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Round the boards

John Gwynne
24/ 2/2005

MIDDLETON'S Mark Holden won the Moston Open at Lightbowne Sports and Social Club on Sunday.

He came through a field of 156 to beat Worsley's Tony Green 3-0 in the final.

Holden took the opening leg in 12 darts with 140, 140, 171 and 50 game shot. He started the second leg with a 180 and began the third with successive 180s.

Holden, licensee of the Apple and Pear, beat Oldham's Terry Hey 3-0 in his semi-final, having beaten county players Steve Barrow and Kevin Simm in the previous two rounds.

Billy Corry was in good form when he struck a 15-darter to help leaders Kings Arms to a 5-2 win over Cotton Tree in the Middleton Men's Thursday League.

Lowly White Hart put a spoke in the title ambitions of Joiners when they beat them 4-3. Boarshaw WMC beat Pleasant by the same score.

The closest match of the week saw Tonge Bowling Club and Wilton tie at 3-3 and a set.


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