BOLTON A and B won their first round matches 6-1 against Eccles B and A respectively.

Inter-league programme:

Group Three -- Bolton A, February 27, Hazel Grove B at Hyde Snooker Club; March 27, Manchester C at Breaks SC (Failsworth).

Group One -- Bolton B, March 13, Manchester at Breaks SC (Failsworth); March 27, Levenshulme B at Cuemasters SC; April 10, Wilmslow at Hyde Snooker Club.

Section Knockouts (sponsored by Horwich RMI)

The E Section knockout semi-finals are to be played on Monday February 11 as follows -- Tonge & Breightmet Cons v Hawker Siddeley at Halliwell Cons Club and Smithills Cons v Hollywood Rd at Bradford Ward Labour Club.

Grand Masters Semi-Finals (sponsored by Hawker Siddeley Social Club) -- Wednesday February 13 at Hawker Siddeley 8pm start, best of three frames. T Kelly (Ellesmere) v F Barnes (Our Lady's) and J Riley (Rileys SC) v B Smith (Greenfields). The final is scheduled for Monday February 27 at Hawker Siddeley.

Missing results -- Week 18 Section B -- Church Ward Cons v Emmett Street; Section D -- Bar Lane BC v Farn Cricket.

Results

Section A -- Plodder Lane Cons 5, Hawker Siddeley 3; Rileys A2 6, Bradshaw Cons 2; Ellesmere 4, Farn Snooker 4; Cuemasters A2 3, Bolton Snooker 6; First Bus Social 6, Rileys A1 2; Deane Cons 8, Northfield 0; Horwich RMI 2, Greenfields 7.

Section B -- Hollywood Rd 7, St Mary's SC 1; Bolton Snooker 6, Halliwell LC 2; Bar Lane BC 4, Victory Reform 4; Our Lady of Lourdes 1, Cuemasters 8; Farnworth Snooker LC 3, Breightmet LC 6.

Section C -- Wingates VC 0, Dobbies Social 9; Churchills 5.5, Smithills Cons 2.5; Tonge Ward LC 6, Mortfield BC 2; Railwaymens 7, Tonge & Br Cons 1.

Section D -- Tonge Ward LC D1 5, Bar Lane BC 3; Farnworth Cricket 8, Cuemasters 0; Club Mistry 6, Wingates VC 2.

Section E -- Bar Lane BC 1.5, Horwich RMI 7.5; Hawker Siddeley 6, Derby Ward LC 2; Bolton Legion 6, Bradford Ward LC 2; Hilltops SC 1, Kearsley SC 8; Tonge & Bre Cons 6, Halliwell Cons 2; Halliwell Central 7, Hollywood Rd 1.