wharton B 0 Nomads 9; Heaton B 3 Heaton A 6; Mosses B 5 Hilton B 4; Little Lever B 7 Ladybridge A 2.

Division Two: Halliwell Meths 3 Hilton C 6; Heaton D 2 Heaton C 7; Egerton Park 0 Little Lever C 9; Halls 3 Halliwell Meths 6; Hilton C 2 BEN A 7; Ladybridge B 7 Rushtons 2.

Division Three: Little Lever E 6 Farnworth 3; Ladybridge D 8 Ellesmere 1; Hilton E 8 M Hill B 1; M Hill A 7 Heaton E 2; Hilton G 7 Hilton H 2; Ladybridge C 7 Little Lever D 2.

Division Four: Hilton J 7 Hilton I 2; Heaton F 1 YMCA 8; Hilton KL 4 Hilton I 5; BEN B 4 Ladybridge E 5; Ladybridge F 6 Hilton L 3; M Hill C 4 Jubilee 5.

Top Ten: Premier Division: 31 M Moir; 30 M Ramsbottom; 26 A Jackson, A Bleakley, R Durose; 22 S Stringer, J Chadwick; 21 J Hilton; 20 D Howarth; 19 M Dore, M Gibson.

Division One: 27 K Chapman; 25 R Simmons; 24 J Scowcroft; 23 C Johnson, D Collier; 22 D Hadfield, R Costello, P Branwood; 20 J Bradbury; 19 S Williams.

Division Two: 37 D Buckley, G Hall; 36 I Lansdale; 34 S Barber; 30 M Audsley; 24 B Dobbins; 23 G Palmer, P Mort, P McCormick; 22 R Hall, C Higson.

Division Three: 39 P Noden; 34 A Crompton; 32 S Jones; 31 J Birchall; 30 C Bradbury; 29 M Martin, K Chauahan; 28 D Marland; 27 B Hall; 26 B Roberts.

Division Four: 29 L Davenport; 27 P Yates, J Birchall Snr; 25 G Wilkinson; 24 J Pilkington; 23 S Roz; 22 M Roberts, A Revell; 21 E McEntee; 20 M Greenhalgh.

PREMIER DIVISION

P W D L F A P

Ramsbottom A... 13 13 0 0 91 26 91

Farnworth SC A... 13 11 0 2 78 39 78

Hilton Tameside... 12 9 0 3 74 34 74

Little Lever A... 13 8 0 5 65 52 65

Ramsbottom B... 13 6 0 7 52 65 52

Lostock... 12 5 0 7 51 57 51

Horwich Hilton... 12 4 0 8 51 57 51

Cricketers... 12 5 0 7 49 59 49

Hilton A... 12 5 0 7 49 59 49

Wharton A... 12 2 0 10 32 76 32

Mosses A... 12 0 0 12 20 88 20

DIVISION ONE

Nomads A... 11 9 0 2 68 31 68

Carlton... 12 9 0 3 67 41 67

Little Lever B... 12 6 0 6 63 45 63

Hilton B... 11 4 0 7 54 45 54

Mosses B... 11 8 0 3 53 46 53

Wharton B... 11 8 0 3 51 48 51

Ladybridge A... 12 6 0 6 49 59 49

Wingates A... 11 5 0 6 45 54 45

Heaton A... 12 3 0 9 43 65 43

Chorley Old Road... 10 3 0 7 38 52 38

Heaton B... 11 1 0 10 27 72 27

DIVISION TWO

Little Lever C... 13 12 0 1 86 31 86

Heaton C... 14 10 0 4 78 48 78

Ramsbottom C... 13 9 0 4 77 40 77

BEN A... 14 9 0 5 75 51 75

Heaton D... 14 8 0 6 72 54 72

Halls... 13 9 0 4 66 51 66

Egerton Park... 14 6 0 8 60 66 60

Nomads B... 13 5 0 8 52 65 52

Ladybridge B... 14 5 0 9 50 76 50

Hilton C... 14 4 0 10 50 76 50

Halliwell Meths... 14 3 0 11 37 89 37

Rushtons... 14 2 0 12 35 91 35

DIVISION THREE

Meadow Hill A... 15 13 0 2 97 38 97

Ladybridge D... 15 11 0 4 90 45 90

Hilton F... 12 11 0 1 78 30 78

Ramsbottom D... 14 10 0 4 74 52 74

Little Lever D... 14 8 0 6 68 58 68

Heaton E... 14 7 0 7 68 58 68

Hilton E... 14 8 0 6 67 59 67

Hilton D... 13 6 0 7 65 52 65

Hilton G... 15 7 0 8 65 70 65

Ladybridge C... 14 8 0 6 64 62 64

Hilton H... 15 4 0 11 47 88 47

Meadow Hill B... 15 3 0 12 40 95 40

Farnworth SC B... 13 2 0 11 39 78 39

Ellesmere A... 13 0 0 13 20 97 20

DIVISION FOUR

Hilton I... 11 10 0 1 74 25 74

Hilton J... 10 9 0 1 70 20 70

Bolton YMCA... 11 8 0 3 69 30 69

BEN B... 13 8 0 5 64 53 64

Heaton F... 10 7 0 3 55 35 55

Ladybridge E... 10 7 0 3 54 36 54

Hilton K... 12 6 0 6 54 54 54

Jubilee... 13 5 0 8 43 74 43

Meadow Hill C... 12 4 0 8 39 69 39

Hilton L... 13 1 0 12 36 81 36

Heaton G... 11 3 0 8 33 66 33

Ladybridge F... 12 1 0 11 30 78 30