THEY'RE feeling champion down at Astley & Tyldesley. They were clear winners of the Leigh & District Midweek Bowling League, six points ahead of closest rivals Leigh Bowling A. Also in the frame: Hindley Green Social 69, Atherton Libs A 57, Leigh Bowling B 56, Leigh CC 56, Leigh Liberals 56, Leigh RU 53.

Final results: Atherton Cons 181 Brunswick 175, Atherton Libs B 182 Atherton S&S A 183, Atherton S&S B 155 Gardeners 178, Bedford Village 177 A&T 195, Botanical Gardens A 176 Leigh Liberals 187, Gardeners 200 Tyldesley Allotments 144, Leigh Bowling B 209 Leigh RU 141, Leigh CC 190 Leigh Bowling A 171, Lowton Village 154 Botanical Gardens B 186, Leigh MW 192 Westleigh Village A 166, Leigh RBL 196 Westleigh St Paul's A 174, Tyldesley Subs B 148 Tyldesley Subs A 192, Tyldesley Subs C 179 Atherton Libs A 144, Westleigh St Paul's B 161 Hindley Green Social 193, Westleigh Village B 178 Leigh Catholics 172.

A&T 188 Botanical Gardens A 149, Atherton Libs A 167 Atherton S&S B 171, Atherton S&S A 189 Tyldesley Subs C 172, Botanical Gardens B 210 Tyldesley Subs C 137, Brunswick 180 Gardeners Arms 160, Gardeners 186 Atherton Cons 122, Hindley Green Social 192 Leigh MW 146, Leigh Bowling A 210 Bedford Village 137, Leigh Catholics 195 Leigh RBL 182, Leigh Libs 191 Westleigh St Paul's B 163, Leigh RU 197 Westleigh Village B 154, Tyldesley Allotments 178 Atherton Libs B 156, Tyldesley Subs A 158 Leigh Bowling B 191, Westleigh St Paul's A 180 Lowton Village 143, Westleigh Village A 187 Leigh CC 166.

TOP Merit points in the Churches Bowling League this week were from A Tyrer 27, W Carr 24 and J Scott 24. Results: All Saints 134 Bedford 149, St Peter's 150 Leigh 123, Atherton 139 St Paul's 199, Hindley Green St John's 151 Pennington 134, St Thomas 152 LSM 119. League points: Bedford 45, All Saints 41, Leigh 32, St Paul's A 31, St Peter's 27, St Paul's 25, Pennington 18, Hindley Green Meths 15, Hindley Green St John's 12, St Thomas 11, Atherton 10, LSM 9. PLAYERS in the Botanical Gardens Open Pairs Competition . . .

August 28: A Rigby & H Birch, E Williams & B Welsby, I Rutter & R Belshaw, W Carr & M Morphet, J Eccleston & N Darbyshire, D Watkins & partner, A Prescott & A Smith, H Sanderson & J Coleman.

August 29: D Higginbottom & partner, M Bennett & partner, C Goodwin & partner, B Jones & H Coop, N Young & partner, C Crippin & partner, M Duckworth & partner, I Inman & D Hulmes.

August 30: G & T Rothwell, V Southern & partner, J Lowton & N Johnson, C Marshall & P Brabbin, I Bellas & P Mulholland, A Mason & C McCaul, M Welsby & partner, T Ronson & R Taberner.

September 5: P Boydell & D Lewis, T Hodgetts & partner, H Peake & J Aldred, C & D Grimshaw, C Parkinson and R Stone, B Cowley & partner, B Naylor & D Taberner, H Garner & I Turner.

September 6: M Fletcher & B Trevitt, N Francis & D Thorpe, J Pilkington & W Roberts, A Ward & partner, R Davies & G Clough, W Bennett & A Glover, J Burley & B Lindley, J Heathcote & J Atherton.

LEADING Merit points in the Leigh & District Catholic Bowling League: Derek Penn 42, John Heathcote 41, Alan Price 39, John Cooke 39. League points: Sacred Heart (Leigh) 40, St Richard's 37, Sacred Heart A (Hindley Green) 30, St Gabriel's A 24, St Joseph's 20, Our Lady of the Rosary 19, Westleigh Catholics 18, St Gabriel's B 16, Sacred Heart B (HG) 15, St Ambrose 15, Leigh Catholics 11.

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