Stuart Greenhalgh’s Mid Cheshire Crown Green Bowling League round-up…
The Brunner Cup
The final 32 of Cheshire’s premier team trophy was played on Saturday.
Twelve Mid Cheshire teams took part, with six of them winning through to the last 16.
Results: Frodsham Red Lion 234-181 Hoylake Central & Melrose, Wharton Bowls Club 212-211 Manor Road, Castle Sports A 233-163 Quarry Bank, West Kirby Victoria 222-180 Poynton Sports, Macclesfield BC 230-228 Mersey Valley A, Wilmslow Cons 222-193 Mobberley Victory Hall, Rudheath Bowls 251-145 Winnington Park, Wilmslow BC (walk over) 252-0 Sale Excelsior, Meadowbank BC 202-187 South Park, Heswall RBL 240-148 Barnton CC, Tixall BC 217-191 Owley Wood, Metro Sports 224-188 Middlewich RBL, Crewe Bowling Club 221-210 Moulton RBL, Crosstown BC 218-170 Wharton Rec, Lloyd Hotel 227-176 Victoria, Lever Club 235-171 Hazel Grove B & T Club.
The Deknoop Cup
The last sixteen will be played this Saturday.
Draw (TBA denotes the venue was not chosen at the time of writing): Packhorse BC v Wharton Bowls Club att Swettenham BC, Castle Sports B v Moulton RBL At Wharton Rec, Houldsworth WMC v Mersey Valley B At Wilmslow Cons, Crewe Bowling Club v Owley Wood At TBA, Crosstown BC v Lloyd Hotel at Winnington Park No3, Rudheath Bowls B v Heswall RBL at Subscription BC, Mobberley Victory Hall B v Castle Sports C at Linden Club, Comberbach BC B v Winnington Park At TBA.
The Littler Cup
On Friday the second round of the Littler Cup was contested.
Results (handicaps in brackets): Owley Wood C (+110) 294-258 Delamere (+112), Davenham B (+118) 293-285 Fern Villa BC B (+125), Helsby B (+100) 310-254 Barnton Cc D (+136), Winnington A (+115) 318-263 Cuddington (+124), Comberbach C (+111) 275-274 Sandbach Park A (+98) Wharton Rec A (+126) 329-230 Davenham D (+140), Tarporley A (+107) 307-283 Barnton CC C (+128), Crowton (+118) 294-294 Hartford A (+136).
The third round takes place this Friday:
Draw: Moulton RBL A v Bye, Comberbach A v Victoria B, Rudheath Bowls B v Helsby B, Comberbach C v Davenham B, Shavington A v Castle S&SC A, Wharton Bowls Club A v Castle S&SC B, Victoria A v Wharton Bowls Club B, Barnton CC B v Castle S&SC C, Winnington A v Tarporley A, Wharton Rec A v Castle S&SC D, Comberbach B v Meadowbank A, Owley Wood A v Frod Red Lion B, Kingswood BC v Owley Wood C, Barnton CC A v Frod Red Lion A, Rudheath Bowls A v Hartford A, Owley Wood B v Bye.
