Bolton Table Tennis League

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CALLAN Tolladay and Matthew Fields were in superb form as they came out on top at the pre-season Lancashire trials at under-15s and under-13s respectively.

They will now progress to the regional trials as well as representing the county side this season. Both players are a product of the Hilton Centre in Horwich, where junior coaching for all standards is available on a Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm.

Any youngster who is interested in playing table tennis and wishes to attend these sessions can contact the centre on 01204 413309 after 7pm.

On the local front, reigning Premier Division champions Ramsbottom A kicked off the new season with an 8-1 victory over Radcliffe CC. The triumph featured three wins by Mick Moir and three by new signing Richard Lightowler.

Last season’s runner-ups Hilton A beat Ramsbottom B 6-3, with Mark Gibson, Ron Pennington and Dave Pickard scoring two wins each. Newly-promoted Ramsbottom C won 5-4 at Burning Desire, with two wins by Keith Jackson and Graham Young. Lindsey Reynolds was unbeaten for the losers.

Caroline Hallows enjoyed three wins for Tameside who beat Little Lever B 6-3, while Little Lever A players Ron Durose, Graham Jeffries and Steve McNicholas won two each in their 6-3 victory against St Catherine’s A, formerly Hilton B.

Division One title contenders St Catherine’s B opened with an 8-1 victory over promoted Meadow Bank, with three wins for Stuart Wallis and new signing Kristof Pinter. Richard Hinchcliffe won the Meadow Bank set.

A Dave Bolton treble helped Ladybridge A beat St Catherine’s C 6-3. Newly-promoted Ramsbottom D beat Nomads A 5-4. Martin Holt and Tom Ryan winning two apiece, Dennis Collier and Derek Watmough two each for the losers.

Division Two title favourites Nomads B and Heaton D both kicked off with 9-0 wins. Nomads at Hilton C, which featured trebles by Gareth Palmer, Dave Holden and Brett Haslam, while Heaton beat new team Farnworth TTC A, with Alan Crompton, John Scowcroft and Bill Fairhurst unbeaten.

Three wins by Alan Bradshaw and two apiece by Tony Eardley and Gary Hilton gave Hilton D a 7-2 win at Heaton E. Promoted Coburg won 6-3 at Hilton E, each of Bob Bent, Mark Speakman and Jimmy Hewitt winning two, while Steven Ross was unbeaten for the losers. Promoted Ladybridge B beat Heaton F by the same score with two wins from John Birchall, John Cole and Brian Greenhalgh. Three wins from Mark Martin and two by Alan Lansdale gave Little Lever D their 5-4 win over BEN A.

In Division Three, BEN B ran out 8-1 winners against Ladybridge C which featured three wins by Alan Hibbert and Alan Calvert. Hilton G also enjoyed an 8-1 success against St Paul’s Peel, with trebles from Adele Spibey and Jim Eardley, plus a double by Richard Reading.

Three wins by Brian Young, two by Gary Hibbert and one by Baz Young gave Hilton F a 6-3 win at Farnworth SC for whom John Kofi scored two wins and John Ainley one. A Tony Mason hat-trick proved decisive for Hilton H who beat St Catherine’s E 5-4.

In Division Four, Hilton J beat Brass 7-2, with three wins from Min Le and two apiece by Andrew Morey and Jeff Thomas, Eugene Mutebwa winning the two sets for Brass.

Heaton G beat St Catherine’s F 6-3 with three wins by Phil Beales. New team Farnworth TTC B defeated Heaton H 5-4 with a treble by Matthew Leach and a double by Daniel Harris.

RESULTS Premier Division: Ramsbottom A 8 Radclffe CC 1; Ramsbottom B 3 Hilton A 6; Burning Desire 4 Ramsbottom C 5; Tameside 6 Little Lever B 3; Little Lever A 6 St Catherine’s A 3.

Division One: Nomads A 4 Ramsbottom D 5; St Catherine’s B 8 Meadow Bank 1; St Catherine’s C 3 Ladybridge A 6.

Division Two: Heaton D 9 Farnworth TTC A 0; Hilton C 0 Nomads B 9; Heaton E 2 Hilton D 7; Hilton E 3 Coburg 6 ; Ladybridge B 6 Heaton F 3; Little Lever D 5 BEN A 4.

Division Three: BEN B 8 Ladybridge C 1; St Paul’s Peel 1 Hilton G 8; Farnworth Sc 3 Hilton F 6; Hilton H 5 St Catherine’s E 4.

Division Four: Farnworth TTC B 5 Heaton H 4; Hilton J 7 Brass 2; St Catherine’s F 3 Heaton G 6.