IN the first round of the divisional cups most teams received a bye and out of the small number of matches played there were no major upsets.
However, in the Brian Gittins Cup for the Premier and Division One teams, first division Hilton C on plus three beat Premier team Little Lever B 6-3.
The win included three wins for Brett Haslam, two for Lee Davenport and one for Dave Marland with Ian Lansdale winning two for Little Lever and Roy Costello one.
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Premier team Burning Desire A gave Division One side Hilton D three points start and ran out comfortable 7-2 winners with three wins by Lindsey Reynolds and two each for Paul Cicchelli and Ben Armstrong, Dave Andrews and Ian Wheeldon each scoring one win for Hilton.
The match between the two top first division teams Nomads A and Heaton B was played from scratch. It finished with a 5-4 scoreline in favour of Nomads, who built up an invincible 5-1 winning lead before Heaton made the score respectable. The win included two wins by Derek Watmough and Dennis Collier plus one by Clive Taylor for Nomads and two wins by Paul Ward and one each for Craig Johnson and Barry Dobbins for Heaton.
In a farcical match in which both teams could only field two players Little Lever A won 3-1 at Tonge A. The match between YMCA and Wharton has been declared void at the request of both teams as a mark of respect for the late Kevan Orton.
In the George Yates Shield, the competition for Division Two and Three teams, Bolton Evening News B were the only Division Three team to go through into round two. All the other matches were won by Division Two teams.
The BEN B scored a 7-2 win against second division Hilton E from three points start with trebles by Alan Hibbert and Phil Head plus one win by Alan Calvert. Jim Bolton and Roger Bertrand won the consolation sets for Hilton.
From three points start, three wins by Gill Marsden and two apiece by Craig Rushton and Brian Young gave Hilton H their 7-2 win over Heaton C.
Heaton F, also giving a three start, ran out 7-2 winners at Hilton K with trebles by Mike Dunn and Eric Shaw plus one win by Dave Bevitt. Hilton G won 5-3 at Farnworth, who were on plus three, with three wins by Tony Eardley and two by Alan Bradshaw. From scratch, Meadowbank won a close match with Heaton E 5-4 from 4-2 down. They won the last three sets to clinch their win, which featured two wins by Paul Pover and Richard Hinchcliffe, plus one by Paul Whyatt. Ladybridge B received a walk-over into round two.
The Ron Hindle Memorial Trophy for Division Four teams featured three reasonably comfortable wins. The closest was at Ladybridge C where visitors Little Lever E made good use of their three points start to record a 6-3 win with trebles by Martin Archer and Gary Bateson. From scratch, Hilton L won 7-2 at the Lads Club with three wins by Malcolm Rose and two each by Gordon Stone and Ron Ainsworth. The Withins B trio, Derek Moores, Liam McGeavy and Tony Sambanskis scored a 9-0 win over St Paul's Peel and Hilton M received a walk-over into the second round.
RESULTS
Brian Gittins Cup: Burning Desire A 7 Hilton D 2; Hilton C 6 Little Lever B 3; Nomads A 5 Heaton B 4; Tonge A 1 Little Lever A 3.
George Yates Shield: Meadowbank 5 Heaton E 4; Hilton H 7 Heaton C 2; BEN B 7 Hilton E 2; Farnworth SC 3 Hilton G 5; Hilton K 2 Heaton F 7; Ladybridge B walk-over.
Ron Hindle Memorial Trophy: Ladybridge C 3 Little Lever E 3; Lads Club 2 Hilton L 7; Withins B 9 St Paul's Peel 0; Hilton M walk-over.
Second Round Draw
Brian Gittins Cup: Little Lever A bye; Nomads B v Ramsbottom A; Heaton A v Hilton A; Little Lever D v Tonge B; Hilton C v Tameside; Ladybridge A v Nomads A; Little Lever C v Wingates; Burning Desire A v Burning Desire B.
George Yates Shield: Hilton H v Hilton G; Hilton I v BEN A; Meadow Hill A v Hilton F; Hilton J v Irlam; BEN B v Heaton D; St Thomas v Heaton F; Withins A v Tonge C; Ladybridge B v Meadowbank.
Ron Hindle Memorial Trophy; Heaton H v Little Lever E; Hilton L v Hilton N; Monton BC v Heaton G, Hilton M v Withins B.
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