FOLLOWING another prolonged spell of rain, Winter Rounders League organisers feared the worst for Sunday's fixtures.

But sunshine and a strong wind on Sunday morning resulted in the ground conditions being remarkably good.

With more rain forecast for the afternoon, players at Breightmet and Halliwell were remarkably lucky, finishing their matches about half an hour before the rain returned.

Players in the morning matches at Farnworth were troubled by the strong sunshine, at least that was the excuse given for some dropped catches.

Darcy Lever maintained their unbeaten record at the top of Section 'A' with a comfortable win over The Grapes and Siddons stayed joint second with an equally easy game against Royal Hotel.

Imago, however, had a close call against Adlington and secured both points by just four runs.

In Section 'B', Hanson beat Harper Green Girls by 200-100 but the youngster had a good close first innings before collapsing in the second.

Bolton Motor Bodies contained The Flag well in the first innings, trailing by 23 at the break but fell away badly in the second innings, eventually losing by 74 runs to the team in joint second place.

Carl Chapman kept a share of second spot with a narrow seven run victory over ASAP Ladies.

Crompton XI stay top of the Halliwell League following their comfortable win over bottom side Assured Ladies.

BRUFC and Westhoughton share second place, two points off the lead, but BRUFC had to come from three behind at the interval to beat Bury XI by just nine runs.

Smithills Coaching House recorded their second win of the season when they comprehensively beat Darcy XI.

Although Smithills had a 40-run start, they played well and won by 34 runs against a much more experienced side.

In the Breightmet League, Price's are unbeaten leaders after four games, second placed CRS have lost once, Carl Chapman prop up the table after four defeats, but the remaining five team are all equal on four points with two wins and two defeats to their credit.

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Winter Rounders League results for Sunday 29th October 2000 Breightmet

Lever Bridge 146, Lower Pools 138; Levers XI 104, CRS 127; Norton's XI 121, Carl Chapman 106; Price's 146, Queen Anne 104.

Halliwell

Assured Ladies 97, Crompton XI 138; Bolton Castle 96, Craven Ladies 112; BRUFC 115, Bury XI 106; Morris Roofing 94, Foxtrots 105; Smithills Coaching House 134, Darcy XI 101; Westhoughton & District 152, L.T.C.E. XI 113.

John Smith's Farnworth Section 'A'

Adlington 104, Imago 108; Bradbury 113, Markland 168; The Grapes 111, Darcy 187; Siddons 207, Royal Hotel 140.

John Smith's Farnworth Section 'B'

Bolton Motor Bodies 104, The Flag 178; Carl Chapman 173, A.S.A.P. Ladies 166; Hanson 200, Harper Green 100; White Horse (Little Lever) 124, White Horse (Kearsley) 175.

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Winter Rounders League fixtures for Sunday 5th November 2000 Breightmet

Carl Chapman v Price's; CRS v Norton's XI; Lever Bridge v Levers XI; Lower Pools v Queen Anne.

Halliwell

Bury XI v Westhoughton & District; Craven Ladies v BRUFC; Crompton XI v Bolton Castle; Darcy XI v Assured Ladies; Foxtrots v Smithills Coaching House; L.T.C.E. XI v Morris Roofing.

John Smith's Farnworth Section 'A'

Darcy v Siddons; Markland v The Grapes; Imago v Bradbury; Royal Hotel v Adlington.

John Smith's Farnworth Section 'B'

Harper Green v White Horse (Little Lever); A.S.A.P. Ladies v Hanson; The Flag v Carl Chapman; White Horse (Kearsley) v Bolton Motor Bodies.