The North Wirral Pairs League got off to a good start last week starting with a fine win by the Grange Pair J McLoughlin and H Sedgewick which helped see their side go straight to the top of the league.

There was a major upset in the preliminary round of the Wallasey League’s Harold Jones Tournament on Tuesday 21st when the Cup Holders Queens Royal were knocked out of the competition by Manor Road ‘C’.

Queens Royal failed to overcome the handicap and were defeated 233-225.

The Birkenhead Evening League has started and this week saw the preliminary round of the Cec Hannay Rose Bowl and some league matches.

Results: Cec Hannay Rose Bowl: Harrison Park (scr) beat Royden Hall ‘B’ (54); Gladstone (scr) 248, West Kirby Park (84) 240; Thingwall ‘B’ (scr) 216, Albany ‘B’ (scr) 209; Lever ‘B’ (scr) 242, Pensby ‘B’ (54) 189; Harrison Park ‘B’ (scr) 234, Bebington Park (30) 186; Heswall RBL (scr) 250, Upton Victory Hall ‘B’ (72) 215; Manor Road ‘B’ (scr) 228, Poulton (30) 201; Oxton Cons. (scr) 237, Pensby (54) 204; Kendall (scr) 233, Marine Park (48) 230; Cammell Laird (scr) 229, Heswall RBL ‘B’ (30) 209; Brom. Pool (scr) 213, Manor Road (scr) 189; Lord Napier (54) 235, Gladstone ‘B’ (scr) 204; Cammell Laird ‘B’ (42) 250, Birkenhead ESWA (scr) 200; RNA (scr) 233, Great Meols ‘B’ (30) 169; Liscard (21) 228, Thingwall (scr) 221; Quarry Vikings (scr) 225, Royden Hall (30) 221; West Kirby Victoria (scr) 252, Great Meols (84) 211.

Division 2: Birkenhead ESWA 224, Kendall 194; Heswall RBL ‘B’ 204, Oxton Cons. ‘B’ 199; Kings 200 244, Harrison Park 175; Manor Road ‘B’ 225, Lever ‘B’ 194; Royden Hall 241, Sacred Heart 189; Upton Victory Hall 249, Thingwall 153.

Division 3: Harrison Park ‘B’ 242, RNA 182; Hoylake Central 247, Brom. Pool ‘B’ 102; Liscard 239, Great Meols 203; Pensby 218, Lord Napier 203; Tixall ‘B’ 234, Port Sunlight Village 145; West Kirby Park 222, Wallasey RBL 188.

Division 4: Bebington Park 187, Pensby ‘B’ 223; Cammell Laird ‘B’ 225, Hoylake Central ‘B’ 171; Grange 164, Royden Hall ‘B’ 209; Great Meols ‘B’ 160, Upton Victory Hall ‘B’ 200; Marine Park 233, Penketh Argyle 152; Our Ladys 223, Albany ‘B’ 185; Thingwall ‘B’ 201, Quarry Vikings ‘B’ 205.

In the Afternoon League most of the matches involved the preliminary round of the Afternoon Shield.

Results: Oxton Cons. (scr) 204, Birkenhead Park SC ‘B’ (60) 165; Albany (20) 200, Higher Tranmere Vets ‘B’ (scr) 175; Pensby ‘B’ (scr) 184, Albany ‘C’ (20) 150; Royden Hall (scr) 200, Albany ‘B’ (scr) 135; West Kirby Victoria (scr) 197, Gladstone Tigers (10) 151; Higher Tranmere Vets (scr) 204, Manor Road ‘C’ (55) 184; Neston (scr) 173, Upton Victory Hall ‘B’ (scr) 158; West Kirby Victoria ‘B’ (scr) 195, Thingwall (scr) 192; Pensby (scr) 199, Brom. Recs (50) 170; Cammell Lairds (scr) 202, Bronze (200 149; Brom. Pool (scr) 204, Marine Park Vets (35) 181; Harrison Park (scr) 194, Heswall RBL ‘B’ (55) 191; Moreton RBL (35) 189, Birkenhead Park SC (scr) 188; Capenhurst ‘C’ (scr) 178, Brom. Pool ‘C’ (scr) 161; Manor Road (scr) 209, Wallasey RBL (55) 170; Capenhurst (scr) w/o Tixall ‘B’ (65); Lever Club (scr) 185, West Kirby Victoria ‘C’ (35) 174; Tixall (scr) 194, Thingwall ‘C’ (60) 172; Higher Tranmere Vets ‘C’ (20) 184, Lever ‘B’ (scr) 167; RNA ‘B’ (20) 200, RNA (scr) 165; Oxton Cons (scr) 182, Moreton RBL ‘B’ (30) 172; Manor Road ‘B’ (scr) 179, Magazine (20) 179; Brom. Pool ‘B’ (20) 207, Thingwall ‘B’ (scr) 170; Harrison Park ‘C’ (20) 170, Port Sunlight Village (scr) 176.

Division 4: West Kirby Victoria ‘C’ 12 (210), Heswall RBL ‘B’ 0 (121).

This year the Carlsberg-Tetley Tixall Classic is taking place on Spring bank Holiday Monday 25th May with a 10.00am start. This is open to both Lady and Gentlemen players, limited to 64, and offers excellent prize money.

The entry fee is £10 and anybody who wishes to enter should contact Robin May on 678 0613.