DIVISION Two side Walmer A produce the shock of the BSF Mixed League cup competition when they knocked out holders Hawkshaw A.

Walmer, who were relegated from Division One last season and had a healthy 36.5-game handicap, beat the top division side 77.5-67.

Hawkshaw took 10 of the 12 sets, but Walmer were able to acquire the required number of games, including two set wins for Phil Mansfield and Marina Hodson (6-4) and Hattie Morley and Marina Hodson (6-4), to win the match.

Last years runners-up, Hawkshaw C of Division Three, also suffered a knockout to a lower division side when in-form Barrow Bridge A ended their interest in this year's competition.

Hawkshaw began with a 32.5 games deficit, and after the opening mixed sets it looked as if Bridge would not need their handicap start.

In the mixed matches, Joanne and Simon Darby and Hannah Rogerson and Matthew Duckworth took their sets 6-3, 6-5, respectively, while the other two sets went to Hawshaw 6-5.

However, the match soon began to swing in Hawkshaw’s favour as they took all the remaining sets.

Division Four Bridge’s fighting spirit ensured they won sufficient games to secure the match 82.5-68.

Hawkshaw E (+36.5) of Division Five won an exciting encounter with Elton Vale of Division Four 70.5-68.

Elton Vale won 10 sets, Hawkshaw put up an admirable performance. At one point in the match, and with two sets to play, the score was 59.5-59 when Hawkshaw’s Miles Holt and Steve Billings won their set 6-3 to win the match.

Results

Mixed League Cecil Cup first round: top half: Hawkshaw B 70 Lostock C 71.5, Lostock D 64.5 David Lloyd (Bolton) B 72, Markland Hill B 69 Bradshaw B 64.5, Walmer B 29 Holcombe Brook C 103.5, Bradshaw A 88.5 David Lloyd (Bolton)A 54, Lostock A 70 Lostock B 65.5, Hawkshaw A 67 Walmer A 77.5, Longsight A 61 David Lloyd (Bolton) C 88.5.

Bottom half: Bradshaw C 53.5 Holcombe Brook D 61, Barrow Bridge B 62.5 Meadow Hill 63, Elton Vale 68 Hawkshaw E 70.5, Eagley B 71.5 Lostock F 41, David Lloyd (Bolton) D) 73.5 Eagley A 68, Markland Hill D 72 Longsight B 48.5, Hawkshaw C 68 Barrow Bridge A 82.5, Lostock E 48 Hawkshaw D 89.5.

Men's League: Division One: Markland Hill A 8 Ellesmere A 1, David Lloyd (Bolton) A 2 Lostock A 7, Leigh A 4.5 David Lloyd (Chorley) A 4.5, Chorley A 2.5 Holcombe Brook A 6.5.

Division Two: Eagley A 5 Longsight 4, Holcombe Brook B 5.5 Walmer A 3.5, Lostock B 2.5 Hawkshaw A 6.5, Ellesmere B 4 David Lloyd (Bolton) B 5.

Division Three: David Lloyd (Chorley) B 4.5 Elton Vale A 4.5, David Lloyd (Bolton) C 3.5 Tyldesley 5.5, Walmer B 3.5 Markland Hill B 5.5, Darwen 3.5 Winton 5.5.

Division Four: Hawkshaw B 7.5 Hawkshaw C 1.5, Ellesmere C 3 Leigh B 6, Claremont 7 Bradshaw A 2, Lostock C 5 David Lloyd (Bolton) D 4.

Division 5: Walmer C 1 Lostock D 8, Markland Hill C 5 Barrow Bridge A 4, Roe Green A 5 Eagley B 4, Elton Vale B 0.5 Holcombe Brook C 8.5.

Division 6: Bradshaw B 3.5 Chorley B 5.5, Bradshaw C 7.5 Eagley C 1.5, Astley & Tyldesley 3 Meadow Hill A 6, Hawkshaw D 4 Markland Hill D 5.

Division 7: Meadow Hill B 3 Lostock E 9, Holcombe Brook D 7.5 Roe Green B 1.5, Barrow Bridge B 9 Lostock F 0, Holcombe Brook E 2 Chorley C 7.

Junior League Division One: Markland Hill A 10 Markland Hill B 2, Holcombe Brook SC A 9.5 Bradshaw A 2.5, Lostock A 7.5 David Lloyd (Chorley) 4.5.

Division Two: Roe Green 12 Holcombe Brook S.C. B 0, Bradshaw B 4 Lostock B 8, Bellingham 12 Leigh CC 0.

Division Three: Eagley & Barrow Bridge 7.5 Markland Hill C 4.5, Bradshaw C 12 Hawkshaw B 0, Hawkshaw A 12 Lostock C 0.