HOLDERS Rudheath added another Northwich and District League Team Knockout title to their collection following a 4-1 victory against Gladstone A in last Wednesday’s final.

The nine-time winners eased into a 2-0 lead against their top-flight rivals before the next two frames were shared, leaving Fred Backhouse to settle the outcome by beating Gladstone captain Andy Hollinshead in the fifth.

Gladstone B claimed the Supplementary Shield, contested by sides who exited the Team Knockout at the first-round stage, following a 4-0 defeat of newly-crowned Division Two champions Greenbank A.

In a lengthy tactical battle at Castle Private, the experience of Paul Brown’s team proved decisive.

Results

Northwich and District League

Team Knockout

Final

Rudheath 4 Gladstone A 1 (at Gladstone)

Supplementary Shield

Final

Greenbank A 0 Gladstone B 4 (at Castle Private)